Topic: Best match for onkyo avr???

[defjam]

hi im a newbie here and i have an onkyo 604 receiver...i really dont have time to audition many brands so pls suggest what brands i can audition (budget of around 15k for 2.1 setup).  i will use it for a room of 3x4 meters in size. wharfes(medyo muddy dw pag onkyo-wharfe combi e) will have a price increase dw by oct thats why i plan to buy speakers this weekened whether it be wharfes or other brands. help naman

[barrister]

Avoid Wharfedale.

Start with B&W, then try Mission and Monitor Audio.

It will probably exceed your budget, pero sayang naman ang receiver if you can't pair it with compatible speakers.

[defjam]

thanks for the advice...how about sa subs? ano maganda na medyo pasok sa budget?

[defjam]

BTW ok ba ung MV series ng mission?at least di kalaki diff sa mga wharfe

[milken]

I've auditioned the MV floorstander (don't know the model) hooked up to Onkyo 606.  Oks naman sya for its price. Know your budget and audition speakers within your budget range.  Mahirap nang mag-audition ng higher priced speakers like B&W baka ma-stretch pa budget mo.  

[barrister]

BTW ok ba ung MV series ng mission?at least di kalaki diff sa mga wharfe

Yes, maganda rin ang MV.  Mas bright ang sound signature.  Pag Wharfe, baka ngongo ang lumabas na tunog. 

Mahirap nang mag-audition ng higher priced speakers like B&W baka ma-stretch pa budget mo.  

Tama din yan. 

Meron din low priced B&W, pero ordinary lang ang tunog.  Ang magandang B&W yung mga medyo higher end na.

...how about sa subs? ano maganda na medyo pasok sa budget?

Hindi naman delikado ang subs sa compatibility, unlike the fronts and center.  Sa subs, basta match ang frequency range sa fronts, OK na.  Hindi na pinag-uusapan kung match ba sa receiver, kasi may sariling amp naman ang sub.

Sa subs, start with Velodyne.  Then try Klipsch.  Medyo mahal lang (around P25K for 10 inchers), pero kung gusto mo ng budget subs, try Dai-ichi USAudio and Dai-ichi DTX.

[defjam]

how about the polk audio psw110? or usaudio 512? will it be enough for a 3x4m rm?

[bigtym]

Avoid Wharfedale.

Start with B&W, then try Mission and Monitor Audio.

It will probably exceed your budget, pero sayang naman ang receiver if you can't pair it with compatible speakers.

What do you mean that they are not compatible speakers? What is a good receiver that will go with Wharfdale speakers?

[barrister]

What do you mean that they are not compatible speakers?

It means that the respective sound signatures of the receiver and the speaker do not go well together.  (Please see my Reply #5 above).

But this is very subjective.  Most users don't like the combination, but who knows, you might like it when you hear it. 

What is a good receiver that will go with Wharfdale speakers?

Try Yamaha. 

But Yamaha has not been selling well these past few months because it's taking them too long to release a new model with updated features.

Notice that in this forum, the decline in Yamaha receiver posts resulted in a corresponding decline in the Wharfedale speaker posts.  But the recent increase in Onkyo receiver posts resulted in a corresponding increase in Mission speaker posts.

[troi93]

How about Paradigms? Is it ok to match with Onkyo? Newbie here. Thanks.

[byron]

Hi Defjam,
I use an Onkyo SR600 with B&W DM 601S3s as fronts.   I can vouch for the performance of this tandem. 



good luck

[defjam]

lagpas sa budget sir nice pio plasma BTW

[byron]

lagpas sa budget sir nice pio plasma BTW

thanks sir defjam,
my advice - it is better to wait and save to buy the gears that you hope for than to buy it just for the sake of buying.  the setup i have was built over 5 years.  yes 5 years!

i never regretted each of these gears.

[defjam]

thanks sir defjam,
my advice - it is better to wait and save to buy the gears that you hope for than to buy it just for the sake of buying.  the setup i have was built over 5 years.  yes 5 years!

i never regretted each of these gears.

thats what im doing...pero kahit ata mag ipon ako ng 5 years di ko parin kaya bilhin ung mga katulad ng gears nyo. this dec bili nako ng speakers for a 2.1 setup. hopefully enough for a mission mv2 or mv4 fronts and a sub na hindi masyado malaki. my budget kasi is around 15k lang for the 2.1. kung meron mga suggestions dyan feel free to post here para at least i have diff opinions of those who are way more experienced than me sa ht.

[milken]

Interesting review re B&W and Onkyo combo.
http://www.hometheatermag.com/receivers/208bwonk/index.html