Audiophile Speaker recommendations..
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Audiophile Speaker recommendations..
I'm going to be building an entire surround sound system: audiophile grade. I've been looking at a lot of catologues for drivers and such because I will be custom building the enclosures myself, wiring in the L-pad, the crossover and putting the drivers in and also be veneering the cabinets. I was just wondering what brands anybody here recommends.
I've been looking at ATC, Audax, AudioTechnology, Aurasound, Eton, Fostex, HempAcoustics, Illusion, LPG, Max Fidelity, Morel, SEAS, Silver Flute, and Vistaon.
I'm leaning more to ATC, Aurasound, and Silver Flute. Anybody else have any ideas for drivers?
Any opinions?
I've been looking at ATC, Audax, AudioTechnology, Aurasound, Eton, Fostex, HempAcoustics, Illusion, LPG, Max Fidelity, Morel, SEAS, Silver Flute, and Vistaon.
I'm leaning more to ATC, Aurasound, and Silver Flute. Anybody else have any ideas for drivers?
Any opinions?
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RomerB2. Check out:
www.partsexpress.com
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Also try www.madisound.com
www.partsexpress.com
You may have to manually type it in.
Also try www.madisound.com
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I've looked at PartsExpress before, I have the Sorel catalog and so far it looks like the best thing is ATC, but they're a little expensive. So what I'm thinking is I'll go for something a little bit cheaper and probably not even notice the difference in sound.
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Just tagging on out of curiosity. I don't know much about home systems. I know my neighbor's heavily into it. I think he said his speaker's were made by Williams or Wilson, or something like that. They look kind of art deco, but they do sound good.
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Originally Posted by camo4stealth
I would say JBL, Klipsch or Boston (Boston Acoustics) expensive, but I own a pair of all three and they are great. The Bostons are at least as good, if not better than the other two.
I've seen Klipsche sell a pair of speakers for a thousand dollars, and I was looking at the prices and I can get what is considered the best mid-high speaker for about $150 each, then figure $20-100 for each tweeter and then the medium density fiberboard and crossovers, and L-pad. For about $500 I can get better quality than those Klipsche speakers, plus I can tell people that I made it. Marketing does wonders.
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I've been looking at the ribbon tweeters. I've also been looking for something for my room and I think I'm going to make my own flat panel speaker since I have the perfect place for it. The great thing about flat panel speakers, is that no matter where I put it, there is no "sweet spot" and the sound fills the room completely, I could walk anywhere in the room and not hear a single variation in volume or quality. And, they're not too expensive, especially if you make it yourself.