Joining the ICE Club...

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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,236
    edited August 2011
    SRTer wrote: »
    Well, my amp came in early. Therefore, a proper review will take place today.

    I really feel it's a waste to use a 5 channel amp and not use any of the ICE amps so I will be using a 2 channel and let the SC-35 take care of my small speakers. The RTi A7 surrounds and the CSi A6.

    If this AVR is anything like most others, there will be more power sent to the remaining channels with the RTi A9 fronts removed. Maybe 10-20 watts more for the remaining three speakers.

    I have to pick up some audio cables for the amp.
    I'd like to hear your comments vs the amp and ICe power driving your Rtia9's. I have driven the Rtia7's and RTia9's with SC-05 and SC-07 receivers with stellar results. I have run full 7.1 RTIa series speakers using those 7 and 9's as mains and the system really kicked ****. Pay attention to dynamics when you add your given amp for the mains. You might be surprised how close it really is.

    Ill be waiting on your comments after a complete shootout.

    Have fun
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • JimAckley
    JimAckley Posts: 1,138
    edited August 2011
    So John, IIRC, they found the mic for it? If not, I'd be happy to mail you mine.

    And welcome to the ICE club. There's not much the SC-37 can't do. And I love the iPhone app. Being able to control it anywhere in my house is golden.
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    Pioneer SC-37, Overnight Sensations, Samsung 52" LCD

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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,236
    edited August 2011
    engtaz wrote: »
    Anybody doing the SC-55 and or SC-57's?

    I plan on very soon a full SC-07 vs the SC-57 shootout, This should happen next week when they come in.
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,590
    edited August 2011
    JimAckley wrote: »
    So John, IIRC, they found the mic for it? If not, I'd be happy to mail you mine.

    And welcome to the ICE club. There's not much the SC-37 can't do. And I love the iPhone app. Being able to control it anywhere in my house is golden.

    They found the entire owners kit, but no remote, so I bought a Harmony 1100 at dealer cost.:biggrin:

    It does everything, and so much better than the factory one that would have cost more than that.
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,590
    edited August 2011
    mantis wrote: »
    I mist have missed something somewhere , what speakers are you driving and rant the SC out of gas?


    Magnepans...
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,576
    edited August 2011
    I'm also not in the camp that AVR's all suck as I've owned a couple with serious enough guts that they didn't sweat on heavy loads. B&K & Rotel to name just two.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,236
    edited August 2011
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Magnepans...

    Thats right , get an amp , they tend to pull to much power man. We have em all over the store and unless we have a good amp on them , they don't perform well. I have not tried an SC ICe on them but I don't see that going well.
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,236
    edited August 2011
    dorokusai wrote: »
    I'm also not in the camp that AVR's all suck as I've owned a couple with serious enough guts that they didn't sweat on heavy loads. B&K & Rotel to name just two.

    It's simply just isn't a true statement rather then just a personal opinion. Receivers do a very good job if mated correctly. Rotel and B&K both along with Cambridge and NAD might as well throw in McIntosh as these are all music first receivers. They can compete with all entry level separates.
    The SC elite receivers are the first Elite or Japanese ( Excluding Rotel) that I felt compete with Separates for sound quality.
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited August 2011
    mantis wrote: »
    I don't think he meant it that way.

    Nope, Jesse absolutely didn't. But, people can read it that way obviously.:wink:

    Greg
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    "I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion." :\
    My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....

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  • SRTer
    SRTer Posts: 372
    edited August 2011
    mantis wrote: »
    I'd like to hear your comments vs the amp and ICe power driving your Rtia9's. I have driven the Rtia7's and RTia9's with SC-05 and SC-07 receivers with stellar results. I have run full 7.1 RTIa series speakers using those 7 and 9's as mains and the system really kicked ****. Pay attention to dynamics when you add your given amp for the mains. You might be surprised how close it really is.

    Ill be waiting on your comments after a complete shootout.

    Have fun

    The post is up. I hope you like reading it. I type it all on the iPhone 4.

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=123202
    Fronts: Polk RTi A9
    Center: Polk CSI A6
    Rears: Polk RTi A7
    Receiver: Pioneer Elite SC-35 (140 watts x 7)
    Amplifier: Adcom GFA-555 Mk.II (200 watt @ 8 ohms)
    Sub: Polk DSW PRO 500 (10 inch, 200 Watt)
    TV: Samsung 59 inch 3D Plasma 600 Hz PN59D7000
    Sources: Samsung BD-D6700 3D Blu-ray Player, DirecTV, PS3, iPhone 4 and IPod Classic with Apple Lossless Tracks
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,236
    edited August 2011
    SRTer wrote: »
    The post is up. I hope you like reading it. I type it all on the iPhone 4.

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=123202

    Nice review and I enjoyed reading it. I love my iPhone 4 and I post a lot from it.
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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