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- From: ahchan@rd.hydro.on.ca (Arthur Chan)
- Newsgroups: rec.audio
- Subject: Re: Pro-logic amp/speaker recommendations wanted
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.195441.1582@rd.hydro.on.ca>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 19:54:41 GMT
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- tjwu@athena.mit.edu (Thomas J Wu) writes:
- : I am attempting to build a decent A/V system from scratch. I already
- : have a CD player and a VHS Hi-fi VCR, but my amp is currently a boom box.
- : I'm planning on spending under $800 for the receiver and $500 for the
- : speakers.
- :
- : For the receiver, I'm interested in Dolby Pro-logic; extra DSP modes are
- : also nice. The number of A/V inputs is important, since I'm considering
- : a second VCR, a tape deck and/or DCC/MD unit, or LD player, in addition
- : to what I have now. I have narrowed down my selection to the Yamaha RX-V850
- : and the Onkyo TX-SV70PRO. They seem to offer just about the same set of
- : features and carry about the same price. Does anybody have any experience
- : or advice concerning either of these units? Are there any other units
- : I should consider?
- :
- : As for the speakers, I'm interested in the Paradigm 3se and 5se, as well
- : as their center-channel speakers. Would these be a good match for my
- : receiver? Thanks for the help!
- : --
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- I can share some of my experience with you in speakers selection. I used a pair
- of Paradigm 3SEs for main, a Rock Solid (engineered) by B&W for center and a
- pair of Realistic Minimus 7s for rear. The sound for watching TV of video is
- ok, but it doesn't sound right when listening to cd or watching LDs. I suspect
- the Rock Solid has a difference tonal balance from the 3ses. Somehow, it makes
- the paradigms sound darker by comparison. Of course, this is just my own
- opinion. So, I think you will do well to keep the speakers to one brand.
-
- BTW, my AV receiver is a Pioneer with prologic. So far, it works fine.
-
- Arthur
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- Arthur Chan
- Operations Research
- KR297 (6173)
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