The perfect Denon 1912 set up

[kohinoorb]

Cmon audio geeks you should be able to answer this when i askd if the denon was;good enough for the dalis mathematically ... hell yes!!! The denon is 90 wpc at 8 ohms but 125 wpc at 6 and the dalis are 6 ohms! !!! Wat a freaking fluke ... the streets are gold and the girls are pretty mates!!!!

 

[freedom]

Any experience or opinion about Denon 1912 with Monitor Audio M4 or M6?

 

[kohinoorb]

Any experience or opinion about Denon 1912 with Monitor Audio M4 or M6?

The specs are a perfect match for the denon.. 6ohms 91 db so high sensitivity .. gold dome tweeters so should be worth a try ... 500 usd a pair for fs speakers is a good price.. they look pretty too... so for the lack of experience my opinion would be buy after audition if fs is your thing...they dont have too many reviews online so caveat is not many are buying.. dsnt make a difference if you like them .. read somewhere they have issues with highs though.. do u have price quote freedom,? If they are selling for 40k India you probaby can do better but at 20k they are unbeatable probably

 

[kohinoorb]

Friends,geeks
Considering that the setup is pretty refined so far
Dali zensor 1 + dali vokal.. should the occasion demand for cheap thrills do you think my ht should welcome a pair of jbls? I dont listen to johnny cash or norah jones all the time you know... i knw jbl is like a nightclub speaker but opinions please .. can i keep a pair of the bad boys with the sophisticated gentlemen.. jbl can do magic with himesh songs im.sure.. of course im getting arcaydis dm1s as well .. so hers my plan
a pair of jbl fs + dali vokal and a pair.of zensor 1s
Zone 2 music arcaydis dm1 pair what say you?

 

[kohinoorb]

I think i am getting a pair of jbl studio 180s Review: JBL Studio 180 tower speaker | Sound and Vision Magazine
Once i am back home .. anyone know howmuch these are india?

 

[freedom]

I am looking at a complete 5.1 set up. Do not know how much are the FS for but the complete 5.1 set up is being quoted at about 70K with M1 book shelves. Heard this and wharfdale, polk audio FS but these sounded much better. Have also heard Paradigm CT 100 is a must hear

 

[kohinoorb]

I am looking at a complete 5.1 set up. Do not know how much are the FS for but the complete 5.1 set up is being quoted at about 70K with M1 book shelves. Heard this and wharfdale, polk audio FS but these sounded much better. Have also heard Paradigm CT 100 is a must hear

From what i read the jbl cine 300 5.1 package at 20 k will beat the pants off in a regular sized 15x20 room .. itcomes with an active sub and a rich heritage.. Academy of Motion pictures have jbls after all....

 

[freedom]

Any idea where can one hear this in bangalore? It will be quite a discovery if a 20K 5.1 set up can deliver the same as a 70k system! One imp point is that for occasional music the Monitor Audio FS will be clearly better.

 

[baijuxavior]

^^. Try The Home Theater Store

 

[kohinoorb]

Any idea where can one hear this in bangalore? It will be quite a discovery if a 20K 5.1 set up can deliver the same as a 70k system! One imp point is that for occasional music the Monitor Audio FS will be clearly better.

For music ofcourse.. but for movies i think the jbls are best suited... i got a pair of dali bookshleves and they make sweet music... but i can tell from listening to them, they are extremely refined .. very polished sound if you know what i mean.. but i wonder how they will perform with himesh songs or call of duty modern warfare.. this is where the cheap jbls will play their part like champions .. i think.. bup should you be able to audition it.. can you post it here please freedom.. if we are not biased by the price syndrome.. is it a good buy? i cant seems to find any places to audition it in london it seems (near by) and its actually cheaper in india..

 

[kohinoorb]

while you are are it freedom if you can also audition the 180/190 serires 27 k - 30 K floor standers then ill take those.. but should cinema 300 be paydirt im pretty hopeful.. the thing about jbls is the cheap bass .. boom boom.. but it can make for a terrific movie experience..

