I was about to pull the trigger on SVS after months of googling and browsing this forum. But then the JTR keeps popping up.
I cant audition the JTR so any feedback is welcome. There aren't many demo on youtube on this brand.
I was having difficulty auditioning the SVS. Finally managed to audition the U.Bookshelf but not the U. Tower. I actually have had to travel to a neighbouring country to do this. My impression is that it sounded nice but from the reviews, I expected more.
The room size is:
Width (screen side) : 188inch
Length : 338 inch
Height : 118 inch
The system will be HT:music 70:30
If it is relevant, the kind of music I enjoy would be rock (eg: the sound of silence by disturbed), vocal, pop, instruments.
I originally was going for:
Svs Ultra Tower x3 for LCR
Svs U. Surround x2 for sides
Svs U. Bookshelf x2 for rear
Svs elevation x6 for atmos
Svs 2xPb-16
Emotiva xpa-dr3 for LCR
Emo xpa5 x2 for the rest
Marantz AV8805
If we keep the discussion on the speakers alone, which one would you suggest:
Option 1: $10.800
As planned above $10.800
Option 2: $13.600
3xJRT215
2xSVS U.S
2xSVS U.B
6xSVS elevation
Reason: read somewhere that JTR215 does not need sub.
U.T spec is 28hz-32khz.
PB16 spec is 13-280hz
215RT spec is 18hz-24khz
Question:
A. Do I really not need sub with the JTR ? PB16 will output as low as 13hz as opposed to 18hz on 215RT
B. The U.T upper freq is 32 Khz vs JRT 24khz. Will this likely to matter ?
C. SVS touts "timbre matching" between all their lines. Will mixing JTR for LCR and SVS for the rest be a good idea ?
Note: price difference is high but probably acceptable.
Option 3: $11.300 - $12.800
3x U.B (bookshelf) LCR or
3x U.T LCR
2X U.S
2X U.B
6X elevation
2X JTR CAP4000ULF
Reason: the CAP will provide lower freq so probably can save some on the tower.
Question:
A. is having 215RT preferable over 2xCAP4000?
B. Would you recommend CAP1400 or CAPS2 over CAP4000 on this option ? (More savings)
Note: still a bit over budget but manageable
Option 4: $ 18.600
3x JTR215RT
2x old polk tower rear ($0)
2x old polk surround sides($0)
6x new SVS elevation
2x CAP4000ULF
Note: spend everything on LCR and sub (and add atmos) but use a set of existing polk speakers that I already have for about a decade. Sounded "enough" back then...
Question:
A. Will the system be "balanced" with this mix & match brands ?
Additional general questions:
A1. Will the Emo XPA-DR3 be enough to drive the JTR 215RT ?
The spec shows 2000Watt (!!) for each 215RT. And yet the reviews say that this is a sensitive speaker requiring minimum amp.
Thank you for the feedback.
I cant audition the JTR so any feedback is welcome. There aren't many demo on youtube on this brand.
I was having difficulty auditioning the SVS. Finally managed to audition the U.Bookshelf but not the U. Tower. I actually have had to travel to a neighbouring country to do this. My impression is that it sounded nice but from the reviews, I expected more.
The room size is:
Width (screen side) : 188inch
Length : 338 inch
Height : 118 inch
The system will be HT:music 70:30
If it is relevant, the kind of music I enjoy would be rock (eg: the sound of silence by disturbed), vocal, pop, instruments.
I originally was going for:
Svs Ultra Tower x3 for LCR
Svs U. Surround x2 for sides
Svs U. Bookshelf x2 for rear
Svs elevation x6 for atmos
Svs 2xPb-16
Emotiva xpa-dr3 for LCR
Emo xpa5 x2 for the rest
Marantz AV8805
If we keep the discussion on the speakers alone, which one would you suggest:
Option 1: $10.800
As planned above $10.800
Option 2: $13.600
3xJRT215
2xSVS U.S
2xSVS U.B
6xSVS elevation
Reason: read somewhere that JTR215 does not need sub.
U.T spec is 28hz-32khz.
PB16 spec is 13-280hz
215RT spec is 18hz-24khz
Question:
A. Do I really not need sub with the JTR ? PB16 will output as low as 13hz as opposed to 18hz on 215RT
B. The U.T upper freq is 32 Khz vs JRT 24khz. Will this likely to matter ?
C. SVS touts "timbre matching" between all their lines. Will mixing JTR for LCR and SVS for the rest be a good idea ?
Note: price difference is high but probably acceptable.
Option 3: $11.300 - $12.800
3x U.B (bookshelf) LCR or
3x U.T LCR
2X U.S
2X U.B
6X elevation
2X JTR CAP4000ULF
Reason: the CAP will provide lower freq so probably can save some on the tower.
Question:
A. is having 215RT preferable over 2xCAP4000?
B. Would you recommend CAP1400 or CAPS2 over CAP4000 on this option ? (More savings)
Note: still a bit over budget but manageable
Option 4: $ 18.600
3x JTR215RT
2x old polk tower rear ($0)
2x old polk surround sides($0)
6x new SVS elevation
2x CAP4000ULF
Note: spend everything on LCR and sub (and add atmos) but use a set of existing polk speakers that I already have for about a decade. Sounded "enough" back then...
Question:
A. Will the system be "balanced" with this mix & match brands ?
Additional general questions:
A1. Will the Emo XPA-DR3 be enough to drive the JTR 215RT ?
The spec shows 2000Watt (!!) for each 215RT. And yet the reviews say that this is a sensitive speaker requiring minimum amp.
Thank you for the feedback.