Hello
Just looking for some suggestions/recommendations for a pair of front speakers out there based on my budget/room.
Background:
I've been using the same Onkyo HTS780 HTIB setup for a few years now, and if I had nothing to compare it to, id say it is actually a pretty great setup for the price. The problem is that my dad has a 5.1 Paradigm setup (Monitor 11's, CC370, mini monitors in the rear, and a PW-2200) and I know what good sounds like. I just recently bought a house, and my living room is pretty large. It has tile flooring, and opens up into the kitchen such that there are only 3 walls. Dimensions are roughly 15x14 (but 15x30 if you count the kitchen space.
My Onkyo setup always lacked clarity, that crispness if you will, but was good enough when in a small carpeted room. Now in addition to being slightly muffled sounding, they just don't fill my room. No warmth, just loudness.
Speakers that I have demoed in store:
-Paradigm Titans
-Usher S520
-Epos ELS-3
-B&W DM602
These are all roughly in my budget (would like to try to remain under $500 if possible, don't mind buying used if necessary) and each sounded great (some better than others of course) but don't know if they are still too small.
My dad has a pair of the B&W 602's as well, I brought them over to try, and they sounded world's better than the Onkyo's, but still not the warm full sound I was looking for in my huge room.
Are floor standing speakers necessary for me? Would the Titan's be big enough? Or does anyone have any recommendations on models I should look into?
Just FYI, they will be used probably 50-50 split for music and home theater, id like to get a matching center channel sometime in the future as well.
Thanks
David
Just looking for some suggestions/recommendations for a pair of front speakers out there based on my budget/room.
Background:
I've been using the same Onkyo HTS780 HTIB setup for a few years now, and if I had nothing to compare it to, id say it is actually a pretty great setup for the price. The problem is that my dad has a 5.1 Paradigm setup (Monitor 11's, CC370, mini monitors in the rear, and a PW-2200) and I know what good sounds like. I just recently bought a house, and my living room is pretty large. It has tile flooring, and opens up into the kitchen such that there are only 3 walls. Dimensions are roughly 15x14 (but 15x30 if you count the kitchen space.
My Onkyo setup always lacked clarity, that crispness if you will, but was good enough when in a small carpeted room. Now in addition to being slightly muffled sounding, they just don't fill my room. No warmth, just loudness.
Speakers that I have demoed in store:
-Paradigm Titans
-Usher S520
-Epos ELS-3
-B&W DM602
These are all roughly in my budget (would like to try to remain under $500 if possible, don't mind buying used if necessary) and each sounded great (some better than others of course) but don't know if they are still too small.
My dad has a pair of the B&W 602's as well, I brought them over to try, and they sounded world's better than the Onkyo's, but still not the warm full sound I was looking for in my huge room.
Are floor standing speakers necessary for me? Would the Titan's be big enough? Or does anyone have any recommendations on models I should look into?
Just FYI, they will be used probably 50-50 split for music and home theater, id like to get a matching center channel sometime in the future as well.
Thanks
David
