Home audio & video forum: HI-QUALITY SPEAKERS WHICH SOUND THE BEST

Without going high end on everybody here, I also install some reasonably priced gear too. Recently put small bookshelf type speakers in a system, we used BG, they have a ribbon type of tweeter, very sweet sounding. Big plus, only around 500.00(US) pr.

http://www.bgcorp.com/index.php

Now keep in mind this company also makes speakers that go way way up there in dollars. If you look at their product lines you want to see the Z series, these are the entry level, but very good speakers.
These are the speakers I have hidden under the 70" JVC in the pictures on my blog site, Z series from BG for the fronts, James cinema 10 subwoofer and exsisting in wall rears (this was an upgrade to an older system).

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Ok BOSS I have been moving these A/T for two months now and it sounds afful good I did run curtins down the side walls about 1ft. froom the wall because of the open kitchen area on one side that helped a lot. and yes I still have those old cerwin vega sat 6 speakers on the back wall. O ya question I am running my DENON 3805 in the 7.1 mode and most movies on d.v.d. no sound comes out of the rear speakers but when I watch blockbuster movies like Star Wars return of the sith the back speakers work awsome and totally involving. I thought the 2 rear speakers were a matrix of the souround speakers and would be on all the time but they are not So does the amp detect 7.1. and turn on the back speakers? thank you for all your help I really learn a lot from you and the other pros in this chit chat room, I only wish I had gotten in this home theater stuff when I was younger I'am now 68 horrible

.....don't necessarily mean tiny speakers. They are speakers that do several things.

First they get the speaker enclosure off the floor and avoid the associated problems. The best of them go down flat to the 60-80Hz range while accomplishing this with relatively small drivers 6'' or so while avoiding the problems associated with the big box reflections, honky sounding midrange and muddy bass with standing wave problems that many of the big towers have.

Due to their reletively small enclosures they can be placed where the sound is the best, not just on the floor 4 feet on each side of the center.

The sub takes over at 80Hz or where the best crossover point is. Good subs have a massive amp, far superior to the one trying to drive the low bass that is in the receiver.

The satellites are usually a breeze for the amps in the receiver to drive. The decibel level that a speaker will achieve is determine by the sensitivity of the speaker and the quality and type of the drivers as well as the volume and type of the enclosure.

I helped a friend buy and set up a 5.1 system. It consists of 2 relatively small Klipsch speakers (about 15'' tall on stands) and voice matched center and surrounds. A 12'' Klipsch sub handle the lows (total about $1300 discounted...$2000 list). With a medium priced Yamaha receiver this system hits about 112-115db's of extremely clean sound in his living room.

You have great speakers with a superb heritage in your JBL's that I'm sure are excellent sounding, but don't underestimate a properly set up sat/sub system for pumping out the sounds.

RR6

techfiend, what the heck are you doing up at this time? I'm on vacation and having fun on the forum while I'm watching the Olympics and can sleep in tomorrow. My wife is happy because a Japanese female figure skater won the gold medal.

Yeah, you're right. As the room gets bigger the smaller speakers, all things being equal, have to work harder to put out the same volume. However, I stll prefer the sat/sub set up for the many advantages in my opinion. Now know that I like very flat response, the whole spectrum wide. Many people find it sort of "dry." To me it makes accoustic jazz and solo vocalist sound more natural.

But don't get me wrong. I understand the big beautiful boxes. I had a set of Altec Lansing's that were a "voice of the theater system" in a modified enclosure for home use. They weighed in at 105lbs each! When I heard Willy Dixon, a Chicago blues man at the Seattle Center open ampitheater he had my exact speakers in a black utility cabinet. They were the only two speakers for a blues band of about 6 guys.

They were like the pro JBL units, very efficient and super natural especially in the midrange. Great speakers.

Go to bed young man. Take care.

RR6

Sorry Stew, don't think I'm much help on the 6.1/7.1 switching. Although I have 7.1 in my living room receiver I only have a 5.1 speaker set-up and haven't read carefully the switching instructions. I think mine has some switch in the speaker set-up menu for the 6.1 and 7.1 designations. 6.1 ES discrete also comes in there somehow.

I hate to say it but you might have to break out the manual. Yes, they are both a matrixed 6th and 7th mono channel. Denon is usually not to confusing in their manuals. My Denon AVR 3200 manual is pretty clear whereas my expensive Sony ES manual is a wonder of confusion.

Take Care
RR6

long lasting and well tuned. Not incredibly expensive. But speakers are the most subjective audio/video component to ever be invented because of the differing aural perceptions between people. One person is sensitive to one frequency and another person is sensitive to another frequency and so on. The only and surest way to get what is right for you is to audition speakers.

(And if you have to ask the price..........)
Seriously take a listen to KLIPSCH and JBL systems.
ENERGY if you have local dealer.

river.