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Thread: Ventriloquist/Rocket Tykes/Athen Micro6 |
    
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| Posted on Saturday, February 05, 2005 - 10:19 am: |
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Looking for an inexpensive micro speaker setup for a small room. It would be used for both a home theater as well as for listening to music. These were the best rated speakers I could find in my price range. Trying to stay under $700 for a receiver and speakers.
I can get the:
Rocket Tykes with a Kenwood VRS7100 for $500
Athena Micra 6 for $300 and add a Pioneer SX-D514-S for $180 = $480
Ventriloquist v-12 and STF-1 for $500 and a Pioneer VSX-D514-S for $180 = $680
What are you thoughts on these these setups or do you have something you'd recommend as better?
Willi
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gaband27 Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Saturday, February 05, 2005 - 09:30 pm: |
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I own the Athena Point 5 and am very pleased with them. Originally was planning on the Micra 6 , but found that the sound was just a little fuller with the Point 5.
They play a little lower, a little louder, and the midrange was better in my opinion.
If you ultimately need the smallest package posiible go with the Micra 6. If not, then the Point 5 are better although about 50% bigger.
If size had not been a factor at all for me I would have gone with three pairs of the AS-B1, a kind of Point 5 on steroids. |
Silver Member Username: Sinkdrain
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Registered: Aug-04
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| Posted on Monday, February 07, 2005 - 09:02 am: |
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Yes, go with Athena. I have the point 5 speakers in the rear as surrounds to my large AS-B2 bookshelves and the point 5s have no problem keeping up- they are very detailed. The point 5 has an excellent bracket that makes it very easy to mount on the wall and aim. The micra 6 package is perfect if you want something very small. |
Bronze Member Username: Gavincumm
Post Number: 24
Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Monday, February 07, 2005 - 10:50 am: |
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throw in the Paradigm Cinema CT series as well. They are absolutly stunning for small speakers.
go check them out! www.paradigm.com and locate a dealer! |
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