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My wife isn't thrilled about the height of the floor standing speakers. Could I (should I) knock this down to 3.1 (maybe find another sub for 3.2) and sell the other 2 speakers?
My wife isn't thrilled about the height of the floor standing speakers. Could I (should I) knock this down to 3.1 (maybe find another sub for 3.2) and sell the other 2 speakers?
Or find a more accommodating wife 🤣. Says the single divorced bloke! 😁
I jest! sort of. . if you are referring to losing The tower speakers and using bookshelf (surround) speakers as the mains. The addition of 2 subs will not offset the loss of midrange you lost by removing the floor standing speakers. You would need to check the frequency response of the bookshelf speakers and see how low they play. 200Hz 120hz etc. then look at the sub and see how high in the frequency range it hits. 80Hz 100Hz 120Hz.
You ideally want speakers and sub to work together to cover the entire frequency range with no gaps or holes. Midrange is especially important because this is the range of human speech and a lot of vocals.
So as this set is designed with the towers and smaller sub to cover all ranges. To go with the smaller bookshelfs you may need to sell the sub and get a larger more expensive sub with more range coverage .
Their are phenomenal bookshelf/Sub pairings mainly for Music. so it can be done but for Surround I would buy some Flowers or a nice Dinner and see if the towers grow on her! or point out how much easier the speech in her favorite movie is to hear! enjoy!
Last edited by jlnelson373 December 7, 2023 at 09:55 PM.
Bought this exact set in 2020. Nearly 4 years later and I still love it. I highly recommend them!
P.S. If anyone intends to listen to music on these, definitely use Airplay instead of Bluetooth. The difference in quality is immediately noticeable.
Same here. I added the Atmos speakers that sit on top of the towers. They're being driven by a Sony receiver.
This all replaced a soundbar with back speakers and a sub. Love it for being an entry level setup.
Or find a more accommodating wife 🤣. Says the single divorced bloke! 😁
I jest! sort of. . if you are referring to losing The tower speakers and using bookshelf (surround) speakers as the mains. The addition of 2 subs will not offset the loss of midrange you lost by removing the floor standing speakers. You would need to check the frequency response of the bookshelf speakers and see how low they play. 200Hz 120hz etc. then look at the sub and see how high in the frequency range it hits. 80Hz 100Hz 120Hz.
You ideally want speakers and sub to work together to cover the entire frequency range with no gaps or holes. Midrange is especially important because this is the range of human speech and a lot of vocals.
So as this set is designed with the towers and smaller sub to cover all ranges. To go with the smaller bookshelfs you may need to sell the sub and get a larger more expensive sub with more range coverage .
Their are phenomenal bookshelf/Sub pairings mainly for Music. so it can be done but for Surround I would buy some Flowers or a nice Dinner and see if the towers grow on her! or point out how much easier the speech in her favorite movie is to hear! enjoy!
Thanks for the help! You've given me just the right amount to make a decision now and go off and do my own research. I really appreciate it!
I've thought about getting another soundbar to replace my aging one that doesn't do well with vocals (have to turn it up, then back down for loud scenes/music) but none of the "good" ones has all the HDMI inputs that mine has (4). Soundbar = blah, I know the concensus. I have future plans for a media dedicated room, so for the living room I prefer minimal speakers showing themselves. Maybe I need to get a Blackbird for HDMI and sound test some things.
Or find a more accommodating wife 🤣. Says the single divorced bloke! 😁
I jest! sort of. . if you are referring to losing The tower speakers and using bookshelf (surround) speakers as the mains. The addition of 2 subs will not offset the loss of midrange you lost by removing the floor standing speakers. You would need to check the frequency response of the bookshelf speakers and see how low they play. 200Hz 120hz etc. then look at the sub and see how high in the frequency range it hits. 80Hz 100Hz 120Hz.
You ideally want speakers and sub to work together to cover the entire frequency range with no gaps or holes. Midrange is especially important because this is the range of human speech and a lot of vocals.
So as this set is designed with the towers and smaller sub to cover all ranges. To go with the smaller bookshelfs you may need to sell the sub and get a larger more expensive sub with more range coverage .
Their are phenomenal bookshelf/Sub pairings mainly for Music. so it can be done but for Surround I would buy some Flowers or a nice Dinner and see if the towers grow on her! or point out how much easier the speech in her favorite movie is to hear! enjoy!
Not always true on the sub pairing.. it's the other way around.. smaller sub will not go very low, so it will overlap frequencies mostly that the towers are already playing.. but pairing a small sub with a book shelf night actually be more beneficial
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EDIT: Pulled the trigger for both. It's my first set
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I jest! sort of.
You ideally want speakers and sub to work together to cover the entire frequency range with no gaps or holes. Midrange is especially important because this is the range of human speech and a lot of vocals.
So as this set is designed with the towers and smaller sub to cover all ranges. To go with the smaller bookshelfs you may need to sell the sub and get a larger more expensive sub with more range coverage .
Their are phenomenal bookshelf/Sub pairings mainly for Music. so it can be done but for Surround I would buy some Flowers or a nice Dinner and see if the towers grow on her! or point out how much easier the speech in her favorite movie is to hear! enjoy!
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P.S. If anyone intends to listen to music on these, definitely use Airplay instead of Bluetooth. The difference in quality is immediately noticeable.
This all replaced a soundbar with back speakers and a sub. Love it for being an entry level setup.
I jest! sort of.
You ideally want speakers and sub to work together to cover the entire frequency range with no gaps or holes. Midrange is especially important because this is the range of human speech and a lot of vocals.
So as this set is designed with the towers and smaller sub to cover all ranges. To go with the smaller bookshelfs you may need to sell the sub and get a larger more expensive sub with more range coverage .
Their are phenomenal bookshelf/Sub pairings mainly for Music. so it can be done but for Surround I would buy some Flowers or a nice Dinner and see if the towers grow on her! or point out how much easier the speech in her favorite movie is to hear! enjoy!
I've thought about getting another soundbar to replace my aging one that doesn't do well with vocals (have to turn it up, then back down for loud scenes/music) but none of the "good" ones has all the HDMI inputs that mine has (4). Soundbar = blah, I know the concensus. I have future plans for a media dedicated room, so for the living room I prefer minimal speakers showing themselves. Maybe I need to get a Blackbird for HDMI and sound test some things.
I jest! sort of.
You ideally want speakers and sub to work together to cover the entire frequency range with no gaps or holes. Midrange is especially important because this is the range of human speech and a lot of vocals.
So as this set is designed with the towers and smaller sub to cover all ranges. To go with the smaller bookshelfs you may need to sell the sub and get a larger more expensive sub with more range coverage .
Their are phenomenal bookshelf/Sub pairings mainly for Music. so it can be done but for Surround I would buy some Flowers or a nice Dinner and see if the towers grow on her! or point out how much easier the speech in her favorite movie is to hear! enjoy!
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