Yup based on reviews and I have heard elac b6 sound and they said xls will perform better let see...my main usage will be for movie now slowly going into music zone...for beginner like me still can't decide which type sounds I prefer actually once I start to use the speaker for music I can start to differentiate the sound...if the xls didnt suits my music taste I will make it as surrounds speaker for movie...😊

So what receiver are you aiming for in the near future?

Pioneer vsx930 or 1131,yammy 679.. so far for now only this model still confused to decide actually 😋

pioneer must demo before buy. the sound has too much treble energy after mcacc calibrate. not intelligent eq as compared to audyssey calibrate.

yamaha ypao i think got intelligent eq.

This speaker wont disappoint you. If you can find a speaker better than this even 2-3 time of its price. I am willing to take it back from you, The xls encore designer even have a hard time to find a replacement, hahaha.

Strongly recommend you to go at least with mcacc advanced, and make sure your avr comes with x-curve (my elite has this and it is very handy). Once you have calibrated, if you find it too bringht, normalized with x-curve to 1 or 1.5db.

Thanks everyone for your supports and recommendation ...


I have never realized they look so good in those pics...

This post has been edited by fx20: Sep 15 2016, 07:10 PM

It was sold by AV123. Now, they are licensed to be distributed by Curve Acoustics.

This is the X-series models: x-mtm, x-ls and x-cs. The Encore is the 2nd revision (aka mk2), improvement of tweeter and cross-over.

The x series was designed by Danny Ritchie.

Unlike branded, this Xls encore has not advertised anywhere, all by piece of mouth. There were more than 2000 pairs sold in USA alone.

This post has been edited by fx20: Sep 15 2016, 07:28 PM

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This post has been edited by fx20: Sep 15 2016, 07:23 PM

Would suggest to stay away from the VSX series of Pioneer. They're as bad as Onkyo in reliability these days.

If you really want a Pioneer, save up for an Elite SC/LX series instead.

This post has been edited by SSJBen: Sep 16 2016, 01:49 PM

normal version dont have xcurve (treble reducer)
only saw in elite lx.

qc become abg adik after merge?

More or less. I personally had 2 friends who bought a VSX-924 and 930, both died within 5-8 months.

Then check owners thread around the web, all complaining the same thing also. If it's not blown caps or HDMI board failure, it will be something firmware related like unresponsive GUI all of a sudden, causing the entire receiver to freeze.


*EDIT*
Of course I know my experience on Pioneer's low-end AVRs reliability rate has no objectivity data in it, but just reading and looking at the issues all over the web and it's not a laughing matter anymore.

This post has been edited by SSJBen: Sep 16 2016, 01:54 PM

Still doing some reading on this calibrate thing...nice info bro

😉

So many stuff...i think the high end series have it actually

Its still look gorgeous on my poor hp camera 😋



Any beginner model suggestions for elite series hope not over my budget

I think vsx 830 have the mcacc advance feature..this is the only model have the advanced function..other vsx they all using mcacc pro

Yup its not laughing matter anymore... after spending around 2k for avr later died within 1 year means its really a serious matter actually..really hard to make decisions

Do I get the benefit of 7.1 speakers and sound upgrade by using AVR like Yamaha RX-V681?

I normally watch netflix HD and downloaded movies .mkv, with audio:

AC-3 640Kbps 6ch
DTS 5.1 @ 1509kbps

Speaker do the major job. Avr just decode only

Thanks

I'm new to AVR system.

Is XLS Encore good enough to work as Front Speakers?

Like in a 7.1 setup. XLS Encore x6, XLC Encore x1, and a Subwoofer powered by Yamaha AVR RX-V681

They are possible. But I think XLS is kind of big for surround。Are you gonna hang them on the wall?

Put on stand

Then, they are ok for you setup.