Can you suggest a speakers for a dedicated 13*28 room

Hi,

I’m duplicating my posts from another forum since there seems to be more traffic here and also all the members in that forum seems to be here. Are these two forums linked?
Can you suggest a speakers for a dedicated 13*28 room

I’m in the process of selecting a HT system for my dedicated 13*28 feet HT. I’ve engaged an acoustic consultant and making the room “acoustically perfect” and sound proof by laying 100% wall/flooring/ceiling panels.

On receiver I’ve decided on Onkyo 875. I love the feedback “trust me or any other AV forums ! Onkyo 805 or above is in different league” I got from a member of this forum who also motivated me to join this.

Now I’m looking for such a decider on speakers. I did a lot of browsing and the universal recommendation for speaker selection is “Go, listen to all choices, get the one you like most, try at home, return & change if not ok!” This is not OK in India where you can’t just try & return. Also for us it’s a family interest and there is not much unanimous choice emerging on the brands. We tried Focal, Klipsh, Polk Audio, Bose & Sun Fire and over all our choices were in the same order but we can’t give much value to this since the rooms & ranges were different.

I’m not much an audiophile. I prefer Klipsch because at least two independent dealers in Chennai (Audio people & Onkyo Dealer) are pushing for this and so I think this won’t be very bad. I’m not able to see any other speaker brands with two different vendors!!

Option 1 Klipsch: RF83*2, RC64, RS62*2, RS52*2, RT12 (5L)
Option 2 Klipsch: RF82*2, RC62, RS52*2, RS42*2, RW12D (3L)
Option 3 Focal: 816*2, CC800, SR800*4, SW800 (2.5L)
Option 4 Polk Audio: RTiA7*2, CSiA6, FXiA6*4, DSW Pro600 (1.6L)

Since this is a long term investments I don’t mind spending the higher amount if it is a value for money. For the room (13*28 feet with 10*8 screen) which speaker is good? Our usage will be 50% for 5.1/7.1/Stereo movies with 20% each for old stereo country music and religious songs with 10% for TV & others.

I heard (from internet) that Klipsch has a great WOW factor but is not good for relaxing. Polk Audio scores in that. Also I heard Focal is better for voice (movies). Speaker selection is totally confusing. Hope it is as simple as just comparing two specifications.

I wish some one from the forum can just say for this room size and your listening habit and easy serviceability in India (Chennai) better go with xxxxxxx. The home theater consultant and also the shop keepers are quick to give the recommendations but I don’t trust them.

Thanks,

Thanks for the quick replies (in the other forum).

Sunill, thanks for pointing me to this great forum. I also joined hifivision. I’ll be having both the LCD and Projector screen in the same manner as in your home theater.

Sridhar, Is there any place in Chennai I can audition/buy Usher? After some browsing, I’m impressed by the reviews.

Jason, I could not find B&W in Chennai. Do you know who sells it here?

Sounds Great, My budget for Amp + Speakers is 3-5Lakhs. I don’t mind going a bit higher as long as there is a value for money for this size of room. Also I’ll be glad is optimum result can be achieved at a lower (Say 2L) price.

My room is 13*23/30 as below. I’m getting proper acoustics & sound proofing done with 100% paneling and double door/windows etc., The screen will be in the flat side and seating near the rounded side. From the feedback from all three of you, Klispch is good for movies but bad for music. Mine will be 50% 5.1/7.1 movies. Rest 50% will be Stereo/Mono consisting of TV, country music & devotional songs. For this I need a speaker which is good in details. I definitely don’t want any “party type” loud/bold speakers.

Can you please suggest the ideal package for this requirement?

One “creative idea” I’m thinking of now is to go for Klispch for R, L, C & SW. For the Rear and Middle surround speakers go for say Polk which are good for music. For Movies (5.1/7.1) & high blast music use all the seven speakers. For stereo (low volume relaxing music), just use one pair of the Polk rear speakers and SW leaving the Klispch R & L unused. I think this may be ok since the Middle surround speakers which when used as stereo speakers for low volume background music, will be close to the sitting area. Is this workable? The idea is to have the best of both worlds!

Hi Glad
Unfortunately, there isnt any other place apart from Bangalore where you can audition the Ushers for the moment. Given the number of possible combinations/packages, my request is that you take the time (and some pain) to audition all/most of the narrowed down choices in your list even if you have to go to a little ways off. If your budget was 50K, I wouldnt have said this, but its high enough that you will have a lot of choices and you should spend it wisely. There arent any specs to go by to just make a decision on paper

For your kind of music preference you dont necessarily need a floorstander and a good monitor can also work for you. Can you wall mount your speakers or are you going to use stands? If you can only wall mount a few, which ones are these? front, middle, surround, etc?


cheers
Sridhar@arnsystems.com

Since you have already been to audiopeople, I suggest you try listening to the Thiel CS2.4. Excellent speakers. For HT, I'd prefer monitor audio over klipsch anyday. Plus if you do travel to bangalore, I'd suggest you give a listen to the ushers. The other good option is the Dynaudio Focus series. Way better than anything you've heard so far.

Don't be in a hurry to commit. Listen atleast to a dozen brands before committing.

If you don't like WOW factor for your home theatre but you are looking for a most natural sound reproduction you please look also at Spendor's S-Series: SPENDOR AUDIO SYSTEMS
For further details please contact me.

Regards,
Jochen / The Listening Room / Bangalore

Buddy

for that budget and that kind of movie/music distribution, Dali IKON & Focal are very suitable setups...

Try Dali - Mentor Series if you exceed a bit of your budget...

Anywayz what is your other setup other than speakers, that is for video, cables and acoustic treatments...

would be glad if you could post some pics of your HT under construction, and the process there on, so that we can learn & understand more...

Thanks...

For a very decent budget like yours i would definately look at the 700 series B&W speaker package. great with both movies and music IMO. Plus there is some discount being offered if purchased in the month of June which makes it attractive and softens the overpricing blow to an extent.
I wont tell u the regular go listen/let ur ears decide but will tell u that i would look at this option it I was buying an HT set up. I know there are many many options now but i am an extremely happy B&W user for many years.
The Mumbai distributor is AVI and am sure they will have a chennai dealer. The No. is 022-22004040. Speak to either Munir or Burge.
Regards

I thank you for your writing in my blogs, at the home page.
Reply to entry 'The Movie Watching Room, No fear of a bomb blast like in multiplexes.' at blog: vinay

Quote :Great work. Can you please add some info on the projector lift? I'm building a home theater in a similar size room Quote :

I have a accoustic false ceiling, with the help of a universal remote control, if I click a command on the remote, the projector lift's ceiling area opens, the projector lift comes down, once the movie is over, I click a command, ant the projector lift, takes the projector into the false ceiling, so at the end of the day, projector is not visible.

I have more than 25 pictures at this hifi site, the pictures are of how the theatre was being made, the making of acoustic treatment via glass wool, etc, and than there are pictures of how my mini theatre looks.

I have several posts, about the tips of making a home theatre etc, and most importantly there are major tips by some leading members too.

If I can be of any assistance than please do let me know.

Vinay.

So are you planning to install the projector lift?

Vinay.

Thank you for the private message, i hope you would have written those details in the thread, however thank you, and make a great trip.

Viinay.