Music or Movies

danz1906
danz1906 Posts: 5,144
edited September 2009 in Speakers
Did you pick your Speakers for Music, Movies or Both?
Linn AV5140 fronts
Linn AV5120 Center
Linn AV5140 Rears
M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
Odyssey Mono-Blocs
SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • metal83
    metal83 Posts: 1,219
    edited March 2009
    Both.
    I use RTi A7's, CSi A6, and RTi A3's.
    They sound great with Music and Movies, IMO.
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited March 2009
    Both LS 90 in one and SDA SRS 2.3tl in the other
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited March 2009
    zarrdoss wrote: »
    Both LS 90 in one and SDA SRS 2.3tl in the other

    Sweet, now thats what Im talking about:cool:
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • vijayl
    vijayl Posts: 258
    edited March 2009
    Both. If I had the money and space, a separate system

    Living Room: 7.3: Samsung - LN52A750, Pioneer Elite SC07    , logitech 880
    Def Tech Mythos ST :D Fronts, Def Tech Mythos 10 Center, Def Tech BP-30 Surr, Def Tech Mythos GemXL SurrBack, MartinLogan Dynamo
    2Ch: Carver TL-3200 CD player, Carver CT-17 pre, Carver TFM-45 amp driving SDA-1C
    Bed Room: Pioneer Elite VSX-52 , Monitor 50

    Storage-RTi8,CSi5,PSW505,Monitor50
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  • Gadabout
    Gadabout Posts: 1,072
    edited March 2009
    Both.

    I'm happy with the RTi's for HT, but just wanted something a bit better for 2 ch. I haven't heard the RTi A line, but my guess is I would still have done a seperate system.
    Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid. ..... Frank Zappa
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited March 2009
    I thought a visual might help.

    IMG_0815.jpg

    IMG_0989.jpg
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited March 2009
    Two nice looking systems. I also run two but I can't compare my second system to yours. That's a Primo set up! We're all envious of..?

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited March 2009
    cnh wrote: »
    Two nice looking systems. I also run two but I can't compare my second system to yours. That's a Primo set up! We're all envious of..?

    cnh

    thanks they all started out as fixer uppers except the ls90,s. What are you running?:)
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited March 2009
    I thought I'd put down what Im running in my signature for my upstairs main HT. In the basement with the SDA's it a bunch of crap, Onkyo receiver Sony disc player Sansui eq but sure sounds sweet, looking to get a real good 2 channel for them but will have to wait for funds:rolleyes:
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited March 2009
    Nice looking systems:D
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited March 2009
    Do you guys listen to Concerts on your systems?
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited March 2009
    Both for me - but biased more for music.

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,075
    edited March 2009
    What is holding-up the center channel in your first pic?
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited March 2009
    kevhed72 wrote: »
    What is holding-up the center channel in your first pic?


    Me?

    B-Tech center mount - BT-15

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • phipiper10
    phipiper10 Posts: 955
    edited March 2009
    Movies are fine but they show off on 2 channel.
    Analog Source: Rega P3-24 Exact 2 w/GT delrin platter & Neo TT-PSU Digital Source: Lumin T2 w/Roon (NUC) DAC: Denafrips Pontus II Phono Preamp: Rega Aria MK3 Preamp: Rogue RP-7 Amp: Pass X150.8 Speakers: Joseph Audio Perspective 2, Audio Physic Tempo Plus Cables: Morrow M4 ICs & Audio Art SC-5 ePlus, Shunyata PCs Misc: Shunyata Hydra Delta D6, VTI rack, GIK acoustic panels
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited March 2009
    phipiper10 wrote: »
    Movies are fine but they show off on 2 channel.

    Very nice musical speakers you have:D
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited April 2009
    How Musical is your system and why?
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited April 2009
    Music since HT was in it's infancy when I put together my first system. When I made the transition to HT my speakers sounded and continue to sound just fine.

    Buy speakers that do music well & they will do just fine for HT as well. Get a beefy center channel as well, since 99% of movies go through your CC.
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited April 2009
    cfrizz wrote: »
    buy speakers that do music well & they will do just fine for ht as well.
    +1...
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited April 2009
    cfrizz wrote: »
    Music since HT was in it's infancy when I put together my first system. When I made the transition to HT my speakers sounded and continue to sound just fine.

    Buy speakers that do music well & they will do just fine for HT as well. Get a beefy center channel as well, since 99% of movies go through your CC.

    Well said,Get the Music right and the HT will follow:D
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,208
    edited April 2009
    This is a question I now ask myself.

