Need recommendations for Recievers & Speakers

Ace31216 · 10-20-2002, 12:56 AM

Can someone recommend some good brands for recievers and speakers. I plan to use the home theater system to watch movies. My living room is long and narrow but is spacious.

Can anyone give me some suggestions?

Does anyone know any good websites for reviews?

Thanks!

Leon · 10-20-2002, 01:25 AM

Knowing your price range would be very helpful. There is just too much stuff out there.

ArkiStan · 10-20-2002, 01:50 AM

Take a look at the Denon line of receivers.

For reviews go to Audioreviews.com

vdaddy · 10-20-2002, 02:03 AM

The receiver is more or less how many formats you want to decode. If I were you I would stick with 'decent' speaker brand. I personally like Def Tech for the price and performance.

Place speakers quality over receiver (unless you are going to build a budget system)

yellowfist · 10-23-2002, 02:41 AM

I know these are good guys type stuff but it really does sound good.

Polk RT28 >>>I auditioned some B&Ws of similar price (lil more) and although I liked the upper mids better on the B&Ws I thought the Polks sounded better at every other frequency. The B&W was also paired with B&K components and very nice wire. Get the matching center and two pairs and you have some really nice speakers. Give it a few weeks for break in, the highs will settle down nicely.

Denon AVR-2802 >>> My friend just picked one up and let me audition it at my house with those speakers. Wow, DTS-ES sounded very nice and the sound was much smoother than my Kenwood (I know, cheap stuff). Actually, the Kenwood sounded better in my home than a Harmon Kardon that I auditioned that was twice as much as the Kenwood (vr-505 i think). I also auditioned a Yamaha that was a bit cheaper than the Denon and it sounded damn good too. I think the Denon was more detailed but Yamaha more smooth. The Denon had much more impact with the Polks though. Well, those are my recommendations, Im sure there are other nice combos but I can tell you first hand that this will sound very good for the price.

BTW, my room is also very long and pretty wide and also has 9' ceilings. The bass from the Polks is descent and makes it easy to tune with another sub. I dont even use my sub at night because my neighbors already complain about the Polks. Also check out KRK Rokit monitors made for studios. Those arent too pricey and the FR is super flat. A little more sensitive to equipment though, it will show the flaws. Its amazing what you get for the money now days.

maruko · 10-27-2002, 11:18 PM

B&W speakers are the best =)

My 602's took about a month break in listening to my mp3s everyday while I was studying. But yeah, 602's are the best bang for the buck I think.

Dennons are good recievers, but I personally like Yamahas

yellowfist · 10-29-2002, 03:16 AM

Did you get a good deal on those 602's? I personally liked the 601's best after comparing them many different times with the other models. I loved last years 601's a lot but this year, although it is supposed to be basically the same thing, it didn't sound as good after hearing them in two different shops. This year, I liked the cheapest B&W's, the DM's I think. They didn't have as much deep mid bass but the highs were incomparable to the other models. It's also a good thing to me that the deep mid bass is not there because I feel that the B&W's have some colored sound in the region. I really wanted to get the B&W's but in the end, I spent less then the DM's and got the Polks which I thought sounded very good except for maybe the upper highs which still were very exceptable. If I were able to get a good deal on some B&W's, I still would like to set up another HT with them.

10-20-2002, 12:56 AM	#1
Ace31216 Ensign Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 17	Need recommendations for Recievers & Speakers Can someone recommend some good brands for recievers and speakers. I plan to use the home theater system to watch movies. My living room is long and narrow but is spacious. Can anyone give me some suggestions? Does anyone know any good websites for reviews? Thanks!

10-23-2002, 02:41 AM	#5
yellowfist Ensign Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 5	Denon + Polk I know these are good guys type stuff but it really does sound good. Polk RT28 >>>I auditioned some B&Ws of similar price (lil more) and although I liked the upper mids better on the B&Ws I thought the Polks sounded better at every other frequency. The B&W was also paired with B&K components and very nice wire. Get the matching center and two pairs and you have some really nice speakers. Give it a few weeks for break in, the highs will settle down nicely. Denon AVR-2802 >>> My friend just picked one up and let me audition it at my house with those speakers. Wow, DTS-ES sounded very nice and the sound was much smoother than my Kenwood (I know, cheap stuff). Actually, the Kenwood sounded better in my home than a Harmon Kardon that I auditioned that was twice as much as the Kenwood (vr-505 i think). I also auditioned a Yamaha that was a bit cheaper than the Denon and it sounded damn good too. I think the Denon was more detailed but Yamaha more smooth. The Denon had much more impact with the Polks though. Well, those are my recommendations, Im sure there are other nice combos but I can tell you first hand that this will sound very good for the price. BTW, my room is also very long and pretty wide and also has 9' ceilings. The bass from the Polks is descent and makes it easy to tune with another sub. I dont even use my sub at night because my neighbors already complain about the Polks. Also check out KRK Rokit monitors made for studios. Those arent too pricey and the FR is super flat. A little more sensitive to equipment though, it will show the flaws. Its amazing what you get for the money now days.

10-29-2002, 03:16 AM	#7
yellowfist Ensign Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 5	B&Ws Did you get a good deal on those 602's? I personally liked the 601's best after comparing them many different times with the other models. I loved last years 601's a lot but this year, although it is supposed to be basically the same thing, it didn't sound as good after hearing them in two different shops. This year, I liked the cheapest B&W's, the DM's I think. They didn't have as much deep mid bass but the highs were incomparable to the other models. It's also a good thing to me that the deep mid bass is not there because I feel that the B&W's have some colored sound in the region. I really wanted to get the B&W's but in the end, I spent less then the DM's and got the Polks which I thought sounded very good except for maybe the upper highs which still were very exceptable. If I were able to get a good deal on some B&W's, I still would like to set up another HT with them.

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10-20-2002, 01:25 AM	#2
Leon Administrator Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 3,219	Knowing your price range would be very helpful. There is just too much stuff out there.

10-20-2002, 01:50 AM	#3
ArkiStan Admiral Join Date: May 2000 Location: Recession Central Posts: 5,898	Take a look at the Denon line of receivers. For reviews go to Audioreviews.com

10-20-2002, 02:03 AM	#4
vdaddy Ensign Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Rancho Cucamonga, CA Posts: 43	The receiver is more or less how many formats you want to decode. If I were you I would stick with 'decent' speaker brand. I personally like Def Tech for the price and performance. Place speakers quality over receiver (unless you are going to build a budget system)

10-27-2002, 11:18 PM	#6
maruko Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: May 2000 Location: UCLA Posts: 72	B&W speakers are the best =) My 602's took about a month break in listening to my mp3s everyday while I was studying. But yeah, 602's are the best bang for the buck I think. Dennons are good recievers, but I personally like Yamahas

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