Dear Brothers and Sisters Who Spend Too Much Money On Audio Equipment:
In my search for speakers for in the ~Rs.50,000 range, I have come across a wide variety of speakers recommended by many people. Some for movies, some for music, and some for just sitting pretty in your room. I am no audiophile, but I believe in the wisdom of crowds, magazine authors and forum gurus. So, against the recommendation of most people with a functioning ear, I will be trying to evaluate speakers purely based on specifications and online reviews. To this effort, based on preliminary research (on this forum), I have narrowed the list down to approximately 15 sets of speakers. My search criteria are:
The shortlisted speakers are (no particular order):
I plan to build a spreadsheet to compare the above speaker systems. For that, I need your help with the following:
1. Expanding the search criteria (to refine speaker list)
2. Personal experience with the speakers - short review
3. Clear winners or losers in the above list (with reasons / sources)
4. Price information in India
5. Any set of speakers that are comparable to the above in quality / price that are missing from the list
While this effort will definitely help me choose the speaker set of my choice, I hope to create a living document that we may maintain to help future seekers of speaker enlightenment find an easier path.
Regards,
Tarun
In my search for speakers for in the ~Rs.50,000 range, I have come across a wide variety of speakers recommended by many people. Some for movies, some for music, and some for just sitting pretty in your room. I am no audiophile, but I believe in the wisdom of crowds, magazine authors and forum gurus. So, against the recommendation of most people with a functioning ear, I will be trying to evaluate speakers purely based on specifications and online reviews. To this effort, based on preliminary research (on this forum), I have narrowed the list down to approximately 15 sets of speakers. My search criteria are:
- Price between Rs.25,000 and Rs.75,000
- 5.1 Speaker System
The shortlisted speakers are (no particular order):
- Definitive Technology ProCinema 600
- Definitive Technology ProCinema 800
- Paradigm Cinema 90 CT
- Paradigm Cinema 110 CT
- Energy Take Classic 5.1
- Wharfedale Diamond 9 Series with SW-150 subwoofer
- Wharfedale Diamond 10 Series with 10.SX subwoofer
- KEF KHT2005.3
- Q Acoustics 1010i 5.1
- Q Acoustics 2000 Cinema Pack
- Mission MV-DS 5.1
- Mission M3i Series
- Mission M5i Series
- Mordaunt-Short Alumni
I plan to build a spreadsheet to compare the above speaker systems. For that, I need your help with the following:
1. Expanding the search criteria (to refine speaker list)
2. Personal experience with the speakers - short review
3. Clear winners or losers in the above list (with reasons / sources)
4. Price information in India
5. Any set of speakers that are comparable to the above in quality / price that are missing from the list
While this effort will definitely help me choose the speaker set of my choice, I hope to create a living document that we may maintain to help future seekers of speaker enlightenment find an easier path.
Regards,
Tarun