Surround Sound/Home Theatre Bargains

[akescpt]

Dion Wired or Game?

Not sure if the bb messed up the page address. Here's the tweet:

@DionWired: Only 30mins till the DionWired 10% Discount Evening Tonight, 05 December 2012 @ Selected stores!! http://t.co/GlYOoqvx

 

[akescpt]

for the budget shoppers amongst us. was at dion wired yesterday for some browsing. they have 2 budget systems @ 2k. the teac(HTiB500) is powered at 300w and the LG(SR906SB) @ 1100w. both have 3d passthrough with 4/3 hdmi inputs. teac one has bluetooth as well. the lg's box says its made for the iphone and ipod - whatever that means.

 

[rodga]

for the budget shoppers amongst us. was at dion wired yesterday for some browsing. they have 2 budget systems @ 2k. the teac(HTiB500) is powered at 300w and the LG(SR906SB) @ 1100w. both have 3d passthrough with 4/3 hdmi inputs. teac one has bluetooth as well. the lg's box says its made for the iphone and ipod - whatever that means.

2k?? for the teac?
saw it at 3500 last week

 

[rodga]

http://www.dionwired.co.za/teac-5-1-channel-home-theatre.html

 

[akescpt]

http://www.dionwired.co.za/teac-5-1-channel-home-theatre.html

i were there in somerset yesterday. if thats true then its a bargain!

 

[sand_man]

F uck I'm hating my Jamo's, seriously they officially crap!!!

I'm talking about these...

Too small to make an impression other than aesthetically, they are f ucking beautiful but LACK SUBSTANCE!!! I hate the sound they emit, tiny and puny!!!!

Given them a good couple of months to settle and for them to grow on me but it aint happening!!

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[akescpt]

i were there in somerset yesterday. if thats true then its a bargain!

i wonder if they do sound offs for 2k systems...

 

[sand_man]

So, I'm in the market for a centre and 2 front speakers to compliment the Marantz 1402. Wouldn't want to go more than R3k!!

Suggestions??!!!!

Was considering this centre speaker.



Asked this guy if he will sell me the front speakers only. Long shot but if you don't ask you don't get. What should I be paying for the 2 fronts do you think??!!!

 

[techead]

What should I be paying for the 2 fronts do you think??!!!

aahhh.. I see you not happy with that other set that you bought. I was all set to buy those originally, but after one or two people (including yourself) said that they lack mid and "oemfff" I decided to increase my budget.

Are those S526's? S516's?

Edit: Nevermind I see they S426's

have you ever heard S426's?

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

F uck I'm hating my Jamo's, seriously they officially crap!!!

I'm talking about these...

Too small to make an impression other than aesthetically, they are f ucking beautiful but LACK SUBSTANCE!!! I hate the sound they emit, tiny and puny!!!!

Given them a good couple of months to settle and for them to grow on me but it aint happening!!

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You were warned when you bought them

 

[techead]

You were warned when you bought them

shame man... poor oke. I hate that feeling of "damn, I have bought the wrong thing!"

sand_man, I have the S426's. Im not audio expert, but my father is quite clued up. He was in the industry for a long time, and knows a lot about the older school amps and speakers. Having said that, he has worked with a lot of equipment over the years...

One night when I was out, he took my speakers for a ride. When I got back that evening, he said that he through everything (music wise) at them, and in his opinion its one of the best systems he has played with, for the price that I paid. His only gripe was that, for him, the bass wasnt enough from the SUB 210.

Having said that, I followed the Marantz 1402 guide, so I was filtering out quite a bit of the bass frequency. I would imagine that I would be able to get a little more bass if I adjusted settings on the amp.

All in all, I think its a brilliant system and worth the money spent.

 

[sand_man]

aahhh.. I see you not happy with that other set that you bought. I was all set to buy those originally, but after one or two people (including yourself) said that they lack mid and "oemfff" I decided to increase my budget.

