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Which booshelf speakers for 2.0 system?
Hi to all,
this is my current configuration.
- I've a Pioneer VSX 831 receiver (6 ohm) with a home cinema kit. Using for 65% music and 35% cinema. For the latter please note I give more importance to clear dialogues than blasts and booms
- I can't raise the volume too high due to neighbors
- I do not want to buy a subwoofer (for now I would consider it a nice to have, not a must)
- I must insert the speakers in compartments of the bookcase (closed compartments of 50 x 40 x 30 cm): so no more than 15-20cm between speaker and wall. No floor stands: husbands will understand me.
I summarized the following options, realizing that it's useless to spend too much money but I need to find a quality compromise.
Solution 1: use home cinema with a 5.1 kit. Maybe finding a good bargain for a good brand kit (like Wharfedale DX2?). Total: 200-400 euro. Honestly the option I like least.
Solution 2: a good soundbar below 300 euro (rather found in second hand market), but sacrificing the musical aspect (I hate soundbars because those heard have a boxed sound). Surely I will never spend more than 300 euro for a soundbar.
Solution 3 (spending about 300-400 euro): sell the AV receiver and buy a Canton DM sound station-base (no hdmi) or Yamaha SRT 1000 / 1500 (or others). I will put it under the TV. I call this option "the compromise".
Solution 4. Buy two active speakers (i.e. Edifier 1700, Presonus Eris...) with bluetooth for smartphones/PC and connected to TV. Total: less than 200 euro.
Solution 5. System 2.0 with two three-way speakers like Yamaha NS-B330 or NS-333 or Sony SS-CS5 (or others) attached to the Pioneer receiver giving up the subwoofer and the center speaker but obtaining a minimum of bass. About 200 euro in grey market.
Solution 6. Two good passive bookshelf speakers for a 2.0 system. The ideal choice would be choosing a speaker that guarantees at least some bass. But the biggest problem is the position in the library that should lead me to exclude all speakers with the bass reflex port in the rear. After a quick search almost all of the speakers I like have a rear bass reflex.
In order of preference:
KEF q150: rear
Audio Monitor Bronze 1 and 2: rear (?)
Kef q100: front
Mission LX-2: rear
KLIPSCH 41 and 51: rear
Dali Zensor 1: rear
Wharfedale 11: front
Other ???
That being the case, what would you do? Thanks in advance.
this is my current configuration.
- I've a Pioneer VSX 831 receiver (6 ohm) with a home cinema kit. Using for 65% music and 35% cinema. For the latter please note I give more importance to clear dialogues than blasts and booms
- I can't raise the volume too high due to neighbors
- I do not want to buy a subwoofer (for now I would consider it a nice to have, not a must)
- I must insert the speakers in compartments of the bookcase (closed compartments of 50 x 40 x 30 cm): so no more than 15-20cm between speaker and wall. No floor stands: husbands will understand me.
I summarized the following options, realizing that it's useless to spend too much money but I need to find a quality compromise.
Solution 1: use home cinema with a 5.1 kit. Maybe finding a good bargain for a good brand kit (like Wharfedale DX2?). Total: 200-400 euro. Honestly the option I like least.
Solution 2: a good soundbar below 300 euro (rather found in second hand market), but sacrificing the musical aspect (I hate soundbars because those heard have a boxed sound). Surely I will never spend more than 300 euro for a soundbar.
Solution 3 (spending about 300-400 euro): sell the AV receiver and buy a Canton DM sound station-base (no hdmi) or Yamaha SRT 1000 / 1500 (or others). I will put it under the TV. I call this option "the compromise".
Solution 4. Buy two active speakers (i.e. Edifier 1700, Presonus Eris...) with bluetooth for smartphones/PC and connected to TV. Total: less than 200 euro.
Solution 5. System 2.0 with two three-way speakers like Yamaha NS-B330 or NS-333 or Sony SS-CS5 (or others) attached to the Pioneer receiver giving up the subwoofer and the center speaker but obtaining a minimum of bass. About 200 euro in grey market.
