was wondering if these are good for both movies as well as music. I listen to music as well as ht. I run a Yamaha rx-a 2020. I have def tech 8040s.
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I love mine. They do sound a little bright with music but I love it and it sounds like the band is in the house with me. I love the horns on these speakers. Much more clarity to me.
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Absolutely. I have mine connected to a Yamaha rx-a 820. The F-30's are bi-ampable but that is by no means a requirement for them to get LOUD but is quite impressive for 2 channel music. As long as you enjoy the crisp highs of a horn tweeter these are absolutely fantastic. For home theater i have them mated with a BIC PL-200 sub and BIC America center, sides and surrounds. Will they blend with your Definitive Tech's? Only your ears can decide...
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Definitely. I have them hooked up to a 200w stereo system from the 80's that can't do surround sound. They blow me away with music, movies and games.
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Hi! Shure, in my case i am using these seakers like reguar speaker. I have conected the speakers with my blu ray onkyo and a subwofer velodyne. The sound is incredible, i can hear music and i can hear the sound of the movies with a high quaity of sound. I recomend these for you....
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these would be great for watching movies. the sound that this small system puts out is amazing. the bass is very good and clear for the music that i listen to (rock), i don't listen to rap.
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Surprisingly, the bass is very good on the RTI A9's due to the porting technology. However for THX movies, I have a Polk DSW PRO 550WI 10" subwoofer as well for really strong thumping. The subwoofer is tucked away in a corner behind the seating area and the combo front back bass is excellent.
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Funny, this question came while I was on an airplane watching a movie on my iPad using these headphones, which I've done many times now. It's important to understand that these headphones aren't like entering a sound-proof booth. What they do is cut the consistent noise around you (i.e. engine noise). You can still hear when an announcement comes, but to hear it clearly, you need to pause the movie or hit the handy Monitor button. As for the movie sound, it's reasonably good, and I've never had trouble making out dialogue when listening at a comfortable volume. It's not like sound in an 11.1 theater, but I'd say it's like watching a movie on your home TV when there's a rainstorm or windstorm outside. Bottom line, you'll find nothing close in quality for anywhere close in price. Hope that helps.
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Harold, having owned several brands of theatre and receivers I would say their are three things u should pay attention to. First is a good clean power source (pay no attention number games), second is to timbre match (wich is basically the speakers will all sound the same given the same tone), and third is you're center channel, it does the majority of the work during a movie so don't cheap out. FYI I have RTI series front stage and cs20 center, coupled with owns for rears.
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Yes, I recommend then, specially for movies. They look good, they are sturdy and the sound is great.
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They are good for movies, music, and games. The mic quality is ok. However, they are not the most comfortable headphones, but if you wear them over a hoodie then problem solved.
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The Reference have a different driver. They have a deeper bass and low frequencies. These headphones are more refined for clearer highs, better for movies, books on tape etc.
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I'm using them as front stereo speakers with a subwoofer in my living room. I use them for stereo music and we use them when watching movies. They should be plenty loud. You'll have to find the right balance with them if you are using a center channel. Otherwise they will work fine. I have these and an 8 inch Yamaha subwoofer and it fills the room with sound during music and movies.
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I gifted to my friend and do not try this one. I will pass to others to answer this question. So far, they have played lot of movies and performed great. Quality is good.
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Bruce, I just heard the Towers briefly, but believe they would be better in a Home Theater setup as the front speakers. The monitors are great in a music-only system. They do the audiophile things really well - they "disappear", sound very spacious, and have good bass response for their size. The Towers, though, will have much more bass and this would be beneficial in a HT system, particularly if no sub is used.
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I love my pair, they sound great and I can pick out a lot of details in shows and movies that I never noticed with my previous set of speakers. Music sounds amazing on these too!
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All I can tell you is these speakers are so worth the money, my system cranks now and I'm using them along with a 12" powered sub. I tied them into my 5.1 surround sound so movie watching is amazing. I also believe they sound better now with many continuous hours of Pandora played through them. Plus a 7 year warranty!
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I bought 4 of these for my HK520 and love them. They are great for music and movies but if you like it loud, they will need some help from a subwoofer. If you run them by themselves, make sure you switch the receiver's speaker setting to small speakers. If not, you will damage them because they can't handle low frequencies. I set my crossover at 100hz and they sound pretty good. Hope that helps.
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I wouldn't recommend it with movies. The bass is good for music but not solid enough for movies.