No problem. Not a professional haha... just someone with interest. Good luck on your search!

Like this?
https://www.mrhaudio.com/studio-monitor-spe...o-monitor-stand
https://www.mrhaudio.com/studio-monitor-spe...9-speaker-stand

Import duty + GST.

This post has been edited by SSJBen: Sep 3 2017, 12:11 AM

Riiight...? Land of songlap.


A pair of full sized towers + center is impossible to escape without tax la...

You are damn lucky then.

Some plate amps has a relay on them that when you turn it on or off, they will have click/pop noise.

However, no Sledge amps that I know of used by current SVS models has a relay on them. Correct me if I'm wrong though, I'm not 100% sure on this but I haven't actually seen any.

This post has been edited by SSJBen: Sep 6 2017, 03:21 PM

Which Klipsch sub?

The only Klipsch sub that I feel is fairly decent is the R112SW. But honestly, it isn't priced too well - another 800-900 and you can get yourself a PB2000/PC2000.

This post has been edited by SSJBen: Sep 7 2017, 03:08 PM

Maybe just get an SB1000 then?

Room dimensions would be helpful to suggest a sub.

Not comparable. Different sub design (sealed vs ported), different driver design, different amp, different dimensions.

If you are asking how much the SB1000 can output in comparison to the PB2000, then it's about nearly 4x less output below 25hz. Only above 50hz the SB1000 is about 3db off the PB2000 in output.

I've set it up and heard it at my relative's house in the US, it's a potent little entry level sub as long as the room size isn't too big (below 1400 cu.ft).

So now that Maxx HT has brought them in - there is one less reason to buy fart boxes. This is the sub for those that moan/bitch/complain about wanting good bass but not wanting to spend money.

They were just recently announced, I wasn't even at CEDIA so zero experience with them. That said, on paper - the specs does look pretty promising. I don't think Monoprice has any reason to lie about their product's specs either, considering their other audio products were very well received.

Room size and dimension please when asking for recommendation.

Does that budget have to include the receiver and display as well or is it just solely for the speakers?

This post has been edited by SSJBen: Sep 25 2017, 04:45 PM

For the height speakers, are you planning on on-wall near ceiling placement or in-ceiling placement?

With a fairly healthy budget like that, you have several options. Prices are estimate, better to check with dealers for the best pricing.

A simple Klipsch Setup:
RP160m L/R (RM2.5k)
RP250c Center (RM1.7k)
RP240s Surrounds (RM2k)
SVS PB2000 sub (RM4.5k)
Denon x2300w AVR (RM2.8k)

Above is just a standard recommendation. You can mix and match speakers for your surrounds and height channels, it doesn't absolutely have to be of the same design family.

There are other speakers to check out from the likes of ELAC UNI-FI line, SVS Prime, DefTech, QAcoustics, and Wharfedale just to name a few.

5.1.2 IS basically an Atmos/DTSX setup, what are you talking about?

This post has been edited by SSJBen: Sep 29 2017, 03:50 PM

Sigh.

People don't read these days huh?



How do I recommend him a height speaker if I don't know if he's doing in ceilings, on wall or up firing? Jeez man.

So I just list out the speakers that are obvious first.

This post has been edited by SSJBen: Sep 29 2017, 05:09 PM

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This post has been edited by SSJBen: Sep 30 2017, 12:08 AM

Unless your ceiling is no higher than 8-10ft (optimum being closer to 8), is completely flat, reflective and you only have ONE single main listening position, I absolutely cannot recommend upfiring speakers. You'd either end up hearing next to nothing or the more likely possibility is that you compromise the entire soundstage of your other speakers.

If you cannot do in-ceiling or on-wall, my suggestion is just to put all your money into 5.1 or 7.1 instead. Quality over quantity, Atmos is awesome and all but if you want to do it, then do it right.

Is it flat and have no ceiling fan? 9ft is still generally okay for upfiring setups.

Soundbars are the worst in providing upfiriring Atmos experience. I mean... just look how puny the drivers are, it's almost impossible to expect anything immersive out of it. It would give you a rough idea of how it sounds like I guess.

There are no rules stating that bookshelfs should be in small rooms and towers are in big. If you ask me, I'd still get 3 large bookshelfs over a tower setup for a pure HT room (example 3x PSA MTM 210 for LCR). The main reason being that 3 large bookshelfs that plays FLAT too 60-70hz with a high sensitivity (above 93db/1w/1m) is cheaper than buying 3 towers (or 2 towers + 1 center). The extra money can and SHOULD go to a bigger sub, which is the foundation of the audio spectrum.

But then I have a tower and an individual center. I have indeed pondered on the thought that I made a wrong choice, but I do appreciate my towers because I still like listening to music from time to time in pure 2.0 stereo. The other reason is because I wanted to try a ribbon tweeter, safe to say there's no going back.

I'm just using ordinary Belden 5000UE series cable. Bought a reel last year and just terminated them myself. They are 12 AWG cables, which is thicker than I need for the length of runs I want. Some people here and other social spaces will tell you all about the mystical-unicorn-blood-infused speaker and power cables though.
My stance is that, none of them can and have shown the science and being that I've blind tested them too, they don't sound any better or worse... different than "normal" well built cables. You can keep and open mind and go listen if you can hear a difference, I didn't - fortunately. Which meant I had extra money to put it into other parts of my system.

Depends on what speakers you get, may not be a great choice to get a single amp and run all your speakers off from it. A Denon x4400h and an Emotiva A-300 is cheaper than a single x6400h and will perform better than the latter. Weigh out your choices on that. The x4400h does 11 channel processing too, you just need an external 2 channel amp to make use of it.

This post has been edited by SSJBen: Oct 29 2017, 07:59 PM

Huh?

There are still pre-pros around, to name a few off the top of my head:

Yamaha CXA5100

Marantz AV8802

Anthem AV60

Emotiva XMC1


There are plenty more from the likes of Triad, Crestron, Arcam, Rotel, etc.
Individual pre-pros are not dead. They just aren't very popular anymore because it doesn't offer enough simplicity to the vast majority of users.