Solution 6. Two good passive bookshelf speakers for a 2.0 system. The ideal choice would be choosing a speaker that guarantees at least some bass. But the biggest problem is the position in the library that should lead me to exclude all speakers with the bass reflex port in the rear. After a quick search almost all of the speakers I like have a rear bass reflex.
In order of preference:
KEF q150: rear
Audio Monitor Bronze 1 and 2: rear (?)
Kef q100: front
Mission LX-2: rear
KLIPSCH 41 and 51: rear
Dali Zensor 1: rear
Wharfedale 11: front
Other ???
That being the case, what would you do? Thanks in advance.
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You are going to laugh but it is not that unusual.Hi to all,
this is my current configuration.
- I've a Pioneer VSX 831 receiver (6 ohm) with a home cinema kit. Using for 65% music and 35% cinema. For the latter please note I give more importance to clear dialogues than blasts and booms
- I can't raise the volume too high due to neighbors
- I do not want to buy a subwoofer (for now I would consider it a nice to have, not a must)
- I must insert the speakers in compartments of the bookcase (closed compartments of 50 x 40 x 30 cm): so no more than 15-20cm between speaker and wall. No floor stands: husbands will understand me.
I summarized the following options, realizing that it's useless to spend too much money but I need to find a quality compromise.
Solution 1: use home cinema with a 5.1 kit. Maybe finding a good bargain for a good brand kit (like Wharfedale DX2?). Total: 200-400 euro. Honestly the option I like least.
Solution 2: a good soundbar below 300 euro (rather found in second hand market), but sacrificing the musical aspect (I hate soundbars because those heard have a boxed sound). Surely I will never spend more than 300 euro for a soundbar.
Solution 3 (spending about 300-400 euro): sell the AV receiver and buy a Canton DM sound station-base (no hdmi) or Yamaha SRT 1000 / 1500 (or others). I will put it under the TV. I call this option "the compromise".
Solution 4. Buy two active speakers (i.e. Edifier 1700, Presonus Eris...) with bluetooth for smartphones/PC and connected to TV. Total: less than 200 euro.
Solution 5. System 2.0 with two three-way speakers like Yamaha NS-B330 or NS-333 or Sony SS-CS5 (or others) attached to the Pioneer receiver giving up the subwoofer and the center speaker but obtaining a minimum of bass. About 200 euro in grey market.
Solution 6. Two good passive bookshelf speakers for a 2.0 system. The ideal choice would be choosing a speaker that guarantees at least some bass. But the biggest problem is the position in the library that should lead me to exclude all speakers with the bass reflex port in the rear. After a quick search almost all of the speakers I like have a rear bass reflex.
In order of preference:
KEF q150: rear
Audio Monitor Bronze 1 and 2: rear (?)
Kef q100: front
Mission LX-2: rear
KLIPSCH 41 and 51: rear
Dali Zensor 1: rear
Wharfedale 11: front
Other ???
That being the case, what would you do? Thanks in advance.
Look for outdoor speakers as they are almost universally sealed designs and often come in black or white.
https://www.richersounds.com/qacoustics-qi45ew.html
Due to the 3 factors I highlighted in red, the only and most obvious solution = the front-ported KEF Q100. It meets all 3 criteria, and IMO actually sounds better at moderate volumes than loud.Hi to all,
this is my current configuration.
- I've a Pioneer VSX 831 receiver (6 ohm) with a home cinema kit. Using for 65% music and 35% cinema. For the latter please note I give more importance to clear dialogues than blasts and booms
- I can't raise the volume too high due to neighbors
- I do not want to buy a subwoofer (for now I would consider it a nice to have, not a must)
- I must insert the speakers in compartments of the bookcase (closed compartments of 50 x 40 x 30 cm): so no more than 15-20cm between speaker and wall. No floor stands: husbands will understand me.
I summarized the following options, realizing that it's useless to spend too much money but I need to find a quality compromise.
Solution 1: use home cinema with a 5.1 kit. Maybe finding a good bargain for a good brand kit (like Wharfedale DX2?). Total: 200-400 euro. Honestly the option I like least.
