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Budget as regardcs to Speak quality

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elessar908

Discussion Starter · Jun 17, 2021

I recently bought the Audio Pro C10 wireless speaker. It came highly recommended as being equal to the Sonos 5 for less money. My use case is basically streaming Youtube Music. It sounded pretty good, but it didn't get loud enough for our taste. So then I found this speaker for $200:

https://www.costco.com/ion-total-pa-prime-high-power-bluetooth-speaker-system.product.100742577.html

(I can get the AudioPro Link to stream on it.)

I've heard this speaker before and it seems quite loud with a booming bass.

My question to y'all is as follows. What would I gain by buying a super nice subwoofer (like the HSU VTF-2 MK5) and attach to the C10? Is it a better sound? Louder?

What does money get me when it comes to speaker quality?

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Zorba922

· #2 · Jun 17, 2021

Huh, that Costco link doesn't work.

If all you're doing is music and zero HT, the VTF-2 would be a waste. Just get one or two of these JBLs currently on sale, with free return shipping:

SUB 550P | 500W, 10-inch powered subwoofer

What makes you feel the music in a professional venue is the same powerful force that will make you feel it at home: massive amounts of low-frequency bass. Through its light yet rigid PolyPlas™ cone frame, the Studio 550P subwoofer delivers powerful, nearly tangible deep notes and effects that...

www.jbl.com

You'd hear the biggest difference if you listen to a lot of bass-heavy music like rap, house, etc. and if your speaker has a high pass filter where you can have it do only the frequencies above say 80hz while the sub does everything under 80Hz ... THAT would make the biggest difference because you'd gain both headroom and clarity.

I doubt your speaker has that feature though...look in the owner's manual to check.

elessar908 said:
I recently bought the Audio Pro C10 wireless speaker. It came highly recommended as being equal to the Sonos 5 for less money. My use case is basically streaming Youtube Music. It sounded pretty good, but it didn't get loud enough for our taste. So then I found this speaker for $200:

https://www.costco.com/ion-total-pa-prime-high-power-bluetooth-speaker-system.product.100742577.html
(I can get the AudioPro Link to stream on it.)

I've heard this speaker before and it seems quite loud with a booming bass.

My question to y'all is as follows. What would I gain by buying a super nice subwoofer (like the HSU VTF-2 MK5) and attach to the C10? Is it a better sound? Louder?

What does money get me when it comes to speaker quality?

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zieglj01

· #3 · Jun 17, 2021

If the Audio Pro really floats your boat, then you may be happy with 1 of the JBL 550P subs

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elessar908

Discussion Starter · #4 · Jun 17, 2021

You guys are very helpful. Thank you. Sorry that the link to the Costco speaker didn't work. Here's some screenshots.

Zorba922 said:
Huh, that Costco link doesn't work.

If all you're doing is music and zero HT, the VTF-2 would be a waste. Just get one or two of these JBLs currently on sale, with free return shipping:

SUB 550P | 500W, 10-inch powered subwoofer

What makes you feel the music in a professional venue is the same powerful force that will make you feel it at home: massive amounts of low-frequency bass. Through its light yet rigid PolyPlas™ cone frame, the Studio 550P subwoofer delivers powerful, nearly tangible deep notes and effects that...

www.jbl.com

You'd hear the biggest difference if you listen to a lot of bass-heavy music like rap, house, etc. and if your speaker has a high pass filter where you can have it do only the frequencies above say 80hz while the sub does everything under 80Hz ... THAT would make the biggest difference because you'd gain both headroom and clarity.

I doubt your speaker has that feature though...look in the owner's manual to check.

If I get the JBL subwoofer and attach to the Audio Pro C10, then the app would allow me to set the low frequencies to the sub and use the C10 speakers to the higher frequencies. But would that improve the loudness of the overall sound?

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Zorba922

· #5 · Jun 17, 2021

elessar908 said:
If I get the JBL subwoofer and attach to the Audio Pro C10, then the app would allow me to set the low frequencies to the sub and use the C10 speakers to the higher frequencies. But would that improve the loudness of the overall sound?

If the app really does limit the C10s to doing higher frequencies only, then yes it'd be worth a try. Especially given JBL's free return shipping.

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elessar908

Discussion Starter · #6 · Jun 17, 2021

But what about the speaker from Costco? It's big, has a sub at the bottom and a high frequency speaker at the top. What makes this proposed solution (C10 plus JBL sub) a better one? Is the quality of the sound? Loudness? It can't hit some notes?

Thanks!

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Zorba922

· #7 · Jun 17, 2021

elessar908 said:
But what about the speaker from Costco? It's big, has a sub at the bottom and a high frequency speaker at the top. What makes this proposed solution (C10 plus JBL sub) a better one? Is the quality of the sound? Loudness? It can't hit some notes?

I know nothing about the C10 so I can't speak to its sound quality or lack thereof. Using the JBL sub with an app-based high pass filter will help, but I'd keep SQ expectations low for both speakers, to be honest.

If it were me, I'd buy a used receiver off Craigslist for $75-150, the $200 JBL sub, and the JBL 570 towers ($400/pr) or Infinity R263 towers ($400/pr). With the R263 towers you might not even need a sub if you're doing only music not HT.

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elessar908

Discussion Starter · #8 · Jun 18, 2021

Zorba922 said:
I know nothing about the C10 so I can't speak to its sound quality or lack thereof. Using the JBL sub with an app-based high pass filter will help, but I'd keep SQ expectations low for both speakers, to be honest.

If it were me, I'd buy a used receiver off Craigslist for $75-150, the $200 JBL sub, and the JBL 570 towers ($400/pr) or Infinity R263 towers ($400/pr). With the R263 towers you might not even need a sub if you're doing only music not HT.

So basically the Costco speaker is a no go. What about this receiver: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BQC7GNL/?tag=thewire06-20&linkCode=xm2&ascsubtag=AwEAAAAAAAAAAdDi

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Zorba922

· #9 · Jun 18, 2021

elessar908 said:
So basically the Costco speaker is a no go. What about this receiver: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BQC7GNL/?tag=thewire06-20&linkCode=xm2&ascsubtag=AwEAAAAAAAAAAdDi

If you want a compact 2 channel mini-amp, I'd look at this one---has a subwoofer output.

https://www.amazon.com/S-M-S-L-Infineons-Technology-Amplifier-chip%EF%BC%8CBluetooth/dp/B081DJHSG4/

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elessar908

Discussion Starter · #10 · Jun 18, 2021

Zorba922 said:
If it were me, I'd buy a used receiver off Craigslist for $75-150, the $200 JBL sub, and the JBL 570 towers ($400/pr) or Infinity R263 towers ($400/pr). With the R263 towers you might not even need a sub if you're doing only music not HT.

So are the R263 towers better than the JBL 570? They're much taller I see.

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Zorba922

· #11 · Jun 18, 2021

elessar908 said:
So are the R263 towers better than the JBL 570? They're much taller I see.

Yes, they have 6.5" woofers and are 3 way; the 570s have 5.25" woofers and are 2 way. I think they have higher sensitivity as well, so if you're going to be using a mini-amp they'd definitely be a wiser choice. Especially if you want to wait on getting a sub.

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