For small 11x13 room, would 8060 offer anything more than 8040? Which has wider soundstage? (Love wide spacious sound) And distance from wall ideal?
1179811
I have the 8040 in a 14 x 20 and have been extremely happy with them. I had to dial down the sub because of downstairs neighbors. But I think the intent of having front and back-firing drivers was to increase the soundstage anyway. 8040s are plenty big for an 11 x 13 area.
1179812
Have the speakers at least 2 to 3 feet away from the wall if possible...from a def tech rep
1179813
My speakers are one foot from wall in the same size bedroom you are talking about. What have I heard missing depth from DVDs I have previously watched. There is absolutely no need to upgrade. You will hear the sounds of the vibrating strings of a guitar. Dee true bass like you at a club. The vocals are so true you feel like you are in the studio during the recording. Match this with a top notch yaamaha reciever about 1200 and you will be blown away. The matching center channel speaker crisp clear 3d dialogue
1646220
Would be a great setup in a small to medium room. The es series center speaker matches perfectly. Set your receiver speaker setting to "small" so they won't be overwhelmed with bass they can't produce.
902624
The BIC is 100 w and the Polk is 50 w,both are well reviewed so i would guess for a small room the Polk should be sufficient.I use my BIC in a large room and it is borderline enough. I run it 6-7 in a room15'x25'.
2179314
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.
1909951
Havent compared side by side. But the gallery g42 only has 3 speakers in it, the Atlantic has 7. No contest if you are looking for best surround sound in a sound bar, go with the Atlantic. Sounds great in my room with open rear wall.
2187349
My room is 20x20 and this sub does a wonderful job with music. I don't use it for video or games. Just a guess but I think that if my room were 25x25 I might be looking for a bigger sub. I do totally recommend Polk Audio. Sounds great and excellent customer support when I needed it.
176153
No pun intended but I dont have a definitive answerbut I can say my deftech 8040's were fine in a 20X30 room, I upgraded to 8060's and they are more powerful but for a smaller venue 40's should be ok...
251772
The Klipsch SW-350 works well for me. There are bigger ones available but this should suffice for most rooms.
1248484
Depends on your system and sound you need. Are you lacking in bass ? If your room is small. 12 x12 you might be ok depending on your acoustics. If you want more bass and your amp can drive them, go for the 163. I enjoy the 153's and 143's however i have a polk powered sub and polk towers that push plenty of bass. The 153 is a good bookshelf speaker i use as my rear surrounds. The offer pretty good base. The 143 i use as side surrounds.
897980
With the 606, master volume about 33-38 will blow your living room away. I found that @ 38 volume is the best for home theater, and FM radio @ 33 is optimum. This 606 has lot of power for nice living room. You need 52" LCD or larger with 1080p, 120 hz and use only HDMI. We don't use any other cable anymore.
26663
You can read the tech differences, but I bought the 555 after trying the 580. I could hear little difference in a 20 x 20 room. I like my music loud, but did not crank it up to "very high".My room speakers are Bose Acoustimass 5 Series, so I have some ear for good sound.Ultimately it came down to size; the smaller 555 fits under my 50" TV very nicely. And the Dialog setting on either model is very effective (We no longer need subtitles on videos.)
784010
I have the 10" ported... sounds terrific. Deep lows, you can feel it in your chest. Sounds great with movies and music. But, after research, I believe the 12" sealed will be better for music.
1470671
I have speakers attached for full room sound... I remember the speakers worked well - this is a small room 10X13 should be fine... I would check it out now... but I'm traveling.
1395630
My man cave is around that same size and I also have 7 in wall speakers. I have this sub underneath my stereo rack in the far corner. The volume on the sub is about halfway up and the sound is fantastic.
2123565
Sure, why not? I would recommend it in a smaller room due to its cfm rating. Just remember it is louder than most reviews state. The noise has not been a problem for me, I wanted something with style, not all white plastic.
1756978
I, too, had to choose between the RC Micro and the Classic. I worried the the RC Micro's were too small to provide a full sound. I ended up choosing the RC MIcro's. Here's why: 1. I scoured the different audio forums to get the opinion of people who knew more than me. In the AVS forum (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1153061), I found a posting by a member who posted frequently and who seemed to be highly respected by other forum members. This is what he wrote, "RC-Micro are smaller, with higher build quality and better drivers (than the Classic). They will have a more "refined" sound. The sub is a little better also. Whether it is "worth it" is strictly up to you and how critical you are in your bedroom listening. If you can afford the extra and are seeking the maximum sound quality from the smallest possible package, the RC-Micro will be great. If you aren't super critical and will only be doing casual, moderate volume listening, the Take Classic will probably be fine." 2. I called the tech help at Energy Speakers (they're very helpful, by the way). I told them I could buy the Classic or the RC Micro for the same price. Their tech guy said absolutely take the RC Micro's. 3. They sound better, they look better. I'm really happy with the RC Micro's. Hope that helps!
1473855
Thanks for your question. The RF600 will provide significantly warmer and richer sound with a much larger and more focused soundstage, however if you can't fit a taller, floorstanding speaker, the RB600 is a wonderful sounding speaker that will provide you most of what the RF600 can do.