how do they compare to the towers- pioneer i havent decided weather to use them in front
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These speakers sound ok, 4 stars. I never had the chance to try the towers, sorry, can't help.
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I completely agree with Thomas H.; I've put the towers in two HT systems for clients and am about to do the third. The Andrew Jones speakers "punch way out of their league" regarding sound quality and audiophile desires. Whether you buy the towers or the bookshelf units, you won't be disappointed.
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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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Depends from whom you buy from.If us I would try to accomodate your choice but cannot guaranteed it-Pioneer changes without warning.Fran sicamera@aol.com
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I have one pair in direct eastern a.m. light exposure and they have shown no performance lag compared to the pair in my basement. This was only one season in Michigan and I did pull them down for the winter. Mount horizontally so you can "down fire" them if you have neighbors. They are LOUD
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I'm no pro; but, I thought the DT 8080BP's were about as you as you could hope for in that price range. I have a pair of 20 year old super towers from DT; and, I recently bought their most expensive super towers for about $2,000 a speaker. I'm a big DT fan.
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The reception is great on this model. I have purchased pioneer receivers for over 40 years now because of their "Supertuners" None better.
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I've only had these since December and use them frequently for running, around the house and they appear to be holding up well. The Pioneer's replaced JVC HAFX1X that lasted about a year for me. That said. everyone else in my family still have the JVCs (although my daughter's left bud went out recently and that was what happened to my JVCs). I feel the Pioneer's are better in quality and sound good. The JVCs had more bass but the Pioneer's still sound quite good.
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If you don't have outdoor clear path to tower, this thing does no good. Mainly is the amplifier must provide enough power to send back to tower. Wilson amplifier does not have higher power toward tower than a regular cell phone does.
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just put mine up but I plan on keeping them up all year. Im in PA so it will get crappy outside but they are "outdoor" speakers so if you can mount them under something for alittle protection they should be ok. They sound great for the $$ by the way.
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Absolutely. I am using an older pair of DefTech powered towers as rear surrounds currently. The 8040's are my mains as they have a superior sound quality compared to my older towers and they are much less obtrusive. A requirement of my wife. No more large speakers, she said. I'm happy with the 8040's sound. She's very happy with their size and sound. A rare win win.
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I think it would be a great match for them. I have R 28 f towers and it works great with them.
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There pretty darn tough I went thought a rain storm for about and hour and 30 mins just fine, wind they will be fine, sand I'm not sure but I'm sure they will be fine aswell heat no problem. housing for the lights are pretty well made! Hope I helped you out I live in Austin TX
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I do both. The speakers are rugged but not to be used out in the rain. I have them under an eaves.
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I dont know. I only kept it in my car for a week. I had an Alpine previously, & the Pioneer didnt have the same clean distinct sound quality of the Alpine, so I went back to another Alpine. The pioneer is sitting in my closet.....You know anyone who would be interested in buying the Pioneer deck, with only one week of usage ??? lol.....
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Hi Scott, you would need the antennas to get a good transmission. You'll get a better sound when the box is elevated.Eugene
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I would go with a pioneer. I was not impressed by the sound. Plus the max volume was not enough for my system. It has some cool features but I wouldn't reccomend. I give it 3/5 stars
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Dear Steven, three questions to you would be: 1. Will you use a sub-woofer and a center speaker?2. Will you do this and also add two Pioneer speakers for the rear, and 3. will you only use the Pioneers for the front? Actually, all three cases will be fine, if you have more than twenty watts power or so for the fronts and not too many sound absorbing rugs and window curtains. I have found the two Pioneer speakers to do very well with movie dialogue when I got rid (!!!) of my 5.1 receiver!!! I actually enjoy my movies as stereo! What objections this will raise from some! Yours, Churchorganist. Dear Steven, three questions to you would be: 1. Will you use a sub-woofer and a center speaker?2. Will you do this and also add two Pioneer speakers for the rear, and 3. will you only use the Pioneers for the front? Actually, all three cases will be fine, if you have more than twenty watts power or so for the fronts and not too many sound absorbing rugs and window curtains. I have found the two Pioneer speakers to do very well with movie dialogue when I got rid (!!!) of my 5.1 receiver!!! I actually enjoy my movies as stereo! What objections this will raise from some! Yours, Churchorganist.
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I have the Polk TSi400's. Doing a side-by-side sound comparison is virtually impossible anymore since few if any stores will carry both speakers you are considering like these. I have seen the Pioneers before and will say that the Polks are much more expensive looking. The Pioneers have gotten favorable reviews in the audio publications however. I have zero regrets about buying the Polks and I paid more than the current selling price.