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New member Username: GonzagaPost Number: 1 Registered: Jul-06 | These seem to be good speakers for the price, as cosmetics will be a big factor in purchase.( I currently have ugly speakers) These are the manufacturer specs: Specifications: 1500 W Power Capacity 700 Watts Program Each 10" High-Current Low-Mass Sub 2 x 6.5" Diamond Cut Platinum Cones 2 x 1" Precision Tech Silk Tweeter Lynxis Digital Preision Crossover 24K Gold High Temp. Internal Wiring High-Gloss Piano Lacquer Finish Solid Oak Cabinet Design Compatible W/Any A/V Equipment They say solid oak...but they are $285 cdn, and 700w? It just doesnt really add up, but if its true then I will buy them, I just wanted to see if anyone had used these speakers before, and could add some input before I purchase them. I have heard of scam speakers before(Theater Research) and wanted to know if this is a division(dogg digital, elite audio, digital research etc.) Thanks all. |
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Gold Member Username: NuckPost Number: 3565 Registered: Dec-04 | Which van sold them? |
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New member Username: GonzagaPost Number: 2 Registered: Jul-06 | ?? they are on ebay |
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Gold Member Username: Project6Post Number: 8886 Registered: Dec-03 | And does ebay make them better? Solid oak??? Gold wiring?? No wonder you don't want to enter your name! |
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Gold Member Username: PetergalbraithRimouski, Quebec Canada Post Number: 1704 Registered: Feb-04 | They are most certainly white-van speakers. Stay away. |
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Gold Member Username: PetergalbraithRimouski, Quebec Canada Post Number: 1705 Registered: Feb-04 | http://www.scamshield.com/Sighting.asp?country=none&state=Florida&article=1 |
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Bronze Member Username: StefanomSilver Spring, MD United States Post Number: 98 Registered: Apr-06 | I'm kind of amused by the diamond cut platinum cone mid/woofs. Platinum isn't exactly known for its low mass, which tends to be a bonus for speaker cone material. Not to mention its fairly expensive material...Check the price of a platinum ring sometime. |
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New member Username: GonzagaPost Number: 3 Registered: Jul-06 | Anyone heard of Pure acoustics? They are sold at circuit city(the source in canada), so should not be a scam, fairly inexpensive attractive speakers, I have read pretty good reviews on the QX900($260 in Canada)and I might by them and try them. I need to spend a maximum of 400cdn(including shipping if I must) and I need the best sounding/apearing towers I can find. Ill keep looking, glad I didnt buy those Divinci's as much as I wanted too, I was skeptical becuase there was no return(only DOA) or I would have purchased. http://www.pureacoustics.com/ |
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Gold Member Username: NuckPost Number: 3586 Registered: Dec-04 | No-Name, stick around, lemme look in .ca Which receiver do you have? |
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Gold Member Username: DakulisSpokane, Washington United States Post Number: 1027 Registered: May-05 | No Name, Anyone claiming Gonzaga can't be all bad. BUT, what are you doing on the wronge side of the border. I know Spokane is the audio desert but can BC be much better, excluding Vancouver maybe? LOL |
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Gold Member Username: NuckPost Number: 3596 Registered: Dec-04 | Dave, y'err killing me man. |
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New member Username: GonzagaPost Number: 4 Registered: Jul-06 | Wrong side of the border? Man have u got it wrong. How did u know Im in BC? Anyways, my receiver is a THX Kenwood VR-6070, but the speakers will be running off of a Kenwood M2A 2ch stereo amplifier.(an amazing amp) The speakers I would like to be atleast 250w, and the pure acoustics claim 300w RMS(my amp is 220w RMS B.C.D, 8 ohms up to around 400w RMS) , reviews for speakers seem good, I have read a few on the QX900F's and I think i will buy those, but im still open to options. Thanks all |
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Gold Member Username: Project6Post Number: 8946 Registered: Dec-03 | It's a common saying around here, "speakers don't have watts". What is your budget for speakers? |
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Silver Member Username: PraetorianCanada Post Number: 320 Registered: Dec-05 | Ha ha Dak! Gonzaga University: Catholic, four-year college in Spokane, founded in 1887 and named for the Jesuit Saint Aloysius Gonzaga. |
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Gold Member Username: NuckPost Number: 3639 Registered: Dec-04 | Aloysius was a point guard, right? |
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New member Username: GonzagaPost Number: 5 Registered: Jul-06 | guys guys, were off point here... What Id like is for someone who has heard the speakers I meantioned above to comment. Unfortunately, The Source is stupid company who doesnt want business and I cannot test the speakers there before I buy. Dumb huh? Gonzaga is my gamertag online(haloPC,xbox live) but thats off point. My budget is $350 incl. shipping if I must, I am only looking for towers, and they will be for music 80%, games and movies 20%, I WILL NOT EVER replace any of my amplification devices so do not tell me to, that said thanks all. |
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Silver Member Username: StefanomSilver Spring, MD United States Post Number: 105 Registered: Apr-06 | Check out Fluance.com ; they are typically reviewed well for their price bracket, although I can't claim to have heard them. |
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Gold Member Username: Project6Post Number: 8958 Registered: Dec-03 | Nobody has even broached the replacement of amplification. Your choice of budget speakers are in question, you seem to lean towards fluffed and questionable speaker dealers. Stephen has a great suggestion, Fluance is quite nice for those on a budget. I have purchased some of their speakers and given them away as gifts to a few nephews of mine who are off to college. They love them. |
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New member Username: GonzagaPost Number: 6 Registered: Jul-06 | ok, I have bought 4 QX900F's, and I am going to run 2 off my m2a, and 2 off my Kenwood vr-6070. The speakers however say 4-8 ohms and my receiver says not to connect speakers less than 8 ohms, but the receiver is stable down to 3 ohms! Will this create problems over time? I have connected 2, and 2 have not been opened. My M2A is ok with 4 ohmers but I dont want to put stress on my baby(VR6070) I am happy with the sound I have gotten so far(not broken in yet) Thanks all. |
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New member Username: GonzagaPost Number: 7 Registered: Jul-06 | oh ya, i forgot. I am going to go down to Canadian Tire today and get an ohm meter. Are these accurate for speakers? I will measure the nominal impedance of the 900F's and report back soon. |
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Gold Member Username: PetergalbraithRimouski, Quebec Canada Post Number: 1765 Registered: Feb-04 | That will only measure the electrical resistance of the voice coil. Some say to multiply that figure by 1.3 to get a ballpark estimate of the nominal impedance (which varies with frequency), but I have never worked out why that would be. |
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New member Username: GonzagaPost Number: 8 Registered: Jul-06 | They came out to 5 ohms with an ohm meter, so I calculated nominal imedance is 6.5 ohms. I want to buy another m2a, but I cannot find one on ebay, where is the best place for vintage Kenwood? I know about Audiogon, but there is none there either. |
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New member Username: GonzagaPost Number: 9 Registered: Jul-06 | oh yes, I forgot to say that im just running the extra set of 900F's off the B's on the M2A for now just to break them in, I eventually will run them as rears off another m2a through my 6070. Its a very loud sytem as you would imagine. |
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New member Username: GonzagaPost Number: 10 Registered: Jul-06 | Another thing, I read a review on the internet that said the speaker hook-ups were above the port, these must be a newer version as the speaker hook-ups are near the floor. But what I really came back here for was... I removed the port and removed the plastic inside the port to help reduce port noise.(my guess is they are there to keep stuff out of the ports) This wont void my warranty will it? |