Hello fellow Enthusiasts!
Long timelurker and occasional poster here with a request for help! I need to upgrade mycurrent Home Theater Speakers as I am moving into a house with a small but dedicatedtheater room! Hooray! I am hoping your experience with various manufacturerscan help me make the best decision. A HUGE thanks to anyone who contributes to thisthread as your experience and recommendations have proved to be INVALUABLE overthe years. Seriously, the posters here on the forums are AMAZING!
My usage is50% Movies, 50% Video Games, and I have a budget of $3,000 for speakers.
Current situation:
MirageOMD-15 towers for L/R and a Mirage OMD-C1 for C with OMD5 surrounds and dualHsu VTF-3 MK4 subs. This is in a large open room with some acoustical treatmentand a 100” projection screen.
Things Ilike about this system:
Hugesoundstage, non-fatiguing sound, OMD-15’s are very musical with moviesoundtracks, every seat in the big room has good sound. It seems like you are wearinga room-sized headphone with these speakers. Sometimes you wonder if thespeakers are on as you cannot tell which speaker the sound is coming from.
Things Ido not like:
Surround effectsare sometimes too diffuse, mid-range can sound thin at times, piano blackfinish is VERY shiny and reflects light from my projector screen.
FutureSituation:
Small hometheater room (11x14) with 10’ ceilings, it will be painted all black with full acoustictreatments on walls, ceiling and corner bass traps. I am trying to fit threeseats in this room so the surround speakers will only be a couple of feet (2-3)away from people.
Option 1:
Keepeverything but replace the OMD-15’s with a pair of OMD-5’s. This solutionworries me since the room will be fully treated but Omnipolar sound needs roomreflections to be effective. Keep the subs.
Option 2:
Replace theLCR speakers and keep the OMD-5’s for surround duty. Keep the subs.
Option 3:
Replace allof the speakers with something else entirely. Keep the subs.
Things Iwould like to know:
- Do you think Hsu Bookshelf speakers (HB-1 MK2)would be an upgrade or downgrade from my current system?
- What speakers would you recommend for my space,budget and use?
- Would going 7.1 be worthwhile in such a smallspace?
- If you owned my system, were moving and had awife approved budget of $3,000 to spend on HT gear, what would you buy?
Thanks againto this wonderful community for all of the research, guides and help over theyears. You have transformed my home theater experience and given me hours offun reading posts, calibrating gear and enjoying this amazing hobby we all havethe luxury of sharing. Happy Holidays everyone!
Long timelurker and occasional poster here with a request for help! I need to upgrade mycurrent Home Theater Speakers as I am moving into a house with a small but dedicatedtheater room! Hooray! I am hoping your experience with various manufacturerscan help me make the best decision. A HUGE thanks to anyone who contributes to thisthread as your experience and recommendations have proved to be INVALUABLE overthe years. Seriously, the posters here on the forums are AMAZING!
My usage is50% Movies, 50% Video Games, and I have a budget of $3,000 for speakers.
Current situation:
MirageOMD-15 towers for L/R and a Mirage OMD-C1 for C with OMD5 surrounds and dualHsu VTF-3 MK4 subs. This is in a large open room with some acoustical treatmentand a 100” projection screen.
Things Ilike about this system:
Hugesoundstage, non-fatiguing sound, OMD-15’s are very musical with moviesoundtracks, every seat in the big room has good sound. It seems like you are wearinga room-sized headphone with these speakers. Sometimes you wonder if thespeakers are on as you cannot tell which speaker the sound is coming from.
Things Ido not like:
Surround effectsare sometimes too diffuse, mid-range can sound thin at times, piano blackfinish is VERY shiny and reflects light from my projector screen.
FutureSituation:
Small hometheater room (11x14) with 10’ ceilings, it will be painted all black with full acoustictreatments on walls, ceiling and corner bass traps. I am trying to fit threeseats in this room so the surround speakers will only be a couple of feet (2-3)away from people.
Option 1:
Keepeverything but replace the OMD-15’s with a pair of OMD-5’s. This solutionworries me since the room will be fully treated but Omnipolar sound needs roomreflections to be effective. Keep the subs.
Option 2:
Replace theLCR speakers and keep the OMD-5’s for surround duty. Keep the subs.
Option 3:
Replace allof the speakers with something else entirely. Keep the subs.
Things Iwould like to know:
- Do you think Hsu Bookshelf speakers (HB-1 MK2)would be an upgrade or downgrade from my current system?
- What speakers would you recommend for my space,budget and use?
- Would going 7.1 be worthwhile in such a smallspace?
- If you owned my system, were moving and had awife approved budget of $3,000 to spend on HT gear, what would you buy?
Thanks againto this wonderful community for all of the research, guides and help over theyears. You have transformed my home theater experience and given me hours offun reading posts, calibrating gear and enjoying this amazing hobby we all havethe luxury of sharing. Happy Holidays everyone!