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Originally Posted by 383-s-10 /t/1521496/holtz-campbell-statements-or-diy-sound-group-fusion-sentinel-lcr#post_24453754
New to DIY and have been lurking but have seen alot about diysoundgroup and the Statements (full size). Just moved to a new house and trying to plan the new theater. Still have my Onkyo 876 and SVS SCS-01 7.1 speakers with the pb12 nsd sub and panasonic ae3000 from the last theater i built. The basement is unfinished, large and mostly open (~1600 sq ft ) but the theater will likely be 15 by 26 (still working out the plans). I like music as much as I do watching movies. Would do LCR but not sure what direction to go wave guide vs ribbon... Seems both are around the same cost. diysg is sweet due to AIY options but I am not afraid of making some mdf dust either.... I also will likely build an IB setup for subs ~four 18's in the furnace/storage area behind the screen. But want to get the LCR's built first.
Appreciate your input and comments.
If it were me, I would go with the Statements. I say that based on the fact that also listen to a lot of music. The Statements are excellent speaker, and to best them you would have to spend over $3,000 in terms of commercial big box speaker brands. The Statements need room to breath, and with your room size, they should have no problems with optimal positioning. Keep in mind that the Statements will be more detailed and will likely have greater clarity, and a more lush mid-range and some punchy bass. You would, however, most likely need to give them a good bit of power.
As far as the Seos waveguide based designs go, for home theater, they are great. Especially for people who have a large space for their particular listening environment and those who like to listen to movies at reference.
The Statements will likely sound better with music. Their theater performance is absolutely amazing as well, but, if you are the type that really likes to crank it on movies, then the Seos-waveguide design might be best.
Good luck and keep us posted on what you end up doing!