Just purchased and wired my 1050, had Yamaha bookshelf (L & R) and cheap Jensen home theater speakers for surround and sub. Pulled out the old Advent floor speakers for L & R, improvement from the Yamahas!! Sounds really nice, looking forward to upgrading, as funds permit. The inquiry, ...local retailer has Polk, R6001 floor speakers at a good price. Anyone experienced these or has other recommendations for reasonably priced , <$1K, set-up??

assuming you want to look at sub/sat systems and not build up a set based on floor-standing speakers...

after lots of reading online and asking around, i tried out the energy take 5.2 system (around $900 street, $700 online) for about a week. one or two of the speakers had dud drivers (buzzing/vibration) so i exchanged them. the same day at home, i played them side-by-side with a set of definitive technology procinema 80's (were $750 on sale)... i was far more impressed with the deftech units both in the way they sounded and just by looking at the raw specs on paper. needless to say, the deftech set stayed, the energy set went back to the store.

i won't knock the energy speakers too much tho... they are both excellent buys, imho. if you do some research online, you'll see both models are very highly recommended. the one thing the energy speakers had that the deftechs did not, however, is a bypass-input for external crossovers/bass management (like the 1050 has). minor quibble, but some care about such things. the deftech satellites are also a bit bigger than the energy satellites (slightly bigger drivers) and the center channel (procenter 100) on the deftechs is MUCH larger than the energy center... that is, if space/placement is an issue.

i'm a bit busy today, but i can post some other thoughts later on when i have some more time... i took some pictures of the speakers aide by side if that might be of any use in comparing them.

happy hunting!

-e

Latest generation of Polks has been getting some good reviews lately (from the tidbits I've seen on some forums). Among the <$1,000 speaker systems that get a lot of positive feedback around here, some of the most notable are the Energy Take 5.2 that leeep mentioned, Boston Acoustics, DefTech, Paradigm, and I'm sure I'm leaving some out.

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The Swan Divas are made from good parts and get good reviews.

Are the Divas sold still? I thought they were replaced by the Rockets.
In any case I have heard good things about both. I am happy with my Paradigms but you pretty much have to walk the beat and audition as many as you can until you find ones you like. Everyone here will tell you how great their speaker set-up is, how it blows this out of the water and how it sounds better than that at 1/2 the cost blah, blah, blah. It still doesn't take the place of first hand experience it just gives you a starting point. So off my rant and good luck and happy hunting.



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Divas are still listed on the av123.com site , at least last time I checked.

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[This message has been edited by gonk (edited December 07, 2002).]

Just wanted to toot the Paradigm horn again! I love them! the sound is warm, rich, and soothing.

THANKS FOR SUGGESTIONS, KEEP 'EM COMING. The Divas are new to me and are looking good. Really want an SVS sub, I'm going to study the choices and buy something around, or just after Christmas. Had my 1050 maxed this weekend with the Advents, sounded sweeter the louder, kind of "boxy" on the vocals at the lower volumes. A little "hissy" on the high end.
Really need a good center channel, too. The little Jensen s***s. I will be listening to music more than theater, so the 5.1 or 6.1 Divas are looking good. Wsh I could hear them, I'll just use the ears of "the outlaws" ....

MAXED!!! WOW! You must listen to the music from the street! When I listen to music I find the 80-90db range loud enough in the room, the Outlaw is at about the 50 to 55 range on the dial.

yes MCH, it was loud, I usually listen between 50 - 60 range also. Wanted to see if the Advents would handle it, or blow!! They must have a below 90db response, don't know the Advent specs, I've had them since the 70's ....

Any experience with WHARFEDALE speakers, they seem reasonably priced and seem to get good reviews ....