All, this is my first post - so please be gentle. I did some searching first to see if I could find information that would help with my quandry - I found some, but still need a little more.
So I'm appealing to you all !
I am in the middle of building / integrating a home cinema system with my exiting hi-fi. The system is built on compromise - though the front speakers are relatively large - I require small rears for 'room friendliness' - the Radius' are the best solution in this regards I have found (auditioned)
Current System:
Yamaha DSP-E800 Processor / Amp
Front Right & Left Channel - EPOS ES22 Speakers powered by Naim Audio 102/180 amplification
Rear speakers - Monitor Audio Raidus 90
(no centre speaker yet)
The problem is the Sub. I thought I had it sorted, as I auditioned the following three subs:
MA Radius 360
Rel Quake
KEF PSW2010
The Kef (unfortunately - because it's the ugliest) in my opinion, completely outperformed the other two. The Quake was next best and lastly the Radius 360 which I found quite undewhelming. Note: Sub will only be used for movies - not music.
So I was all set to get the Kef. However, Kef won't sell it to me !!! They will not split it from the KHT 2005.2 package! They will sell me a PSW2500 which is more or less the same thing - but this I can't accomodate in the room (odd shape!).
So I'm wondering what should I do?
Should I settle for the Quake or should I go for the Q150e (which is quite a bit more than I wanted to spend). The Q150e is also the 'largest' Sub I can accomodate (so as you can see I am restricted).
Now I'm reading about this MJ Accoustics Reference 100. Should I be considering that? How does it compare? The Kef Sub had a far superior level of controlled slam than the Quake / Radius 360 - both of these seemed to 'bottom out ' or become 'flabby' whilst the Kef was still going strong.
opinions? Many thanks in advance. !!!
Damian
So I'm appealing to you all !
I am in the middle of building / integrating a home cinema system with my exiting hi-fi. The system is built on compromise - though the front speakers are relatively large - I require small rears for 'room friendliness' - the Radius' are the best solution in this regards I have found (auditioned)
Current System:
Yamaha DSP-E800 Processor / Amp
Front Right & Left Channel - EPOS ES22 Speakers powered by Naim Audio 102/180 amplification
Rear speakers - Monitor Audio Raidus 90
(no centre speaker yet)
The problem is the Sub. I thought I had it sorted, as I auditioned the following three subs:
MA Radius 360
Rel Quake
KEF PSW2010
The Kef (unfortunately - because it's the ugliest) in my opinion, completely outperformed the other two. The Quake was next best and lastly the Radius 360 which I found quite undewhelming. Note: Sub will only be used for movies - not music.
So I was all set to get the Kef. However, Kef won't sell it to me !!! They will not split it from the KHT 2005.2 package! They will sell me a PSW2500 which is more or less the same thing - but this I can't accomodate in the room (odd shape!).
So I'm wondering what should I do?
Should I settle for the Quake or should I go for the Q150e (which is quite a bit more than I wanted to spend). The Q150e is also the 'largest' Sub I can accomodate (so as you can see I am restricted).
Now I'm reading about this MJ Accoustics Reference 100. Should I be considering that? How does it compare? The Kef Sub had a far superior level of controlled slam than the Quake / Radius 360 - both of these seemed to 'bottom out ' or become 'flabby' whilst the Kef was still going strong.
opinions? Many thanks in advance. !!!
Damian