anooj30299301
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Alright friends(especially senior guys, please suggest and I am serious this time). Here is my plan. I am preponing my 5.1 plans from next year to do a purchase in next 1 month incrementally in aspan of 5-6 months.
Seeing Kumareshwar's thread on his take on Wharfedale 9.6 I went today to USK electronics, babukhan mall for IQ9 and Vector systems for Diamond 9.6 floorstanding with friend and couple of CD, DVD's.
KEF IQ9
The guy checked first if I have been there and then went ahead with the demo. KEF IQ9 sounded really really awesome. he quoted 70K for this down from 80K. He suggested going for KEF IQ5 when he heard my plan to buy a basic 5.1 receiver yamaha v463(reasons are - do not need HDMI now and no 7.1). He reasone this is small for KEF IQ9.
The KEF 5.1 packagge was run with LOTR, KILLBILL etc and well was truly truly nice.
Wharfedale Diamond 9.6
Well, this was quoted 36K and Hotel calfornia sounded nice.
Heard the 5.1 package and as Kumar said was quoted 80K(this includes front firing 125w sub)
In 5.1 demos(Final destination 3, LOTR, CD's I brought etc), subwoofer was a hude Dali and centre channel was high end Wharfedale one and not the actual sub. He said will not be much differences.
Well, now to my queries.Please put aside 5.1 and tell me only for 2.1.
I have a budget of 50-70k(trust me this is extended and cannot at all go over). I am confused totally. Not about my choices but my inabillity to see which is good.
As has always been said in so many threads, one has to listen and decide but this is very difficult, that's what I felt.This is a shame but I got no qualms admitting this.
My friends take was that KEF IQ9 was the better but the cost factor...For me I really could not decide which one I liked but know that both sounded different. No woofer is needed for IQ9 and the thump..etc was top. Wharfedale sounded little less.
Now I am fully dependant on your views guys. I am not an audiophile but see movies a lot- like most movies and can appreciate the change a sound brings to movies. BUT after listening to these speakers I donno... music is so much better. I know now I missed a lot in all these years....
I am ready to go for either. IF IQ9, then no woofer possible and for Wharfedale, yes I can.
Also, where can I audition Definitive Tech speakers - Bipolar towers in Hyderabad. Are these good? Is it right to club a Definitive sub(maybe 300-500w) to the above ones.
I know the above two are the best choices and then which should I opt. Purchase will be after two weeks only. trust me yur judgement shall prevail over mine.
One more imp. thing - KEf is at 8ohms and Wharfdale at 6ohms. Yamaha would be 8ohms(I checked Yamaha website. what the dealer said and asked me to go for Diamond 9.5). I have seen venkats explanation on this ohms thing.Will these affect the speaker performance and vice-versa.
The guy at Vector also offered 15% odiscount on display speaker - 9.6's pair on 36K. Is this good, I said no anyways but how do we know we get original piece. and also suggested I take Denon 2307 which he is giving for 32K because 2308 & 2309 are out.
As always, thank your patience to read this. Waiting eagerly for suggestions.
Seeing Kumareshwar's thread on his take on Wharfedale 9.6 I went today to USK electronics, babukhan mall for IQ9 and Vector systems for Diamond 9.6 floorstanding with friend and couple of CD, DVD's.
KEF IQ9
The guy checked first if I have been there and then went ahead with the demo. KEF IQ9 sounded really really awesome. he quoted 70K for this down from 80K. He suggested going for KEF IQ5 when he heard my plan to buy a basic 5.1 receiver yamaha v463(reasons are - do not need HDMI now and no 7.1). He reasone this is small for KEF IQ9.
The KEF 5.1 packagge was run with LOTR, KILLBILL etc and well was truly truly nice.
Wharfedale Diamond 9.6
Well, this was quoted 36K and Hotel calfornia sounded nice.
Heard the 5.1 package and as Kumar said was quoted 80K(this includes front firing 125w sub)
In 5.1 demos(Final destination 3, LOTR, CD's I brought etc), subwoofer was a hude Dali and centre channel was high end Wharfedale one and not the actual sub. He said will not be much differences.
Well, now to my queries.Please put aside 5.1 and tell me only for 2.1.
I have a budget of 50-70k(trust me this is extended and cannot at all go over). I am confused totally. Not about my choices but my inabillity to see which is good.
As has always been said in so many threads, one has to listen and decide but this is very difficult, that's what I felt.This is a shame but I got no qualms admitting this.
My friends take was that KEF IQ9 was the better but the cost factor...For me I really could not decide which one I liked but know that both sounded different. No woofer is needed for IQ9 and the thump..etc was top. Wharfedale sounded little less.
Now I am fully dependant on your views guys. I am not an audiophile but see movies a lot- like most movies and can appreciate the change a sound brings to movies. BUT after listening to these speakers I donno... music is so much better. I know now I missed a lot in all these years....
I am ready to go for either. IF IQ9, then no woofer possible and for Wharfedale, yes I can.
Also, where can I audition Definitive Tech speakers - Bipolar towers in Hyderabad. Are these good? Is it right to club a Definitive sub(maybe 300-500w) to the above ones.
I know the above two are the best choices and then which should I opt. Purchase will be after two weeks only. trust me yur judgement shall prevail over mine.
One more imp. thing - KEf is at 8ohms and Wharfdale at 6ohms. Yamaha would be 8ohms(I checked Yamaha website. what the dealer said and asked me to go for Diamond 9.5). I have seen venkats explanation on this ohms thing.Will these affect the speaker performance and vice-versa.
The guy at Vector also offered 15% odiscount on display speaker - 9.6's pair on 36K. Is this good, I said no anyways but how do we know we get original piece. and also suggested I take Denon 2307 which he is giving for 32K because 2308 & 2309 are out.
As always, thank your patience to read this. Waiting eagerly for suggestions.