Big sound in a small room
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New member Username: MathgeekPost Number: 1 Registered: Dec-06 | 1 Front: JBL Northridge E90 2 Center: JBL Northridge EC35 3 Surround: JBL Northridge E30 (not pictured) 4 Sub: JBL Northridge E250 5 Receiver/Amp: Pioneer VSX-1015TX 6 Media: Pioneer DV-588A-s DVD/DVD-A/SACD/DivX player 7 HDTV: Sony WEGA KV-30HS420 30" 1080i/720p 8 HDTV Tuner: Samsung SIR-T451 Digital Set Top Box 9 Power: Belkin PureAV Power Console PF40 10 Tape: Pioneer CT-W606DR (with digital filters) 11 Music Server: Apple Airport Express 12 Misc: Coffee table made from old computers and plexiglass My favorie gadget in this setup is the Airport Express (11) it's the size of a wallet, receives Apple Lossless audio from my laptop, and outputs to the amp over digital optical cable.     |
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Silver Member Username: WestcottLeague City, Texas Post Number: 131 Registered: Oct-05 | That Sony produces one of the best HD pictures I have seen on any HDTV!!! The black levels and contrast make every other technology envious and a great price too!!!! JBL has been around for a long time and also a great bang for your buck product! Even your speaker placement is pretty good. The center channel is off the ground and closer to the primary listening axis. To bad limited space forces you to place them against a glass wall. Great job. I am sure you will enjoy your system for years to come. |
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Silver Member Username: Arande2400dB could probably d..., 4000 isnt ev... 100,000dB FU... Post Number: 108 Registered: Dec-06 | Looks like a good system to me. Keep up the good work. |
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New member Username: David_ryanPost Number: 4 Registered: Dec-06 | does your pioneer amp go into protection when it heats up mildly? |
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Bronze Member Username: MathgeekPost Number: 14 Registered: Dec-06 | Westcott: I love the Sony too. It weighs a ton, but the picture is amazing. The speakers are as far away from the wall as I could manage in such a small room (about 18 inches on sides and back). Is that still too close? Andre Money: thanks. ;) ryan david: The amp has never had a problem. Is this something that happens to Pioneers? |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Post Number: 2439 Registered: May-05 | Dave I see you're a JBL and THX man excellent, excellent we can do with a few more around here.  The Northridge range is a good range thou the three-way bookshelf types N 50 would be very well suited given the fact there the same size and would look and sound awesome when placed on a horizontal plane and on a platform that will be suspended above the TV monitor. If you where to conduct a simple test, connect one of the E 90 up to the centre channel and you'll see what I mean the smaller EC 35 won't do justifiable sound quality to the dialogues depth or to sound effects and music where most films have high dynamic range being produced via the centre channel and reproduction of that sound would be lost on a smaller loudspeaker. But there is the mirror imaging of the stereo sound I would personally like my fronts changed with some newer JBL and thou I don't have the cash on hand for the LSR range I can only wait for opportunity Dave opportunity but the N 50 will reproduce a thrilling sound. |
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Silver Member Username: WestcottLeague City, Texas Post Number: 132 Registered: Oct-05 | Your lack of space is a common problem but every attempt you make to keep the area around your speakers open, the better. Corner placement for the sub is a good start but more space would allow for some experimentation. This link has several good white papers to get you thinking. A system is never done for us tweakers and this info is good reading. Happy Holidays! |
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Silver Member Username: WestcottLeague City, Texas Post Number: 133 Registered: Oct-05 | http://www.harman.com/about_harman/technology_leadership.aspx Lets try this again! |
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Silver Member Username: Arande2400dB could probably d..., 4000 isnt ev... 100,000dB FU... Post Number: 140 Registered: Dec-06 | Ho Ho Ho! Very Good Westcott! Oh, and yeah I've been I big fan of Jbl since I first heard it. Since I've also grown fond of others like B&W, Paradigm, MartinLogan, Etc. |
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Silver Member Username: GamerdudeOntario Canada Post Number: 311 Registered: Apr-06 | Looks good dude i got the same Belkin power unit |
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Bronze Member Username: MathgeekPost Number: 15 Registered: Dec-06 | Thanks for the links Westcott. I bought these components thinking that when I move into a bigger home I could use continue to use them. But now, in a smaller place, I'll take any advice I can get on how to optimize the sound. Thanks again. |