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Are you taking about the Essence V compared to the Sapphire XL??John
Mike,So far I have never listened to the Essence V and currently own the Sapphire XL. It's the BEST speaker i've heard.Since I like the Sapphire XL mainly for music, I was thinking of using it for HT also.My dedicated HT room size will be 25x16x9. I want to have flexibity of watching movies at ref level. I'm looking for a 7.1 setup and currently have the followingEssence CenterSapphire XL (pair)Emerald on wall (pair)HSU VTF-3MK2I need 1 more pair for rears or fronts. If the Essence V ...
Ref level is LOUD,..quote]You're right Mike but I want the option of showing off to friends when they come and visit...that's all:-)I'll probably keep the xl in my HT for a while for both music and movies until I find a better room just for music, then I would probably get the Essence V.
I haven't heard the XLs yet, but I did own the Essence V for about a year. I really like them for HT as well as music. I actually preferred them over the highly praised Panorama (I had both in my system for a couple of weeks.) They seemed more open in the midrange than the Panorama. Probably a function of them not needing to go as low as the Panoramas go. I only replaced my Essence V to move up to a pair of Jaguars. I have the Jags paired with some Force subs for now, but I'll soon be switching to a ...
OK, so I'm still trying to get my bearings with respect to the kind of speakers I will use once my HT entertainment center is finished. The plans I've drawn up for it will allow installing speakers the size of the sealed LCR Essence V. I did not really want to go the entertainment center route but certain compromises had to be made with She Who Got the Last Word On This One.Honestly, craigsub's review of them nearly sealed (no pun intended) it for me, and now I see that they are being discontinued in favor of the Sapphire XLs. Sure there are still some available and at a closeout price to boot, but by the time I get the center finished and ready funds available for the speaker purchase, well I’m not sure I'm ready to buy into a discontinued product and I don’t see the ported Sapphire XLs working very well in a cabinet.Bummer.
I don't see it as a bummer . . . I see it as a GREAT opportunity to get just what you want . . . at a lower price to boot!