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Need some advice here, my budget around 5k for complete 5.1 system with receiver, at first targeted yamaha ns-555 whole set plus AVR677 & NS-SW300 sub, ll be setup for condo living room size of 10ft x 25ft, so wall to wall listening distance is around 8-9ft, then I went CMY to ask for their pro advice, the guru there recommended me to get the new Mission M-Cubed 5.1 system (launched a month ago in UK). The set comes with 5 compact satellites speakers plus one sub, priced 3.9k+.

My question is, is the yamaha floorstanding speakers package overkill for small condo living room? CMY said yamaha need high volume to bring out the potential...

Is Mission M-cubed a better option for my case?

Hi,

Sounds like the Missions are satt/sub combos ala BOSE - I haven't personally heard them but l tink its safe to say that it shld be better than Hose uhm sorry Bose..

But seriously a good sat system is very good, if you don't play too loud - its almost invisible . I have heard the Energy Take satts n they are really good.. for its footprint.. PLUS your significant other will love them..

But if its me, I d look for a budget avr n an efficient floorstander - start 2 channel first [ n use up all de 5k for tis] n when u can - then add ctr n/or surr ; sub..

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Your proposal sounds good to me, poisonous though. appreciated your inputs very much! I have yet to make an appointment for the CMY audition on Mission 5.1 M-cubed as they need 1 day in advance to set it up with Denon amp.

your space is a bit tight for floor standing but still workable because my room size is same as yours. now im using a pair of mordaunt-short MS502 floor standing spkr in front channel.
dont worry, it perform well in low-mid volume. the best part is high volume because of the solid 1-piece base structure can blast loud like cinema.

M-cube looks very alike to Creative "cambridge soundworks" or Altec Lansing 221 type of PC speaker, which unable to produce full range vocal.
i guess they wont distort at high volume movie, but the "musical performance" is not up to par to compare with yamaha NS555. because needing subwoofer to cover the midbass

i got same suggestion with dirtrun! play 2channel, sure u will satisfy for very long time before slowly upgrade to others. because in reality usage the rear surround spkr wont make sound as much as the front pair no matter u play music or movie.

a very good front channel combined with careful setup /reflection tuning is enough to produce excellence wide sound stage and very focused centre imaging ~floating voice in the middle~ that will impress a lot of beginners who will think u got invisible speaker hiding but actually none

This post has been edited by ktek: Nov 10 2014, 09:56 PM

Or even a 3.0 setup for now. Have you considered this?

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Hi,

De mistake most newbies make is tat they tink tat this purchase is the one and only , theyll make.. Unfortunately to say, if you have been in tis hobby as long as I hv, no matter how strong your resolve, there'll come a time when you will upgrade - sometimes its not an upgrade per se but something has konked and while you may think you'll go sideways in replacements , the fact of the matter is , you tend to go up..
I have noticed that the only people who dont upgrade - usually lose interest [ for some reason or another ] and let the hobby die..

Take my advice - go 2 channel wif de best spkr you can afford [ look pre-owned to maximise budget ] + electronics [IMO, is not that important] , if you wanna xtend usage look for ones with pre-outs cos more often than not, you'll fiddle wif more power and you wont need to waste money by upgrdng your electronics, then - just get pwr amps n you are gud for anthr few years..

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Thanks ALL for your kind advice! I shd have made it more specific earlier, I need the 5.1 system mainly for HT in the new living room, another 2-channel setup for music would be use in another room. apologize for the confusion

not sure if it's the right place to ask this, i have a Yamaha MCR-840, it's without subwoofer.

which subwoofer should i add in? preferably if it doesn't cost me a bomb.

big room? small room?

Advice still stands .. best idea to curb 'uprgditis' - buy de best u can afford n work up..

But if die die must get 5.1 - I'd go wif a cheap american [JBL/Infinity] 5 channel set n get a rythmik sub [best for value 'trawler'].. not de best sounding [for music] but darn good for HT..

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you're welcome. lets listen to the m-cube set and see how good can it compete with yamaha set

living room.

don't need super nice, decent is good enough.

I was looking for a sub below 1k, so I got myself a YST-SW215 (8") Yamaha subwoofer. It's decent enough for me in a living room (terrace house). Dunno about your budget though...

This post has been edited by raif: Nov 11 2014, 02:07 PM

u can shop for 8" enough for general usage

This post has been edited by ktek: Nov 11 2014, 01:55 PM

Happy Hunting!!!

Below is the screenshot fr yammie 2014 brochure, u can compare the frequency response and also the size of it..

The prices of model ard 1k range from the legendary shop are:

8" YST-SW215 RM750 (this one **without power amp)
10" YST-SW315 RM1.1k

8" NS-SW200 RM890 (using Twisted Flare Port But **without the Bass Action Selector for music or movie)
10" NS-SW300 RM1.1K (using Twisted Flare Port)
10" NS-SW500 RM1.29K




Yea, happy hunting! (dunno who hunt who though )

This post has been edited by DrLimYG: Nov 12 2014, 12:06 PM

If u can strtch ur budget a bit [ considering de top of de Yammy range is 1.3k ] .. Do consider de budget Rythmik - I tink I saw it for ard 2k at HiFi4Sale [ or contact HTkaki..]

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Just putting my Two Sen into this...

My experience with Yamaha Subwoofer has not been great. (not very lasting)

I agree with dirtrun, the sifu of Subwoofer is HTKaki

You should also consider SVS sub...

I guess I know which sub I will look into if my yamaha sw-215 is rosak

This post has been edited by raif: Nov 12 2014, 03:26 PM