 

[kohinoorb]

The more i look at the Dali zensor 5s the more obsessed i get about them.. but i must give the jbls a fair shot.. the hoodlums and the gentlemen will piar up nicely methinks with a white vokal in their hearts

 

[kohinoorb]

Dali zenso5 or jbl studio190 fs please help guys .. or any other adequate pair of fs fror the fronts .. in my mind i have the following setup combos
Constants:
Sony 42 lcd
Sony ps3
Tata sky hd stb
Dlna enabled desktop connected to the ps3 over ethernet(main source of digital content)
Denon 1912
Dali zensor 1 bs
Dali zensor vokal centre
Ipod touch
variables/opportunity
Objective 5.1 ht
Deficiency front left / right and sub
Almost klipsch sb 450 decided but will do a bakeoff with velodyne impact 10/12 suggestions welcome
Now for the fronts ::

Combo1 jbl.studio 180/190(looks like a nice idea on paper)
Combo.2 Dali zensor 5(concern:system may become a bit too european.. fine by me but may not cater to all audiences will make an elegant system but may lack the mass appeal)
Combo 3; get jbl. Cine 300 and make a 7.1 setup and wait for the moolah to upgrade to a pair of serious Floor Standers
Dont know what the best approach is. The impatient bugger in me wants to do option 3
Cine 300 is not fixed for option 3 will consider energy take classic as well cine 500 too
Friends please advise ... what is a possible next step here.. really confused..

 

[kohinoorb]

Just adding ms aviano 6 to the fs list in case i forget

 

[kohinoorb]

Also i have a very old pc used as my dlna server at the monent.. need to put my thoughts together on that... want to emulate sams htpc project with a hdmi out to the denon should be pretty awesome

 

[kohinoorb]

Well since you guys dont have an opinion.. i suppose ill use this thread to think out loud .. should help someone else like me ... but its really good to organize yourself with reasearch on your side to make these purchases... so ms aviano 6 vs jbl 180/190 fs need to wait till i get back to kolkata for that bakeoff.. now ill do a htpc strategy because i think wd media players are a bit limited
So what am i looking for :
My plan:
A pc with reasonably good video prcessing capabilities
It needs to be controlled by remote
Should shw imdb details for movies
Handle all srts of upscaling eliminating the avrs work other than routing signals
Play any format
Be the heart of a stunning flac based music collection i have enmassed over the years
Show lyrics while i play music
The system should be able to fullfill the need for a stereo amp atleast a norge
So what do i need
A hotizontal tower
A mean motherboard
Do i go intel or amd.. i have been an amd guy for a while but an i5 seems enticing..
A great graphics card(dedicated 1gb gpu)
An audiophhile grade sound card
8 gigs of ram
Probably a ssd but maybe not

 

[kohinoorb]

So the weekend cometh... need to find the white dali vokal... will go to the richer sounds store..
But more to the point what do i want from my home entertainment systsem
There are a lot of automation opportunities..
I want seamless entertainment on demand
i want music and movies recommended to me..
I want to be able to watch or listen to the recommendations on demand
I want my media library to be catalogued
I want to be able to watch all the best tv series from around the world
I want to be able to carry my media library along with me without carrying the hard drives
I want my own personal cloud that allows me to stream my media wherever,whenever
I want to be inspired by great works that i chance upon
I want one device to control it all!!!!
Am i asking for too much?
No i dont think so...
I think i am in the process of acquiring the right components that will achieve this.. but what do you think friends.. is my vision incomplete? Add to it. Share your own.. be abstract or specific..
Help create a vision for everyone.. how happy are you with the current setup that you have... and its not just about acoustics.. its about convenience as well.. also about price..
Grew up buying casettes and wrting down lyrics by rewinding...the tapes .. those were goodtimes when rock was for the misfits and nt a lifestyle.term... I am not the same kid anymore .. now i want to be entertained.. but when i started the music was all i had.. it wasnt till i heard the Dalis i started feeling that way again when i ws 15 and heard november rain for the firet time...

 

[kohinoorb]

The mothership:
AsRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 Motherboard, Socket 1155, PCI-Express 3.0, DDR3, USB 3.0, HDMI, 7.1 HD Audio, ASRock Instant Boot: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories
The rocket fuel
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The boot drive

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The kryptonite:

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The silicon :
i3 or i5 does i7 provide discernable difference do i really need more than i3 ... you guys tell me
Video conversion for ps3 or ipod touch .. which one will provide fastest performance i7 duh .. but how long will i3 take to comvert

 

[kohinoorb]

A must read while considering your avr equipment ..
http://www.hifivision.com/surround-...3-expensive-avr-vs-cheap-avr-power-amp-4.html

 

[kohinoorb]

If you are looking for a 25k speaker combo you cant go wrong with an energy take classic
But its good for movies only .. and the experts say .. 1912 1911 midrange avrs are not suitable for stereo.. but someone please tell us jbl cine 300 vs energy take classic ....