|   Marantz SR6200 needs better speakers | cocolalo
May 9, 2002 10:38 AM | | Recently bought a Marantz SR6200 for a set of Polk RM6600 and PSW350 that bought from a friend at a good price ($500).
They sound pretty good for movies but with music they just can't deliver and I don't think it's the receiver. They lack of lower mids. I've tried them with CS, Stereo, 6ch stereo, etc...and actually Circle Surround washow they sounded better. In any case I wasn't satisfied with the music performance. Even for movies I wasn't blown away though they are not bad. Or maybe I'm doing something wrong?!
So I'm thinking that I should move to bookshelfs, is this going to improve the lack of lower mids for music and improve HT? Or should I move to Denon altogether?
From what I've read here and magazines, I guess I could consider Paradigm, Mission, B&W, Klipsch?
In your experience what do you guys think would be my best move?
I could get fronts and center first and later get the surrounds if the bookshlefs turn out to be more expensive. For the surrounds maybe I could get some satellites?
Too many questions I know but I'm lost.
Thanks Everyone
Arturo |
| your on the right track | Phillykid
May 9, 2002 12:55 PM | | The main problem I find with sats are they just simply are not big enough to give you the lower midrange. It's pretty much physics and there's not a whole lot you can do about it. I think if this is your problem a pair of good bookshelves could definately help (towers would probably help more, but you can get excellent results with bookshelves and a good sub).
If certain frequencies don't sound full it is more likely a speaker issue than the receiver especially since you have a quality receiver. I think you should give those speakers you mentioned an audition to find what you like. Also to add more choices try, energy, PSB, mirage, monitor audio (the bronze 3s were rated very highly in a head to head comparison by HT magazine). nOrh, swan divas, as you can see there are many many choices and you won't know what you like until you listen to them. The bookshelves will most likely be more expensive than sats so gettin the mains and center first is a good move.
I assume, since you didn't mention it , that you were keeping the sub (you probably could do better than the polk). As for surrounds, go ahead and get sats if you can. I say if, because you should make sure that they are timbre matched. The only way to do this is to get them from the same manufacturer and from the same line. This way the tweeters and drivers and materials that the speakers are made out of will be the same. You are on the right track you just need to go out and listen around and find what speakers floats your boat, but since you know what you are looking for (perfoemance wise) this shouldn't be too difficult and should be fun. |
| sub !! | cocolalo
May 10, 2002 7:04 AM | | That's the answer I was loking for, thanks!
In regards to the sub, I was thinking on getting rid of it too since is the lowest model but maybe I could also sell it and get a better one, I don't know anything about subs so should I get the matching sub for the bookshelves that I select? or can I go with a different one?
Would you add JBL to the bokkshelf selection?
I'm also planning on moving up to the Marantz 7200 to get more power and dual speaker hookup for comparisons.
Thanks man! |
| you can go with different subs | Phillykid
May 10, 2002 7:44 AM | | Subs do not have to be timbre matched so fo ahead with a different one. I perfer punchy tight bass because it suits music much better. The most important thing about subs is actually the placement but I'll let others more qualified than me explain that. I'm sure you could look up some of Richard Greene's excellent posts about sub placement.
As for JBL speakers, go ahead and add them to the list. As a matter of fact you should go out and listen to as many speakers as you can since it will be your ears listening to them. The most important thing is if you are satisfied with the sound that they produce. That said I'm not a huge fan of JBL speakers since they are kinda power hungry (ie low efficiency) which isn't a bad thing but I can't afford the powerful amps that I'd need to drive them. Try to find a really good A/V speacialty store (not Circuit city or Best buy) they are usually the best places to demo equipment but the salespeople can be kinda pushy since they make all their money on commission. Don't be in a hurry to buy, listen to some things and take some notes on what you like and what you don't. Then come back here to get further help then go back to the store with a friend to help in your evaluations. |
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