Speakers comparable to Wharf 9.2's that take up less space?
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Silver Member Username: Tc_skierPost Number: 158 Registered: Oct-06 | I recently bought Wharfedale 9.2's and I love them...but they're kinda big for a bookshelf speaker. Are there any speakers that are very comparable to the Wharf's but have a smaller footprint? My dad has Orb Mod-1's (without the sub) and I was thinkin that maybe these would work if I got the sub with them? or even a Hsu Research STF-1 sub...they obviously need a sub though. The Wharf's are good all around though and for my tastes I don't need a sub immediately although I'll be getting one in a month or two. I purchased the Wharf's for $300. What can I get thats comparable in SQ but has a much smaller footprint? |
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Silver Member Username: ExerciseguyBrooklyn, NY USA Post Number: 957 Registered: Oct-04 | The 9.1 are smaller with a similar sound. |
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Silver Member Username: ExerciseguyBrooklyn, NY USA Post Number: 958 Registered: Oct-04 | The best "tiny" speakers I've heard are the Monitor Audio Radius R90. They also make the Radius R45, that I've not heard, but imagine are worth a listen. The R90 are exceptional given their size. |
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Silver Member Username: Tc_skierPost Number: 159 Registered: Oct-06 | do the R90's need a sub to sound closer to the 9.2's? I took a look and I like them a lot, plus they are cheaper than the 9.2's. Overall, how would they compare to the 9.2's...I'm ready to make an impulse buy lol. |
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Silver Member Username: ExerciseguyBrooklyn, NY USA Post Number: 959 Registered: Oct-04 | While the R90s are deceptively LARGE sounding speakers, they are limited in what they can do, and would need a sub to play as low as the 9.2s. The matching R360 is an excellent choice. If these are for music mostly (perhaps not orchestral), and for a small to medium sized room, you can skip the sub, IMHO. Another excellent, larger but not huge, choice are the Mission M70 for $69 pair, yes! $69/pair. |
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Silver Member Username: ExerciseguyBrooklyn, NY USA Post Number: 960 Registered: Oct-04 | The M70 compare well with the Wharfedale Diamond 8.1, and maybe even give the 9.1 a run for the money (I'd have to hear them side by side). |
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Silver Member Username: Tc_skierPost Number: 160 Registered: Oct-06 | so the r90's are a better speaker? for the price of the m70's i could always use those as surrounds though... |
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Silver Member Username: Tc_skierPost Number: 161 Registered: Oct-06 | took a look at the sub....lowest price i found was about $415...would a Hsu STF-1 work also? i cant afford the $415 price... |
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Silver Member Username: ExerciseguyBrooklyn, NY USA Post Number: 961 Registered: Oct-04 | "so the r90's are a better speaker? for the price of the m70's i could always use those as surrounds though..." You're going to have to be the judge. The R90s are the best SMALL speaker I've heard. They're not as TINY as the Orbs, or even the R45s, but they are attractive, solidly built, and overachievers given their size. The M70 are larger & only come in silver this side of the Atlantic. The next best comparable speakers might be the Athena AS-B1.2 or the aforementioned Wharfedale Diamond 8.1, both which cost at least double the price of the M70 & all of which are considerably larger than the R90. |
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Silver Member Username: Tc_skierPost Number: 162 Registered: Oct-06 | aight then ill stick with the r90's. what about the sub? how much of a performance difference will there be between the 9.2's and the r90's in your opinion? i got the 9.2's off your recommendation and i love them so i trust what you have to say. just need it smaller.. |
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Silver Member Username: ExerciseguyBrooklyn, NY USA Post Number: 962 Registered: Oct-04 | The R90s will be every bit as detailed as the 9.2 but scaled down several notches, really wonderful with vocals & acoustic guitars, and enough bass to satisfy most, but the 9.2 is one of the top 5 bookshelf speakers on the market, period. They handle everything you throw at them with ease, as far as I can tell. The Monitor Audio Radius R360 is the best choice, IMHO. It's really does a great job melding the two into one, plus it's beautiful & small. |
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Silver Member Username: ExerciseguyBrooklyn, NY USA Post Number: 963 Registered: Oct-04 | aight? |
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Gold Member Username: NuckPost Number: 6987 Registered: Dec-04 | I always wondered how to spell that, CM. |
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Silver Member Username: ExerciseguyBrooklyn, NY USA Post Number: 964 Registered: Oct-04 | Lost your ebonics dictionary Nuck? |
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Gold Member Username: NuckPost Number: 6993 Registered: Dec-04 | Oh yeah, it's under my rap collection. |
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Silver Member Username: ExerciseguyBrooklyn, NY USA Post Number: 965 Registered: Oct-04 | So it's under that single dusty Sugar Hill Gang LP you're saying? |
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Silver Member Username: Tc_skierPost Number: 163 Registered: Oct-06 | thank you i'll get these then. i've found many sites listing them for $150-175....that's what they sell for per pair correct? or is that only one speaker? secondly, if you had a $370 budget for this stuff, would you rather start out with 2 fronts and a center channel, or 2 fronts and 2 rears until you work your way up to the full setup? i was thinking center channel would be better since it produces most of the dialogue.... my system is 80/20 for music/movies. |
