oogins

I have one. Email me if you're interested.

If the system is a home theatre, ideally you'd want all the speakers to be the same for perfect timbre matching. I've heard of people using center speakers all round and had pleasing results. Five SC-1's with a good sub would make a nice home theatre. For only two channel, I'm not sure how well two SC-1's will perform. There is one member of this forum who used two RC-7's as mains and I remember reading that he was quite impressed with them. But then again, the RC-7 is a different caliber of speaker. I guess the only reason you might not want to use SC-1's as mains is the price. Two SC-1's cost more than SF-1's. Ask your dealer if you can compare the SC-1's and SF-1's in a stereo setup. Then get what sounds best to you. One other thing, if you stand the SC-1's up on their side, you might need to turn the horn tweeter 90 degrees in order for the sound to disperse properly.

Nice choice of speaker. I might be getting some JMLab speakers as well. The Cobalt 806 is on my list of finalists. quote: Originally posted by TheEAR: Hmm I was thinking about buying the Mini Utopia monitors,I heard them a few days ago and AH these are special(with a special price too LOL).I think I may go for a set. May I asked what your special price is? I might of heard wrong, but I think my JMLab dealer said the Mini's go for over $9000.

Depends. For music B&W CM2, JMLab Cobalt 806, Totem Acoustic Rokk or Dynaudio Audience 42. For home theatre Paradigm Studio or Energy Veritas. This message has been edited by oogins on 05-28-2002 at 06:49 PM

Here's the link: http://www.highfidelityreview.com/news/news.asp?newsnumber=499199

Have you heard the Cobalt line from JM Lab? I listened to most of line the other day and thought they were better than the whole Dynaudio Audience line. Both lines are priced similarly. For example, the 42W and the 806 have the same price and IMO the 806 blew the 42W's away. I figure you might be familiar with JM Lab since they use Focal drivers, and I think Focal is Dynaudio's biggest competitor in driver manufacturing. If you have heard the Cobalts, what are you thoughts on them? This message has been edited by oogins on 04-06-2002 at 09:02 PM

They were both done by Hans Zimmer.

Buy a 5800 (should be cheap now they are discontinued, good luck finding one though) and then buy the Upgrade Kit from Denon. The upgrade consists of a new digital board and processor along with a new faceplate which includes the new logos (THX Ultra 2, DD-EX, DPL2, etc.) and the new model no. AVR-5803. I spoke to my Denon dealer about this. He told me about a guy who took this path. He paid a total of about $4800 CDN, which is an awesome deal considering the 4802 costs $4200 and the 5803 is estimated at $6800.

quote: Originally posted by TheEAR: The RSW10 is ideal with my new Totem ROKK speakers,what a match! A winner Nice TheEAR! I didn't know you owned the Rokk. I heard them a while back and thought they were nothing short of excellent, laid back and very musical. Great value too, especially for Canadian buyers. Totem speakers are incredible. Not a single one has disappointed me yet. Vincent Bruzzese is a genius. Are you using the Rokk for a HT or music system? If HT, what are you using for a center. Totem recommends the Mite Center but I don't see how they will timbre match. They use totally different drivers. Of course an option would be to spend more and get the Model 1's. Totem makes a matching center for them plus they use Dynaudio bass drivers. And those Dynaudio drivers look pretty slick on top of sounding great. But going this route isn't exactly cheap for me. This message has been edited by oogins on 03-20-2002 at 02:48 AM

CharlieTuna, What amp is that sitting on top of your JBL's?

This has probably been asked a few times. What's a better match for the RF-5, the RC-3 or the RC-7? Klipsch recommends both but is there one that's clearly the better choice? I've been to my dealer a couple times but he's always been sold out of the RC-3 thus making it difficult to compare. My dealer isn't much help either. He recommends the RC-3 because of it's smaller size and pricetag. He said the RC-7 isn't worth getting unless I get the RF-7. Can anyone help? This message has been edited by oogins on 03-11-2002 at 12:37 PM

Are you saying the 4 way speakers are bad? I suppose if they're cheaply constructed, they could be. But what about 5 way? The Totem Acoustic Shaman are 5 way. And Totem speakers aren't exactly bottom of the line. They use high quality drivers, including Dynaudio. http://www.totemacoustic.com/NewFiles/shaman.html#Anchor-49575 They retail at $11000 US. This message has been edited by oogins on 03-03-2002 at 10:42 PM

quote: Originally posted by chuckears: I can't watch the Grammy's any more, ever since Jethro Tull was awarded best metal band... I hear you loud and clear! The Grammys are a joke. Iggy Pop was also nominated for that award. Iggy Pop and Jethro Tull nominated for Best Metal Performance? Give me a break! Ever since then I realized the Grammy's are about popularity and not music.

