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Another nice feature that no one has mentioned is that the package included handsome black rubber feet that you can stick on at the bottom of the speakers at your free will.
$23 speakers at Best Buy that measure well and sound good
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anyone have a recomendation for a center channel speaker that matches up well with these?
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I'd just get another pair of the Insignias. There's no better way to timbre-match your center channel, as long as you can fit it over/under/in front of your TV. Use the extra one as a rear center (if your system support 6.1) or sell it.
| Originally Posted by flecom anyone have a recomendation for a center channel speaker that matches up well with these? |
I'd just get another pair of the Insignias. There's no better way to timbre-match your center channel, as long as you can fit it over/under/in front of your TV. Use the extra one as a rear center (if your system support 6.1) or sell it.
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Will I be able to get the full effect of center channel that way? Usually center channel speakers have 2 woofers side by side, while these insignias have just one.
Edit: I don't think these are magnetically shielded, so as a center channel speaker, it could be a problem but I'm not sure.
| Originally Posted by clarke68 I'd just get another pair of the Insignias. There's no better way to timbre-match your center channel, as long as you can fit it over/under/in front of your TV. Use the extra one as a rear center (if your system support 6.1) or sell it. |
Will I be able to get the full effect of center channel that way? Usually center channel speakers have 2 woofers side by side, while these insignias have just one.
Edit: I don't think these are magnetically shielded, so as a center channel speaker, it could be a problem but I'm not sure.
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Sure. 90% of what comes out of a center channel is dialog, anyway.
All center channels are really good for is centering the dialog to the monitor for people watching off-axis. If you're room isn't wide enough that people are watching off-axis, you don't need one. If your mains image well enough (and imaging is the one area in which the Insignias truly excel) they will create a "phantom center" that surpasses any center channel speaker made.
Plus, if you know anything about baffle-step correction circuits, the horizontal "under the TV" form factor of center channel speakers almost guarantees that none are truly timbre-matched to the mains they are sold with.
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That's a good point. Depends more on your TV than anything else, but there's another argument for phantom center.
| Originally Posted by Spareribs Will I be able to get the full effect of center channel that way? |
Sure. 90% of what comes out of a center channel is dialog, anyway.
All center channels are really good for is centering the dialog to the monitor for people watching off-axis. If you're room isn't wide enough that people are watching off-axis, you don't need one. If your mains image well enough (and imaging is the one area in which the Insignias truly excel) they will create a "phantom center" that surpasses any center channel speaker made.
Plus, if you know anything about baffle-step correction circuits, the horizontal "under the TV" form factor of center channel speakers almost guarantees that none are truly timbre-matched to the mains they are sold with.
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| Originally Posted by Spareribs Edit: I don't think these are magnetically shielded, so as a center channel speaker, it could be a problem but I'm not sure. |
That's a good point. Depends more on your TV than anything else, but there's another argument for phantom center.
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So what's the weight of the box these are sold in? I want to calculate shipping and see how much it would be to cover it and have somebody in the US send me a pair
.. come on, help out the canucks who don't get any cool sales.
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As an alternative there's ShopTheStates.com
| Originally Posted by JaGWiRE So what's the weight of the box these are sold in? I want to calculate shipping and see how much it would be to cover it and have somebody in the US send me a pair
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As an alternative there's ShopTheStates.com
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I'de rather just deal with somebody on head-fi, thanks.
| Originally Posted by Drewpy As an alternative there's ShopTheStates.com |
I'de rather just deal with somebody on head-fi, thanks.
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[size=medium]As of Friday morning (at 4:30 am), the Insignia 6.5s are $35!!![/size]
[size=xx-small]Sorry for shouting...you can all go back to bed now...[/size]
[size=xx-small]Sorry for shouting...you can all go back to bed now...[/size]
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Dangit, how can I not buy these things...
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Good call Clarke68. I've been checking every day waiting for the price to drop! I jumped today - ordered on-line for local pickup. Apparently, they are in stock in my local store. Will probably pick them up this evening. Under $40 per pair with tax.
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[size=x-large]OMG[/size] I am buying myself 2 pairs!!!
| Originally Posted by clarke68 [size=medium]As of Friday morning (at 4:30 am), the Insignia 6.5s are $35!!![/size] [size=xx-small]Sorry for shouting...you can all go back to bed now...[/size] |
[size=x-large]OMG[/size] I am buying myself 2 pairs!!!
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Yep, $35 a pair during Best Buy's "Special 2-day Sale. I bought a pair last week for fulll price, and Best buy will refund me the difference since it's within 30 days of purchase. Not bad.
Oh, and I bought a second set, showed a friend and he bought a pair too.
Get em while they're hot (and cheap).
| Originally Posted by clarke68 [size=medium]As of Friday morning (at 4:30 am), the Insignia 6.5s are $35!!![/size] [size=xx-small]Sorry for shouting...you can all go back to bed now...[/size] |
Yep, $35 a pair during Best Buy's "Special 2-day Sale. I bought a pair last week for fulll price, and Best buy will refund me the difference since it's within 30 days of purchase. Not bad.
Oh, and I bought a second set, showed a friend and he bought a pair too.
Get em while they're hot (and cheap).
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$37.01 out the door. It's an online special only,but they price match it for you. It's about a dollar a pound. They seem real substantial and really look good. It will be to fun start burning them tomorrow with my super t-amp and HD extention cord speaker wire. I am not cheap.....I am not cheap...I am not.......
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I believe the word is "frugal". And good for you.
| Originally Posted by flashbackk $37.01 out the door. It's an online special only,but they price match it for you. It's about a dollar a pound. They seem real substantial and really look good. It will be to fun start burning them tomorrow with my super t-amp and HD extention cord speaker wire. I am not cheap.....I am not cheap...I am not.......
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I believe the word is "frugal". And good for you.
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