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New member Username: Werty10Modesto, California United States Post Number: 1 Registered: Mar-09 | Right now I have a pioneer vsx d514 receiver hooked up to two infinity beta 20s as fronts and two infinity tss 1100 speakers as rears theres No sub or center. I have them hooked up to my computer via spdif through an auzentech X-plosion sound card. I was wandering if I upgraded to paradigm titan monitor v5 would there be a difference in sound? are the titans superior to the betas? I cant audition them because no one sells them locally im planning to order them online. Please any advice would be good |
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Gold Member Username: ArtkAlbany, Oregon USA Post Number: 9075 Registered: Feb-05 | The Titans are one of the worst speakers Paradigm makes and with the Monitor series that's an accomplishment. |
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New member Username: Werty10Modesto, California United States Post Number: 2 Registered: Mar-09 | So your saying the monitors are better which bookshelf speaker would you recommend for under $400? |
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Platinum Member Username: NuckPost Number: 11691 Registered: Dec-04 | https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/home-audio/548514.html |
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Gold Member Username: ExerciseguyBrooklyn, NY United States Post Number: 2422 Registered: Oct-04 | Glad you did that Nuck and not me. |
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Gold Member Username: ArtkAlbany, Oregon USA Post Number: 9076 Registered: Feb-05 | The Wharfedale Diamond 9.1 is certainly a wonderful speaker. So far I like it better than the Beta 20. They can be had very inexpensively from STO Sound & Vision. Keep in my that I find the Beta 20 to be an excellent buy and better balanced than the Titan Monitor (then again almost everything is). |
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New member Username: Werty10Modesto, California United States Post Number: 3 Registered: Mar-09 | Do the wharfdales have less equal or more base than the beta 20s. They seem smaller and weigh less and the woofer is a 5 opposed to my beta 6 1/2. What does it do better than the betas? Thank you guys for answering my other questions. |
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Gold Member Username: ArtkAlbany, Oregon USA Post Number: 9080 Registered: Feb-05 | Read the Stereophile review...It's pretty spot on from my perspective. http://www.stereophile.com/standloudspeakers/1105wharfedale/ |
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New member Username: Werty10Modesto, California United States Post Number: 4 Registered: Mar-09 | Sounds like it has an excellent tweeter and has got some good base. One question though do the highs ever sound harsh or piercing? I was looking at the wharfdale 9.2s is it the same as the 9.1 except with bigger drivers or is it different? |
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Gold Member Username: ArtkAlbany, Oregon USA Post Number: 9083 Registered: Feb-05 | Tweeter is exactly the same, and it has a bigger woofer and lower bass response...might just be the ticket for you. And no the highs are not at all bright. |
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Gold Member Username: Mike3Wylie, Tx USA Post Number: 1805 Registered: May-06 | "harsh or piercing" is subjective and system dependent to an extent. What you have upstream of your speakers has a lot to do with how they sound. You speaker set up and your room itself have a lot to do with how they sound. Everybody hears things differently. |