Definitive Owners Thread - Page 515

Originally Posted by socwrkr

Thanks for the suggestions. Since i won't be able to audition the hsu, ed, or svs in person, do you guys have any suggestions as far as which one is better than the others (including the scII). I would be using it for about 85 percent movies and the rest music.
Thanks

Originally Posted by laeriq

I know if I posted this in the sub forums I would get the "buy an SVS or a HSU" or whatever...

Originally Posted by otk

LOL!!!

you can't go into that forum without tripping over an SVS thread

if there aren't 5 new ones a day, people start to panic

Originally Posted by Gaugster

I think it depends on what "camp" you are in. Mounting bipolars up higher than the main speakers is usually intended for movie sound reproduction. However. Pure surround music recordings are usually recorded as if all the speakers (Direct Radiating ) in the mulitchannel system are indentical and at the same height. My AVR goes as far as having different surround speaker options (Speakers A for movies or Speaker B for music) that allow for different types of surround speakers

But I have BP2X mounted high and away and enjoy M. Channel music just fine.

Originally Posted by badgerpilot

Mine are mounted up high due to room constraints. It would be better if they were lower, but I am still happy with the diffuse sound.

Originally Posted by headedforhighend

Your setup is a little different than most, mine included. I run BPXs on the side surround with the option to put direct radiating SM350s in the rear, only because I don't have some more BP towers to try out in the rear . I find that the BPXs sound far superior above and just behind the listening position.
I would guess your BPXs would be good mounted high also even in the rear. The BP7002 in your side position would produce such a large sound field that they would seem to be on the same plane anyway.
Did you previously try out the BPXs on the sides and didn't like it or is there some room restraints?
If you have two step ladders to lean against the wall, you could try out some different heights and wall locations.

Originally Posted by Pnoyworx

So I've got this setup right now.

BP7002 F/L-R
CLR2500 C/
BP2X S/L-R
STUDIOMONITOR 450 SB/L-R
SUPERCUBE II SUB

PIONEER ELITE PRO 150FD
PIONEER ELITE SC-27
PIONEER ELITE BDP-23FD

MONOPRICE WIRES/CABLES
ROOM -25X60X10H

I wanted to replace my surround back to BP7006, or use my BP7002 for the surround back and use my Martin Logan Areus for fronts. Any thoughts?

Originally Posted by dookie1

hey y'all...how about finding me some (black) VXs? getting desperate over here!

new 9.2 pre/pro (5507) enroute, and i need those VXs so i can shuffle surrounds and use the 1.2x as wides...

Originally Posted by Nevergreen

Time to fill in the last blank on the system....the reciever. How much power are most of you folks running now? I've been going along with a 75w 1610Denon I picked up on Craigslist for a song, and now it's time to bump up a bit. I'm trying to find that sweet spot where I have enough power for the towers to keep them safe and happy and let them shine. Beyond the Audessey package, I'm not too concerned with features.The Denon 2310 or equivalent at 105w seems like a nice sweet spot. Room is 20 x 11 x 8 with the system crammed in one half (11 x 11).

Currently running:

2 x BP10B
2 x SM450
1 x CLR 2500

Originally Posted by Gaugster

I use a Denon 3801 that's OEM rated at 105W per channel. My home theater "room" is about 16' wide and 40' deep with 9' ceilings. It’s actually my home's living room, dining area and kitchen altogether. I have the rear center channel mounted high up on top of the kitchen cabinets. The living room has carpet flooring where as the rest is wood floors. We just moved in this summer so the furniture is a bit sparse. Just a single couch right now.

Originally Posted by dookie1

hey y'all...how about finding me some (black) VXs? getting desperate over here!

new 9.2 pre/pro (5507) enroute, and i need those VXs so i can shuffle surrounds and use the 1.2x as wides...

Originally Posted by UofAZ1

For those debating the LCR2300 vs the LCR 2002, here's how I handled the lack of bass from the center. I have BP7001s as my mains and before I got the 7001s I had bought a LCR2002 on ebay (new in box) although the 2002 is an outstanding speaker, I had to use it as small crossed at 70Hz (according to Audyssey). Then I thought about buying a CLR2000 and couldnt afford the LCR3000, then one day while browsing a pawn shop I stumbled across a flat designed subwoofer (box is only 8" high) that was flat to about 40Hz (granted nothing a bass head would love) after reading this thread, I found that most here with the LCR3000 were crossing over at 40Hz anyway.

So I bought the sub hooked it up to the center channel only, I feel this works better than LCR3000 design in the fact that the LCR2002 has a larger cabinet without a huge built in sub (as compared to the LCR3000) the outboard sub (10" with 150 watt amp) using it's own cabinet and about the size of a LCR3000 uses the entire space without the mid and tweet taking up room. The sub cost me 80.00 sits right next to my vertically aligned LCR2002 and I get the best of both worlds for very cheap. The LCR2002 cost me 300.00 (new) and the sub 80.00 so for less than 400.00 I have the bass response and functionality of the LCR3000 with the smaller 5.25" bring me tighter mid range than the 6.5" mid range drivers.

That and the panning effect with the 7001s is seamless. I have the 7001s also crossed at 40hz and my SVS PB12 NSD/2 handles everything below that. Bass is very tight and controlled.

Originally Posted by jmoline

What is the difference? The CLR1000 seems to be highly recommended so as I look for one I'd like to know the physical difference and for that matter the difference in sound?

Originally Posted by progprog

Very clever solution. Thanks for the detailed write-up. There are so many different room configurations and restraints that people have to deal with (let alone budgets), that I think it's really helpful to see creative solutions people can try. Seems like your center+sub approach might also be good for those where cabinetry doesn't allow for a bottom-firing woofer in the center.

Originally Posted by progprog

I shoulda known you'd have this one covered! Is there any configuration you haven't tried yet?

Originally Posted by Felton007

Are you the dookie pkg on Ebay? If so, how are you wiring the drivers?

Originally Posted by schroedk

Without looking up to confirm, I think the "b" models use the aluminum (metal, at least, I think it's titanium) tweeter that's used in the current lineup of speakers, whereas the 1000 (without the b) uses a silk tweeter

Originally Posted by Kensmith48

otk,

I have the old BP2000's up front with a CLR2000 center channel. I have 1 Reference sub but I'm getting another one in the near future.
My question is--What do I do with the built in subs in the towers? I'm not using the lfe, so do I set them to large or small, do I even use the sub in the towers or just go with the Ref. subs, and should I even bother with plugging the subs amp in the towers into the wall outlet?
TIA,
Ken

Originally Posted by michela1111

Definitive Technology C/L/R 2002

Or

Definitive Technology Mythos Three Dual 4-1/2" 2-Way

They are around the same price. Thanks

Originally Posted by Kensmith48

otk,

I have the old BP2000's up front with a CLR2000 center channel. I have 1 Reference sub but I'm getting another one in the near future.
My question is--What do I do with the built in subs in the towers? I'm not using the lfe, so do I set them to large or small, do I even use the sub in the towers or just go with the Ref. subs, and should I even bother with plugging the subs amp in the towers into the wall outlet?
TIA,
Ken