I'm looking at the Dynaudio Audience 42's. I'm aware they aren't as efficient as Klipsch thus I will need a good amp. How much power would I need for decent volumes with some headroom? I have my eye on the Rotel RB-1080 (2x200 watts). What do you suggest? Keep in mind, I don't want to spend more than $1850 CAN ($2000 if you include GST).

It's obviously a mistake or they were RF-5's.

Something I found at HTF Pay no attention to that gear behind the curtain! (Bose Demo story)

My absolute favorites are Yngwie Malmsteen, Joe Satriani and Steve Vai. Incredible technical skills. Some others that I like are Tony Iommi, Randy Rhoads, Zakk Wylde (pretty much most of the guitarists that worked with Ozzy), Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Kirk Hammett, Slash, Dave Mustaine, Angus Young, Jon Schaffer, Dimebag Darrell, and Eddie Van Halen. As you can see from my list, all rock and metal.

quote: Originally posted by mike stehr: Hell, I thought the Bass on the Justice album was a overbloated mess, they sounded the same way live that year as well. Overbloated sloppy mess. That's not what I meant. The bass guitar was turned down very low (James and Lars were pissed at Jason or something like that). Because of that they needed to increase the bass from the guitars and the drums. That resulted in the bloated bass sound. The songs on Justice are great though. It's too bad they're tainted by the terrible production. quote: Originally posted by mike stehr: This is really too bad, because all the good Metallica was BEFORE 'Justice for all'. Anything other Metallica is just bad, whether it sounds great or not. You can go ahead and disagree, but I've been listening to Metallica since 1983 and gave up on them in '90. They turned their backs on their roots, therefore they SUCK! I more or less agree that their best albums were from the 80's. (Puppets is the best album ever!) But I wouldn't say they suck now. The Load albums aren't great but I can tolerate them. I can respect them for experimenting and moving forward with their music (S&M was great). It's better than just recording the same album over and over again. They would be boring. Heard Slayer's latest album? First thing I thought after listening to it was "I've heard this before." They haven't changed their style one bit since the 80's and now all their new albums are so predictable and boring. That doesn't show they're sticking to their roots, it shows a lack of creativity.

quote: Originally posted by matthew2: All metallica CD's before the black album were really bad! Harsh, no bass. The band fixed their recording's in 1990, which is good because now you can at least here James Voice! Bass, guitar, everything. I agree with you there. ...And Justice for All was the worst though. They turned the bass off completely which resulted in a harsh guitar and artifical drum sound. However James' voice sounded just as good as the Black Album.

Either will work fine. But I recommend you use the Y adapter. It will give your sub a 6 dB boost.

Maybe your sub is bottoming out. It usually happens when the sub tries to play a frequency lower than it can handle at a loud volume. It results in a harsh noise caused by the cone hitting the cabinet (I think). Try turning your sub down. This message has been edited by oogins on 02-04-2002 at 05:57 PM

You can only buy SVS subs from their site. http://www.svsubwoofers.com Of course the shipping might be very expensive. After shipping and the exchange rate, ordering an SVS from Canada isn't exactly cheap. For the price of a 20-39PC, I can buy 2 Paradigm (Canadian made ) PW-2200's or a Servo 15. But don't let this discourage you from buying SVS. I haven't heard a single complaint on their performance.

Cherry all the way!

Can't comment on the Yamaha but I have heard the K9. It's a great little sub. It's very tight and very fast, but what else do you expect from an 8" sub? I find it's works great for both movies and music. However the only downside of the sub is it's lower extension. It can't play anything below 30 Hz. Its lack of ability to play lower frequencies is what made me decide not to get it.

I saw them in Calgary last year. Incredible show! My first concert too. Where was this DVD recorded?