Top plates being small isn't an issue. Many people have their bookshelves on plates 1/3rd the size of the speaker's depth and width.

But if the lower base is damaged, then yeah no choice but to return it. It's wood after all.
Some stores in Amcorp mall sells steel stands (they can even custom make it for you), but they're a lot more expensive than the Sanus wooden stands of course.

I asked before, it will cost around 600++ and the steel one super heavy, might nd to go Amcorp mall again. Btw Malaysia no sell Atacama speakers stand?

Atacama Nexus 6I

Hi,

I'm moving to a new apartment and thinking of upgrading from my iPhone 6/AT MSR7 to AV receiver type of setup.

I'm seriously looking at Yamaha RX-V379 or RX-V479. What is a good Yamaha speaker that should go with this receiver? Mainly for music listening 99% from FLAC file streamed from my iPhone.

Thanks

Budget?

got choice dont buy yamaha entry spkrs. there are tons of bookshelf spkr available. can u mention room size?

Are you planning to do HT in the future? Otherwise, why waste money on an AV receiver when you can instead get an intergrated stereo amp which provides better audio quality in a stereo format?

Budget would be around rm3k

Room size - not sure the size coz moving in end of this month. But it is a 888 sq ft 2 bedroom condo and I'm planning to put the set up in the living room.

I may go for HT in the future but it's not my priority. I prefer audio quality for music listening first.

I prefer floor standing speaker

Then get an intergrated stereo amp + 2x Sony SSCS3.

Price?

Which one better? Sscs3 or jbl arena 180?

Both about the same

I notice every year, Yamaha 57x series always cheaper than 47x series during stock clearance.

7.2 not much demand due to expensive.

Hi, I'm looking to upgrade my old Onkyo AVR to newer model which is able to playback Atmos and DTS:X, has been selected Pioneer SC-LX59 (£1399.00), Marantz SR7010 (£1399.00) and Yamaha RX-A3050 (£1799.00). But I found something that very funny, supposed Pioneer SC-LX59 is same as Elite SC95, but I have no idea why SC95 selling price in US is so much cheaper than LX58, based on the spec, it is almost identical, only the voltage is different! No doubt, Marantz selling price in US is USD2199.00, Yamaha RX-A3050 is USD1999.00 while Pioneer LX58 isn't available in US, so based on the price is Europe and USA, Yamaha should be the most expensive, follow by Marantz and then the Pioneer, but now in Malaysia, Marantz is the most expensive, then Yamaha and Pioneer, so if follow this price list, the most Best Buy AVR should be Yamaha in Malaysia, does anyone of you can give some comment about Yamaha sound?

can I know what is the recommended ceiling satellite speaker ? wouldnt it shake the plaster ceiling ?

They're different speakers with different sonic/tonal characteristics. The Sony CS3 is semi-neutral, somewhat towards the warm and laid back side. The JBL Arena 180 is also a semi-neutral speaker, but tends toward the forward side but not in what I'd call bright.

The Arena 180 has higher output in the lower bass regions, while the CS3 is more defined and smoother throughout the entire bass region but has less depth. That said, they both have some cons. The Arena 180's treble will tend to sound a bit harsh and unrefined, while the CS3 can start to sound compressed during certain frequencies.

So there is no which one is better, it's which you prefer. Audio is like food.

Price wise, the Sony is still much cheaper than the JBL. Only advice is go listen to both of them and see which you like better. But understand what you listen in a store is very much different to what you'll hear at home.



It's nearly May, buying an AVR now or next month isn't such a good time. New models are coming out and like history has told us over the last decade, last year models will be sent to the 'clearance section' soon. So in case the new models will suck even more with smaller power supplies, you can always just buy last year's models which sucked less for a lower price.

Pioneer in US is different to the Pioneer in Europe and also different to the Pioneer in Asia. They're all managed under their own respective regions, what Pioneer Europe does has nothing to do with Pioneer US even if they're still all under the same company at the end of the day.

Yamaha's sound? Mostly neutral, somewhat towards the forward yet airy soundstage. Honestly, people talk about how their amps and DACs can sound so different from one another when the reality is that they aren't really significant. What makes them sound so different is not the hardware, but how the EQ algorithms are calculated and implemented.
Speakers play in a room after all so room shape/dimensions alone can change everything, they aren't headphones which play directly to the ears.


If you're gonna install speakers on plaster, you're better off installing in-ceiling speakers instead of on-ceiling speakers.

I have a Harman Kardon AVR 156 coupled with Jamo S626HCS... bought the HK together with JBL SCS 200.5 but already sold the JBL and bought this Jamo.

The JBL satellite sounded less bodied and hence I tried Jamo (but without a sub). Feels that Jamo is far superior but still no oomph without a sub...

Now seriously thinking of getting a sub

Any suggestions?

What's your budget for the sub?

Before anything else, are you sure your settings are properly setup? You're not using subs, so ideally your fronts should be "Large" in your AVR setting. I'm just presuming because if you changed nothing from your JBL SCS200.5 setup before, it could mean that your speaker settings are still set to "Small" with a very high crossover value.

Actually I'm quite noob in this..

Yes, I've read about Large/small setting. I have tried to listen to large/small...not sure in the end which setting I've gone with Most likely it's Large.

By the way, how about the frequencies for the front/middle/surround?

I will check again tonight. Thanks.

It depends. There's no one size fit all crossover freq. for everyone.
There are just too many variables, but the good starting point is 80hz if you have a sub. But since you're using your front towers as the low-end, then you'll need to experiment a bit.

Personally I'd suggest getting a sub would if movies/games are your main content sources. I'm not sure how strong that power supply is in your HK amp, so driving all your speakers full range is not really a good idea in the first place anyways.