Post your latest AV purchase(s)......

[Amarendra]

Thanks! Yes, they were designed to be hung on walls and have thin profile (This was my primary requirement). The fronts/rears are sealed speakers with no ports. The center speaker has ports at the back but they provided pluggable foam for them to seal them as per preference (I have kept them open and also raised the Center speaker a bit at bottom from wall to allow ports to breath).
Requirement for wall treatment would be subjective I guess. I hope Denon's Audyssey is already taking care of that in it's room correction.

Here is how speakers look hung. I have kept the front's tweeters at ear level. For rears, no option but to keep at slight height. All sounds good and balanced though-




I have kept the grills on. Reduces the looks but eliminates risks of someone accidentally bumping something into speaker dome/tweeter.

Thanks- the speakers seem to have some depth. From the box pictures it seemed that the speakers were almost flat with may be 2 inches of depth.

 

[mrp]

Hello Denon X3700H!
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How much did it cost and from where did you source it? The prices seem too high these days.

 

[rshri]

Thanks- the speakers seem to have some depth. From the box pictures it seemed that the speakers were almost flat with may be 2 inches of depth.

You are right. "XTZ Spirit 2" front/rears depth is 5 inches. Center "XTZ Spirit 6" is deeper - 6 inches. Even at that, its the shallowest speaker set I could get. Thinner than that are either insanely expensive or have inferior sound. Even this 5.0 set costed me nearly 1.25 lakhs

How much did it cost and from where did you source it? The prices seem too high these days.

I don't see the costs going down this year. Even next year when things simmer down, I think that the only difference will be that costs will stay the same and not go up. If you are interested, PM me, the dealer I bought it from offers best price for AVRs. I got my Denon 3700H for 1.13 lakh but prices have further increased since then.

 

[Amarendra]

You are right. "XTZ Spirit 2" front/rears depth is 5 inches. Center "XTZ Spirit 6" is deeper - 6 inches. Even at that, its the shallowest speaker set I could get. Thinner than that are either insanely expensive or have inferior sound. Even this 5.0 set costed me nearly 1.25 lakhs


I don't see the costs going down this year. Even next year when things simmer down, I think that the only difference will be that costs will stay the same and not go up. If you are interested, PM me, the dealer I bought it from offers best price for AVRs. I got my Denon 3700H for 1.13 lakh but prices have further increased since then.

6 inches is almost traditional speaker depth. Is the cost high due to their weight ? (lighter than book shelves which are usually too heavy to hang)

 

[rshri]

6 inches is almost traditional speaker depth. Is the cost high due to their weight ? (lighter than book shelves which are usually too heavy to hang)

Are you sure that 6 inch is traditional speaker depth? Can you share examples? All the comparable speakers I checked were around 10 inch in depth and were mostly designed to be placed further away from wall.
No idea whether weight is a factor for high cost. Thinner/lighter speakers were much more expensive.

 

[Mats_kay]

That is a good price for a PSU.

Today received Edifier C3 2.1 speaker system. Bought from flipkart last week for Rs.7280/-. Couple of hours after placing my order, the price shot to 9664/-. This is a very good speaker system for casual listening. Weighs 16Kg!

Hello Sir, I just registered today just to thank you for your recommendations given to other members. I bought C3 56 w speaker from Flipkart @5935 after discounts on 20 jan 2021. I solely went by your recommendation given to other members. I must say.its a steal deal at this price. Thanks. Do you still own your C3?

 

[Akshit2111]

So finally a simple 2.0 system for my father in law.
Polk audio s20 elite bookshelves
Marantz pm6007 integrated amplifier
Speaker stands-- locally made at a very good price(5k for pair)

My FIL is a recovering audiophile. Had bought multiple systems in his time. Was bigtime fan of EMBEE (delhi ncr ppl wud know).

 

[Amarendra]

Are you sure that 6 inch is traditional speaker depth? Can you share examples? All the comparable speakers I checked were around 10 inch in depth and were mostly designed to be placed further away from wall.
No idea whether weight is a factor for high cost. Thinner/lighter speakers were much more expensive.

Yes what I meant was the lighter the speaker the more expensive it is since it is offering full speaker functionality without being heavy.

 

[rshri]

Yes what I meant was the lighter the speaker the more expensive it is since it is offering full speaker functionality without being heavy.

These XTZ speakers are quite heavy for their size - fronts/rears are 5kg each, the center is 7.5kg. Knocking on them feels as if they are very dense inside.

 

[Mahi]

Received my Marantz AV7706 processor yesterday...

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❤ congratulations sir ⚘⚘ very nice sounding processor

 

[amrutmhatre90]

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Took the plunge on DAC and bought SMSL SU 8S

Sadly I had to let go the SMSL SU 8S back in November within a week, but look what I got

SMSL SU9, more on this later on a separate thread why did I go with this kind again.

 

[bornfi]

Added HT to my stereo system using Integra DHC 80.6, one Tannoy gold 8 for center and 4 Tannoy gold 7 actives for surround. Existing Tekton speakers serve as LR.

 

[SanVJ]

SL SU9, more on this later on a separate thread why did I go with this kind again.

Congrats, waiting for the seperate thread brother.

 

[SanVJ]

Added HT to my stereo system using Integra DHC 80.6, one Tannoy gold 8 for center and 4 Tannoy gold 7 actives for surround. Existing Tekton speakers serve as LR.

Congrats on your purchase.

 

[pks.k]

After a long time, added Prism Callia DAC with my stereo system..
Thanks @bornfi for the recommendation..!!

 

[rshri]

Look who is here! Rythmik L12 subwoofer!

 

[rshri]

Double boxed and nice thick padding!

 

[rshri]

4 feet and power cord with US plug? Luckily I have a spare similar power cord with Indian type plug. Problem solved!

 

[rshri]

Here we go!

 

[rshri]

Nice wood finish!