Upgraded my college setup
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imgur.comPosted Oct 11, 2014, 4:26 PM UTC
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imgur.comYeah, those are fantastic speakers, can be had for really cheap now that they've been phased out. You definitely need to get them much wider apart, though. At all cost.
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I really want to do that but doing so will block my wardrobe door and the door out. :(
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Why do you need a door out? I'm confused.
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Silly me, door is nonessential.
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You don't want them too far apart and too close to the walls either. I know they are front ported but the side walls being that close are still a concern. The idea is when sitting in between the speakers you should not be able to close your eyes and point to a speaker. It should sound like a complete performance infront and to the sides of you. I'm sorry if you already know this, It's just a ton of people have never actually experienced it.
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I'm proud of you.
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That's sloppy cable management? Looks a lot better than mine haha!
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How's the sound in general on the RX series? I used to own Monitor Audio Silver 7i and always found the sound to be a bit... dry.
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I find it great to listen to, I've auditioned DALI and B&W speakers before choosing Monitor Audio. DALI were way too bright and B&W were too expensive for the performance.
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Tennis ball for scale.
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I'm wondering, if you laid them flat, and put that large tennis ball on the monitor, how far would it move...
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Nice and clean. Goes to show you don't need the expansive single units or "elite" class amps/receivers to get what you need in sound.
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Thanks. That's what I thought when I bought my receiver. I just went for one with enough power and functions for my need.
I've tried different amps but I can't justify the small improvement over the huge price tag.
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No closeups of the AVR? :( What is it?
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The closeup is on the old album: http://imgur.com/a/tfEbP
It's an Onkyo TX-NR727.
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Ah! I didn't know there was an old album :) . Neat! I thought it was a denon at first haha
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I've got the same speakers, nice
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Nice set up kid. My only comment would be : You don't want to be the guy that leaves the stickers still on your gear. That spotfy sticker stands out like a sore thumb. Its a sales sticker for the sales floor so dummies can drool at all the features.
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Is it possible for you to put the speakers in front of the window?
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This looks great! I've been looking into getting a set of Monitor Audio bookshelves. Do you have an opinion on RX vs BX?
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Get the RX. It's better in every aspect. Tighter bass and more detailed vocals. The high range is much smoother too. The BX can be a bit too bright.
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Cool, thanks for the advice.
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I upgraded from RX1 to RX8 a few days ago and must say I'm more than happy.
The main difference is obviously the bass, it's not only more punch but much more detailed than the RX1.
The high-range sound the same as the RX1, they are using the same tweeters after all.
The mid-range got a little cleaner as it's not playing the lower frequencies anymore and has different crossover compared to the RX1
Old setup
Beautiful set up! I really like that RX line from Monitor Audio.
How is the imaging? Years ago when I made the jump from some Jamo e825's to the e875's my imaging went to shit with the towers. My room was too small.
The imaging is little bit better because of the extra bass drivers.
But my room is definitely too small for the RX8.
I have RX8's too and they REALLY need a big room, my rooms a lot larger than yours and even then its too small.