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New member Username: Winsor33Post Number: 1 Registered: Nov-05 | I have an Onkyo HT-R520 receiver and Onkyo Bookself 6.1 surround. I am wanting to get decent floor speakers that would sound good with the setup i have. I only want to spend around 400-500, since i am in college and am kinda tight on money. I was thinking about the Infinity Primus 360 or maybe the JBL E80. Want and need you alls input. Thanks. |
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Gold Member Username: Edster922Abubala, Ababala The Occupation Post Number: 2874 Registered: Mar-05 | I'd get these, though I'm not sure how much real-world (not spec-world) power that Onkyo receiver will have for *any* floorstanders: http://www.audioadvisor.com/store/productdetail.asp?sku=ATHASF2.2 What % music vs. HT? You might be better off with the $100/pair Athena AS-B1s for fronts (same audioadvisor.com site) and then buy a Hsu STF-2 sub ($350 shipped, b-stock from hsuresearch.com). |
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New member Username: Winsor33Post Number: 2 Registered: Nov-05 | It is supposed to put out 130 RMS at 8 Ohms. I probably listen to a little more music than HT though I do watch a lot. |
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Gold Member Username: Edster922Abubala, Ababala The Occupation Post Number: 2878 Registered: Mar-05 | Onkyo, like Sony and Yamaha, is notorious for inflating its specs: http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Hollow/3401/ratevsac.htm?20055 Of all audio specs, the most often fudged are: 1. RMS (watts per channel) 2. THD (total harmonic distortion) 3. Frequency response #1 being by far the most commonly abused by clueless and/or slimy sales staff. If you are going to keep that Onkyo then I'd suggest the B1s with the STF-2. That Hsu sub will also be a light-years improvement over an HTIB packaged sub, for both music and movies. Big floorstanders can sound very gnarly when not fed quality power. |
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Anonymous | "Big floorstanders can sound very gnarly when not fed quality power." How do you figure. Are floorstanders inherently more inefficient than bookshelf speakers? No. |
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New member Username: Betz698Staten Island, New York United States Post Number: 2 Registered: Nov-05 | I think that was my mistake when i got the JBL E100s, I got a Sony STR-DE998 and its not doing anything to those speakers, the speakers are capaable of so much more. SOunds ok but they can be pushed much harder |
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Anonymous | yeah man, how do you figure that? What's the difference between a Sony STR-DE998 and a Marantz 8500, don't they have about the same power ratings? bah humbug! |
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New member Username: Betz698Staten Island, New York United States Post Number: 3 Registered: Nov-05 | yep, i lived it and learned. |
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Anonymous | And when you switched to smaller bookshelf speakers that fixed the problem? There is nothing inherent in a floorstander that would make it any more power hungry than a bookshelf. In fact with more cabinet space, it should be more efficient, all other things being equal. If this is incorrect, please enlighten me. |
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New member Username: Winsor33Post Number: 3 Registered: Nov-05 | does anyone know anything about the BIC Acoustech HT-75's? I heard they sound better than some klipsch. |