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For theater use, the surrounds don't necessarily have to be great shakes either, you could go and buy a pair of cheap bipoles for under $100 and you are in business.
I recommend a subwoofer over a center or rears because it is more detrimental for home theater in my opinion.
I would contact Jim if I were you.I know he very recently had a pair of Song Towers and a Song Center with the upgraded ribbon tweeter that someone had traded in. It was a custom done set that he was going to refinish and sell.The price was very reasonable.
I don't mean to disparage Salk speakers in anyway, but how can you guys recommend a speaker with no high SPL LFE extension for a person in a large room that cites 90% movie-watching usage?As previously mentioned, given your budget I wouldn't mess with the ST's unless you can afford / fit in the room a decent-sized sub.I'm sure the SongTowers are exceptional speakers within their limits, but I'm not sure HT use with no subwoofer is the intended application.
I don't mean to disparage Salk speakers in anyway, but how can you guys recommend a speaker with no high SPL LFE extension for a person in a large room that cites 90% movie-watching usage?
What are you using for a movie source? Bluray? DVD? If you don't have a decent source, you may want to consider something like the Oppo 983 bluray player. It's a bargain at $500. Absolutely stunning for bluray and DVD and a great audio player as well that supports every format under the sun.Good luck figuring it all out. That is the fun and agony of it all.
If you don't have a decent source, you may want to consider something like the Oppo 983 bluray player. It's a bargain at $500.
Nuance, I'm sure you didn't mean detrimental (harmful, damaging, hurtful), but perhaps important, useful, necessary .... ?
So after reading all the responses, I have lots of good info to digest. I think I am leaning toward the 2.1 recommendation to get started. I think I may also be able to stretch the budget a little. At the moment, I have a set of Orb Audio speakers (http://www.orbaudio.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=6) that are being used as "TV speakers" since the Pioneer KRP series monitors don't come with speakers. I could possibly use them as a temporary center, though they wouldn't really match the STs for consistent sound across the front. Alternatively, they could serve as temporary surrounds. As far as a sub, I've read good things about SVS and the PB13 Ultra. Has anyone had the good fortune of comparing this to the SongSub. Thanks for the all the replies.
To throw my 2 cents into this... I'm surprised so many of you Salk guys are recommending expensive (relatively speaking) Salk speakers to someone looking at mostly home theater and a low budget. Doesn't add up. This is a person who has a large room and home theater *needs* a very capable subwoofer. Speakers? It takes a really bad speaker to make movies sound bad. The speakers would have to be voiced terribly or too small for the desired volume levels. I have not seen the OP make one statement that would cause me to recommend Salk speakers. That said, I'd recommend the OP stick with the recommendations of making certain the front 3 speakers are timber matched, use the Orbs for surrounds, and get 1 very capable sub (I say 1 sub because the only reasons to have 2 subs is to co-locate them for an output increase, or balance out frequency response). I like the idea of the Emotiva ERM-1's currently on closeout for $129.00 each. They have adjustable crossover settings for different placement options and I have yet to see anyone say something bad about them. I'd pick up 3 of them for the LCR and I'd even consider Emotiva's ERD-1's surrounds for another $299.00. Then I'd find a sub from SVS, HSU, or ED that fits what you'd want to spend and size. All three companies offer fantastic subs for HT AND SQ, you almost can't pick a bad one! It really comes down to what fits the room and how much you are willing to spend. Go big as you do have a large room. This should leave you with about $1,000.00 (or more) for a fantastic receiver. I'd recommend a unit from Onkyo or Marantz from accessories4less.com, but you can find many deals on the net. Just don't buy used unless it's one of the newer models with all the bells and whistles so you don't end up missing any features you may want.So there you have it, the single best recommendation on this thread thus far (IMO of course ). A really great HT setup that will easily handle 10% music for an amazingly low price all within your budget.
Quote from: TJHUB on 30 Sep 2009, 01:14 pmTo throw my 2 cents into this... I'm surprised so many of you Salk guys are recommending expensive (relatively speaking) Salk speakers to someone looking at mostly home theater and a low budget. Doesn't add up. This is a person who has a large room and home theater *needs* a very capable subwoofer. Speakers? It takes a really bad speaker to make movies sound bad. The speakers would have to be voiced terribly or too small for the desired volume levels. I have not seen the OP make one statement that would cause me to recommend Salk speakers. That said, I'd recommend the OP stick with the recommendations of making certain the front 3 speakers are timber matched, use the Orbs for surrounds, and get 1 very capable sub (I say 1 sub because the only reasons to have 2 subs is to co-locate them for an output increase, or balance out frequency response). I like the idea of the Emotiva ERM-1's currently on closeout for $129.00 each. They have adjustable crossover settings for different placement options and I have yet to see anyone say something bad about them. I'd pick up 3 of them for the LCR and I'd even consider Emotiva's ERD-1's surrounds for another $299.00. Then I'd find a sub from SVS, HSU, or ED that fits what you'd want to spend and size. All three companies offer fantastic subs for HT AND SQ, you almost can't pick a bad one! It really comes down to what fits the room and how much you are willing to spend. Go big as you do have a large room. This should leave you with about $1,000.00 (or more) for a fantastic receiver. I'd recommend a unit from Onkyo or Marantz from accessories4less.com, but you can find many deals on the net. Just don't buy used unless it's one of the newer models with all the bells and whistles so you don't end up missing any features you may want.So there you have it, the single best recommendation on this thread thus far (IMO of course ). A really great HT setup that will easily handle 10% music for an amazingly low price all within your budget. I was originally going to go with salk for just HT and video games, then I heard how a good speakers plays cd and now am at 60/40 HT/music, but the OP may not be like me .
