Here are the critical details:
Source material: 50/50 HT/Music - music genres: rock, blues, funk, jazz,
Room size: 15'x21'
Distance to listening position from back wall: 14' (possibly less if I move the couch out)
SAF: Moderate - she agreed to let me build some towers, but something as large as full size Statements is completely out of the question
Budget: $600-800 per pair for electronics (flexible, but not much)
Other constraints:
1) Due to my extensive HT & gaming use I would like to integrate a pair of bass-bins into the bottom of whatever tower selected such that I could powerfully reproduce bass frequencies in the low to mid 20's*
2) Off axis response is important due to room layout
3) Desired SPL levels: ~104-110dB at Peak
*Other subwoofer options are limited due to placement issues (it would be forced into an alcove - yuck!) and SAF issues - also this does not mean that I want to rattle my neighbors windows I just want the full frequency range presented
Thus far the designs I've considered are:
ZDT3.5 first design I picked and still seems to be an excellent choice
Mini-statements - ruled out due to back wall spacing
Clearwave 1S seems like an excellent choice
Clearwave 2T - ruled out, due to bassbin/size constraints
Clearwave RBR - these aren't completely ruled out, but i dont expect any to be available by the time I start building
Madisound Fountek kit ????
Marcatos a touch pricey, but oustanding performance
Edit: Updated list - designs in bold are still being considered
Source material: 50/50 HT/Music - music genres: rock, blues, funk, jazz,
Room size: 15'x21'
Distance to listening position from back wall: 14' (possibly less if I move the couch out)
SAF: Moderate - she agreed to let me build some towers, but something as large as full size Statements is completely out of the question
Budget: $600-800 per pair for electronics (flexible, but not much)
Other constraints:
1) Due to my extensive HT & gaming use I would like to integrate a pair of bass-bins into the bottom of whatever tower selected such that I could powerfully reproduce bass frequencies in the low to mid 20's*
2) Off axis response is important due to room layout
3) Desired SPL levels: ~104-110dB at Peak
*Other subwoofer options are limited due to placement issues (it would be forced into an alcove - yuck!) and SAF issues - also this does not mean that I want to rattle my neighbors windows I just want the full frequency range presented
Thus far the designs I've considered are:
ZDT3.5 first design I picked and still seems to be an excellent choice
Mini-statements - ruled out due to back wall spacing
Clearwave 1S seems like an excellent choice
Clearwave 2T - ruled out, due to bassbin/size constraints
Clearwave RBR - these aren't completely ruled out, but i dont expect any to be available by the time I start building
Madisound Fountek kit ????
Marcatos a touch pricey, but oustanding performance
Edit: Updated list - designs in bold are still being considered
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