Knyght_byte said:
hmm....for movie purposes the 3 x GSLCR would be good for complete tonal evenness across the front.......but i'm not so sure it would be as good for music in stereo...i dont know as i havnt tried that combo, i doubt many have given shops will usually only have one in stock...lol....if music is still a high factor i'd suggest sticking with GS10's as aside from knocking £200 off the price of 2 centres you can also later on buy a shexy integrated amp to run them off for music and get far more out of them than your surround amp could hope to....lol
did u try the GS10's hooked up to a stereo amp? i'd recommend you go back and try it, get ready to be blown away again...heh (try MF A3.5 or A5 and Primare i30 definitely, give Arcam a go but i found the Arcams tried to tidy the bass up too much and the vocals wernt quite so open and airy....oh and midbass drums lacked snap, but i like a LOT of snap so thats more my fault the last one..lol)
edit: forgot to say, there isnt the most massive difference over Silver with Gold for the movies as you found out, mostly subtle, its the music where the Golds really shine it on.....multi or stereo....but with stereo you really do need to blow some cash on the amp, and preferably the source too...these speakers are just astounding when matched right...
After listening to the GS10's as fronts I was convinced this was the right descision, the reasons that made me think GSLCR would be a better choice are this:
1. GS10 are rear ported so they would need to be away from the wall. GSLCR are sealed enclosure, so can be positioned close to the wall which is a bonus for me as I do have contraints on the space available.
2. The frequency response of both GS10 and GSLCR are the same 40Hz - 45Khz. The power handling of the GSLCR is higher at 150w against 100w for the GS10.
3. GSLCR has an extra bass/mid driver than the GS10's.
4. Although it would be slightly cheaper to buy GS10's instead of GSLCR, the GS10's would need stands, which cost almost £200, the price difference would be minimal.
As you mentioned not many dealers have 3x GSLCR speakers so I couldn't actually demo this, so I am basing my idea on tech specs and what I heard from the GSLCR as a center and GS10's as fronts.
At this current time I don't intend buying a new amp, I'm very happy with the one I've got at the moment. Having owned a high-end set of Definitive Technology speakers in the past, I have a good idea of what my amp is capable of musically and for movies. Its no slouch in either. I know there are better amps out there which are better for music and for movies, I just believe my amp is more than capable of doing the GS speakers justice. I'm not ruling out a new amp at some point in the future, just not at the moment.
My amp does have a feature to switch off all unnesessary video circuitry and have a pure direct feed for a music source.
My kit:
DENON AVC A1SE (amp)
DENON 2200 (dvd)
MARANTZ CD63 mkII signature (cd player)