Are those S526's? S516's?

Edit: Nevermind I see they S426's

have you ever heard S426's?

Glad I could be of assistance. I kind've like all things Jamo so bought these blind, what a mistake that was!!! I haven't heard the S426's no but I'm afraid I've been impulsive again. Details below...

You were warned when you bought them

Indeed. I guess I could have listened a little closer.

shame man... poor oke. I hate that feeling of "damn, I have bought the wrong thing!"

sand_man, I have the S426's. Im not audio expert, but my father is quite clued up. He was in the industry for a long time, and knows a lot about the older school amps and speakers. Having said that, he has worked with a lot of equipment over the years...

One night when I was out, he took my speakers for a ride. When I got back that evening, he said that he through everything (music wise) at them, and in his opinion its one of the best systems he has played with, for the price that I paid. His only gripe was that, for him, the bass wasnt enough from the SUB 210.

Having said that, I followed the Marantz 1402 guide, so I was filtering out quite a bit of the bass frequency. I would imagine that I would be able to get a little more bass if I adjusted settings on the amp.

All in all, I think its a brilliant system and worth the money spent.

Yip, I could have saved myself a few headaches. I always tell myself, you get what you pay for, 9/10, so Ja, at R5.5k it seemed like a great deal but it probably wasn't!!

Guys I've been impulsive once again. Been on AVForums and just concluded the following purchase....

Jamo S60 centre speaker @R500

Monitor Audio BX2 @R2750-00

I'm relatively confident that this acquistion will greatly enhance the overall experience. CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG!!!

It's a done deal, again, gone in blind, spoke to the seller telephonically, paid him and will collect within the next couple of days.

 

[techead]

snip.

lol you dont learn from mistakes do you

googling them now... lets see what the net says about those!

edit : ok im no expert, but from I can see that center is awesome, and those bookshelves (which I assume you gonna use for front) look pretty good too?

If you getting such a big center why you getting such small fronts?

then a much more technical observation... I see the center is 6 ohms and the fronts are 8 ohms. I dont know if that will be a problem??

 

[sand_man]

S hit, I didn't even consider the impedance!!

 

[techead]

S hit, I didn't even consider the impedance!!

sorry Lets wait for the heavyweights to come and comment if that is going to be a problem

 

[rorz0r]

Your amp should hopefully be able to switch impedance of the channels independently but the biggest problem there is lack of timbre matching. Only one way to find out though and that's to actually listen to them on your amp and probably fiddle with the settings a bit.

 

[techead]

sounds risky. I would rather try and find some fronts that are 6 ohm.

guess its up to you though...

 

[sand_man]

Your amp should hopefully be able to switch impedance of the channels independently but the biggest problem there is lack of timbre matching. Only one way to find out though and that's to actually listen to them on your amp and probably fiddle with the settings a bit.

Ja, I'm going to be sitting with the proverbial fruit salad here now. My sub is Sony btw!!! left/right rears the A101 Jamo's, centre S60 and fronts BX2's. :wtf:

sounds risky. I would rather try and find some fronts that are 6 ohm.

guess its up to you though...

Lol, done deal, eft processed. I must just suck it up now regardless of the net results. Seriously though nothing could be more impotent than my current setup. On their own the BX2's and S60 seem very competent but as a set they might not compliment each other. The rears, if anything, will blend further into obscurity paired with the S60 and BX2, not the end of the world....

 

[techead]

cant you tell the guy you made a mistake and that you changed your mind?

Im sure he would mind eft'ing the money back to you. the guys on those forums are quite reasonable if you just explain that you forgot to look at the impendence

 

[sand_man]

cant you tell the guy you made a mistake and that you changed your mind?

Im sure he would mind eft'ing the money back to you. the guys on those forums are quite reasonable if you just explain that you forgot to look at the impendence

I guess.... And he sold me both... Neglected to mention impedance... Need to research a bit and see if it's a problem on modern amps...