Speakers to go with a GC

rsmith2786 · 21st October 2004, 05:55 PM

I can get these for under $50 new:
http://www.harmankardon.com/product_...KB%206&sType=C
i was wondering you opinion of them and if you think they would sound good connected to brians basic kit. I listen to all types of music. These would be in a small dorm room as computer speakers. I would like decent output but the room is not big. Any other suggestions? Im looking for something under $150. I dont have the ability to build boxes here at school but anything in a kit form with premade boxes would be great. Otherwise prebuilts are fine too.

usekgb · 21st October 2004, 07:38 PM

Those speakers should make very good dorm room speakers, but don't expect huge output from them. Especially in the bass region. You might also want to take a look at these kits:

DAYTON SHIELDED BR-1 2-WAY MONITOR KIT PAIR
- or -
DAYTON BR-1 6-1/2" 2-WAY MONITOR KIT PAIR

They are both under $150 and will probably give you a bit better sound than the HK's.

Cheers,
Zach

carlosfm · 21st October 2004, 07:52 PM

Small rooms - small speakers, as simple as that.
You can have good bass in a small room, with a pair of small monitor speakers.
Big speakers in small places sound very bad.
Even with those HK speakers, if the place is small, you may find yourself filling the bass-reflex port with foam.

rsmith2786 · 21st October 2004, 11:11 PM

What about a pair of these:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...727038964&rd=1

carlosfm · 22nd October 2004, 01:09 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by rsmith2786
What about a pair of these:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...727038964&rd=1

Nah, forget it.
If a little more money can be invested, these are the ticket:
http://www.audioadvisor.com/store/pr...ers%20-%20Pair

geewhizbang · 22nd October 2004, 01:14 AM

I built myself a pair of GR-Research T1s.

Nice fast bass response in a small room, and very dynamic and clean.

http://gr-research.com/

If you don't go overboard on expensive materials for the cabinets, you can build these for about $300.

Optical · 22nd October 2004, 01:56 AM

im running some cerwin vega E312's from a single 3886

loud, powerful, and loud.

rsmith2786 · 22nd October 2004, 04:47 PM

Thank everyone.........So many grea ideas.

soundNERD · 23rd October 2004, 06:42 PM

Carlos, you are definately correct!

I have a small bandpass 8" sub using an lm3886 amp sitting in my small room in my basement (my electronics room). It is hooked up to the headphone port of a kenwood 120x2 amp, with 2 small speakers. I don't know the brand but they are model Baltic 30.

The system sounds amazing, with tons of bass, but if I try the sub in my large room, it does absolutely nothing.

21st October 2004, 05:55 PM	#1
rsmith2786 diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: WI	Speakers to go with a GC I can get these for under $50 new: http://www.harmankardon.com/product_...KB%206&sType=C i was wondering you opinion of them and if you think they would sound good connected to brians basic kit. I listen to all types of music. These would be in a small dorm room as computer speakers. I would like decent output but the room is not big. Any other suggestions? Im looking for something under $150. I dont have the ability to build boxes here at school but anything in a kit form with premade boxes would be great. Otherwise prebuilts are fine too.

21st October 2004, 07:38 PM	#2
usekgb diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Salt Lake City, UT, USA	Those speakers should make very good dorm room speakers, but don't expect huge output from them. Especially in the bass region. You might also want to take a look at these kits: DAYTON SHIELDED BR-1 2-WAY MONITOR KIT PAIR - or - DAYTON BR-1 6-1/2" 2-WAY MONITOR KIT PAIR They are both under $150 and will probably give you a bit better sound than the HK's. Cheers, Zach __________________ Ahhhhhhhhh...............That's what that button does.

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21st October 2004, 07:52 PM	#3
carlosfm Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Lisbon, Portugal	Small rooms - small speakers, as simple as that. You can have good bass in a small room, with a pair of small monitor speakers. Big speakers in small places sound very bad. Even with those HK speakers, if the place is small, you may find yourself filling the bass-reflex port with foam.

21st October 2004, 11:11 PM	#4
rsmith2786 diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: WI	What about a pair of these: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...727038964&rd=1

22nd October 2004, 01:14 AM	#6
geewhizbang diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Seattle	I built myself a pair of GR-Research T1s. Nice fast bass response in a small room, and very dynamic and clean. http://gr-research.com/ If you don't go overboard on expensive materials for the cabinets, you can build these for about $300.

22nd October 2004, 01:56 AM	#7
Optical diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Auckland, New Zealand	im running some cerwin vega E312's from a single 3886 loud, powerful, and loud.

22nd October 2004, 04:47 PM	#8
rsmith2786 diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: WI	Thank everyone.........So many grea ideas.

23rd October 2004, 06:42 PM	#9
soundNERD diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Illinois	Carlos, you are definately correct! I have a small bandpass 8" sub using an lm3886 amp sitting in my small room in my basement (my electronics room). It is hooked up to the headphone port of a kenwood 120x2 amp, with 2 small speakers. I don't know the brand but they are model Baltic 30. The system sounds amazing, with tons of bass, but if I try the sub in my large room, it does absolutely nothing.

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