Got my new speakers today.

brendonvodden
brendonvodden Posts: 11
edited March 2010 in Speakers
Just had to breg that I get my new system today. Paradigm studio 100's cc-690 and adp-590's. Just set the mains up since I am waiting for the basement to be done so I can move everything down. So far really like the looks of the speakers. They sound amazing with music, not as much bass as I expected, I am in desperate need of a subwoofer but blew all my money. Any suggestions on a cheap $400 - $600 sub that would give me some decent bass for movies? Gonna try out a movie tonight and see how the speakers perform. I will give you a full review when I get some listening time in and everything setup.
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited March 2010
    Congrats...enjoy!
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    Office stuff

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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited March 2010
    http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=300-770
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited March 2010
    Congrats on the new toys.

    -Jeff
    HT Rig
    Receiver- Onkyo TX-SR806
    Mains- Polk Audio Monitor 70
    Center- Polk Audio CS2
    Surrounds- Polk Audio TSi 500's :D
    Sub- Polk Audio PSW125
    Retired- Polk Audio Monitor 40's
    T.V.- 60" Sony SXRD KDS-60A2000 LCoS
    Blu-Ray- 80 GB PS3


    2 CH rig (in progress)
    Polk Audio Monitor 10A's :cool:

    It's not that I'm insensitive, I just don't care.. :D
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,205
    edited March 2010
    brendonvodden wrote: »
    Just had to breg that I get my new system today. Paradigm studio 100's cc-690 and adp-590's. Just set the mains up since I am waiting for the basement to be done so I can move everything down. So far really like the looks of the speakers. They sound amazing with music, not as much bass as I expected, I am in desperate need of a subwoofer but blew all my money. Any suggestions on a cheap $400 - $600 sub that would give me some decent bass for movies? Gonna try out a movie tonight and see how the speakers perform. I will give you a full review when I get some listening time in and everything setup.

    So you buy all those very nice speakers and want to buy a cheap sub? Do yourself a favor and return them all , take that money and buy a balanced system with a sub or wait until you can afford at least a Seismic 12 or Sub 12. This is the correct way to fill in the low bass of the Studio series not some half baked sub.

    Congrads on the new speakers , just be careful what you build around them and they will serve you well.
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited March 2010
    +1 on Dan's comments. Do yourself a favor and save up some coin for a sub that is on par with those Digm's. Check CL and Epray as well, sometimes you can get some real deals off those sites.

    -Jeff
    HT Rig
    Receiver- Onkyo TX-SR806
    Mains- Polk Audio Monitor 70
    Center- Polk Audio CS2
    Surrounds- Polk Audio TSi 500's :D
    Sub- Polk Audio PSW125
    Retired- Polk Audio Monitor 40's
    T.V.- 60" Sony SXRD KDS-60A2000 LCoS
    Blu-Ray- 80 GB PS3


    2 CH rig (in progress)
    Polk Audio Monitor 10A's :cool:

    It's not that I'm insensitive, I just don't care.. :D
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited March 2010
    Paradigm Studio 100's....meh, you don't need no stinkin sub.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • emoxley
    emoxley Posts: 205
    edited March 2010
    brendonvodden wrote: »
    Any suggestions on a cheap $400 - $600 sub that would give me some decent bass for movies?
    http://www.svsound.com/products-sub-cyl-pc12_nsd.cfm
    I'm getting this one next month, myself. Can't wait. :)
    Samsung HL61A750 LED DLP
    Onkyo TX-SR805 receiver
    Oppo BDP-83 blu ray player
    Polk Audio LSi9 front speakers
    Polk Audio LSiC center speaker
    Sony SS-MB100H rear speakers
    SVS PC12-NSD powered subwoofer
    Pioneer PL-514 turntable
    Logitech Harmony 628 Universal Remote
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited March 2010
    Those look like a really nice pair of towers..with very tight specs--flat response. Take your time with the sub and ENJOY the 'music' for now. They look like they probably don't need a sub for 'music'....

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited March 2010
    Congrats welcome to Club Polk.
    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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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited March 2010
    Pictures!!!!!
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

    Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii

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    Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3

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  • coolsax
    coolsax Posts: 1,825
    edited March 2010
    congrats
    Main 2ch -
    BlueSound Node->Ethereal optical cable->Peachtree Audio Nova 150->GoldenEar Triton 2+
    TT - Pro-ject Classic SB with Sumiko Bluepoint.

    TV 3.1 system -
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  • Todd Lee
    Todd Lee Posts: 73
    edited March 2010
    Check out SVS, HSU, Elemental Designs, and Epic for the sub. Take your time, as has been mentioned. That extra $150 you can scrape together to go bigger will make you smile for years to come.
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  • pploeser
    pploeser Posts: 88
    edited March 2010
    Congrats, that's a purchase you won't regret. I picked up a pair of Studio 100's back when they first came out. They're a really solid choice for the money. From what I've read, the later versions are even better. Very sharp looking too, IMO.

    I would have to agree with the comments about the sub. Save the money to get one that matches the system you've got. I would suggest moving the 100's around a bit if you can, to see if that improves the bass response. You might be surprised. Given enough power, they can really kick your butt! Of course, if the system's main function is HT, you almost can't have too much bass :D
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited March 2010
    Congrats!
    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: 17,205
    edited March 2010
    steveinaz wrote: »
    Paradigm Studio 100's....meh, you don't need no stinkin sub.

    They don't dig like you would expect. They do a nice job down low but mated with a Paradigm Sub 12 and ran in small they sound O so much better then trying to go full range.
    I have used Anthem A5 amps with a Anthem D2v2 and the older D2 processor preamp and had pretty good results.
    The older D2 model I used a Velodyne DD15 which is a monster of a sub and completely musical. I also set this system up as small fronts cut at 80hz. I tried a few others and 80 seemed to work best with them despite there abilities to go low. The DD15 did a much better job.
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • brendonvodden
    brendonvodden Posts: 11
    edited March 2010
    i will send some pics soon still waiting to hook up my center and rears, currently just have mains hooked up upstairs until my basement is done getting carpet on saturday, then some pictures too come. Think I am gonna save and get a svs ultra 13 when the funds are available. Bass is actually pretty decent with the 100's. Very happy so far they are also very detailed in the highs and have a huge soundstage on them. Cant wait to do a more detailed review when all the speakers are hooked up. Have not really listened too many high end speakers other then in the audio stores I have visited. Currently have the logitech z 5500's for my ht upstairs lol. So yah major improvment.
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  • TouchOfEvil
    TouchOfEvil Posts: 967
    edited March 2010
    Reloading firefox pics are not showing up again.:D
    Living Room Rig:D
    Rotel RSP-1069/Rotel RMB-1095/Rotel-1072/Polk lsI15's W/modded xoverW/DBsubs/Polk LsiC/lsI7's/Klipsch sub-12"the weak link"/DLP Mitsubishi 65"
    Xbox360/PS3/WII
    M.Br. setup:)
    Emotiva MMC-1/Rotel RMB-1075/Polk BlackStone TL350's/Velodyne SPL1000/Samsung 51" Plasma
    Computer Rig:
    Rotel RB1050/Tannoy DC4's/Klipsch RW-10d/ImodIpod/HK AVR230 for now....
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