Dali Zensor 5 or Monitor Audio MR 4 or Paradigm Monitor 7

[rjg]

Hi
I am Intrested in FS for front/Centre & BS for Rear surround & subwoofer for the same.My use will be Music & Movies both 50%.Avr Will be Denon X-1000.
My Bedroom size 15' by 12'.My Budget is Rs.1 lakh Maximum.

I have been advice for Following Speakers pkg:-

Dali Zensor Series 5 (Full 5.1 pkg 5 Star rated by Whathifi for 2012)
A)Dali Zensor 5 - Two FS For Front.=42,000/- per pair.
B)Dali vocal centre-= Rs. 18,000/-
C)Dali Zensor 1 -Two BS (Again Award Winner) for surround.=Rs.19,000/-Pair
D)Dali Subwoofer E 12F- 1 no.=Rs. 45,000/-( expensive).
Total MRP of pkg is Rs.1,24,000/-(after Discount Rs 1,10,000).
If I sellect Zensor 7 for Front than there will be Rs. 10,000/- more.

Monitor Audio MR 4 Series pkg.
A)FS MR 4 Pair (Rated 5 star by AV Max in current August 2013 edition)
Rs.29,000/- Pair.
B)MR centre Rs.11,000/-
C)Subwoofer MR 10 Rs. 27,000/-. or Sunfire 8'' Rs 38,000/-.
D) MR-2 Surround BS Pair Rs.17000/- or Vector Series Rs. 18,000.
Total For pkg is between Rs.80,000 to Rs.90,000/-.

Unable to Find Paradigm 7 price.

This are the pkg which i recieived.
which is best out of this two? OR any other best Speaker suggestion?
Are they worth for price and quality performance?

I am open to all kind of your expert advice & Suggestion/guidence..
Also Any Suggestin For Whorfdale Diamond/Jamo/sonodyne/pioneer/kef ?

After working for last two weeks on this,My Budget already went up double from Rs.50,000 to Rs.1 lakh...So, I am little confused and unable to Find proper Solution for my 5.1 Setup.
I request you all.... please help me in finding proper Setup....

Thanking you...
Rajubhai

 

[prosenjit]

u already have the avr?
carry and audition..
best solution
imo leave the sub now..get an expensive one later..

 

[ghatgepatil]

For this size bedroom (which should have a bed at least and some other sitting arrangements) opting for floorstanders might not be the right decision at all. Look for bookshelves or satellites. You may also have the option to set them up on the walls.

Beware .... of the make of the AVR (as per recent reports here). Read the Forum posts in details ..... only a suggestion!

Settle for a very basic AVR, with the minimum of bells & whistles. You don't need too much power for this room ...

 

[prosenjit]

^^^ true.
bs will suffice..fs not really needed..and u can have much better bs with same price..
and if avr is not bought already..take diff combo demo as many as posssible..then deicde..
onkyo,maratnz,yamaha all...
as u have a nice budget and small room..concentrate on fineness than power alone..i mean higher series/make less powered than lowere series/make higher powerd

 

[mshifi]

For the size of yr room book shelves would suffice. You may also try to audition satellite
system with subw

 

[rjg]

Thank you Dear Prosenjit..... I haven't purchased Denon Avr yet.. it is just Finalised.
I will go with FS and Centre first than add sub and surround but rates are found is for pkg...

Whch is Better ZENSOR 5 or MR 4 OR ANY OTHER ? more suggestion..
Well for FS, I Just wanted for stereo purpose which is better compare to
BS & Can be use in future,my living room area 27 by 18 also.

Regards & Thank You
Rajubhai

 

[rjg]

Thanx Dear Mshifi...for your advice.
but music Listening & near future changes opting for FS.
Rajubhai

 

[prosenjit]

ok future use of streo..then yes..get fs..
for brands what to say..it diffficult to say..
monitor audio,dali,focal,whardale,kef,usher,klipsch..all make fine speakers..
check how many demo you can get..

 

[rjg]

Thank You dear Ghadgepatil...
I realy apreciate your & Prosenjit advice re BS..
Well, for that i am open but in near future i may require to shift my set up in my living room which is 27' by 18'...

Regarding Avr i haven't purchased yet,only selected as advice by other FM. Denon X-1000 Is new line up of 2013 & no more bll & whistles as you said.
Any Other Brand perticular model suggestion than i am open for.

Regards
Rajubhai

 

[ghatgepatil]

@ 27 x 18 ... your current choices of speakers (FS) and AVR would fall flat! You would need to 'up' your outflows by 3 times!

 

[rjg]

Hi Dear Gadgepatil.....
Let me clear.... my entire living room area is 27 by 18.
But my setup & seating from TV will cover nearly 18'by15' maximum.

