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[SnoEclipse]

seat shakers and a 10" sub for each viewer.......

[EclipseGST]

Originally Posted by 311evo

Sitting at my uncles Home theater display room at his store, between the Sony's, Bose, (couple other ones) and Difinative, The Difninitive was a clear winner, once you year them you will love them. and they cost substantially less then a comparable bose system.

I do really like the Definitive speakers, but I've read a lot about Definitive and Polk going hand in hand. The prices for Polk, I can get a pair (2) of tower and bookshelf speakers for the same price as one single Definitive tower and one Definitive bookshelf speaker that are equally alike. This is my only dilemma. I want a nice quality setup but why pay double just for the same thing and different brand.

I mean price really isnt a big issue, but I'm not going to be stupid about it and buy the first thing I see. I will still look for the best deal. I figure I'll end up spending $4k on everything and have a nice "medium" quality home theater system. I've seen some that are upwards for $30k but thats just a little overboard! I should have no problem getting a very nice setup that will be more than I'll ever need for $4k and should last quite a few years.

Now for a sub, I've thought about trying to configure both a 10 and a 12 but honestly it would probably be too difficult and sound like ass. I am leaning towards 2 - 12s but still looking for options. I agree with the 10 being "tighter" but I like the deep bass too so I think the 12 would be good and not quite as sloppy as a 15.

AVSForum is pretty decent, I've found a lot of info on there and need to find somewhere that sells Polk so I can actually listen to them compared to Definitive which I agree sound pretty amazing. I guess in the end its all up to my ears when I purchase the setup. The hard thing is finding a company that carries many different high end brands to compare.

[95tsi]

Originally Posted by EclipseGST

Now for a sub, I've thought about trying to configure both a 10 and a 12 but honestly it would probably be too difficult and sound like ass. I am leaning towards 2 - 12s but still looking for options. I agree with the 10 being "tighter" but I like the deep bass too so I think the 12 would be good and not quite as sloppy as a 15.

It is very easy to quickly configure subs. Nearly all the amps, short of rack style, have the crossovers built into them. All you really need to do is run the sub line out to it and adjust the crossover to you liking. I love bass in movies and music and will probably be adding either a 15 or an 18 to really bring out the lows. There are alot of options out there, the Def Tech supercubes might be worth checking out for you. They are smaller subs but they hit very low(subsonic). They work well for a tight sound but still have the extension to get the 16hz range.

[JET]

Good quality 15's are by no means sloppy. I like nice tight bass, and they can deliver. I do prefer a 15 in a sealed enclosure though, it will keep it tighter. Cheap 15's give all the rest of the 15's a bad name though, you need a big ass magnet and VC to move that cone accurately.

If you are on more of a budget, then I wouldn't go Def Tech, they are nice but are spendy. Polk's are pretty nice, especially for the money. I would recommend buying a nice quality receiver, med high quality front and sub and med-low quality center and rears. You can always upgrade the rears and center later, but they play a smaller role in things.

[mdost03]

Center speaker is where all the dialogue of a movie comes out of, I would not recommend skimping out on that.

[JET]

Yeah, any half decent speaker can produce highs though. You obviously have to be a little selective, but there are some cheap centers out there that will do just fine. Movies also aren't nearly as critical as music, which uses the front speakers more.