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Thread: Combination: Marantz 4500/4600 with monitor audio bronze b2 ? |
    
ipodpune Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Sunday, October 16, 2005 - 01:40 pm: |
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Hello Audiophiles,
How good is this combination.. have anyone use the same setup as below. Please enlighten me.. I like good bass and nice mids and highs. Will this be ok for stereo and movies ?
Marantz 4500/4600 with monitor audio bronze b2 as fronts
Please help. My room size is 16x12x10 ft.
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Gold Member Username: Edster922
Abubala,
Ababala
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Post Number: 2601
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| Posted on Sunday, October 16, 2005 - 02:25 pm: |
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how much are the b2s? I suspect there's better for same or less. |
PatrickBateman Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Sunday, October 16, 2005 - 08:13 pm: |
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Edster,
You dont like the B2's? |
Gold Member Username: Edster922
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| Posted on Sunday, October 16, 2005 - 11:36 pm: |
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Not at all. |
ipodpune Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Monday, October 17, 2005 - 01:49 am: |
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So Ed, suggest me which one would be better at the same price range or much below that..
Im from Asia, so I have the following speakers available -
1. Tannoy
2. Mission
3. Whaferdale
4. Monitor Audio
5. Quad
6. Acoustic Energy
7. KEF
8. Yahama
Should not be more than $300 Ed.. please suggest a goood HT setup for Marantz 4600. Im not bothered much on the rears. Need good centre, fronts and awesome sub.
Thanks! |
ipodpune Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Monday, October 17, 2005 - 01:51 am: |
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I heard that the Monitor B2 are amazing in that price range..
Dont know why you dont like them. What is the reason.. Could I know ?
Thanks ! |
New member Username: Patrickbateman
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Registered: Oct-05
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| Posted on Monday, October 17, 2005 - 07:37 am: |
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Edster,
Im curious on why you dont like the B2's? |
Bronze Member Username: Alphabet
Cape Town
South Africa
Post Number: 44
Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Friday, October 21, 2005 - 06:42 am: |
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From your list I would suggest you listen to the following:-
Tannoy(MX-3/MX-4)
Mission(M31-32/M50-51)
KEF(Q1)
AE(EVO1/Aelite 1)
Seeing as you mention the B2's, I assume you are looking for standmount/bookshelf speakers?
The quads are lovely speakers, but may need more power than what the SR4500/4600 can provide |
Gold Member Username: Edster922
Abubala,
Ababala
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| Posted on Friday, October 21, 2005 - 10:57 am: |
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I found the B2s to be very colored on the highs, with really weak mids. Liked their bass but that's because I'm a basshead, some people might consider them a little on the boomy side.
Ipodpune, from your list I'd go with something from Acoustic Energy. |
New member Username: Patrickbateman
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Registered: Oct-05
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| Posted on Friday, October 21, 2005 - 10:21 pm: |
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Im really surprised by that Edster.
I compared, and not in the same room at the same time, many different brands. I even heard the Ascend 170's at a friends house. I thought the MA silvers and the bronze's were, for the price range, some of the best I heard. I guess different ears and different rooms comes into play.
I would love to hear the Ascends again, anyone in Boston giving a demo??? |
Gold Member Username: Edster922
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Ababala
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| Posted on Friday, October 21, 2005 - 10:30 pm: |
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Patrick,
ask around on the ascend website forum, I'm pretty sure I've run across at least one Boston owner.
Yeah but there's no substitute for ABing side by side. And of course your personal taste might differ from mine. |
New member Username: Patrickbateman
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Registered: Oct-05
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| Posted on Friday, October 21, 2005 - 10:34 pm: |
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You are absolutely right
I need to do some ABing. But that opens up a whole can of worms. Ill be ABing everything!!!! |
Gold Member Username: Edster922
Abubala,
Ababala
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| Posted on Friday, October 21, 2005 - 10:55 pm: |
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LOL yes it can be a slippery slope. That's why I advise people to use reviews and forums as a way to narrow down their list so that in the end they are choosing between only say 2-3 things instead of 10-15. |
