Looks like the red burl is OOS, but they still have high gloss black ash. They really are beautiful for less that 200 a piece. And according to the audioholics review perform well for their price range.
I just bought a pair of jbl studio 180's on sale, or i'd have already purchased these babies. Anybody heard these guys and can give an idea if they're killer at this sale price?
upon inspection on my E55ti's the only cosmetic defects are a couple of finger prints that are under the gloss finish on the side which in no way compromises the performance of the speakers. so these finger prints saved me almost $600 bucks than by all means i hope the centers and surrounds are the same way if Emptek sells them for less than half.
For those who own these.. some of the pics (even on the Emptek site) make the finish seem a little "orange-peely" if you know what I mean. How smooth is the finish, actually?
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For those who own these.. some of the pics (even on the Emptek site) make the finish seem a little "orange-peely" if you know what I mean. How smooth is the finish, actually?
Ok now I am torn. I just found a new sale on the Energy CF-70 for $230 each. Anyone know which would be the better pair Energy CF-70 or EMP E55Ti? I know the EMP are cheaper but I mainly care about the sound quality. Any opinions?
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Ok now I am torn. I just found a new sale on the Energy CF-70 for $230 each. Anyone know which would be the better pair Energy CF-70 or EMP E55Ti? I know the EMP are cheaper but I mainly care about the sound quality. Any opinions?
Just went to EMP FACTORY in Layton Utah yesterday to buy some E55Ti, i live about 15 min from there..nice looking speakers..but the sound didnt impress me..not bad, but not great..decent for the price..
mirage makes a good speaker. I do not read a lot about them on the internet. The OMD series is sold at Vanns. They are similarly priced the e55ti's list and they should have a completely different sound with the omnipolar design. The OS3-fs is one sexy looking speaker.
Comparing an omnipolar design to direct radiating is not a fair comparison. How would you rate them against other direct radiating speakers like Polk?
Ok now I am torn. I just found a new sale on the Energy CF-70 for $230 each. Anyone know which would be the better pair Energy CF-70 or EMP E55Ti? I know the EMP are cheaper but I mainly care about the sound quality. Any opinions?
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Just went to EMP FACTORY in Layton Utah yesterday to buy some E55Ti, i live about 15 min from there..nice looking speakers..but the sound didnt impress me..not bad, but not great..decent for the price..
taken from Crutchfield's Lab regarding the VSX1121: Bi-Amping Front Speakers: The Surround-Back/Front-High/Zone2 speaker terminals can be reassigned and used along with the Front terminals to bi-amp the front speakers, providing improved bass and treble performance. When bi-amping the front speakers the receiver is limited to a 5.1ch speaker system in the main room
would this benefit the E55ti's?
i'm not running a 7.1 but rather a 5.1 and was thinking this would be an option since i read somewhere that the 1121 doesn't have preouts? just thinking this configuration should give the E55ti's a lil more oooommmffff! or whatever you call it
the center and surrounds are in no way affected correct?
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taken from Crutchfield's Lab regarding the VSX1121:
Bi-Amping Front Speakers: The Surround-Back/Front-High/Zone2 speaker terminals can be reassigned and used along with the Front terminals to bi-amp the front speakers, providing improved bass and treble performance. When bi-amping the front speakers the receiver is limited to a 5.1ch speaker system in the main room
would this benefit the E55ti's?
i'm not running a 7.1 but rather a 5.1 and was thinking this would be an option since i read somewhere that the 1121 doesn't have preouts? just thinking this configuration should give the E55ti's a lil more oooommmffff! or whatever you call it
the center and surrounds are in no way affected correct?
Some people will tell you it helps, some people will tell you it doesn't. Only way to know is to try it yourself. Personally, I have tried it once and there was no noticeable difference.
also, any benefit running the E5ti's as surrounds as oppose to the E55wi's? wondering if the bipolar design would be best for sound vs having towers in the rear?
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Some people will tell you it helps, some people will tell you it doesn't. Only way to know is to try it yourself. Personally, I have tried it once and there was no noticeable difference.
i guess all have to try at least i'll know. now is it a wiring configuration or simply a menu setting. i don't have the AVR yet, should be here tuesday.
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