Top of front speaker not good?

Also, went to a couple of places got quotes like;

Onkyo 309 + Jamo 606 = RM3800

Yamaha 473 + PCB Satellite speakers = RM4k

Cheap?

What's a good budget to start built Hi-Fi. Currently using headphone/iem only. Was thinking to go for speaker.  Is RM3000 enough to get a decent set?

can anyone comment on X-LS Encore ? this rm1200 bookshelf can really beat rm2500 range bookshelfs like triangle color and b&w 685?

If you want to experience the real HiFi sound, you should buy the Xls-encore and this speaker may the only bookshelf you'll ever need.

Pair it with a decent DAC and topping tp60 integrated amp, the performance is really good.

Rich in low end, the Mid is lush and sweet and the high is smooth.

Listening to acoustic song like by Madilyn bailey, boyceavenue and Kurt Hugo Schneider  is really surreal, its like they are performing in front of you, not exaggerating, but that's the fact.

For me, I'm really into EDM, with a good mixed music, the sound is holographic. It can bring back the excitement of being there, at the festival of EDM

If you are into rock music, no problem. Xls-encore can handle the mess very well.

Jazz and Blues ah~ easy peasy to handle...

BUT

you can't achieve all that if:

1) You have no dedicated stand source. Isolation is the key.

2) Ur listening to a pirate, support original. The original is always better than the pirate, iTunes is always better than the .flac over the torrent site. That's what i've found over the years of downloading the illegal. 

3) You don't have enough space to let the speaker breath.

CONs:

Can't think any at this price. If I want to pick one, Xls-Encore is not really suitable for current pop music..not all, but most of it. I think the sound engineering and arrangement is simply sucks. Not worth to be played by this gem..

The real pop is Michael Jackson, Womack and Womack, Toto etc...

just tell me how u feel about the electronic piano and the detail and sound stage when all electronic guitar and drums joins  thank you

Thanks for your input yes the youtube just for testing purpose they always dont sound as good as cd or lossless..
Btw no cover for them? My home is dusty. Afraid that dust will stick on the drivers

Hi folks, my budget is around 5k+

music taste towards vocals, piano, and i like to listen to details.

living in condo. Any 2.0 or studio speaker is good for me.

Can Anyone recommend me?

Plan to sell my Holfi Pre+power and a Celestion spkr, but, ironically.. not many people know about these brand. LOLX

Please recommend me a set up for my Living room + dining area.

Purpose: Mainly playing music like Bossa Nova/ instrumental to fill up the area with lounge-feel. Will use it to watch tv as well, and playing some games on it occasionally. Hardly will watch movie at home..(prefer to go cinema)
Budget: rm 2000. Adjustable.. but cannot be until 4-5k range.

Requirement: I am actually looking for something that can easily fill up the Living room/ dining area without sounding noisy. Thing that best avoid is example: I am sitting at living room sofa listening to my Hifi next to my TV. My gf talk to me in the dining/ dry kitchen area.. and I cannot hear her properly until I need to lower down the volume so much that it becomes pointless to have a good hifi. Or she finds the music "noisy" when she is not within the coverage of the hifi. Currently this happens a lot when I am working in front of my pc (inside study room with door open) while playing my music on my 2.1 pc speakers. And she talks to me from outside and I cant hear her. Or most of the time, she will wants me to lower down the volume...(I am not blasting the music i swear Just loud enough for me to hear every tiny bit of instruments) Apparently the music becomes "noisy" when people are outside of the range. This is what I want to avoid most when installing the hifi system in the living room.

I want the sound to be comfortable enough to chitchat, and same time able to enjoy the music.. Living area until dining area... medium Condo size. A good example will be a cafe/lounge. My thought will be.. I cannot be getting a 2.1 system? Instead I need to have multiple Satellite Speakers, mounting on the ceiling all over the living room and dining area... Is this the way to go?

Please recommend and advice

Thanks for your opinion. Besides that, if you were to recommend me an amp as well as a set of speakers around rm2k-3k budget, what would it be? was having a look around, the x-ls encore speakers have some pretty good reviews as well.

My budget 3k, can buy from Jb or Sg.

What can I get?

whats the ball park figure for that setup?

hhhmmm what other amps have you tested with the XLS?

so the high powered amps probably gave more control and transient

hows the XLS damping factor like?

low power amps sound abit boomy probably bcoz lack of transience and damping factor....hence less control over the speaker

i'm actually tempted to look at DIY tubes using either KT88/KT120 or 6550. Not cheap though

this system intent is like DIY sound hobbyist....
was even thinking of doing up a pair of scanspeaks speakers
Ring Radiator tweets and 7" Revelator mids
diy passive xovers....with Mundorf, Dueland and etc

how about XLS encore peerless drivers being replaced by their bigger brother.....Scanspeaks.....

fx20.......diy is like a hobby for me......
obviously for serious listening i already have my rig

Then you need to modified the network in the xover. The silk dome tweeter in the XLS is attenuated to radiance the equal SPL with other. And you and to re-tune everything again. But, you do not have that reason to do so, XLS uses high end customized tweeter (you can see them in some Sonodyne line). They sound as good as Scan-speak ones. You have to listen to believe. 

Actually, peerless makes produces high quality and accurate drivers and OEM for some famous companies. Just that they don't announce like others.