    I now look for theater first speakers, then music. When you find speakers that do both for you , then it's a home run. Most of my life I looked at music first speakers.

    So this really depends on your needs. I do about 50 50 in my system. But I use the system a lot for video games so thats like theater as well. So 60 40 would be the new split now.

    Dan
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited April 2009
    xcapri79 wrote: »
    Purchased the LSi's and amps for both, although I listen to music about 90% of the time.

    Sounds like your in the Music first Club:D
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • Monster Jam
    Monster Jam Posts: 919
    edited April 2009
    I purchased speakers to perform both duties. In real-world application, however, the speakers see at least 80% movies and 20% music (lumping concerts into the music section).

    That said, I auditioned speakers prior to purchase with only music I was intimately familiar with.
    Do you hear that buzzing noise? :confused:
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  • NewHTguy
    NewHTguy Posts: 584
    edited April 2009
    I started out thinking HT. Big mistake for me. Still back-tracking. If I could do it over I would focus on 2.1, then add a center, then move up to simple 5.1 by picking up some OWM3's or 5's. I just don't care whether the background matches perfectly. Now if I had a quiet room for two channel, then, well, I would be broke....
    MAIN: Polk Lsi9s; Polk PSW505; Lsic (in box); Onkyo SR-875; Parasound 2250; Cambridge Audio 740C; LG BD370
    OFFICE: Polk Lsi7; REL T3; HK 3490; CA 840W; Onkyo C-S5VL
    BENCHED: CS20; OWM3s
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,028
    edited April 2009
    All depends on what you listen to more.Movies or music.Most times,picking a speaker for music first,will do well on HT also,not allways the case the other way around.
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • ment
    ment Posts: 13
    edited April 2009
    i know when i bought my speakers that it will be used mainly for movies / tv .... but during audition i use music CD and concert DVD to check if the output sounds right for my taste :)
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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited April 2009
    Any speaker that handles dynamics well is going to be just fine for HT, but some dynamic HT speakers aren't very subtle and struggle with various types of music. My system is a dual purpose rig and I've gone through various stages of development. I wouldn't put anything in the rig that couldn't pass the music first test, but they need to be extremely dynamic HT speaks too, for my satisfaction.

    Combo rig:

    Onkyo NR1007 pre-pro, Carver TFM 45(fronts), Carver TFM 35 (surrounds)
    SDA 1C, CS400i, SDA 2B
    PB13Ultra RO
    BW Silvers
    Oppo BDP-83SE
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited April 2009
    Ron Temple wrote: »
    Any speaker that handles dynamics well is going to be just fine for HT, but some dynamic HT speakers aren't very subtle and struggle with various types of music. My system is a dual purpose rig and I've gone through various stages of development. I wouldn't put anything in the rig that couldn't pass the music first test, but they need to be extremely dynamic HT speaks too, for my satisfaction.

    Well said, very nice system.
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited April 2009
    The Chris Botti-Live DVD concert is Very Musical:D
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited April 2009
    I agree with Ron. Most speakers that are good with music should be very good for home theater as well. I purchased my speakers mainly for home theater but used music as my determining factor for the sound I liked.

    The downside of that method - that I did not realise until after I purchased my speakers - is that many times, music sounds best (to me anyway) when presented in a detailed, but laid back way. For home theater - I still want the high level of detail, but laid back is not only less important, it can make the movie less engaging.

    I am still happy with my LSi choice - but I have had to work hard and have made some mistakes in my electonics matching with them. Laid back electonics (like the typical NAD sound) does sound really good with music, but when combined with my LSi speakers - the system almost seems to laid back for really good home theater. (in my opinion) With some careful upgrades and modifications - I have gotten the sound pretty close to where I want it.

    I have learned that for speakers - a good music speaker will be great for home theater. But when you put the entire system in place - you really need to taylor it to your preference and a good system for music is not always ideal as a good system for home theater. (i.e. - the buy good speakers and use your home theater rig as a 2 channel rig as well, will not always work out)

    Michael
    Mains.............Polk LSi15 (Cherry)
    Center............Polk LSiC (Crossover upgraded)
    Surrounds.......Polk LSi7 (Gloss Black - wood sides removed and crossovers upgraded)
    Subwoofers.....SVS 25-31 CS+ and PC+ (both 20hz tune)
    Pre\Pro...........NAD T163 (Modded with LM4562 opamps)
    Amplifier.........Cinepro 3k6 (6-channel, 500wpc@4ohms)
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