Now what is your opinion?

Thanks & sorry for confusion.

Rajubhai

 

[Dirac]

IMHO dali 5 package which is adjudged as the best of 2012 by whathifi is the best option.

 

[rjg]

Hi Direc.....
Yes I know....That's why i am intrested in this pkgs more...
1)Dali Zensor 5 5.1 pkg Was Awarded 2012 Best pkg under 1500 Uk pound category...
by "Whathifi"
2)Monitor Audio MR 4 5.1 pkg best Award & reviews on
Canada "Whathifi".. on November 2012.

So there is confusion....
I don' know how much we can trust those ratings?
Need to be check & demo other Speakers in same catagory...

Thank you
Rajubhai..

 

[Dirac]

From my experience whathifi.com is very reliable. Most of the times I just went with their reviews and richly rewarded.
Example

Bdp s360 and bdp 2012 and pioneer sc37.

 

[elangoas]

You have a good budget...Since you are trying to balance between stereo & movies, AVR will be the best bet...

Here are some options....Pick the one that suits you...

Consider Sonodyne Sonus range of speakers.... The cheapest (modest by price) you get can get for your money...

Sonus 1501 BS (11K) + Sonus c 2501 (7K) + Sonus Rear Dipoles (12K) + Sonodyne Roarr Subwoofer 108 (15K)...All these are approx prices in Hifimart after discount...so 45K you are done with 5.1 speakers...

For AVR, you can look @ Onkyo/Yamaha/Denon/Marantz/Pioneer for 30 - 40K only if you need a HDMI AVR.... Any entry level/midrange models would easily bring them to life...

Reg AVR, never look for uptodate AVR as you will not get any discounts... Look for a 1 -2 yrs old model where they will give a good discount...

Try to scout for Yamaha AVR RX V 667.... Should be a good deal....

If you movies dont have HD audio, you can easily scout for an used AVR for 10K.... They have Digital inputs which will do easy job + 2.1 Music in your bedroom..

If you take the used AVR route, you will save approx 45K in your budget, which you can re invest for a good stereo setup in your other listening area...

You can look @ Sonodyne Sonus 2605 FS (28K) + an used stereo amplifier (15K)...

This way you will have the benefit of 2 different setup & enjoy them...

I have used both BS and a FS with a stereo amplifier for stereo listening without a sub... The BS can't match the scale of a FS.....

Think abt it & the choice is yours...

 

[rjg]

Dear elangoas.....
Thank you very much for detail explanation..& nice talking to you on phone

NOW REQUEST FOR ALL EXPERT & GURUS OF FM:-

As I am intrested for Music & movies both so i am focusing at present for FS..with centre + Surrond(may bs or might go for sattelite also depends on size & quality of sound+ subwoofer can be add anytime in future)

THIS ARE THE FEW 5.1 PKG I AM FOCUSING AT PRESENT :-
Dali Zensor 5 & Monitor Audio MR 4 & Paradigim Monitor 7(over priced)

Yes i don't need extra features in Avr as i will be conncting my Computer also so will preferably midrange & new not used...
Suggestion recived for Avr
Denon New Model =X-1000/2000 Old=1713/2113/1917
Marantz= SR 5006/7
Onkyo= TX525/ 626/727
Yamaha Rxv 475/575/675

Now it is difficult job to match SPeakers & Avr both together because unable to get demo of those combination matching setup at one place... problem face so far....Centre is not there or surround is not there aur sub is missing from pkg...So it is realy confusing...

So I request you to help me in selecting not best but reasonably price & with
Good quality of sound/build/features.....

Thank you all
Rajubhai

 

[vinehs]

i agree...with the good suggestion...sub can be added later

 

[rjg]

Hi All Forum Members...
Thank you...Dear Prosenjit,Elengoas,Spirovious,Amrendraj,Dirac,Ghatgepatil
& ALL other Forum Members For Helping me in sellecting my 5.1 setup with your expert Advice...

Now Good News......
Today I finalize & booked DALI Zensor (5.1 pkg) FS 7 + Zensor 1 surronnd
+ centre Vokal+ subwoofer E 12F+Denon Avr X-1000 with Bill & Warrenty &
Instalation after discount for Rs.1,51,000/-(MRP Rs.1,79,600/-) here in Mumbai..

Delivery will be on ''Shri Krishna Janmashtami Celibration'' Wed 28/08/2013

This Was realy became possible because of help and guidence i recieved from this forum so i Extremly Greatful to you all...

Regards
Rajubhai

 

[Amarendra]

Excellent news- now sit back and enjoy your system !!

 

[Dirac]

Make merry of your truly high end system. Congratulations.