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greg_mitch
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| Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 3:07 am Post subject: Massive Cinema Speakers |
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How ridiculous would these be for a home theater??
Only $600 at Full Compass
http://www.fullcompass.com/product/298658.html
Crazy??? Probably.
Would you even need a sub with these across the front??
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Zebu Fellenz
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| Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 3:41 am Post subject: |
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Doesn't seem ridiculous at all to me...
And yes you would still want subs. 
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garyfritz
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| Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 3:56 am Post subject: |
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Heck yes, they're only rated down to 45Hz +/- 3dB. You want another octave at least, down to at least 20Hz or lower.
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greg_mitch
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| Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 4:26 am Post subject: |
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My wife wouldn't understand it though...with three other 15" woofers at the front!
I am not crazy enough to try these in a room with 10' from seating position to screen.
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WanMan
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| Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 12:02 pm Post subject: |
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What is important isn't what they look like, but what the sound like. If the only thing your wife will 'get' is appearance, but a Gucci badge on them and impress her.
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ecrabb
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| Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 4:31 pm Post subject: |
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Wan, his point wasn't that she would object to the looks... It would be that he spent $1800 on 3 gigantic speakers with huge drivers, and would STILL want to spend more an another giant box with a huge driver (sub).
You'd definitely need a sub, Greg... Like Gary said, there's an entire octave missing.
The low-frequency extension isn't the biggest problem I see, though. Those speakers are very efficient, and are designed for larger spaces... While they are very efficient (high SPL on not much amplifier power), I think with those big titanium compression horns in a small room, you'd have a very bright, very harsh sound.
Not to mention the placement issues with three cabinets that size in a typical HT. You'd need to go AT, and you'd probably burn at least 18" of your room (and throw, unless you move your projector back) doing it.
If I had a huge room (say 20x30 or so), and I was going scope/AT with masking, I'd probably have to try to go hear a set of these.
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greg_mitch
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| Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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| ecrabb wrote: |
Not to mention the placement issues with three cabinets that size in a typical HT. You'd need to go AT, and you'd probably burn at least 18" of your room (and throw, unless you move your projector back) doing it.
If I had a huge room (say 20x30 or so), and I was going scope/AT with masking, I'd probably have to try to go hear a set of these.
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Bingo!
I don't really want these but if I ever get more space I would love to get some "real" cinema style speakers like these.
I was reading about the next step up from these and those were rated to THX standards for maximum 40' to back row! That is a theater!
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ecrabb
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No, sh*t... Some day, I'd love to have a big room. There's just no way to get that "big room" sound in a small room.
Greg, you should buzz over to eD and have a listen to a set of their A6-6T6's. I was really impressed for the money... $900 for all three mains. They'd probably knock a few bucks off if you picked them up, too.
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greg_mitch
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| Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 5:13 pm Post subject: |
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| ecrabb wrote: | No, sh*t... Some day, I'd love to have a big room. There's just no way to get that "big room" sound in a small room.
Greg, you should buzz over to eD and have a listen to a set of their A6-6T6's. I was really impressed for the money... $900 for all three mains. They'd probably knock a few bucks off if you picked them up, too.
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I have heard that the towers sounded more like bookshelves...and thus I was thinking their A6 6T6 MTM bookshelves would sound about the same. That way I could save some moola and get the Dual sealed 13" DIY kit as well!
Might be heading down in a few weeks if I can get something set up.
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jask
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Damn, that just makes me think about Moose and his love of JBL gear.
Hopefully he has the loudest home theater in Heaven. 
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