Spot on @Silencer BULL's EYE!Keep using the system till it is no longer usable.
Then make baby steps into this rabbit hole. Slowly empty your bank balance, jeopardize your marriage, and fight a futile battle here with others like the most of us on how great your choice of speakers/ amp/ avr was, or how you've heard new instruments in a song that wasn't existing (heard) in the track till you listened to this new pair of speakers with the new amp with brand new capacitors.
Then you upgrade again, then again, then again. Venture into DIY, 'Contribute' to our classifieds section, lose good friends here over the quality of cables and bass traps.
You learn, unlearn, then learn, and unlearn. Finally you'll give up and settle for a system. One day you'll disappear from here.
After 10 years of your disappearance, someone will reply to your decade old post suggesting new set of speakers. And we will promptly remind them that the beloved OP is on vacation.
Welcome to HiFiVision, my friend. Enjoy your stay
PS: I apologise if the post offended anyone. It was just a rant.
Elac 5.1 system @29000??
- Thread starter rwnano
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Maybe it makes sense to update the Front speakers to Bookshelf or perhaps change all 5 speakers to Bookshelf or Satellite of a different brand. There are many good ones out there but as new may cost on higher side. It may make sense to purchase pre owned ..again depending on who is selling whether dealer or individual. Accordingly take a call. For example, within my location in Mumbai there are decent Bookshelf speakers available over olx, you can search and pick something which is pocket friendly if you want to upgrade.
rwnano
Active Member
One thing I noticed is that logic 7 mein, the center speaker is used a lottt
In any multi channel system, if there is a Center speaker, then everything that happens on the screen, comes out of the center speaker. Hence center is The most important speaker.
MaSh
rwnano
Active Member
Is it possible to attach a sound bar as the center speaker?
Yes... Provided (i) the sound bar has Rca in, and (ii) your AVR has pre outs.
rwnano
Active Member
Okay..(2) us true. (1) I don't know...have to see.
Yes if your receiver has Center channel preout and your sound bar has Analog inputs in the form of either RCA or Aux.
MaSh
Have the Cinema with Marantz Nr10. Bought it after auditioning several compact 5.1 systems.
Good for small rooms. Music quality is good as well...if u listen in stereo mode. But cannot compare it with a Bookshelf or a tower stereo system as they will have more depth and better soundstage.
Dialogues are decent but at one point i was thinking of upgrading it but dropped it out. You will not get rocked or blown away but the system works decently well.
I am sticking with it. For now
Good for small rooms. Music quality is good as well...if u listen in stereo mode. But cannot compare it with a Bookshelf or a tower stereo system as they will have more depth and better soundstage.
Dialogues are decent but at one point i was thinking of upgrading it but dropped it out. You will not get rocked or blown away but the system works decently well.
I am sticking with it. For now
rwnano
Active Member
Update: I got Jamo 802 speakers as bookshelf's for my L & R. That got rid of the annoying rattle in the plastic Harman Kardon speakers which comes up at high volumes.
So, I listen to high volumes in 2.1channel and if I want to listen at low volumes then all 7.1 channels.
So, I listen to high volumes in 2.1channel and if I want to listen at low volumes then all 7.1 channels.
PTP
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LolKeep using the system till it is no longer usable.
Then make baby steps into this rabbit hole. Slowly empty your bank balance, jeopardize your marriage, and fight a futile battle here with others like the most of us on how great your choice of speakers/ amp/ avr was, or how you've heard new instruments in a song that wasn't existing (heard) in the track till you listened to this new pair of speakers with the new amp with brand new capacitors.
Then you upgrade again, then again, then again. Venture into DIY, 'Contribute' to our classifieds section, lose good friends here over the quality of cables and bass traps.
You learn, unlearn, then learn, and unlearn. Finally you'll give up and settle for a system. One day you'll disappear from here.
After 10 years of your disappearance, someone will reply to your decade old post suggesting new set of speakers
Welcome to HiFiVision, my friend. Enjoy your stay
PS: I apologise if the post offended anyone. It was just a rant.
Keep using the system till it is no longer usable.
Then make baby steps into this rabbit hole. Slowly empty your bank balance, jeopardize your marriage, and fight a futile battle here with others like the most of us on how great your choice of speakers/ amp/ avr was, or how you've heard new instruments in a song that wasn't existing (heard) in the track till you listened to this new pair of speakers with the new amp with brand new capacitors.
Then you upgrade again, then again, then again. Venture into DIY, 'Contribute' to our classifieds section, lose good friends here over the quality of cables and bass traps.
You learn, unlearn, then learn, and unlearn. Finally you'll give up and settle for a system. One day you'll disappear from here.
After 10 years of your disappearance, someone will reply to your decade old post suggesting new set of speakers
Welcome to HiFiVision, my friend. Enjoy your stay
PS: I apologise if the post offended anyone. It was just a rant.
Congratulations. Did they also improve the sound quality? So you are planning to upgrade the rest of the speakers too in future?
MaSh
rwnano
Active Member
Hi man - no...possibly with SB Acoustics pair when I can afford them or build them. Rest of the speakers will remain Harman since I don't have too much space in my room.
They did improve sound quality since they got rid of the rattle at higher volumes which was really messing up Harman speakers sound quality.
But they are good at best. S 60 - Studio 60 . Not exceptional.
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In other news, my parents Onkyo RT 590 - 10 y.o home theatre conked off, so I replaced it with a Harman 3550 AVR.
On the same 7.1 Onkyo speakers, the Harman Kardon Amplifier sounds better - more muscly? can hear minor variations better...
Sound quality is definitely better. Says a lot about the older AVR's with their heavy transformers, that they DO PROCESS sound better than newer mid ranged ones.
Harman Kardon, definitely made some good AVRs and Amplifiers. High End stuff.
Go High current capability.
Seems like Amplifiers need to be judged by their..............wait for it.........................................................................WEIGHT!!
Not power output.
DilipPune
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yes. anytime
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