Solution 2: a good soundbar below 300 euro (rather found in second hand market), but sacrificing the musical aspect (I hate soundbars because those heard have a boxed sound). Surely I will never spend more than 300 euro for a soundbar.
Solution 3 (spending about 300-400 euro): sell the AV receiver and buy a Canton DM sound station-base (no hdmi) or Yamaha SRT 1000 / 1500 (or others). I will put it under the TV. I call this option "the compromise".
Solution 4. Buy two active speakers (i.e. Edifier 1700, Presonus Eris...) with bluetooth for smartphones/PC and connected to TV. Total: less than 200 euro.
Solution 5. System 2.0 with two three-way speakers like Yamaha NS-B330 or NS-333 or Sony SS-CS5 (or others) attached to the Pioneer receiver giving up the subwoofer and the center speaker but obtaining a minimum of bass. About 200 euro in grey market.
Solution 6. Two good passive bookshelf speakers for a 2.0 system. The ideal choice would be choosing a speaker that guarantees at least some bass. But the biggest problem is the position in the library that should lead me to exclude all speakers with the bass reflex port in the rear. After a quick search almost all of the speakers I like have a rear bass reflex.
In order of preference:
KEF q150: rear
Audio Monitor Bronze 1 and 2: rear (?)
Kef q100: front
Mission LX-2: rear
KLIPSCH 41 and 51: rear
Dali Zensor 1: rear
Wharfedale 11: front
Other ???
That being the case, what would you do? Thanks in advance.
Another good option not on your list would be the Wharfedale Diamond 225, which is down-ported rather than rear-ported and packs plenty of bass for music...it will be less prone to treble harshness should you ever turn up the volume as well.
As an added note - the KEF Q150s come with bungs to put into the rear port (at least according to Crutchfield), so they can be sealed.Hi to all,
this is my current configuration.
- I've a Pioneer VSX 831 receiver (6 ohm) with a home cinema kit. Using for 65% music and 35% cinema. For the latter please note I give more importance to clear dialogues than blasts and booms
- I can't raise the volume too high due to neighbors
- I do not want to buy a subwoofer (for now I would consider it a nice to have, not a must)
- I must insert the speakers in compartments of the bookcase (closed compartments of 50 x 40 x 30 cm): so no more than 15-20cm between speaker and wall. No floor stands: husbands will understand me.
I summarized the following options, realizing that it's useless to spend too much money but I need to find a quality compromise.
Solution 1: use home cinema with a 5.1 kit. Maybe finding a good bargain for a good brand kit (like Wharfedale DX2?). Total: 200-400 euro. Honestly the option I like least.
Solution 2: a good soundbar below 300 euro (rather found in second hand market), but sacrificing the musical aspect (I hate soundbars because those heard have a boxed sound). Surely I will never spend more than 300 euro for a soundbar.
Solution 3 (spending about 300-400 euro): sell the AV receiver and buy a Canton DM sound station-base (no hdmi) or Yamaha SRT 1000 / 1500 (or others). I will put it under the TV. I call this option "the compromise".
Solution 4. Buy two active speakers (i.e. Edifier 1700, Presonus Eris...) with bluetooth for smartphones/PC and connected to TV. Total: less than 200 euro.
Solution 5. System 2.0 with two three-way speakers like Yamaha NS-B330 or NS-333 or Sony SS-CS5 (or others) attached to the Pioneer receiver giving up the subwoofer and the center speaker but obtaining a minimum of bass. About 200 euro in grey market.
Solution 6. Two good passive bookshelf speakers for a 2.0 system. The ideal choice would be choosing a speaker that guarantees at least some bass. But the biggest problem is the position in the library that should lead me to exclude all speakers with the bass reflex port in the rear. After a quick search almost all of the speakers I like have a rear bass reflex.
In order of preference:
KEF q150: rear
Audio Monitor Bronze 1 and 2: rear (?)
Kef q100: front
Mission LX-2: rear
KLIPSCH 41 and 51: rear
Dali Zensor 1: rear
Wharfedale 11: front
Other ???
That being the case, what would you do? Thanks in advance.
I would take @Zorba922 's advice, though.
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