mnemonic
New Member
I have been an silent and observant member in the forum for the past couple of months trying to get my concepts clear in the vast world of audio and I must say that it has been quite enlightening. Thanks a ton guys for that.
Now coming to my journey, I am looking at setting up a HT in my new apartment. The HT will be in one half of a rectangular living room which measures roughly 20'x12'. The Music/Movie split will be 60/40. My wife and I listen to a spectrum of genres between the two of us ranging from carnatic/western classical to rock ( coldplay et al) with some dabbling into world music and instrumental. The ubiquitous tamil/hindi movie soundtracks will be thrown in too once in a while. WRT movies, my wife is not a buff at all while I am an omnivorous movie watcher (range) but a little fussy about the finer aspects of movies, particularly the editing/sound mixing pieces.
As a starter I have bought a Panny PV-80H to be the centre piece and have started auditioning receivers and speakers last weekend. With a limited budget of a Lac, I know my choices are limited but still long enough to give my grey cells quite a bit of work.
Here goes my pre-work
Choice of receivers:
- CA Azur 640R ( Will be auditioning this weekend but love the minimalistic brit looks and impressed by the wattage in stereo mode)
- Denon 1909 ( Have heard a great deal from the forum)
- Onkyo 606/705 ( Have auditioned the 505/6? with Klipsch F2/Ref-62 but was not happy with music, upper ranges were too bright and Hariprasad Chaurasia came across as raspy)
- Yamaha 663 ( Havent auditioned but appears that its quite competent)
With the received eating up 40 k minimun, I am left with 60k which either allows me for a good 2.1 setup with a modular build later or go in for an all round 5.1 pack like the diamond 9hcp..
Auditioning results:
The songs I played were from:
- Viva la Vida, Moby, Hariprasad Chaurasia's fusion, Aamir, Alaipayuthey, Delhi6 and Mandalin U Srinivas.
Klipsch F2/Ref-62- Typical of german in the looks department,they were quite competent in the mids and bass departments but the treble kinda wore me out in fifteen minutes. The detail reproduction was right up there in the vocals but a little too sharp. Perhaps it was the Onkyo that did the trick. I have read that the Tractrix horn tweeters of Klipsch can be quite bright, but this was the first time I heard it and I am not sold to these pairs. Retailing at 40k and 60k a pair the Klipschs will allow me a 2.1 combo at the max. I am auditioning them again with a Denon 1909 to see if I like the pairing. Shall post on this soon.
Jamo C406- Auditioned these wonderful speakers at Cinebels at MGF mall paired with a Marantz 5002 receiver and they hit the spot from the first track I played from Alaipaythey and went from strength to strength from there on, I played the same tracks and also tried out Delhi 6 and it was a whopper. Vocals were very natural and the midrange was strong and I heard quite a few notes in Masakkali which I never heard in my car audio too. The bass in these speakers is quite awesome and it goes real low which makes the sub a little redundant. The paper cones do a wonderful job and the soft dome tweeter was just right. At 40K a pair, these concert series speakers are a gem for music and am quite sold to this combo.
The coming weekend, I am heading out to listen to Wharfedales at Bass n Treble and the CA-MS combo at Rhythm corner?? in GK. Following this I would want to listen to Tannoy Mercury F4 based system and finally closing the loop with the audition of B&W/Dali. I know that both brands are way beyond my budget but want to listen once.
I would like inputs from you guys on this and I shall post my reviews as and when I audition. I would request the gurus to pardon any blunders of mine in my choice of terms/understanding as I am a layman still in the world of music.
cheers,
Now coming to my journey, I am looking at setting up a HT in my new apartment. The HT will be in one half of a rectangular living room which measures roughly 20'x12'. The Music/Movie split will be 60/40. My wife and I listen to a spectrum of genres between the two of us ranging from carnatic/western classical to rock ( coldplay et al) with some dabbling into world music and instrumental. The ubiquitous tamil/hindi movie soundtracks will be thrown in too once in a while. WRT movies, my wife is not a buff at all while I am an omnivorous movie watcher (range) but a little fussy about the finer aspects of movies, particularly the editing/sound mixing pieces.
As a starter I have bought a Panny PV-80H to be the centre piece and have started auditioning receivers and speakers last weekend. With a limited budget of a Lac, I know my choices are limited but still long enough to give my grey cells quite a bit of work.
Here goes my pre-work
Choice of receivers:
- CA Azur 640R ( Will be auditioning this weekend but love the minimalistic brit looks and impressed by the wattage in stereo mode)
- Denon 1909 ( Have heard a great deal from the forum)
- Onkyo 606/705 ( Have auditioned the 505/6? with Klipsch F2/Ref-62 but was not happy with music, upper ranges were too bright and Hariprasad Chaurasia came across as raspy)
- Yamaha 663 ( Havent auditioned but appears that its quite competent)
With the received eating up 40 k minimun, I am left with 60k which either allows me for a good 2.1 setup with a modular build later or go in for an all round 5.1 pack like the diamond 9hcp..
Auditioning results:
The songs I played were from:
- Viva la Vida, Moby, Hariprasad Chaurasia's fusion, Aamir, Alaipayuthey, Delhi6 and Mandalin U Srinivas.
Klipsch F2/Ref-62- Typical of german in the looks department,they were quite competent in the mids and bass departments but the treble kinda wore me out in fifteen minutes. The detail reproduction was right up there in the vocals but a little too sharp. Perhaps it was the Onkyo that did the trick. I have read that the Tractrix horn tweeters of Klipsch can be quite bright, but this was the first time I heard it and I am not sold to these pairs. Retailing at 40k and 60k a pair the Klipschs will allow me a 2.1 combo at the max. I am auditioning them again with a Denon 1909 to see if I like the pairing. Shall post on this soon.
Jamo C406- Auditioned these wonderful speakers at Cinebels at MGF mall paired with a Marantz 5002 receiver and they hit the spot from the first track I played from Alaipaythey and went from strength to strength from there on, I played the same tracks and also tried out Delhi 6 and it was a whopper. Vocals were very natural and the midrange was strong and I heard quite a few notes in Masakkali which I never heard in my car audio too. The bass in these speakers is quite awesome and it goes real low which makes the sub a little redundant. The paper cones do a wonderful job and the soft dome tweeter was just right. At 40K a pair, these concert series speakers are a gem for music and am quite sold to this combo.
The coming weekend, I am heading out to listen to Wharfedales at Bass n Treble and the CA-MS combo at Rhythm corner?? in GK. Following this I would want to listen to Tannoy Mercury F4 based system and finally closing the loop with the audition of B&W/Dali. I know that both brands are way beyond my budget but want to listen once.
I would like inputs from you guys on this and I shall post my reviews as and when I audition. I would request the gurus to pardon any blunders of mine in my choice of terms/understanding as I am a layman still in the world of music.
cheers,