I recently purchased the hyperion speakers from Radiient.com and i am really impressed with them.
They came double boxed in two days from Santa Clara, CA and free shipping.
I am matching them with denon 1910 dvd player, denon dcm-380 and denon 3805. The sound quality out of the box is really smooth and clear without being too "forward". Ive been letting them break in for the past couple of days and now the sound is just amazing. The center channel is great in terms of dialogue clarity and reproduction. Total imaging is oustanding and spacious.
When i play a cd and close my eyes its as if the person is singing right in front of me. The sounds is very warm and clear.
The speakers are solid everywhere and finished with a nice piano gloss front. The pictures on the website really dont do the speakers justice for how sexy they look in person.
This is a pretty new company but they have some great products at reasonable prices that if your in the market for a 5 speaker system for under $1,000; IMO this is one of the best options for quality and sound reproduction.
Nope, Eric, and now the onus is on you to provide reviews and opinions on the product for the rest of the forum, so we are all more informed. Listen closely and let us know, would ya? We would all appreciate your input. Enjoy!
Take a look at the website where they discuss who the founders are and what they have done prior to this company. Pretty impressive if it's true. They are also coming out with a 4 x 1 1080p HDMI switcher that looks interesting. I am glad to hear your impression Eric. Thanks, Pat
My overall experience with Radiient was just outstanding too. I wanted a package that didnt exist on their website and they put one together for me; which is pretty unheard of in most cases.
Their little bookshelf speakers for $200 look really promising too! Id like to side test them against some Paradigms or some B&W's. Or maybe even some higher end Mirage.
I would really encourage other people here to give these guys a try.
That HDMI switcher looks very handy, especially for $300.
i just did some comparison against my older jbl northridge E60 towers and the Radiient Hyperion towers and it was very very different.
The Jbl's sounded good, dont get me wrong, but there was something about the midrange and the highs that really shined with the Radiient speakers. It seemed that the sound was much more "defined" for a lack of a better word when i played Pink Floyd "Money".
Hands down; for a cheaper price than the JBL packagaes out there, the Radiients are just fantastic and really classy looking speakers
Very nice, Eric! I am, however, not at all that impressed with the JBL Northridge series. I think I hear the same thing you did with the JBLs. The highs tend to break up on certain notes.
I just mention this to my friend and kind of interrested on this, he has Yamaha receiver (sorry dont know the model) with 75wpc on it do you think it will drive this speaker?
He shouldn't have any issues at all with the speakers with any yammy receiver. The speakers dont require that much power to run and are very efficient to begin with.
that is true, i am using the 3805. However from what I remember when I had a yammy, it easliy powered my athenas and klipsch speakers which are the exact same ratings as the hyperions for sensitivity.
I have gone from -70.5 db all the way to +1.5 db so far and the speakers easily handled it. No high end distortion or cracking even though it was loud as all heck. I find that right around -30 to -10 pleases my ears the most. Not that any other volume is bad, but that area seems to reveal a lot from the cds and movies.
well the yammy your friend has compared to a 3805 is going to be pretty different in terms of quality because the yammy is lower end and the denon is higher end and has different cicuitry. However, yammies have always been known for good musical reproduction aswell as good movie decoding. I compared my old yammy to my old pioneer elite and i thought the yammy sounded better in music but not as good in movies compared to the elite.
The return policy is 30 days trial, and if you dont like it you can return it for a full refund of the original purchase price less the return shipping costs. Pretty decent givin the fact that shipping to you is free.
The Yammy might be a little thinner and more forward than the Denon, by comparison. Neither will deliver the rated power, as well(this may not matter a whit). The Denon will likely fill in the mids for a fuller sound. I would like to hear a comparo between the 2 makes with the same speakers.
it will deff be more forward with the yammy but a lot of people like the way forward sounds, i remember i use to love it. Now i am use to more warmer, neutral sounds so i am pretty partial to that, hence all the denon i own.
little update after getting my friends htr 5660 receiver.
The sound is actually pretty good. It is alittle forward with a the yammy at some higher notes but i adjusted the frequency and made it more flat and that has really helped it smooth out.
2 channel stereo is very clean with the hyperion speakers. However, nice i am use to my denon and i do like the sound more from it.
I tried a couple of different cds with the yammy and i really liked it. I was much more impressed than i thought i would be. I am more tuned in with warmer sounds compared with more forward, brighter sounds but the average person probably wouldnt be able to tell too much of a difference at all.
Keep in mind though you should adjust the frequency and the tone alittle bit to get some more "defined" mids and highs but other than that, it sounds good to me.
Adrain; have your friend give it a shot! He won't be dissapointed IMHO
Eric, How does that light wood veneer (or vinyl) look? I was concerned with that as I have seen some light colored speakers that looked like crap. Also, can you really see the wood that much if looking at the speakers straight on? The reason I ask is that my wife "requests" all black speakers, but think I could "sell it" to her if the wood color is really only on the sides and back. I am also considering the BIC acoustechs. Thanks, Pat
You just mentioned about the finish correct me if I'm wrong on this, so the front of the speaker is glossy finish not the whole speaker? Too bad there's no other picture that show all sides of the speaker.
Actually I search it to the google.com nothing shows up on this speakers...I'm so curious on the appearance. Well, my friend deciding to get the Hyperion speakers...he's thinking of getting the fronts only but when he saw the price difference most likely he will get the whole ht pkg.
