Thanks for the grill on pics Terry. I'm pretty sure my wife will want the grills on all the time, but yours look amazing with the grills off! I was very close to picking a similar finish, but my wife liked the Santos Rosewood - I hope they look as good as yours do.
Interesting comparison to the 805S's. I was considering the 804's and listened to the a few times but they never quite did it for me (not sure why). Plus I just didn't think the B&W's 804's were worth the price. I am feeling pretty good about choosing the Salks now after seeing your pics and reading your comments about them - and speaking with Jim of course. The wait is really getting tough now. When I spoke to Jim on Friday he told me it looks like our HT2 TL's are 2-3 weeks away.
BTW, how did you decide on going with Parasound gear?
-Greg
I agree with you on the B&W's. Nice speakers, but I can assure you that they don't come remotely close to the sound of the HT2's or ST RT's.
I feel bad for you on the wait. The last week or so is the hardest.
On the Parasound stuff. My goal is a really great 2-channel setup that is home theater capable. As such, I wanted to find a dedicated 2-channel preamp with home theater bypass, a great 2-channel amp, and a receiver with all the latest toys. In this scenario, the 2-channel amp is always driving my main speakers while the receiver powers the center and surrounds. What could be better?
I picked Parasound because a couple of guys I know were saying how great it is (you know who you are). After researching for quite a while, you end up finding out that the Parasound 2100 is a rare bird with 2-channel bass management and home theater bypass all in one simple and rather inexpensive dedicated 2-channel preamp. I'm a guy who likes matching gear, so the Parasound 2250 amp looked real attractive. I got both new at an incredible steal! The receiver I am considering is the Onkyo TX-SR876.
This being a transmission line design, can you tell us what the port looks like? Is round or rectangular? You don't *have* to post a pic, but if you feel up to it...
Thanks in advance.
The port is round and appears to be exactly the same as the one used on the ST's.
Sorry, Terry - I snuck in last night after you and the family went to bed and hugged and kissed your speakers all night. Just go look; my lips prints will still be there.
You SICKO!!
As I recall the opening in the back of the Song Tower is referred to as a "vent" and does not act the same as a port. I was told that the Song Towers can be placed relatively close to the wall. That is what I am actually getting at with my question. Can the HT2's "TL" version be placed as close as the ST's? Is there a rear port or is it a vent like the ST's?
I'm not qualified in any way to answer this question, but my ports are about 12" from my front wall. The side walls are rather far away, so they don't play as much of a role in bass response as closer walls. I plan to do some experimenting with placement when things settle down for me a bit.
I heard something I didn't like from my new Parasound gear, so I was forced to dig out my measuring equipment. If you recall, I mentioned that I was hearing a peak in FR around the mid 30's, well you all need to have a little more respect for my "golden ears".
The graph below is of each speaker playing by itself. The left speaker is blue and the right is red:
As I also stated earlier, I'm positive that's my room causing the peak. I plan to move the speakers a bit more off the front wall to see if the FR settles down a bit. Other than that, these speakers measure flatter than ANY speaker I've measured in my home. I expected to be surprised and I am!
FYI, the measurement was taken at my listening position. I use Room EQ Wizard with a Behringer 8000 mic.