Hi Guys,
I'm relatively new to this stuff and I'm looking for guidance to narrow down what I'm looking for. I'm very familiar with, and fond of, the sound of the original Cambridge Soundworks Microworks 2.1 PC setup and the Harmon Kardon 8 speaker system in my car. As luck would have it, they sound similar. So I guess I'm looking for something that sounds like them - rich and full - but with greater volume and clarity. Last week, after a lot of lurking here, I put together a 2.1 music/HT setup in a 12x11.5 room consisting of Denon AVR 1713, a pair of Pioneer FS52s and the SW8-MK2. Initially I was astonished by all the detail I'd been missing in my favorite songs, but since then I've gradually realized that in a handful of them I'm missing the " true dynamic slam and impact " that made them favorites in the first place.
Some songs where I notice this: when I turn up the volume on Nero's 'Doomsday' on either the Microworks or the HK car system, it is EPIC and HIGH IMPACT in capitals. I get chills. With the Pioneers, the same song seems comparatively flat and uncapitalized.
Same thing happens with the end of 'The Kiss' from the Last of the Mohicans soundtrack around 2:15.
Upon further testing with the HTPC, movies don't seem to hit as hard as they do on the Microworks, so I ordered a BIC F12 (coming in tomorrow), but after a bunch of research today I'm wondering if the Pioneers are just the wrong speakers for me given the dynamics I'm accustomed to. Based on what I've read so far, I'm thinking the Cambridge Audio S30 or Hsu HB-1 MK2 may be more what I'm after for the fronts.
Cheers!
edit: I'm not necessarily intending to keep the F12 - I just wanted to try it out with the Pioneers; from what I've heard on here it might not be the best match for the S30s.
I'm relatively new to this stuff and I'm looking for guidance to narrow down what I'm looking for. I'm very familiar with, and fond of, the sound of the original Cambridge Soundworks Microworks 2.1 PC setup and the Harmon Kardon 8 speaker system in my car. As luck would have it, they sound similar. So I guess I'm looking for something that sounds like them - rich and full - but with greater volume and clarity. Last week, after a lot of lurking here, I put together a 2.1 music/HT setup in a 12x11.5 room consisting of Denon AVR 1713, a pair of Pioneer FS52s and the SW8-MK2. Initially I was astonished by all the detail I'd been missing in my favorite songs, but since then I've gradually realized that in a handful of them I'm missing the " true dynamic slam and impact " that made them favorites in the first place.
Some songs where I notice this: when I turn up the volume on Nero's 'Doomsday' on either the Microworks or the HK car system, it is EPIC and HIGH IMPACT in capitals. I get chills. With the Pioneers, the same song seems comparatively flat and uncapitalized.
Same thing happens with the end of 'The Kiss' from the Last of the Mohicans soundtrack around 2:15.
Upon further testing with the HTPC, movies don't seem to hit as hard as they do on the Microworks, so I ordered a BIC F12 (coming in tomorrow), but after a bunch of research today I'm wondering if the Pioneers are just the wrong speakers for me given the dynamics I'm accustomed to. Based on what I've read so far, I'm thinking the Cambridge Audio S30 or Hsu HB-1 MK2 may be more what I'm after for the fronts.
Cheers!
edit: I'm not necessarily intending to keep the F12 - I just wanted to try it out with the Pioneers; from what I've heard on here it might not be the best match for the S30s.