Anyone here bought or ever listen to the SVSound speakers. I am looking at the M series but they are really expensive. Even the MBS-01 bookshelve cost almost USD1000 = RM3500 and including shipping can be anywhere RM5000. That is like RM2500 per bookshelve speaker!!!

As far as I knew it got a very good review from Sound and Vision mag. I have the actual copy.

http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/speakers/...ker-system.html

This post has been edited by htkaki: Jun 29 2009, 02:31 PM

But actually buying a pair of bookshelve speakers for RM5000 is a big risk! What if it turns out not to our liking.

This one don't play play. Cheaper to get the Axiom speakers via Brunei.

Buying the speakers over the net for RM5K is definitely a risk... even thought the review is good but what if you don't like it so gotta be care on this. I would think twice before making this decision...

But someone took the plunge and bought it. It is another brand. He's happy with it.

I found this thread that have the best shoot out between the SVS and many other speakers.

Link

After reading it, say bye bye to svs. It seems like everyone recommended the Ascend Seirra speakers in the same price range....another online speaker company. If you haven't read the link go now...wide range of speakers being compared there.

looks like Dynaaudio is a fantastic speakers but the price is wow...

Funny you guys just bring out this thread. Been researching for ID speaker and shortlisted few brands, SVS MTS-01, Axiom M80v2, Emotiva ERT8.3 and Songtower QWT. After much reading pass few weeks, SVS is out of the picture. Emotiva not much review and most of the review is by fanboy and I feel it's overhype. Axiom M80 seems like good value for the price but I'm looking at speaker which is better then B&W 700 series. After much research, looks like Salk songtower QWT is a great speaker at around USD 1700. It's a much better speaker compare to Sierra 1 according to some of the shootout. Sierra 1 is a USD 800 speaker so it's not a fair fight. Just shoot an email to salk to enquire total cost for this speaker. Also there is an option to upgrade the tweeter to Ribbon tweeter for another extra USD 700.

This post has been edited by pierreye: Jun 29 2009, 05:00 PM

Its really not fair to compare the song tower to the Seirra 1 as the size and price are from 2 different category. In the end , the price is going to be a big factor as there is no end to how much one can spend on these things.

But from the shoot out, everyone is so surprise how good the Seirra sound.

Ever try out DynaAudio?

I ve auditioned Dynaudio years ago at CMY in Sumway Pyramid. It's performance indeed out of my expectation (so as the price). Since I cldn't afford it, I have to look for cheaper alternatives.

yah...USD2500 for a pair of bookshelve. Don't dare to touch!

So expensive

This post has been edited by dlyz: Jun 29 2009, 07:52 PM

Anyone heard of Ascend Sierra-1? Looks like a superb speakers under USD1000

Ascend link

Apparently SVS has re-voiced & re-designed their speakers as a result of the feedback and reviews on the forums last year. In their MTS-01 page it says:

It's rare, but we left a lot of sonic performance and durability enhancements on the table with the launch of these mid-priced speakers early last year. No longer. Now shipping, the redesigned speakers took good, to truly great. The result of costly new new audiophile-grade, crossovers. The results of the new "voicing" has been amazing

But don't know how the new version sounds compared to the old one.

The Ascend Sierra-1 has got a lot of positive reviews. At USD898 for the piano black finish they are quite pricey. Incl shipping and tax, by the time it gets here would be around 4.7k - 5k. Then some more have to add a few hundred to buy nice stands.

In that price range there are a lot of floorstanders you can audition locally.

I fully agreed with you. There are lots of floorstanders that is much cheaper but a lot of them are cheap for a reason. I have been doing a lot of reading last night and this little thing seems to be on the ranks with Dynaudio. It is highly regarded monitor speakers in the audiophile world (in US) which according to many pro sounds better then many more expensive floorstanders and speakers.

I'm very new when it comes to audiophile grade speakers so I still have a lot to learn.
Anyone familiar with Enjoy the Music.com? The Sierra won the Best Of 2008 Blue Note Equipment Awards. I wonder what is that.
Here is the link and scrow all the way down to read about it.

When choosing speaker, we have to be realistic. You need to set the price range and research which speaker fall within range and their characteristic too. Doesn't mean one type of speaker will fit everyone needs. Some people like very dynamic speaker with good bottom (those people normally like rock, action movie etc), some people put lot of emphasize in mid-range (vocal) etc. So it all depends on personal taste. If you are a first timer in audiophile grade speaker, you will be surprised that the first time you will feel it's dull. This is due to the distortion that you had used to with cheap speaker which normally put emphasize on Bass and upper treble. You feel the zing and boom but nothing in the mid. When clarity open up, soundstage widen you will start to appreciate what's a true music like.

My current research for tower point me into 2 direction: AV123 Rocket RS850 for dynamic and high level output without distortion or Salk SongTower for unbeatable mid-range. Most likely will go for Rocket RS850 as I use it 70% for HT as base on the feedback, rocket will play louder and more dynamic compare to songtower. Their center channel RSC200 is a monster. I always feel that we need a very good and dynamic center speaker as most dialogue is from center speaker.

