Is this speaker overkill for a 20' x 15' room, with a 7.1 channel receiver?
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My living room is 14x18 with a Onkyo 7.1 surround system and it works very well for me!
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I do not think it is overkill, it fills the room nicely. I have a 12x12 room and it still is not overkill.
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It depends. It is super clear and fills space well, but if your other speakers don't keep up you'll have a muddy sound. I don't think it's over kill, sound wise, but make sure you have good cables and other speakers to keep the sound quality up.
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Hello. I have it in a similar sized room and on the merits of performance, no, it is appropriate and works well. The only gripe/issue I have overall is this center channel speaker is MUCH larger than I anticipated. You need to match it above a TV no smaller than 65"; It needs to be mounted above the TV or if your TV itself is mounted, ensure you have ample room beneath your TV. In general it isn't as eye-appealing as I would have imagined but in terms of performance, I have mine set with Yamaha 7.1 entertainment system and it is clean and crisp for a center channel! Hope that helps! Hello. I have it in a similar sized room and on the merits of performance, no, it is appropriate and works well. The only gripe/issue I have overall is this center channel speaker is MUCH larger than I anticipated. You need to match it above a TV no smaller than 65"; It needs to be mounted above the TV or if your TV itself is mounted, ensure you have ample room beneath your TV. In general it isn't as eye-appealing as I would have imagined but in terms of performance, I have mine set with Yamaha 7.1 entertainment system and it is clean and crisp for a center channel! Hope that helps!
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No It's designed as a center channel for a 7.1 surround system. While it is big, in the cherry wood it's very appealing. I disagree that you need a 65" big screen TV; you just need a tv platform to place it on top of. The TV screen size is irrelevant. I have mine for a 4o" LCD TV in a room 16 X 14
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Hello. I have it in a similar sized room and on the merits of performance, no, it is appropriate and works well. The only gripe/issue I have overall is this center channel speaker is MUCH larger than I anticipated. You need to match it above a TV no smaller than 65"; It needs to be mounted above the TV or if your TV itself is mounted, ensure you have ample room beneath your TV. In general it isn't as eye-appealing as I would have imagined but in terms of performance, I have mine set with Yamaha 7.1 entertainment system and it is clean and crisp for a center channel! Hope that helps!
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I have a similar sized room. It is fine though I agree the box is larger than I anticipated. I love the sound and it pairs well with Bose floor, Polk inwall and a name brand sw speakers.
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I would suggest a receiver that is close to a 1000 wt range. These speakers are great in a 5.1 or 7.1 system. Pioneer receivers are more expensivebut they are better in my opinion.
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There are a lot of nice receivers out there. I would get something to handle the wattage and the 7.1 to really enjoy the sound quality. I think as far as brands go it's what you like. I wouldn't go cheap, you just got some great speakers. I would look for something to enhance them. Make sure you get a receiver compatible with your speakers, wiring and so on. Check out the Leviton JBL site...that's what I did.
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Thanks for your question. There's no ideal size for a receiver. It depends on your room size. Klipsch speakers or Polk Audio speakers, for instance, would be a fine sounding match for it. This is a fantastic sounding receiver. World Wide Stereo is 35 years old and a very proud Denon dealer.
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I think either would work well in a room that size. The 308 is not necessary unless though. Of course, if you enjoy music with very deep bass (<30hz) you might need a sub with either.
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Works fine for me in a single room 14X22; but, I have no competing noise. I believe it would be on the light side for what you want... But the price is good enough, so give it a try.
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No it's all managed through the sub which only has 5 channels. I thought of doing the same thing because my family room is very long. This is only good as a 5 channel unit. If you are trying to get a 7.1 system if recommend klipsch. They have great sound and you can piece together a 7 channel from a 5 or even do a 9.2 system if you have the receiver for it.
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It can be either a 7.1 or 5.1 channel output, what really matters is that it is a good quality receiver, yamaha, onkyo, denon, marantz, etc. These type speakers require a good quality (high power) receive to push them and sound like they were built to sound. I hope this helps with your decision, good luck.
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Larger sound, but my 10 does just fine in a 20 by 27' room no problems. If you plan on more music than movies get the 15.
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It depends on definition of good. I would not use any satellite system in a 20x20 room. I would recommend a floor standing speakers paired with bookshelf speakers as the ideal solution.
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Hey Slater, I pretty much have the same setup you just described, got the Son STRDG 720 last week and just purchased these speakers today. Which speakers do you think would be a good purchase to convert this system into 7.1? I have two large polk bookshelves at home although they are a bit old, what do you think?
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Number depends on your needs. Two will sound good in a smaller room (15ft by 15ft) in my opinion but if you want surround sound I suggest four and then a floor sub base and a center channel speaker. My four are in an area I consider a large family room that flows into an eat-in are on one side and formal dining room on the other.
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I have a 24x16 room and I have 2-RC85I's, 2-RCI80's, a Pioneer Elite SIW571L 5 1/4" In-Wall CST LCR Speaker and a PSW505 12-Inch Powered Subwoofer and a pioneer amp and they sound really good. good luck with your system.
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Depends on where you gonna use it. Room size, indoors, out-side. I used ours 3x out-side in a small yard 75' x 165', for a bar B Q, kids in pool screaming, and we live next to a busy highway, had our PYLE-PRO PPHP1599AI - 15'' 1600 Watt set less then 50% volume. I'm not no PRO DJ, or sound expert, but for me and the people hearing this speaker, ALL were saying, "SPEAKER SOUNDS GOOD".
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I am using a Polk Audio RM-7 "8 inch powered sub woofer. My room is only 12X15 and my wife hates it! She is not a fan of a lot of bass. But when she's not around, and I turn it up, it is more than enough. The Yamaha, it seems to me, has less bass output in its normal configuration than my old Onkyo system, but you can adjust it easier with the Yamaha. I would think any good name Sub would do fine.
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I know I'm a bit late answering this, so you may already have your setup, but just in case you haven't.... 1. If you want a 7.1 Setup, (actually use all 7 speakers and woofer) and don't mind the bulking speakers (Speakers are pretty darned BIG), this is all you need. The biggest con here is that THEY ARE BIG, so if you have a wimpy sized Living Room, or Media Room this is overkill. I've seen these speakers in a room with a 50" TV and they make the TV look smaller, as I've seen the Energy Classic speaker setup with a 46" TV make the TV look bigger. If you have the space, and only care about sound this is a good choice as it is THX Certified. 2. Option #1 is THX Certified, and made to compliment each other so that would trump #2 option, considering your pricing as well. 3. This is a better option than #1 if you are thinking 5.1 setup. You cannot buy separate speakers to turn this into a 7.1 speaker system later on because Energy doesn't sell the identical speakers separately, but these speakers are simply AMAZING and the speaker size is much smaller than Option #1, which makes blending them in your room a dream. If you don't need a 7.1 Setup, I'd go this route without hesitation. Right now Newegg has for $399, with $100 Credit back on the speakers.
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In that stand point you wont receive quality sound with a 2.1 system it wont matter what high end speakers you throw at it. The technology in your receiver cant produce what you are looking for.