Thanks for replying guys.
Honestly, i doubt any of the aforementioned speakers are "bad". That perception is usually cause of taste and subjectivity. If we were all here to give objective feedback, we'd all end up with the same set of speakers and amplifiers.
As it currently stands, there are some consequences that govern my choice of Amplifier and Speaker units.
1. Cost
2. Performance
I would say its a 50% split right down the middle with my decision of picking up something. When I decided on the 1612, I could have easily stretched my budget a tad bit more and factored in the now heavily discounted 1911 which has way better features than the 1612 has. But honestly, for me, those differences are marginal. Moreover, the availability of that USB port in front to feed through metadata from a USB drive/iPod/iPad just makes it so much more simpler for me as most of my music would be from those sources. Having said all that, the performance difference wasnt so drastic.
About the floor standing speakers, the bookshelves and the subwoofer. My worry is that there is a distinct difference in terms of quality of delivery between speakers. Some are better than the other, but its all very subjective. My question to the forum was more on the lines of build quality and efficiency and overall product performance. Like comparing apples to apples. You'd still pick the most appealing apple.
So having said all that, I've spent 27,500 on my Denon 1612. I am in the market for a 2.1 kit and had set an estimated budget of 50k for my total unit. With the 1612 in the bag, i have 22,500 to spare.
Lets just say, I am hoping to score some nice front speakers, irrespective of their floorstanding or bookshelf nature and one subwoofer (maybe stretching my budget a little). I had initially shortlisted the Polk 110 as the subwoofer which I was able to armtwist a deal of 11,700 for and the OWM 3's for another 10,400. Now with the Jamo towers / Wharfedale 10.1 and the possibility of the Wharfedale SW150, I'll have to stretch my budget even more.
I got to face a simple fact though, there will
always be something better (and more expensive) to buy.
Mordaunt Short Carnival's dont sound like a bad idea. Any idea where I can demo them in Mumbai, although I did notice that your not from around these blocks
Objective feedback?