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Thread: Need Help with speaker selection in basement |
    
Gold Member Username: Mike11202
RE MT 15 VFL 200.1 ,
Sewell, NJ
US
Post Number: 1912
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Sunday, May 17, 2009 - 08:15 pm: |
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orange = tv area
green = pool table
dark gray = dart board
light gray = poker table
blue = ping pong table
red = bar
looking for a speaker set up that will get loud and have enough bass for a party (playing on cd player) and sound decent with the tv
people will generally be in the bar and tv areas
would like to keep most of the speakers in tv area and the left side of the room
$1,000 budget (dvd player/deck and speakers)
can you guys suggest anything? thanks a lot |
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Gold Member Username: Dmitchell
Ottawa,
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 2577
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Sunday, May 17, 2009 - 10:29 pm: |
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Klipsch RF series.
Paradigm Monitor series.
What are you planning on using for a receiver? |
Platinum Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
TX
Post Number: 13606
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Sunday, May 17, 2009 - 11:22 pm: |
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If the relative sizes of the tables and rooms are at all accurate, you'll need separate speakers for the ping pong area. Use a selectable switch on these speakers.
Look for the highest sensitivity secification of the speakers if "loud" is your highest priority, Klipsch would be a good choice.
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Gold Member Username: Mike11202
RE MT 15 VFL 200.1 ,
Sewell, NJ
US
Post Number: 1913
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Monday, May 18, 2009 - 08:37 am: |
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I was looking at the harmon kardon and denon recievers, most likely a 5.1
i was suggested by someone else to use 10,12" monitors in the TV area and fill monitors in the corners of the ping pong area
ive heard the top of the line paradigm speakers before they sound amazing, my friends dad sells/installs high end home theatre projectors, speakers, screens and has all the high end products in his house to audition but hes too far away
the paradigm speakers look like they will come within budget but would 10/12" monitors serve the purpose better? |
Platinum Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
TX
Post Number: 13608
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Monday, May 18, 2009 - 11:44 am: |
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Don' get hung up on the size of the woofer - you'll buy a subwoofer for the bass. If you want volume, you need to buy the highest "sensitivity" spec you can find. It should be listed on any manufacturer's web page. Keep the impedance as high as possible - nothing dipping down to four Ohms - and the sensitivity high. That will get you volume. After that add a powered subwoofer to take care of the thump.
Basements are not typically great sounding spaces so you'll have to decide how you want to balance the purchase between "sounds good" and "plays loud".
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Platinum Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 12401
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Monday, May 18, 2009 - 10:01 pm: |
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I just imagine more than 4 speakers making a poorly timed mess of a good song, and a sub in a basement usually is overdone for music, I don't think you need a big honking sub box in there, just careful placement. |
Gold Member Username: Dmitchell
Ottawa,
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 2582
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 06:55 pm: |
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The top of the line Paradigms you mention Mike will far exceed your budget.
I was thinking more the Monitor line of Paradigms, which are quite sensitive, easy to drive, and most importantly, play loud.
Klipsch will go louder, though, all things being equal. |
Gold Member Username: Mike11202
RE MT 15 VFL 200.1 ,
Sewell, NJ
US
Post Number: 1915
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Friday, May 22, 2009 - 03:32 pm: |
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ive been looking around for the Paradigms but can't really find any stores that sell them |
Gold Member Username: Mike11202
RE MT 15 VFL 200.1 ,
Sewell, NJ
US
Post Number: 1916
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Friday, May 22, 2009 - 03:54 pm: |
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i found a good price on the Klipsch Reference Series RVX-54 towers, they have 98db sensitivity
would those work well? |
Gold Member Username: Exerciseguy
Brooklyn,
NY
United States
Post Number: 2608
Registered: Oct-04
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| Posted on Friday, May 22, 2009 - 04:00 pm: |
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http://www.digitalgiftworld.com/clsc-15.html
http://www.soundstage.com/revequip/cerwinvega_cls215.htm |
Platinum Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
TX
Post Number: 13624
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Friday, May 22, 2009 - 04:16 pm: |
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Any speaker with a sensitivity sec above 94dB will play loud with few watts used. Every time you raise that spec by +3dB (94 to 97dB) is the rough equivalent of doubling your watts (50 to 100, 100 to 200, etc.). The question then would become whether you prefer the sound of one speaker to another.
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