Recommendation For A Decent Sound System.

[Ely1 0]

Sent the 3/4 done list to you via email (Excel spreadsheet). Still a bit more to add but something for you to take a look at for now.

Anyone else wants it then let me know

Oh, please note, my DVDs are a mix of UK / Singapore / and a few from other places. If you do not have a multi-region player then I will confirm the region code before we deal.

RB

Received with thanks! Will go through your very extensive list

-Ely

[RimBlock 0]

Received with thanks! Will go through your very extensive list

-Ely

Still got a few more to add yet. Will try and get round to it tonight

RB

[farkingnuts 0]

Thanks! Good to know that the 667 will bi-amp in stereo mode. Didn't realise that speaker cables need to be of the same length

Think this will be my preferred plan. Was also thinking if more power is needed, I can get one of those emotiva power amps

brudder................when you bi-amp ''horizontally'', most likely you'll just exaggerate the bass and treble, creating a ''hole'' in the midrange.

just put the money into better american cables.

[hentamkings 0]

Hi All Sound Experts

need your advice on the following:

are cambridge audio speakers (MIN 10) and subwofers (X200) any good?

would you pair the above speakers and subwofer to onkyo 508?

Does anyone have any estimate price of the above package (2 x MIN 10 speakers, 1 x X200 subwofers and 1x onkyo 508).

Thank you all.

[farkingnuts 0]

Hi All Sound Experts

need your advice on the following:

are cambridge audio speakers (MIN 10) and subwofers (X200) any good?

would you pair the above speakers and subwofer to onkyo 508?

Does anyone have any estimate price of the above package (2 x MIN 10 speakers, 1 x X200 subwofers and 1x onkyo 508).

Thank you all.

Cambridge Audio that's owned by Creative ?

unless they're super duper cheap...............forget it !

[pckee 2]

Cambridge Audio that's owned by Creative ?

unless they're super duper cheap...............forget it !

Cambridge Audio is NOT owned by Creative.

Cambride Soundworks is owned by Creative.

Funny that you never heard of Cambridge Audio when you talking about expensive cables.........

[pckee 2]

Hi All Sound Experts

need your advice on the following:

are cambridge audio speakers (MIN 10) and subwofers (X200) any good?

would you pair the above speakers and subwofer to onkyo 508?

Does anyone have any estimate price of the above package (2 x MIN 10 speakers, 1 x X200 subwofers and 1x onkyo 508).

Thank you all.

I am not sound expert.

Just my opinion and suggestion.

I think you are newbie like me. As most of the experts recomend, "trust your ears". Just buy a system within your budget and sound god to you. In the end, the system is going to be install in your home and i believe it should be difficult for you to compare between systems.

My question to you is, can you differenciate the sound from each system without looking at it? Do you know which amp, which speaker? or player?

Since you are looking at HT, may i know are you buying Original disc? if not, no need to spend so much on HT.

Good luck and hope you find your new toy

Edited April 1, 2011 by pckee

[farkingnuts 0]

Cambridge Audio is NOT owned by Creative.

Cambride Soundworks is owned by Creative.

Funny that you never heard of Cambridge Audio when you talking about expensive cables.........

Cambridge Soundworks now own by Creative so their speakers cannot buy...............

Cambridge Audio has always been a low-end electronics brand.....................if they make speakers, can't be any good................

they're owned by the same guys that own Quad, etc etc.................now all made in China..................

even Quad's box speakers no longer sound good compared to when they were made in England in the 90's...........

[pckee 2]

Cambridge Soundworks now own by Creative so their speakers cannot buy...............

Cambridge Audio has always been a low-end electronics brand.....................if they make speakers, can't be any good................

they're owned by the same guys that own Quad, etc etc.................now all made in China..................

even Quad's box speakers no longer sound good compared to when they were made in England in the 90's...........

Some google may help. I dun mean to back fire you but i hope to provide correct information to whoever reading this forumn.

Cambridge Audio - Owned by Audio Partner Ship

Quad Electroacoustic - Owned by Verity Group link

If you think Cambridge Audio is low-end then that is your preference and it is not wrong. To me, it is a good Brand and i can't affort it. So each person have their individual preference. That is our taste may be for high end recommandation but some may have budget limitation.

Lastly lets not go out of topic and get back to system recommandation. We are in recommandation and not condemnation.

Have a present day ahead. Cheers.

[RimBlock 0]

Some google may help. I dun mean to back fire you but i hope to provide correct information to whoever reading this forumn.

Don't worry, this person backfires themselves enough that they should not notice someone else also doing it in the mess of inaccurate comments made here.

