Video Asylum

Posted by dude (A) on December 18, 2004 at 21:56:07

In Reply to: HT for the 2 channel guy...my experience (so far) ...Long posted by Estes on December 13, 2004 at 16:11:22:

have technics also and took me a few weeks of fiddling to dial in. most noticable surround effect came from positioning rear speakers. have them bout 10 inches behind and couple few to side of couch. they are 2-way, rear ported bookshelves. i found that pointing about 20 degrees from straight ahead dramatically impoved surround effect and actually had a soundstage-like effect. sound objects moving from front to side to rear is smooth and consistent. i am really wondering how much better a pricey processor and dvd player would be. many of the much more expensive processors have built in preamps, dac's, etc which i simply dont need. the beauty of the technics is that it is pretty much only good for one thing - sorting out dts and dolby digital signals. i am wondering if higher processing rates ie. 32 bit, etc. would matter. would'nt most of the cost of the pricey processors be attributable to preamps, dac's and higher processing rates? and estes, have you listened to energy's veritas? i have the 2.3's and although they are a pain to set up since they are very revealing, i am wondering if they can be bettered all-round much for price. they could use a little more low end extension, a little clearer in the top end but this could very well be my amp/cd/wires limitations. a good speaker but expect to pair with good components to hear their best. any lessor components will be heard and be easily noticable and become a bothersome upgrade area. would love to try out the 22.3's. i am on/off trying to buy a pair to try for fun. cheers!