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chych said...
TWO months?! Man... too long...
Maybe I'll not think about norhs anymore just because of that... |
Well, don't give up all hope. From what I understand, another manufacturing facility was very recently added, so they're finally starting to catch up on their backlog. Not to mention, the backlog is only for ceramic 4.0s. The synthetic marble 6.1s looked really nice to me, but the thing is I was buying these speakers for home theater applications, so I needed five of them. So five 6.1s would've been too expensive. Two 6.1s you might be able to fit in your budget. Give Michael Barnes an e-mail first.
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raymondlin said...
Oh man, you bought them without audition with your equipment? You should never do that, reviews are just reviews. They are opinion of other people, you should always listen to your ears. Speakers are like headphones, synegy is very important. Only you can tell if one matches with the other or not, lets hope that they go well with your amp and CD player. |
Hmm, a few comments here. First off, I wouldn't exactly call NC the mecca of hi-fi audio. Not to mention, I don't have time to travel out-of-state to audition equipment, and very few hi-fi shops would be likely to give me proper, attentive service as soon as they heard I was a college student w/ a sub-$1000 budget wanting five speakers for a HT.
Not to mention, why do you think a site like Head-fi is so popular? One big reason is that people can get opinions on headphones which they can't audition before buying. This is really not much different.
Trust me, I've done a ton of research. They're reasonably high-efficiency, 8-ohm speakers designed to be used w/ a receiver (I have an Outlaw 1050). They are monitor speakers, shaped like a horn to eliminate standing waves. The ceramic mostly eliminates cabinet resonance, and I've got decent stands for them. Their bass (-10 db) drop-off is around 60 Hz, flat to around 80 Hz, so I have a sub that I'll cross-over at 80 Hz. Supposed to sound neutral, smooth though not exactly laid-back, great soundstage. Got DH Labs Q10 speaker wire for the front two, T-14 for the rest. See, I kinda know what I'm doing...