[Romanee]

Hooked mine up to an old Mitsubishi receiver (80w x 2) and only spent under an hour so far (mediocre amp, but all that's available now). "Dana Owens Album" out of Musical Fidelity X-Ray CD player (RCA/Audio Out) sounds lush and warm. No deep bass. Tried "The Matrix" DVD from Pioneer DV563a player, and though punchy it is sorely in need of a powered subwoofer. Since I don't have one for the bedroom, this setup will be for very casual music listening and video.

Need much more burn in, setup experiments, and listening time.

 

[Romanee]

As I expected -- the Sanus stands have such a tiny top platform that I already managed to knock one speaker off. (Small edge dent but no damage.)

Removed round rubber feet (strong adhesive) and rubber corner pads (useless adhesive) and applied heavy velcro square to each corner. Now perfectly stable.

 

[JMCIII]

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Originally Posted by Romanee the Sanus stands have such a tiny top platform

Boy-o you ain't just a kidding. Tiny barely covers it (pun intended). Blue tack works wonders too.

 

[Zowbombs]

I picked these up last week for use with my computer and have been driving them with a Zhaolu 2.0C and a heavily modded t-amp (mega t-amp?).

I have to say these are exceptional for the price, the bass isn't deep but very fun. The highs exhibit a little sibilance, but nothing terribly offensive. Soundstage is very coherent, and superior (a normalized comparison) to AKG 701s. Biggest complaint is it gets a bit congested at times with some of the metal I listen to.

 

[clarke68]

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Originally Posted by Zowbombs I ... have been driving them with ... a heavily modded t-amp

How big is the room you're using these in, and how far are you sitting from the speakers? How much volume are you getting out of the Insignias before the amp clips? Any issues with the magnets interfering with your monitor?

Sorry for the inquisition, just seems like the Insignias are a natural match for the T-amp, but I haven't heard many details about the combo.

 

[Zowbombs]

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Originally Posted by clarke68 How big is the room you're using these in, and how far are you sitting from the speakers? How much volume are you getting out of the Insignias before the amp clips? Any issues with the magnets interfering with your monitor? Sorry for the inquisition, just seems like the Insignias are a natural match for the T-amp, but I haven't heard many details about the combo.

Well the room I'm using these in is around 35 feet by 25 feet, but I listen to these almost exclusively near-field ~ 1m.

I have a SPL meter and they easily get to 90dB nominal at my listening position. I really haven't listened to them at volumes above that, but I would hazard one could get to 96dB in near-field without any clipping with this setup.

The Insignias are situated on polar ends of my desk with the monitor in the middle. This particular monitor is a CRT, and with ~2 feet clearance between speakers and monitor, I haven't noticed any interference.

 

[I3eyond]

How do you guys think these speakers would sound with an Audigy 2 ZS running to a Pioneer VSX-516-K/S (http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pn...7014,00.html)?

 

[KevC]

Another thing to buy when I'm going down to the States later next month.

I wonder how the packaging is, size-wise? Fit it into a suitcase? Probably not. The packaging is probably not tough enough to withstand airport workers though hahaha

 

[cire]

each speaker is about 14 inches tall and 12-13 inches deep including the bananna plug jack.

the box is just huge.... i'd say its a 2ft cube with a couple inches of padding.

 

[Hirsch]

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Originally Posted by clarke68 Sorry for the inquisition, just seems like the Insignias are a natural match for the T-amp, but I haven't heard many details about the combo.

I doubt that it's a good combo, although I should give it a try. I'm throwing a hundred watts per side at the Insignia's (old modded Hafler DH-200), and they love the power.

If the bass seems lean, or the sound seems a bit strained, I'd say give them some watts. They may work with low powered amps, but they work well with a bit of juice behind them.

 

[jjcapurro]

I agree about the power. These are not ridiculously hungry, but definately do benifit from a good chunk of headroom.

Also, make sure your signal is unmodified to test performance... When I first set them up in my room on an old receiver I had lying around they sounded HORRIBLE... until I realized I had the 'loudness' button turned on...

MUCH better now.

Cheers,
Jeremy

 

[KevC]

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Originally Posted by cire each speaker is about 14 inches tall and 12-13 inches deep including the bananna plug jack. the box is just huge.... i'd say its a 2ft cube with a couple inches of padding.

Thanks! I might just buy a bigger box and stuff a crapload of crumpled newspapers in it for safety, then throw it to airport luggage hahaha.

I wonder how these compare to the Athenas?

 

[cire]

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Originally Posted by KevC Thanks! I might just buy a bigger box and stuff a crapload of crumpled newspapers in it for safety, then throw it to airport luggage hahaha.

just use your clothes for padding. works really well, i did that for an entire computer

 

[sbulack]

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Originally Posted by KevC I wonder how the packaging is, size-wise? Fit it into a suitcase? Probably not. The packaging is probably not tough enough to withstand airport workers though hahaha

The product package (box) for a pair of these Insignias is 14inches x 16 inches x 20.25inches and weighs 28 lbs. When I ordered a pair of these from Best Buy, they just put a shipping sticker on the product box and let UPS do the rest - no shipping packaging outside of the product box. The product box and the speakers arrived in fine condition. But, if you decide on another layer of packaging, above are the actual product box dimensions.

 

[KevC]

Quote:

Originally Posted by sbulack The product package (box) for a pair of these Insignias is 14inches x 16 inches x 20.25inches and weighs 28 lbs. When I ordered a pair of these from Best Buy, they just put a shipping sticker on the product box and let UPS do the rest - no shipping packaging outside of the product box. The product box and the speakers arrived in fine condition. But, if you decide on another layer of packaging, above are the actual product box dimensions.

UPS is pretty darn rough with it's packages. I guess speakers don't have too many moving parts (none?

) so it should be okay. Now the dilmma is... should i put "FRAGILE" or not. Hahaha. It seems if you put "FRAGILE" they are more rough with it