eD Owner's Thread - Page 11

On this thread:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=980456

people were questioning some of their business practices regarding car audio. There was also a link to this forum posted:
http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showth...=205038&page=2

My best guess is that this is a couple dissatisfied customers making noise, but my experience so far has been great. They shipped (what was in stock) right away and were upfront about long wait times. I like my 6t6 mtm, and I really have no reason to worry just the very angry posters put me a little on edge. The sub hardware problems had to do with an amplifier blowing out, and they are in the process of fixing the problem if I've read correctly.

I have 3 center channel spekaers (eD, Athena, and BIC modified by EFE) and so far the EFE is the best with the eD being a distant second. It definitely does sound better after a little use, but I won't make a final decision until I get my towers and compare them to my AS-F2 Athena's.

What's the price difference between the eD center and the EFE? Also, what's the difference in price between the eD Towers and the Athenas?

Tony:

EFE was was roughly $160 after being modified. I paid $550+shipping for my Athena's 2 years ago so they fall in the same class of speaker IMO. They are much cheaper now that Athena has decided to go out of business.

My only complaint with the Athena's is that dialog is very hard to hear sometimes, regardless if the speakers were calibrated properly or not. They definitely play loud and clean, but if you can't hear dialog that is a huge piece of the puzzle missing. I am hoping the eD Towers can solve that problem and still sound just as clean.

The Dialog was very poor on my old Infinity CC-3 speaker, even when calibrated as well. That was my main reason for looking into new speakers. I haven't heard the Athena's, so I can't compare them with eD, but compared to my Infinity CC-3, this A6-6T6 MTM Center is incredible. I've compared them with the Ascends and preferred the eD Center and Towers over the Ascend 340SEs.

Tony,

That is good you say that because I was torn between the eD's and the Ascends I am wondering how they would hold up to the Rocket RS450's though. The price is a little more, but I wonder how they fair: http://www.**********/products_produc...s&product=90.1

I've never heard the Rockets, but have read some impressive reviews. The Ascends sounded GREAT, but I preferred the sound quality of the eD. The Ascends were a touch on the "Harsh" side for me, where eD sounds more laid back and mellow, which I like more. Because the package discount at eD, I couldn't pass up the price. I'm so glad I went that route as I would have paid quite a bit more for the Ascends. Actually, I got my eD speakers and SVS Sub for less or about the same price as the LCR Ascends.

No comparison pics, but my HT and Computer eD setups.

I have the 6T6 towers and 5TC bookshelves on order...I cannot wait for Feb 11 for them to ship so I can complete my eD 7.1 setup! These pics have me salivating and the 6T6 MTMs already sound so good!

Hello guys and gals, I was hoping to get your opinions on my home theater I'm in the process of getting.

At Vann's and Ebay I feel confident I can get a Velodyne 10 for a decent price, and it's my understanding it is a great sub, not the best I know, stay with me..

I was about to order SVS but I'm so hesitant to spend the money. I was reading more and stumbled on ED, and I noticed the A3-5TC are relatively comparable to the SVS SBS-01, correct me if I'm wrong. Some things I liked about the EDs are that they are lighter. I was thinking of buying a 5.0 ED, with 4x A3-5TC with the A5-5T5 center, of course paired with the Velodyne.

I don't have any intention to listen to loud volumes, I'm currently in an apartment and all I want is a decent system, decent customer service to enhance viewing pleasure, yada yada...you know how that goes.

I think this system would be perfect for what I'm looking for, correct me if I'm wrong. 412$ would get me the 5.0 system including two pair wall mounting brackets, which seems a steal to me.

I planned on wall mounting the front left and rights on the wall because I don't have room for them on my tv stand and I don't want to have them sitting on a speaker stand. I was thinking approximately 7' up from the ground and maybe 4' from the tv. It's my understanding you need to keep the left and right speakers close to the system, but this setup doesn't seem too outrageous to me, correct me if I'm wrong.

Thanks in advance.

Edit - the eD 5.1 with the 250sub is only $100 more than the eD 5.0 with the Velodyne VX-10. Worth the extra $100? Again, loudness is not really my concern, just good quality for dvds, gaming, sports telecast, etc.

[quote=aika;12952766]I planned on wall mounting the front left and rights on the wall because I don't have room for them on my tv stand and I don't want to have them sitting on a speaker stand. I was thinking approximately 7' up from the ground and maybe 4' from the tv. It's my understanding you need to keep the left and right speakers close to the system, but this setup doesn't seem too outrageous to me, correct me if I'm wrong.[quote]

I'm no audiophile, but I believe 7' is quite high for fronts. I have read that your fronts should be as close to ear level as possible. Read this from Dolby Labs: http://www.dolby.com/consumer/home_e...oomlayout.html

"Speaker Placement Tips
Of course, it's not always possible to place your speakers exactly as shown in our diagrams. The diagrams give a range of placement angles, so you have some flexibility. Sometimes you'll have no choice but to mount the surrounds directly behind you, but if you follow the guidelines as closely as you can, you'll have good sound.