This post has been edited by pierreye: Jun 30 2009, 12:44 PM

If you go to my above post on the great speakers shoot-out, the are some rocket speakers there too. Can we buy the rocket and the Salk here in malaysia?

Rocket and Salk also direct import from USA. Not available here AFAIK.

and salk haven't reply my email regarding shipping. After further research, I think salk might not play nicely above 100db. So if you looking for very loud and dynamic speaker, have to look into Rocket RS850. Plus the price is USD 500 cheaper. Movie reference level is 105db (THX reference level). Most of us will play in between 85db to 95db which is pretty loud. As for MTS-01 with new XO, not much review and I think most people back off after the first review. As it is their first attempt at speaker, might need to take v2 to get the ingredient right.

This post has been edited by pierreye: Jun 30 2009, 03:05 PM

Its not that expensive. My friend just got a Dynaudio Audience 52 bookshelf speakers for SGD 1500. The sound blew me away!

Its a shame SVS didn't get it right the first time. Looks like a lot of good speakers are only online direct. With the shipping cost so high, it makes it hard for us to own them.

The one they mentioned at usd2.5k is a different model.

If the dynaudio is so good, then this means that the Sierra is a steal...

Quote from Review By Clarke Robinson from enjoythemusic.com

"There are many different types of audio dealers. Some are okay, many are not, but AudioVision SF is what you hope for any time you walk in to a hi-fi shop. They represent a broader range of manufacturers than any shop I've ever seen, and Chris, a refreshingly low-pressure salesperson, loves this stuff and he's not afraid to show it off. I made an appointment initially to compare the Sierra-1 with the much-lauded Dynaudio Focus 140, which is around $1800 and an excellent speaker that was designed, like the Sierra, with total neutrality in mind. After a few swaps I really couldn't hear any difference between the two. To hear anything resembling an improvement over the Sierra-1, we had to step up to the Dali Helicon 300, a cool $3299 a pair."

Lightning Bro,

Not sure about reviews though, but I think reviews are just the supportive reference when you're unsure and have shortlisted your initial list and budget.

If what the reviewer claims and it goes the same with what you hear and feel then that's a keeper. But again that's when you've already auditioned them, and just unsure which you like best.

Anyway, buying blindly would just be based on reviews and just "blindly", are you the type?

All those are not available here i think, except the Dali which has recently been taken over by A&L, previously i think the other one was in City Square.

Can't just judge which is better based on reviews, at most times.

CMY have the dealership for Dynaudio. You should go audition the speakers there

I fully agreed with you...in fact a lot of reviews are bogus or bias. That is why i am not ready to buy one just yet.

But so far there are lots of audiophile reviews on the Sierra and they are nothing but astounding. Remember the speakers shoot out from users on avforum on my earlier post. Here is the link just in case you miss it. Link That is some of the best way to tell how a speaker perform in relations to other speakers.

Here is photo taken from the events.

Being able to stand own its own against all those bigger speakers is no easy task for the Sierra.

bro unless u wanna listen to music in full range using only your speakers,without your sub, u should be looking at ascend 340se. They are supposed to be more neutral, easier to drive and take more punishment than sierra1, just cant go as low as sierra1. They r on sale now too but still u have to be sure neutral speakers r what u r looking for. Buying speakers based on reviews is never advisable. I did it but bcoz i was fed up with the few stores that i visited locally. Either no ready stock to audition, bad service or more bad service with ridiculous price.

Pls take note dat there r too many fanboys around including ascend and svs fanboys so take everything with few pinches of salt. Just use the reviews as a rough guide to know the characteristic of the speakers. If u have a frenly local hifi store to go to then it is always a better choice, if u happen to stay in a kampung like me without a frenly local hifi store then maybe Internet Direct maybe your last option. Sorry talk until off topic liao

I'm using the B&W602 now which is also a studio monitor albeit a cheap one. I am quite happy with it. Not sure how much better is the Sierra.

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Added on June 30, 2009, 5:59 pmThis from one of the person during the speaker shootout...

"We were able to hear the Sierra's in his room along with the SVS sub. Having the sub there added another dimension to the Sierra's. I think I can speak for those who were there... We all looked at each other like "holy **** this is impressive".

maybe I can replicate the same thing in my living room

This post has been edited by lightning69: Jun 30 2009, 05:59 PM

Let me share another speaker suggestion - Revel.

You might say "What?!? Revel stuff is super expensive and out of consideration". Actually since we're talking about speakers in the 5k range here, I just found out the 'entry level' Revel Concerta F12 is priced at 5.4k (that is not a typo) and this is a true 3 way speaker.

The reviews are quite positive and demo can be done at Perfect Hi-Fi in Jalan Raja Chulan. I might go there to listen one day.

Another one I might audition later is the Focus Audio FC 8 at 5.8k.

This post has been edited by jchong: Jun 30 2009, 07:16 PM

Thanks. Will take a look at it.

I am surprised!

RM5.4K is CHEAP for Revel!!! jchong, who knows one day you would upgrade to Ultima Salon 2 Please invite me to audition it Have to ring Alvin to check it out

I was surprised also since Revel stuff is normally stratospheric in pricing. That's why I plan to listen to the F12.

