some pics of my new speaks

VR3

Lol...

JP - if you just listen to Heavy metal... go get some old Cerwin Vegas and call it a day.

The only thing getting better speakers will do for you is give you a headache. Heavy metal does not need fidelity. Period.

Audio has drastically changed my listening preferences.

JimBRICK

I'm sure thsoe speakers can handle anything you throw at them

Midnite Mick

JoshParsons84 wrote:

Also, when everybody demo's their speakers in room do any of y'all ever demo them with rock & roll? And what I mean by rock & roll I mean really hard heavy metal. I mean I'm talking about like Lamb Of God, Bleeding Through, Atreyu, 36 Crazyfists, Killswitch Engage.......Does any of these bands sound familiar? That's all I listen to and was just wondering how many other Polkies demoed their speakers with heavy metal?

Who?

As has been stated when you get better gear it will really give you an appreciation for other genres. It opens up a whole new world of discovery. I can't say I ever listened to thrash type of stuff but I was primarily a bluesy/rock listener, but now my world is much larger. I still listen to the other stuff even though most of it doesn't sound very good now (I enjoy it on the radio in the car more now).

The main problem with taking that type of music to audition gear is that it really doesn't give you any indication of the sonics of the gear is because the music is the limiting factor in that assessment. If something is a mess recorded it will be a mess when played back, and in that respect the lesser the playback abilities the better it will probably sound.

Good luck,
Mike

halo

Slipknot is pretty good for a demo if you want to use metal. Some dynamic songs in there. When I went from JBL's to Polk's there were a lot of details revealed that I hadn't heard before. Rock on broham :cool:

ben62670

JoshParsons84 wrote:

So do you have to demo that "crap" music (sorry to offend anybody I apologize) to see what your speakers are capable of? Heavy metal and/or "softer" rock & roll is all that will ever be played on them besides movies/tv.

Hard rock is all about distortion+loud. I used to like that, but I appreciate finer things now. Club Polk is mostly about accurate reproduction. Not trying to offend you, but **** in=**** out(distortion). If you like heavy metal... like another has mentioned, get a pair of old CV's, and a "high power receiver" then crank the piss out of it. It would sound better on a nice set of Polk's, but for the money I don't think Hi Fi is for you. Who knows though you might end up like me. When I started to get into better stuff I started to appreciate real nice vocals. If you knew me 5 years ago you would have never thought I'd be listening to, and throughly enjoying Jazz, and bluegrass. I still like to listen to metalica once in a while, and some korn, but I have an old JVC 120w per channel receiver some fisher's with 15" woofers that crank plenty load enough, and sound just fine with that.:)
Rock on
Ben

SCompRacer

JoshParsons84 wrote:

So do you have to demo that "crap" music (sorry to offend anybody I apologize) .....

LOL A head banging music critic....

SCompRacer

Schwingding wrote:

Since you guys asked for them:

Nice speakers and setup. I haven't heard the minis but have liked some speakers with ribbons, like Coincident and VMPS.

Schwingding

JoshParsons84 wrote:

How do you like the sound of 5 monoblock's? I've heard that even Outlaw says not to do multiple mono's. Do you feel the sound would be any different if you had an Outlaw 5-channel?

I'm sorry but I don't understand what you are saying - are you telling me that you believe Outlaw says not to use multiple monoblocks in a setup? If so, you have bad information. Outlaw sells them in multiples just for that reason - and they entice you to buy one for each speaker with a "buy 4 get 1 free" deal.

If you perhaps mean that they don't advise stacking them - they say to not stack more than 2, but as Scott can tell you - even when we pushed them with the Flight of the Phoenix plane crash scene WAY LOUD, they barely got warm.

I stacked the two that got the least use - the surrounds, and then put the center on top of that one. The other stack is the mains.

How do I like the sound? If I didn't like it, I wouldn't keep them.

98thumpin

wonderful setup looks awesome its so beautiful keep up the good work

jflail2

Wow, what a setup!!!! :eek: Congrats on your new found bliss

Joshparsons: Don't limit yourself man. I like some serious metal as well (Mastodon, Pantera, Killswitch, Blood for Blood, Slayer, etc..) but there is a lot more to music than just metal.....

halo

jflail2 wrote:

Joshparsons: there is a lot more to music than just metal.....

J/K

TennesseeOutlaw

I just so happen to have a pair of "old" Cerwin Vega's.. The big ****'s with 15's, (2) ginormous ports in the rear, and weigh about 100 freaking lbs.. If im not mistaken they are 106 db effecient.. However, they are 6 ohm speakers, so you must chose your receiver correctly.. Id let these things go for 100 bucks. YOU PAY THE SHIPPING!!! No way I'm paying for that.. I'd end up paying you for taking them!

BTW, old CV's really arent that bad of a speaker.. I had mine when I was in High School with a (at the time) top of the line Onkyo receiver and those dam things just freaking POUNDED!!

I think I paid 400.00 a speaker for them back in about '93 or '94.. They have been sittin in storage for over a decade..

Josh

critical_gp

Probably sounds better than it looks! Looks amazing....congrats!

TennesseeOutlaw

Here is a link on ebay to the CV's I have.. THe pictures are sideways, but it gives you an idea..

http://cgi.ebay.com/Cerwin-Vega-Speakers-VS150-VS120-and-Sub-150_W0QQitemZ250093354997QQcategoryZ71569QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

TennesseeOutlaw

Schwingding wrote:

I'm sorry but I don't understand what you are saying - are you telling me that you believe Outlaw says not to use multiple monoblocks in a setup? If so, you have bad information. Outlaw sells them in multiples just for that reason - and they entice you to buy one for each speaker with a "buy 4 get 1 free" deal.

If you perhaps mean that they don't advise stacking them - they say to not stack more than 2, but as Scott can tell you - even when we pushed them with the Flight of the Phoenix plane crash scene WAY LOUD, they barely got warm.

I stacked the two that got the least use - the surrounds, and then put the center on top of that one. The other stack is the mains.

How do I like the sound? If I didn't like it, I wouldn't keep them.

Outlaw doesnt necessarily not suggest to use multiple mono blocks, however, the 5 channel 7500 and the 7 channel 7700 are better amplifiers BECAUSE they are calss AB amplifiers.. I had a response from Outlaw when I was considering some of their products and they clearly stated that running multiple monoblocks (however very versatile) was NOT as "good" as running the 5 or 7 channel amplifiers.. I will search for that response.. I believe I have it saved somewhere on this hard drive, and repost..


Josh

mulveling

I can't believe all the metal haters here
Most hard rock and metal can absolutely benefit greatly from a proper high end system. It's essential to extract every nuance of the dynamics and impact off of the recording. The systems needs to be fast enough to handle all the notes without blurring things into a mess. The acoustic environment also needs to be up to par to resolve all that stuff. Not to mention the amp better be pretty good. Otherwise it will sound like a mess.

Yes, it is possible for a system to sound stunning with both hard rock/metal and the standard audiophile-fare (Krall, Patricia Barber, etc); I've heard a few. I've also heard/owned setups that sound good with the audiophile-fare and absolutely horrendous with anything faster than slow rock. From now on I make sure my systems sound sweet with at least Jethro Tull/Rage/Opeth, then life is typically pretty good :cool:

Anyways, to the op: gorgeous room/system; I love the color scheme, and great job on the panels!

MattN03

Awesome looking system and I bet it sounds even better!!