Ideally, your front speakers, high-frequency drivers, or tweeters should be positioned at ear level (when you're seated). Our recommended height for the surrounds is above ear level, as soundtracks are likely to be optimized for that location.

Beyond keeping it on the floor, there's no specific rule for placing the subwoofer, as bass sound is nondirectional. However, the amount of bass may vary depending on room location. You might want to try a few different places to determine what's best for you (sometimes moving the speaker even a few inches can change the sound)."

The system is probably going to suit your needs. Two comments though - the mounting brackets are Sanus, the same ones you can get on Amazon or anywhere else. I was a little let down by this when they came, because the price is much less at other online dealers. Second, and I just saw this tonight while staging my own - these Sanus mounts are rated "up to 8lbs." The 5TCs are 13. So, I'm contacting eD about this today to find out if they will work or not. Just an FYI. These are small issues. My experience with eD has been great so far, so I think you'll be happy with the speaker products.

I have ordered the 5TCs with mounts so I'd like to know what you find out.

Ben at eD got back to me really quick:


So, I feel better. 6.5 lbs/speaker = 13 lbs/pair (within specs for mounts). Note the drilling info. Looks all good to me.

Sounds Great. Do you have a link for the drilling instructions?

Thanks for all the reassurance guys, I feel much better about my purchase. I'm going to go ahead and get them, I'll let you all know how they turn out. I'm going to run with the 5.1 package, yeah it is $100 but I like the idea of all matching speakers and eD is no powder puff.

About the wall mounting, I was afraid that it may not work, I've heard they need to be ear level as well. I think I'll be fine if I angle them to listening positions. In my opinion, they won't be mounted very far off from where they should be. I'll give it a try.

Thanks again.

I admit I'm probably not searching correctly, but I just googled these mounts and found no etailer that sold them for less than $30/pair. The cheapest, other than ED, that I found was Beach Audio and they were $18 ea. The only way I found to get them cheaper per unit is to buy 5-at-a-time, which appears to knock them down to $8 each, but then what to do with the extras???

No link for drilling instructions, Ben just provided that tidbit in the e-mail. The times I've contacted them via phone or e-mail they have been very responsive, so if you have specific questions before you make holes, give them a call.

Sounds like a plan. Thanks

The eD package had a pair. I assumed the ones on Amazon are also a pair at $22.31 (I have Amazon Prime, so free shipping). So you could be correct if the Amazon price is really for only one mount. The Amazon description doesn't say how many are included. I checked pricegrabber.com and the cheapest i see is $27.22 shipped for a pair.

Looking at it now, the prices for the wall mounts and floor stands (I bought the 24" Sanus stands from eD) are pretty fairly priced. If I had known they were just Sanus items I would have probably purchased elsewhere. Really, no big deal. I could have called before I ordered, but I just got so excited putting everything in my cart!

Seems like the easiest solution... considering the difference is <$3.

w00t
i ordered mine..
fronts = 6t6 towers
center = 6t6
and
rears = 5tc pair
cant wait to get it all

The wires were really expensive on their site. Is it necessary/usual to spend that much? Or do you guys know where to find some better deals?

Try monoprice.com. There are others. Not to mention your local big house-fixit store for 16 or 14 gauge (or even 12 gauge, if you really think it's necessary) lamp cord, if you're just talking speaker hook-up wire.

Could someone post a picture of the back of these speakers? Wondering how I'm going to mount them on the wall

My current speakers have a mount point, hoping these do as well?

Thanks CrashX

Will the Epik Knight be overkill for my 1st ED speaker pack choice?

7.0
Front - A6-5T5 Pair
Center - A6-5T5
Surrounds - A3-5TC Pair
Rear - A3-5TC Pair

My TV stand doesn't have a large enough center channel opening for the A6-6T6, so that's why I've went with it's baby brother. My concern is that there will be a huge gap in fullness of freq. response above 60hz with the 1st option that will make the Knight sound out of place with the small EDs.

The other option is to go with this...

5.0
Front - A6-6T6 Tower Pair
Center - A6-5T5
Surrounds - A3-5TC Pair

My concern with the 2nd option is that the center is going to be way overpowered by the towers and sound out of place, although the towers should be able to fill in the midrange fullness I think I would loose with option 1.

Please advise folks. The choice has been driving me nuts for days now. Thanks!

I had Polk Monitor 40 speakers as my front left/right which are about the same size as the 6T6 but not nearly as nice. I ordered 3 5T5 speakers and they were much smaller than I expected and knew the 5T5 as a center would not match with the 6T6 towers as the front left/right. The 5T5s are now surround speakers and I have a 6T6 as the center. It is very nice and has much more range than the 5T5 speakers.

Thanks for the reply. I'm also sort of thinking about dumping the current stand that I have, get one that will accept the 6t6 center and then just getting the 6t6 towers for now as a 3.1 setup. I can always get the remaining 4 speaks at a later date when I have more cash to work with.

Anyone know of a store online that has TV stands that will accommodate the 6T6 in the middle shelf, ideally in the $200-$300 range?