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Silver Member Username: Tc_skierPost Number: 164 Registered: Oct-06 | ah wait i think thats just one speaker isnt it... http://www.avdepot.net/product_info.php?language=en¤cy=USD&products_id=72 |
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Silver Member Username: ExerciseguyBrooklyn, NY USA Post Number: 966 Registered: Oct-04 | Yes |
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Silver Member Username: Tc_skierPost Number: 166 Registered: Oct-06 | CM do you which if any of the websites that sell these for 150-175 are reliable? ive never heard anything about them before.. |
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Silver Member Username: ExerciseguyBrooklyn, NY USA Post Number: 967 Registered: Oct-04 | http://www.dependableaudiovideo.com/ ...ask for Tony, tell him I sent you. |
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Silver Member Username: Tc_skierPost Number: 168 Registered: Oct-06 | thanks ill give him a call |
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Silver Member Username: Tc_skierPost Number: 170 Registered: Oct-06 | they were out of them but i picked em up on ebay for 255 shipped for the pair. i might give the r45's a try at surrounds...i can get them for 155 shipped. do you think that's worth it? im gonna try and dig up some reviews right now.. |
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Silver Member Username: ExerciseguyBrooklyn, NY USA Post Number: 968 Registered: Oct-04 | Great price, I think you'll love them. I don't think you'll find a review of the R45 (at least I couldn't), but I think it's safe to say MA does not put out crap. |
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Silver Member Username: ExerciseguyBrooklyn, NY USA Post Number: 969 Registered: Oct-04 | The R45s are cute, ain't they?  |
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Silver Member Username: GavdawgUpstate, New York Post Number: 611 Registered: Nov-06 | Are those about the same size as the Bose Acoustimass cubes? |
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Silver Member Username: ExerciseguyBrooklyn, NY USA Post Number: 971 Registered: Oct-04 | Gavin, I would have to say yes, but what you don't see in that pic is the REAR firing tweeter!  |
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Silver Member Username: Tc_skierPost Number: 172 Registered: Oct-06 | aight im gonna go for it...seems like a great deal. what are the benefits of a rear firing tweeter? |
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Silver Member Username: ExerciseguyBrooklyn, NY USA Post Number: 973 Registered: Oct-04 | From MA's website: "The Radius 45's rear-firing 20mm gold C-CAM tweeter is able to spread the sound around the room to create an encompassing surround channel effect. The tweeter is complemented by a forward-firing 3" MMP II driver in a sealed-cabinet system with a frequency range of 120Hz-22kHz and power handling of 50 watts." You can probably do better than the R45, but not smaller or as attractive, and $155 is another great deal. Alright. |
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Gold Member Username: NuckPost Number: 7005 Registered: Dec-04 | hehehe. OK. |
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Silver Member Username: James_the_godDoncaster, South Yorkshire England Post Number: 446 Registered: Jan-05 | "but the 9.2 is one of the top 5 bookshelf speakers on the market, period." along with what else in your opinion? The 9.2s are pretty big, which is suppose why most people go for the 9.1s! |
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Silver Member Username: Tc_skierPost Number: 174 Registered: Oct-06 | finished gettin everything, picked up the r45's also. now that i've finished though, ill reveal my source lol since they still have some great deals left. they're currently stocking r45s, r90s, and r180s...i took all the black ones though lol. thanks for the help everyone. ps if anyone wants my nine.2s they're in perfect condition and i havent even broken them in the full way yet. ill let them go for 270 shipped! email me at laxcowboy07702@aol.com if you want them! ready to get these out of here asap!! http://stores.ebay.com/Marrs-Inc |
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Silver Member Username: Tc_skierPost Number: 175 Registered: Oct-06 | oops just wrote nine.2s...meant 9.2...i'm an elemental designs guy so forgive me lol. |
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Silver Member Username: ExerciseguyBrooklyn, NY USA Post Number: 974 Registered: Oct-04 | Maybe top 5 "period" is a bit of a stretch (top 10 isn't), but it is right up there with the best of the best, and if price is a consideration, it might be the best. There are few speakers under 1K that are as versatile as the 9.2s. |
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Silver Member Username: James_the_godDoncaster, South Yorkshire England Post Number: 449 Registered: Jan-05 | I'd put my wharfedale diamond 8.1s in that list. Seriously. I prefer them to my now sold Tannoy Sensys Dc1s! |
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Silver Member Username: Tc_skierPost Number: 179 Registered: Oct-06 | from what ive heard the 8.1's dont really come close to makin it but whatever |
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Silver Member Username: James_the_godDoncaster, South Yorkshire England Post Number: 451 Registered: Jan-05 | Heard from who? People with crap amps and poor listening position or/and placement? From what I've heard the 9.1s are a step up only in bigger bass and of course a bigger soundstage which naturally is predictable for a bigger speaker so suffice to say the 9.2s will lead on with the same attributes. More surprisingly the 8.1s are miniturised quad 11ls as someone has identified. I'll just say Im happy with their sound. What on earth more do you need than that?  I listen in a small room. |
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Silver Member Username: Tc_skierPost Number: 180 Registered: Oct-06 | lol aight well everyone's entitled to their opinions. ill stop there b4 i go overboard lol. |
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