Good Home Theater Surround Speakers????

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  • TaDoW
    Confirmed User
    • Sep 2001
    • 3875

    #1

    Good Home Theater Surround Speakers????

    I'm looking to upgrade my home theater system, and am looking for information on some great home theaters speakers. Luckily the adult industry seems to hav tons of audiophiles and former audio-industry workers in it, like myself, and I bet I can get some good advice from ya'll...

    Right now I've got a pretty solid receiver with dolby 5.1 ... with a rating of 200 watts/channel rms all the way around and, of course, a sub output so I'm just looking for speaker systems.

    One set of 5.1 speaker systems I'm looking at is:
    http://www.harmankardon.com/specific...%2014&sType=C#

    In case the bbs software chomps the link, go to www.harmonkardon.com and look for the HKTS 14 speaker system.

    I've heard Harman Kardon make a solid piece of equipment, but my experience is in car audio ... mbquart, rockford fosgate, etc. are the brands I know. And as much as I wish I could.. I really can't justify a $40,000 McIntosh system right now... my neighbors just wouldn't put up with their cabinet doors falling off.

    I'm pretty sure I'm not interested in Bose systems ... they sound very muddy to me and I haven't ever been that inpressed with the sound quality.

    Unfortunatley right now I'm stuck with a very bose-ey system ... with lots of highs and mid-range and plenty of lows, but no mid-bass or lower end mid-range.

    Can anyone offer some links of high end equipment that I'll be pretty satisfied with? Again, I'm only looking for speaker systems right now.

    Satellite speakers are cool and all ... but they lack the mid-bass (and I expect I'll find the same problem with that hk system I was looking at) ... does anyone know any speaker systems with 5 to 7 inch drivers rather than a couple of 3 inch drivers?

    thanks!
    -TaDoW

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  • pr0
    rockin tha trailerpark
    • May 2001
    • 23088

    #2
    I got a Sony Srrnd in my bedroom....they make good systems
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    • Sly
      Let's do some business!
      • Sep 2004
      • 31379

      #3
      Good thread. I'm interested too, looking to spend around $3k for the speakers.
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      • TaDoW
        Confirmed User
        • Sep 2001
        • 3875

        #4
        Originally posted by pr0
        I got a Sony Srrnd in my bedroom....they make good systems

        ehh.. sony is what I've got now ... I will admit that I'm pretty satisfied with their amplifier ... but these speakers are so-so at best compared to the mbquarts from my car.
        -TaDoW

        I've Upped My Standards, Up Yours!

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        • pr0
          rockin tha trailerpark
          • May 2001
          • 23088

          #5
          Originally posted by TaDoW
          ehh.. sony is what I've got now ... I will admit that I'm pretty satisfied with their amplifier ... but these speakers are so-so at best compared to the mbquarts from my car.
          i've got a sony system in my car as well.....they just seem to make long lasting products....they don't sound as good as the super high end shit, but i can't afford 1k per speaker

          if i did, i'd probably go with bose.....get the cool looking high price stands & all
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          • Sarah - GTS
            Confirmed User
            • Jul 2003
            • 1656

            #6
            Take a look at Monitor Audio, I just outfitted my house with them and they sound great

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            • WarChild
              Let slip the dogs of war.
              • Jan 2003
              • 17263

              #7
              You want hand made British speakers if you can afford them.

              I suggest Wharfdale. My Wharfdale towers were about $1000 per pair and they sound awesome.
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              • TaDoW
                Confirmed User
                • Sep 2001
                • 3875

                #8
                Originally posted by Sarah - GTS
                Take a look at Monitor Audio, I just outfitted my house with them and they sound great

                DH

                kool, thanks =)

                anyone else?
                -TaDoW

                I've Upped My Standards, Up Yours!

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                • WarChild
                  Let slip the dogs of war.
                  • Jan 2003
                  • 17263

                  #9
                  Err yeah Wharfedale has an E.

                  http://www.wharfedale.co.uk/type.php?type_id=1
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                  • Sly
                    Let's do some business!
                    • Sep 2004
                    • 31379

                    #10
                    I was looking at Klipsch. What do you guys think of them?
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                    • uno
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                      • Dec 2002
                      • 18450

                      #11
                      Tim, if you want to go all out and spend the cash, you HAVE to get a set of Martin Logan speakers. They made me very weak in the knees the first time I heard them.

                      www.martinlogan.com
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                      • frankfortuna
                        Confirmed User
                        • Aug 2002
                        • 1504

                        #12
                        Originally posted by uno
                        Tim, if you want to go all out and spend the cash, you HAVE to get a set of Martin Logan speakers. They made me very weak in the knees the first time I heard them.

                        www.martinlogan.com
                        I have a set of Aerius I's for my front channel and a Logos center channel, unfortunately I do not have ML speakers for the rear. Placement is a real pain, but I have to agree with you, they sound fantastic once you find that sweet spot.

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                        • uno
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                          • Dec 2002
                          • 18450

                          #13
                          Originally posted by frankfortuna
                          I have a set of Aerius I's for my front channel and a Logos center channel, unfortunately I do not have ML speakers for the rear. Placement is a real pain, but I have to agree with you, they sound fantastic once you find that sweet spot.
                          I pretty much shot my load in the showroom.
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                          • TaDoW
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                            • Sep 2001
                            • 3875

                            #14
                            que interesante!

                            thanks everyone, I'll have to take a look!
                            -TaDoW

                            I've Upped My Standards, Up Yours!

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                            • KRL
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                              • Oct 2002
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                              • thaifan99
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                                • Jul 2003
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                                • iwantchixx
                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                  • Oct 2002
                                  • 12860

                                  #17
                                  Ok, I'm going to keep this simple.

                                  Do you want quality or junk? Or do you want to spend money on over hyped stuff comparable to what I am about to reccomend?

                                  Listen, it's this simple.

                                  PARADIGM

                                  Go to their site, check out the produts and recommended systems.

                                  Look for the System 9 and system 7 series.

                                  Like what you see? Ok good. Scour Ebay for V2 versions of these speakers and buy them at any cost.

                                  If you don't want used then get what pradigm offers now. the V3 series is still better than most of what is out there now.

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                                  • iwantchixx
                                    Too lazy to set a custom title
                                    • Oct 2002
                                    • 12860

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by Sly
                                    I was looking at Klipsch. What do you guys think of them?

                                    overpriced for what they are unless you look into older stuff.

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