Good floor standers around 15 K Do they exist?

[borg]

teja

how far did you keep them(ms carnival 6) from walls and also how apart

 

[Teja]

how far did you keep them(ms carnival 6) from walls and also how apart

Our entire A-V setup is 2ft away from the wall so that there is room enough for a person to squeeze in. The space is cleaned everyday, my wife hates dust bunnies.

So, the speakers are 2 ft away from the wall and are 6-ft apart facing straight out (no toe-in) on either side of a big-screen TV.

 

[jaudere]

Here is my experience about pharma industry.

1)same molecule,same company, same dose, 2 different trade names, both produced at same unit on same day,cost of one double that of other.

2)same molecule,same dose,same day,same manufacturer,same manufacturing unit, 2 different marketing companies, one costing literally triple that of other.

Justification: they are targeting 2 different consumer bases.

If this exists in pharma, why not in speaker industry?
Just change name of model, some change in appearance, put 2 different costs and cater to different customers.

So i wont write off any speakers just by price tag. If anyone here has personaly(you actualy have seen the speaker doing poorly over years,need not own as such) had negative experience , then i will take his word. Otherwise its difficult to ascertain what is written in reviews on net.

 

[afj]

Here is my experience about pharma industry.

1)same molecule,same company, same dose, 2 different trade names, both produced at same unit on same day,cost of one double that of other.

2)same molecule,same dose,same day,same manufacturer,same manufacturing unit, 2 different marketing companies, one costing literally triple that of other.

Justification: they are targeting 2 different consumer bases.

If this exists in pharma, why not in speaker industry?
Just change name of model, some change in appearance, put 2 different costs and cater to different customers.

So i wont write off any speakers just by price tag. If anyone here has personaly(you actualy have seen the speaker doing poorly over years,need not own as such) had negative experience , then i will take his word. Otherwise its difficult to ascertain what is written in reviews on net.

pharma products are very generic in nature. i dont believe the same can be said about speakers

 

[jaudere]

pharma products are very generic in nature. i dont believe the same can be said about speakers

Hmmm,
Only an insider can elaborate this. I don't remember the name exactly but Jamo has some sister concern with some different name and I have heard people saying that quality is quite same. Of course I agree that this is not first hand information.

My experience: I bought Aiwa DVD player in 2003 or so and that time Sony had taken it over. In fact the remote says it is a Sony product but the label on DVD player is Aiwa. Even though Sony took it over, it did not change the original name because Brand Aiwa was attracting different customer group which might have been repelled if the product was called Sony in place of Aiwa.


This is not a perfect example in the concerned scenario but I suppose that marketing gimmicks must be playing role even in speaker industry.

 

[aakashr]

Hi all.

Looking for floor standers at laughable budget 15 k!!

And at this budget I want best of.

Personally I know that I should not expect much

Option I got is
Mordaunt Short Carnival 6 Total price is 15650 ( 14750+900 Shipping) yes the same speaker on Ebay.
( BTW they are back on ebay)

How good it is? And how is ebay experience of getting it delivered? I tried to locate the thred but did not found.

Also I found this speaker has 90 DB sensitivityso how good this speaker for low powered amp I am planning, like topping tripath? What will be performance with low powered tube amps ,and extremely low powered amps like miniwatt?

Another thing is can I keep these MS very close to wall? I do not have much space.

Any other speakers suggested, available around Mumbai? Anywhere deals are going on?

BTW auditioned Mission MV 8 and Some Jamo towers and was sourly disappointed. IMHO low priced towers in home theatre packages are very bad for music.

I had mission M 73 i- decent speakers , those were display pieces ,used them for a year. Good speakers but cosmetic condition was not great. So sold it off.

Other Components
Source Dual TT , Philips 931 CDP,PC + Apple Airport Express + Valab Dac +Flac , Have another Nu Force Mu Dac

Amplification Sonodyne Pre and Nad 2400 Power , Sansui AU D 11 ( May dispose)

PLANNED
Topping Amp
Logitec Squeezebox Touch
Topping Amp

Dreaming of getting a tube amp

Thanks ,
Hemant

Hi, also have a look at Wharfedale VARDUS 300/400 and Jamo S426.

 

[sam9s]

I think the cheapest pretty decent sounding spks would be the Polk Audio T300i,, they are about 21-22K, but far far better than the carnivals .......