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In Reply to: Newbie needs help posted by Jim D. on June 23, 2004 at 04:54:47:
Hi,
I saw a very exepnsive HT once. They demoed a Bruce Willis scifi movie. The blue alien opera singer raised the hairs on my arms and nearly brought tears to my eyes; she sounded glorious. But then the gunfire statrted and it was all I could do to keep from laughing. Liquid, golden gunfire is not what home theater is about.If I had to do it all over again, I'd go with two systems. A stereo in one room, a HT in the other.
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"Liquid, golden gunfire" is EXACTLY what home theater is about.I agree with having two systems though. Anything you put between the speakers will be a compromise. If you are serious about two-channel, this is really the only option.
Hi,
I thought it was pathetic. Utterly pathetic. Ever hear real gunfire?
It's perucussive, harsh, really loud. High end speakers don't do any of those things. Most of them round off the edges, sweeten the tone, and most don't handle high energy transients well. I know an engineer guy who built his own speakers. He designed a ruler flat freq response using really nice drivers. Sounded like a car radio with tons of detail, and quite different from any stereo speaker I have ever heard. HT speakers are supposed to have a flat freq response. Most don't, but that's the spec.Spend some money on controlling room resonances in both rooms. I got a huge improvement from doing that. Dynamic range is crucial, but only after the room can handle it.
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