Posts by Alec88

Thank you all for your replies. I've narrowed it down to the denon 2313CI and onkyo 1010 but I think that after reading what inanevoyage said about his Monitor towers I'll probably get the denon. I'm going to look at the manuals when I...

Quote:Originally Posted by chrisfromalbany If I wanted better quality for just Amp in receiver I think I go with Marantz. That being said, I say generally build quality of a Denon is better in Onkyo. Okay, so that's one for Denon....

I'm trying to decide between a new Denon or Onkyo based on amplifier quality. Something that doesn't need signal processing to sound good with stuff like Phase Control or Sound Retriever, etc. Anyone have opinions on the newer Onkyo...

I've decided to go with the KEF iQ70 package. I'll probably get them within a week or two. Since these are 8 Ohms speakers I might use an older Kenwood X9050D THX Select receiver I have. It's 110wx5 so it should be enough power. It...

Quote: Originally Posted by RoadRunner6 You might have to boost up the frequency response a little with the manual EQ settings in the critical 100-150 area for voices I know how the Take system sounds. They're awsome IMO. The problem...

If this isn't too late... Energy also has other speakers like the Take system but are a little bigger. With the bigger ones you can use a lower crossover frequency, like 80Hz. There's also a dipole you could use with them. In fact I'm...

Quote: Originally Posted by sivadselim The reason monopoles are probably better for multichannel music is not just because the sound is more direct. It is because this is how the engineer mixed the soundtrack in the first place. If...

Quote: Originally Posted by OmniBeast Just recently purchased a Pioneer VSX-1019AH-K receiver due to the fact that my xbox spherex 5.1 system's receiver stopped working and would not accept any signals. So far I've just hooked up...

Some people insist that monopole speakers are better for music because the sound is more direct. If you're at an arena concert where music is being output from the stage, the music is going to sound like it's coming from the direction of...

Quote: Originally Posted by deepstang Thanks hifisponge. May I ask more specifically if anyone has the KEF Iq8Ds bipole surrounds?? I can't find any info at the KEF website about it. I never hear the KEF speakers mentioned on the...