Yes, one fine day I hope to be able to get something like the Salon 2. By that time probably got Salon 5 already

The Focus line is expensive. Audience line is the previous series replaced by the Excite series. Also Dynaudios are known to be power hungry.

This post has been edited by dlyz: Jun 30 2009, 10:35 PM

The audiophile world is indeed confusing!

FWIW..

I hv de SBS-01 for my 4 surrounds..
I tried it out , for a short while.. as my mains before I mounted them up (comparo wif my Tannoy M5) n even thou' I dont hv 'golden ears'(far far from it, really ) its a veri decent bkshlv..

Cheers
Dirtrun

excite is not tat hard to drive actually.... go n listen n compare ..

dun just like keep on copy n paste info and blow blow water

better still let dynaudio blow u away

dun belip? ask the others like MPYW? he was bz looking for the sub....but there aint any...but the sound from small bookshelf is amazing

The price is amazing too!

can buy audisi ...tis one kacang puteh for u

Not in the mood to spend that much money on a pair of speakers yet.

I dare not challenge dlyz since he is using Dynaudio Audience 122

fuyooo where is taukeh besar dlyz?

Boss, I thought you have also ordered a pair of Dynaudio. No?

Ever wonder how the dynaudio when pair to the PC12-plus would sound?

Just received an email from AV123 that they don't ship to Malaysia anymore as currently they are in talk with some local distributor. Didn't ask any further question as I had my eyes set on different type of speaker solution. Will post further after I confirm my purchase.

guys there r two speakers always mentioned in other forums... both are known as bang for buck affordable speakers.. although only Dana looks more affordable in RM

1) Dana 630 (USD4XX)
2) Selah SSR (diy) (USD7xx)

i dont know whether they r really that good but since many have talked abt ID speakers here so i just post the two here

This post has been edited by mys_terious: Jul 5 2009, 04:33 PM

hi guys, just got back from vacation, no lar i not tauke besar. I got mine speaker 2nd hand for 1.9k only hahaha... it was a steal. I was lucky cause a customer traded it in and i saw it by chance. My fren told me to grab it now or he will. lol

But, i went perfect hifi and alvin from perfecthifi also told me dyns are really power hungry.He told me, you need to spend 2x the amount u spend for ur speaker on amps. o.O

i just lucky peaseant.

This post has been edited by dlyz: Jul 8 2009, 12:58 PM

There is thread on this SVS loudspeakers in avsforum. A forummer did post that MTS-01 is good and that it matches the Dynaudio but at much lower price. Post #437

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread....=865504&page=15

So good? I will find out soon

This post has been edited by htkaki: Sep 7 2009, 11:46 PM

So far you're only bringing in SVS subs right? No speakers?

No, almost everything including the loudspeakers

Be very careful about one person's review...often very bias. The reason I buy the SVS sub is because almost all the people who bought it say great things about SVS sub. That is not the case for SVS speakers.

svs sub... very good ;-)

spkr i dont know.

i got the svs cylinder the biggest back then (3yrs ago?) housemates said... the god just visited

my windows resonates as well

Maybe I didn't make myself clear. I have personally auditioned the MTS-01 in S'pore but the venue didn't allow it to perform excellently. It sounds bright too. So, about the one person's view, yes it may be biased.

However, the MTS-01 systems garnered quite good review from Sound and Vision and being awarded 'Certified & Recommended'. I have the mag too. So, kind of itching to listen to its audio quality in a room.

http://www.svsound.com/reviews/2008-10_Sound_and_Vision.pdf

Having said that, the system needs a beefy power amp to really get it working handsomely just like mpyw's Axiom. On that note, I am tempted to get the Emotiva XPA-5 to do the job as my new 4310 is just puny

That is true. The MTS-O1 is rated 4 ohm so is kind of power hungry. Might want to audition the MBS-01 as i prefer bookshelf to tower since i am using a sub. Shopping for speakers is harder then woofer as there are more speaker choices and also speakers tend to have very different sound signature which appeal to different people.

taukeh htkaki sure elite wan.. even 4310 is puny to him..

This post has been edited by zerorulez: Sep 9 2009, 01:35 PM

Don't say like that lah Me = ikan bilis oni aka small fry

I am just trying to say that the loudspeakers need ample power to drive it

if u ikan bilis then me=semut..

then me can consider single cell amoeba

Had a chance to listen to the Dynaudio Excite X32 yesterday. Wanted to hear what was all the fuss about Dynaudio. CMY said Excite series was suitable for HT use since not as difficult to drive as other models. Still it is a 4 ohm speaker with 87 dB efficiency - so not really easy to drive. It was paired with a Naim amp (CMY said rated at 60W).

Anyway, the sound was very dynamic, good separation, bass was punchy and it was detailed. However, on some tracks it sounded a tad bit bright (which was surprising considering they are soft dome tweeters). Quoted 9.9k for it.

This post has been edited by jchong: Sep 11 2009, 10:02 AM

Updates :

Hopefully can these during the long holiday :