[rhudeboye]

I believe they're a few A/V experts on this forum, Daryl and Flash if memory serves me well. I was wondering if either of them or anyone else has heard the SBS speakers. Everything I've read on the sub woofers are outstanding. I'm looking to buy the whole set. Fronts, center, rear and Sub.



Just throwing it out there to see if anyone with a tuned ear had any experiences.



http://www.svsound.com/products-spks-scs01.cfm

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[flash]

i've heard them - kind of mid-rangey, but depending on placement, outboard gear, and the sub, they could work well

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[wjk_glynn]

I bought their entry level PB10-NSD AV sub for about $500 to my door.



It took about 1-month for it to break in and now sounds pretty decent.



Karl.

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[rhudeboye]

SVS PB10-NSD



Thanks guys. I'll report back on the results.

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[Ryan]

I have a couple of their passive tube-subs and a 1000 watt pro-amp for the theater. I have not heard the speakers though. Good company to work with though.

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[rhudeboye]

[quote name='Ryan' post='66278' date='Jan 29 2009, 11:17 AM']I have a couple of their passive tube-subs and a 1000 watt pro-amp for the theater. I have not heard the speakers though. Good company to work with though.[/quote]



That actually accounts for a lot in my book. Buying the right equipment is step one. Its just as important to have it set up properly. After buying my new Denon certain setting just dint work right. The service guy at the AV store was most helpful and patient.



New speakers, exciting stuff <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/smile.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />

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[flash]

yeah - not a big denon fan - a bit clumsy and missing a few things i wanted (mostly enough inputs and ouputs - i needed the inputs for the cable, turntable, 8-track, cassette, laser disk, dvd, and now blu-ray, and the outputs for the multiple rooms, as well as wanting 7.1 and THX) - i ended up with the yamaha 2600 for my theatre



even with that though, i have 1/3 octave eqs on the mains, sub and center, and compressors, gates, and expanders on them as well - those movie and television mixers like to play with the big noises and they are really quite annoying when it means that when you turn it down to tolerable, the dialog is so quiet you can't hear it



totally different programming setup for music though



my point in all this digression is to choose what sounds good to you for what you want to listen to, balancing that out against space availability, aesthetics (count the wife in on this one), and of course budget

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[rhudeboye]

[quote name='flash' post='66281' date='Jan 29 2009, 11:20 AM']those movie and television mixers like to play with the big noises and they are really quite annoying when it means that when you turn it down to tolerable, the dialog is so quiet you can't hear it



totally different programming setup for music though[/quote]



Good point. This is why I chose Denon. This is my 3rd. I looked at Onkyo, Yamaha & Harmon Kardon before buying my 1st Denon. The Denons ability to fine tune each level on each speaker separately was what sold me. When it came time to buy again I didnt bother looking else where. So perhaps the newer Yamahas would appeal to me. The 2309 handles all of my equipment with room for growth. It would handle your gear as well. But as you said. What sounds right to the owner is whats most important. Movies are a higher priority to me then music. With the Denon I can even tune my center to bring voices above the loudest of explosions. I'm hoping these new speakers bring me that much closer to the perfect sound. Theres just so few good AV shops around here.





Did you say 8 track?

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[flash]

yup - the 2600 does that - fully sweep-able parametric - it even shows it to you on the monitor (not included) - time alignment, distance, yada yada



yes - i did say 8-track - RECORDER no less

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[rhudeboye]

Something I've learned about the older equipment. Some of those sounds are unmatched. My friend has a reel to reel player/recorder. He told me his neighbor was throwing it out & he rescued it, cleaned it up and hooked it to his equipment. I was VERY impressed with the sound quality of it.



Same is true of my Old RCA VHS Camcorder. The color on those old VHS tapes of my family look amazing whereas the movies on my mini DV are average. I recently got a HD camcorder that can do 1080P and when it comes to color depth its just on par with my old VHS camcorder.

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[flash]

oh yeah - i'll never get rid of my turntable - i spent way too much on the cartridge - sounds way better than cd IF you have a good record



the bigger the tape, the better the depth - the new digital stuff has some great features, but i like the older formats

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[Darryl]

I'm in the process of digitizing my 3500 or so LPs and 12" as full WAV files onto a 1 TB external drive. Will probably need another (or two), but oh, the sound! Most people who hear it can't believe it's not a CD and the software I'm running them through allows complete customization for noise reduction and EQ and even de-clicks and de-crackles. I'll end up saving most of them onto CDs as WAV files, but I just picked up a previous generation 160GB iPod for taking in the cars...now to decide on a compression algorithm. I'm fairly certain I'll go with AAC 192K. Files are a little larger, but will sound better than MP3 and why not..."I have the space"!



Flash, my 8-track recorder is in a box at home, but if anyone wants me to transfer some CDs to 8-track, send 'em to me! Gimme 1/2" tape at 30ips any day!



Sorry...I seem to be steering the thread off-topic. It was about speakers right? I'm still pretty darned happy with the setup in the 968 but I need to do something with the Targa this spring and it has similar challenges as in no place to put subs, etc. Factory door openings are 5 1/4" but most folks (my PO included) modifies them for 6 1/2" and the rear deck only holds shallow 4x6 and isn't anywhere near airtight. Sound familiar cab owners? I'm looking at Focal, Infinity, Polk ('cause I get them dirt cheap), and am open to others. Definitely can't do mid-range sounding so these may not be a good choice for me, but I haven't heard them personally. I know there'll never be any Klipsch products close to my ears whenever I can help it.



- Darryl

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[rhudeboye]

[quote name='rhudeboye' post='66299' date='Jan 29 2009, 05:37 PM']My friend has a reel to reel player/recorder. I was VERY impressed with the sound quality of it.[/quote]

Found one



http://cgi.ebay.com/DEKORDER-ONKYO-1120-RE...93%3A1|294%3A50







[quote name='Darryl' post='66304' date='Jan 29 2009, 06:46 PM']Sorry...I seem to be steering the thread off-topic. It was about speakers right? I'm still pretty darned happy with the setup in the 968

- Darryl[/quote]

<img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/tongue.gif" class="smilie" alt="" /> actually your still OT. The topic was for home theater. But thats OK. Its all good info. I would like an 8Track just for kicks. I recall the funky bright colored globes were all the rage in the 70's

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[flash]

believe it or not, my 8-track is cartridge type, not reel to reel (but i do remember those)

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[Darryl]

[quote name='flash' post='66308' date='Jan 29 2009, 09:41 PM']believe it or not, my 8-track is cartridge type, not reel to reel (but i do remember those)[/quote]



Mine too!



Rhude - reel to reel type machines were 2 track or 4 track.



- Darryl

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[Ryan]

As long as we are off topic...check this out. Its the swiss army knife of tape machines. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...ME:B:EF:US:1123



reel/casette/8track

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[rhudeboye]

[quote name='flash' post='66308' date='Jan 29 2009, 08:41 PM']believe it or not, my 8-track is cartridge type, not reel to reel (but i do remember those)[/quote]





[quote name='Darryl' post='66310' date='Jan 29 2009, 09:16 PM']Mine too!



Rhude - reel to reel type machines were 2 track or 4 track.



- Darryl[/quote]



Not sure what I said to lead you guys to think I meant 8 track when I said reel to reel. I know them both, 8 track cartridges as well as the reeled tape that resemble the film on a movie reel.



One downfall of the Reel to reel is size. I still have my old albums as well but those stack nice and neat on a shelf as they are so thin. Cant imagine that same collection on reels or even 8 track tapes for that matter.

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