ThomasEckhardt

Hi, Hmmm, seems my work is making me too sensitive. I cant even buy me an amp without thinking about computer hardware. LOL!!! Thanks for the information. Bye Tom P.S.: I thought that only guys without SAF-sensitivity can build such a home as theears... This message has been edited by ThomasEckhardt on 12-30-2001 at 08:42 AM

Hi guys, Thanks for your replys. OK, so two SVS Ultras will be ordered next month. Bingo. For the speakers: Again, IMO for a 75% (at least) HT usage, I think Klipsch are the best value. Still. The Legacy's are for sure fine speakers, but you cant hear those in Austria. Thats for sure. And Genesis are IMO really overpriced. Man, have you seen the prices for the better models lately? I didn't expect to spend 100.000,- US$ in the speakers alone. I will give the Contours a try. But for now, I even like the little brightness of the RF-Series. And as I was watching "Lord of the Rings" yesterday, I can understand theears hunt for reference (bass)levels, really ... theears: So you got the infamous ATI amp. How is it? I didn't go for it, because I had bad experiences with the ATI PC products (buggy, incompatible, bad support). See you soon, best regards Thomas P.S.: theears, how 'bout the SAF (spouse acceptance factor) of your equipment?

quote: Originally posted by TheEAR: Thomas, Yes I dont have any private life since I started posting here. I thought so... quote: Remember the Sunfire Signature two channel amp delivers 1200W RMS per channel(both channels driven!)into 4 Ohms full bandwith! This is plenty even for the largest and most power hungry sub ever made. TheSunfire Signature while a beast for its size,the most powerful sub in its size it cannot match SVS Ultras or SS on deep bass.Even the Velodyne HGS18 cant,even two or three cant! I was already so convinced about the SVS, that i purchased the Signature Stereo one month ago. I just was'nt sure if the Sunfire wont set the CS Ultras on (sun)fire, because these babies are set for 500 Watt. You know, better HAVE than HAD. About Dynaudio: I was thinking a year ago about them. But then I read somewhere, that except the evidence, everything else is sharply overpriced. So I came back to Klipsch. After your post I checked my sources (well...) and a HT-set of Contous (3.3, 3.0 and Center) will go for 11.000 US$. Puh. The complete Klipsch RF-Set comes to 3.000,- US$. Honest question: Is it worth the difference? I was also looking at B&W, but then I figured out, that except the N-801 and N-802, none of those speakers will get me a real HT reference level. Again, what I want to audition (from B&W) is the CM and the 600/3 series. Then I will know the difference to Klipsch, I think. Do you really think, that the RF-7 is coloring? I didn't expect that. So thanks again for your reply. Best regards to Montreal. Thomas P.S.: Sometime I wonder how your house looks like... PP.S.: So next months Tom will have to ship the first CS Ultras to Austria. YESSS! This message has been edited by ThomasEckhardt on 12-27-2001 at 03:03 PM

Hi ALL, In the last six months I was closely watching this forum for all kind of helpful information about the right equipment for my future HT-madness. Thank you all for it. All decisions (read buys) made were influenced by internet info sources. For now, my setup consists of the following: Sunfire Theater Grand II 2.2 Sunfire Cinema Grand Amp for Speakers Sunfire Stereo Signature Amp for Subwoofers Denon DVD 2800 (Finally will be Arcam FMJ27) Thorens 2000 CD-Player Nakamichi RX202 for casette (only for car) Focus Enhancements Quadrupler Nec 6PG+ CRT-Projector Schroers Biga 200 Rack As 2001 begins to fade, so is my budget on HT-stuff. So all necessary purchases will have to wait until next year. :-) For now i would tend to the following speakers: Main Klipsch RF-7's Surround Klipsch RF-5's Center Klipsch RC-7 Subwoofers Dual SVS CS-Ultra's I would appreciate any comments/suggestions for Speakers and Woofers, because I am from Austria and haven't had the chance to audition any of those speakers. As I heard so many different opinions about Klipsch RF-Speakers, I dont know if this is the right choice. Please help.... After the great Sub shootout i think SVS is the best sub out there. True? I had some doubt about the Sunfire Signature because of their 1200 W/Channel/4Ohm. Could this blow the SVS? Only chance was to test the original RF-3 (first series), and IMO the bombed the big Snell X towers (6000 US$ here in Austria) out of the water (not at the bass, but everywhere else). And I have a Promedia speaker set, which rules for the PC. My HT-Room is about 15' x 14' x 12'. I think the HT usage will be about 75% rest will be just music. If you guys could help me, I would order the stuff right away, and be happy ever after. :-) Thank you all in advance Thomas P.S.: Special thanks to theears for giving up his private life and posting so many useful hints.

Hi everybody, I recently received a Promedia 2.1. Congratulations!!! Since then i am having strong doubts about my plans to buy a complete B&W (4x 805, 2x HTM-1, 2x ASW 2500) Homecinema. Now this is where my problem starts. First of all, the stuff that i've planned for Klipsch: Front: 2x RF-7 Back: 2x RF-3 (or RS-7, who knows...) Center: 2x RC-7 Sub: 2x RSW-15 My first problem is, that Klipsch doesnt seem to be present very much in Europe (and specially in Austria). For instance, Klipsch products are not available in any electronics superstore. Does anybody know, where there is a listening and buying possibility for this equipment in Austria (best in Vienna)? The second problem seems to be: The RSW-15 seems not to be released yet!! I really would like to know when it will be available. (if the new sub isn't released in the next 60 days, i will get Sunfire True subs Signature instead) I will spend the bucks in about 30-60 days.... (If i get the chance to listen to any of the above) Best regards Tom