Cambridge Audio - Owned by Audio Partner Ship

Quad Electroacoustic - Owned by Verity Group link

Sorry to say that Wikipedia is in fact incorrect here and Farkin is in fact correct ....... Yep that was almost painful to say but I guess someone cannot be completely wrong all of the time.

If you take a look at the Quad website you will notice this at the bottom..

Quad is part of the IAG Group Ltd. ©2009 Quad. All rights reserved.

If you think Cambridge Audio is low-end then that is your preference and it is not wrong. To me, it is a good Brand and i can't affort it. So each person have their individual preference. That is our taste may be for high end recommandation but some may have budget limitation.

Lastly lets not go out of topic and get back to system recommandation. We are in recommandation and not condemnation.

I understand your point but in the scheme of things, Cambridge Audio is at the lower end of the market. That does not mean of course that it is no good. It means that it tries to offer the best quality at a specific budget level. How well it does that is for the listener to decide. Their offboard DACs certainly have good reviews.

The info in your other post (#700) is spot on.

1. Listen in ignorance - Do a blind listening test without knowing what equipment you are listening to.

2. Buy for pleasure - Buy because you like that sound best regardless of what the shop salesperson / audiophile friend / internet loony says.

3. Pay without regret - Know you have bought the best within your budget for your preferred sound.

4. Enjoy with a passion - Enjoy what you have bought every minute you can.

oh and .....

5. Plan for the future upgrades you will no doubt want after you get the HiFi bug......

RB

[RimBlock 0]

Hi All Sound Experts

need your advice on the following:

are cambridge audio speakers (MIN 10) and subwofers (X200) any good?

would you pair the above speakers and subwofer to onkyo 508?

Does anyone have any estimate price of the above package (2 x MIN 10 speakers, 1 x X200 subwofers and 1x onkyo 508).

Thank you all.

Hi,

Work out your budget, what you would like it for (music / movies / both) and where it is to be placed (living room / bedroom).

With these details we can try to suggest some items you may wish to test out in the path to finding what you want to buy .

Blindly going after one brand may cause you to miss other equally prices setups which may give better results.

RB

[RimBlock 0]

brudder................when you bi-amp ''horizontally'', most likely you'll just exaggerate the bass and treble, creating a ''hole'' in the midrange.

just put the money into better american cables.

Interesting and not what I have observed. Clearly the speakers you have been testing bi-amping on either had a fault or were badly designed or both.

Bi-amping is just supplying two independent amplified signals to each of the speaker drivers rather than having a single amplified signal split between the drivers.

Bi-amping will generally give the speaker drivers more power in order for them to better reproduce the signal they are being fed rather than them being under powered and struggle.

I will really not go in to the comment about better speaker cables any more than to refer readers to the 'Top 10 HiFi myths thread'. After taking a read there they should be able to file your speaker cable advice where it belongs.

RB

[pckee 2]

Sorry to say that Wikipedia is in fact incorrect here and Farkin is in fact correct ....... Yep that was almost painful to say but I guess someone cannot be completely wrong all of the time.

If you take a look at the Quad website you will notice this at the bottom..

RB

Hi RB,

thank you very much for the information.

Hi Farkingnuts,

Sorry for that. Guess I trusted Wikipedia too much....lol

[hentamkings 0]

Thank you RB and pckee for your feedback.

Yes, im a totally newbie and i know nothing about sound system, but I like it. I am sure I cannot differentiate the sound from each system without looking at it. I am using the system for games, music and video. but I wont be watching from disc, just stream. (by the way, do you all know if the sound quality from internet streaming is good?)

the system will be place in the living room that measures about 2.5 by 2.5m for the tv area.

my budget is $1500 or less (including all wiring). I am just looking at 2 speakers, 1 woofer system.

Thank you all experts again.

[farkingnuts 0]

Interesting and not what I have observed. Clearly the speakers you have been testing bi-amping on either had a fault or were badly designed or both.

Bi-amping is just supplying two independent amplified signals to each of the speaker drivers rather than having a single amplified signal split between the drivers.

Bi-amping will generally give the speaker drivers more power in order for them to better reproduce the signal they are being fed rather than them being under powered and struggle.

I will really not go in to the comment about better speaker cables any more than to refer readers to the 'Top 10 HiFi myths thread'. After taking a read there they should be able to file your speaker cable advice where it belongs.

RB

passive bi-amping is not good..............likewise for horizontal biamping.......................which is what most everyone is thinking..................

if you're a good listener, you'll hear what i mean....................

horizontal biamping will exaggerate the treble and bass...................creating a ''hole'' in the midrange...............

that's why you see a lot of super high-end speakers offer only single-wire options unless it's a 4-way design.............

if it's a 2-way or 2.5-way design, horizontal biamping makes the sound worse...................

far better to just spend the money on good cables to biwire................