Hi folks,
I am looking to replace my existing full range 6 inches (dainty speakers, may not be a familiar brand to all) with either of the below options:
Cuboid 6 from Optimal audio
(https://optimal-audio.co.uk/products/loudspeakers/cuboid/cuboid-6/)
Flex point FP6 from Martin Audio
(https://martin-audio.com/products/loudspeakers/fp6)
Please suggest based on your experience whether this will enhance my surround channel experience or am I better off to look at something like the below which is meant for home audio
https://www.tagaharmony.com/en/products/3589/speakers/product/9131/platinum-s-100-v-4
Room size - 20x20
Source - Marantz SR5013
I am looking to replace my existing full range 6 inches (dainty speakers, may not be a familiar brand to all) with either of the below options:
Cuboid 6 from Optimal audio
(https://optimal-audio.co.uk/products/loudspeakers/cuboid/cuboid-6/)
Flex point FP6 from Martin Audio
(https://martin-audio.com/products/loudspeakers/fp6)
Please suggest based on your experience whether this will enhance my surround channel experience or am I better off to look at something like the below which is meant for home audio
https://www.tagaharmony.com/en/products/3589/speakers/product/9131/platinum-s-100-v-4
Room size - 20x20
Source - Marantz SR5013
Hmmm,
May I ask, what is your budget?
So many options available, have you considered going active?
If passive perhaps Hsu research might interest you? I’ve no direct experience but long ago seriously considered them for a home theater setup. I still have a Marantz SR 7300 receiver that I used for a home theater setup.
The size of the room makes it a bit more difficult
Hopefully others will chime in
Best
May I ask, what is your budget?
So many options available, have you considered going active?
If passive perhaps Hsu research might interest you? I’ve no direct experience but long ago seriously considered them for a home theater setup. I still have a Marantz SR 7300 receiver that I used for a home theater setup.
The size of the room makes it a bit more difficult
Hopefully others will chime in
Best
@Jcris - thanks. Active impossible due to lack provisions for power supply and I wouldn’t like to think along the lines of making arrangements given that I have just done the painting work.
Budget have constraints and limited especially when I hadn’t spend much on the LCR’s before but that was years back and now the prices have inflated. So I am basically looking to have breathtaking responses which I why I was inclined to look at some of the LIVE / INSTALLATION loud speakers as they have higher sensitivity and do the job for surrounds well. I can look at others too, pls feel free to suggest.
Budget have constraints and limited especially when I hadn’t spend much on the LCR’s before but that was years back and now the prices have inflated. So I am basically looking to have breathtaking responses which I why I was inclined to look at some of the LIVE / INSTALLATION loud speakers as they have higher sensitivity and do the job for surrounds well. I can look at others too, pls feel free to suggest.
Hello
How are you running? 5.2 or 7.2? You are running a set-up using the full 20X20 space to layout the speakers? You could tighten it up the space a bit to make it easier to hit THX and easier on the surrounds. In my basement I use half the room in a 5.2 set-up.
There is so much out there the SR may be fine SPL wise but how smooth are they you don't want any exaggerated treble peaks in the response. Might want to audition the SR if they won't work for mains and center with a sub I would go for more conventional designs for HT surrounds.
You also don't say what your mains are. The center to mains blend has to be good enough that it's not obvious in a LCR pan.
Rob 🙂
How are you running? 5.2 or 7.2? You are running a set-up using the full 20X20 space to layout the speakers? You could tighten it up the space a bit to make it easier to hit THX and easier on the surrounds. In my basement I use half the room in a 5.2 set-up.
There is so much out there the SR may be fine SPL wise but how smooth are they you don't want any exaggerated treble peaks in the response. Might want to audition the SR if they won't work for mains and center with a sub I would go for more conventional designs for HT surrounds.
You also don't say what your mains are. The center to mains blend has to be good enough that it's not obvious in a LCR pan.
Rob 🙂
Hi @Robh3606 thanks for taking your time. It’s a living room, unfortunately I don’t have any choice to alter its shape when it becomes a pathway to access all other rooms. However, there is a privilege at night to watch movies alone without having to intrude others privacy. My LCR are from TAGA harmony so no issues there. Although I like the current set up (7.2), the surrounds lacks some dynamics as the Audyssey set the crossover to 250hz which makes sense as to 6 inch full range with corrugated rings and there’s not much you can expect out of it. Surprisingly, it has a larger sound stage taking advantage out of its very high sensitivity. I may be better off with selecting bipolar design from same brand.. before I make my decision I want to hear from forum whether there have been any users tried PA loudspeaker as their surrounds and quite happy with it 🙂
First two are, let's be honest - PA rubbish from the looks and not suitable for home use.
Third one looks like something for home use, is bi-pole or di-pole speaker, if you do it right - it is the way to go. Just don't get carried away by the marketing texts, they are for sure not made in Europe, that is expensive.
But this is DIY forum, so maybe you should try to build smth yourself?
That is a political choice - it will be more expensive and let's admit, probably the result will be not as good especially if you do it the first time. But YMMV, maybe you will be very good form the first project.
There are not many bi-pole/di-pole speaker plans available, you will have to think your own.
For full surround experience this type of speakers is the exact way to go
@svp - that’s 100% true, I agree. Not something I can bring them out in few months time given the choice of building cabinets is fully relied on carpenter in my case so there could be potential misses / flaws on what I want to get VS what I actually get. I am already tired (mentally) after having built 2 x 18 inch & 2 x 12 inch cabinet boxes and lost SEVERAL NIGHTS (I really mean it mate) of my sleep in the name of tuning it to perfection with REW & miniDSP one after the other to try and achieve that straight line. While my efforts had paid off considerably, the only question I ask to myself is was it all worth? Today I feel those sleepless nights had deteriorated my abilities to memorise things which just goes away out of memory like that before I could knew it and I am just 40 though. Now I figured out ways to apply that house curve on miniDSP by putting some filters and it works. So in audio world, at the end of the day, the satisfaction is ultimately measured on how our ears judge the sound, right and if all the efforts that we put in to get that perfection yield only little improvements which can mostly go unnoticed during listening isn’t worth the sleep I didn’t care. I wish I knew this long back but nothing can change the destiny if it was already destined, right? My carpenter is no longer interested in taking up silly works like this…hahaha. Sorry took a very long turn and went off topic 😂