Hay guys salamat tlga sa mga advices nyu natapus nadin ang setup ko! Here's my final setup:
JBL Studio L: (All i can say with the right system combinations this is Superb on HT and Very good in Audio.)
L880= fronts ( if you have a big big room you might opt for L890 for a more powerful 250watts fronts.)
LC2= center (LC1 is very good already, but i chose LC2 for a more pronounced vocal clarity.)
L820= rears (Honestly, L810 i really feel will be more than enough )
Pre/pro= rotel 1068 (dynamic,well detailed,revealing,larger sound stage and will give you better Audio experience using JBL Studio L in my experience)
Power amp= rotel 1075 (For even better and satisfying ext pow amp from rotel, its gotta be 1095.
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And syempre i owe you guys A LOT!, kaya i want to share a more detailed story of the final hours of my system setup! Here it is......
Tlgang natagalan ako sa pagpili between rotel 1068 and HK340. You must be wondering why?, Ist of all, the 1st rotel 1068 unit that was sent to me by Joey of AudioWorld for audition was a lemon one. meaning a "defective unit" Imagine they spent hours and hours of tweaking it when infact, a processor or an avr shouldn't be that hard to make it sing, the hard part should be the calibration. kinabukasan, another unit came, this time umandar na salamat naman! And this is the hardest part on my decision.
How would an HK340 compete with rotel 1068, it should be no match right? That's what most of the people said when i asked for their advice. But I can't deny myself, upon hearing these two over and over again, HK340 can actually compete with Rotel 1068 in the field of HT, I could really feel that Hk340 has a more solid mid and deeper bass output than rotel and the detail is not bad at all, in fact, it can almost produce some of the deeper details that a rotel 1068 usually do. on the otherhand, 1068 is more detailed, revealing and has a more pronounced highs which someone may interpret it as a little bright but for me it's good for HT actually, and it's not overly bright like the yamahas or the DPR2005 i've ist auditioned with. In audio, 1068 totally left hk340 to dust,with rotel. the detail was just overwhelming and the soundstage was larger and even more revealing than before but not overly revealing like say dynaAudio. unfortunately, after auditioning it for hours, i happen to notice that it is not the sound quality I had a real problem with but the sound timing of rotel 1068. it was actually out of pace and overly forward. For example: The arrow passing at the back can't be heard from the back to the front, instead you can immediately hear the sound in your front yourself. 2nd example: The people running upstairs on the 1st deck of the ship on master and commander disc demo 9 clip, the sound should come on the ceiling, but the rotel would produce it a little offset or lower down the wall (mind you these bad timings were not very noticeable, until you audition it very carefully.) Weird, but when i played it on HK340, 630,635, 7300 and DPR2005 the timings were all right and perfect.
So i asked Jason of AudioWorld if there is a way to adjust some of the settings in the rotel menu so that the timing could be set right like the HK340. And he asked me to bring him the remote control and he tried resetting the delay timings, and then, i tested it again but the problem persists. So i asked him "is there anymore you can do to improve the timing" and he said that's all sir, "ganyan lang tlga ang setting sa rotel wala ng iba pa." hmm upon hearing it and he tweaked the delay timings again and again. I said to him. okay okay tama nayan. nakuha mona, seeing it was hopeless already since he said that yun lang tlga yung settings ng rotel and there is nothing more he can do. Then i said to him, i will get the HK 340. But to be fair, instead of getting the rotel 1068, i will get the Rotel 1080 tomorrow, then i asked him to bring the rotel1068 back to their shop, But seeing it was late na jason of audioworld said: Sir bka pwedeng kayu nlng magdala nyang rotel tomorrow sa shop" I said okay lng cge dadalhin ko. Tapus sabay hatid ko na sa knina sa mga sakayan. Kinabukasan, Joey the owner of AudioWorld, immediately called me in my cellphone. He said: Sabi ng mga technicians ko maganda naman daw ang rotel 1068 anu ba problema? Sabi ko: "Sound quality was not in question, maganda ang sound quality hands down, ang di naiintidihan ng technicians nyu is the timing, how could i enjoy a movie if i see the sound of a bomb blasting in the far off places and i was actually hearing it in front of me. or the arrows coming at your back, and hearing the sound in front of you immediately.? then his signal went out. Immediately followed by a text on my cellphone quoting "ipadala mo ditu yang rotel 1068 mamaya, pakidala mo na agad yan ngayn na." Then i called him back saying: Could you pls wait a little while, because i invited a friend of mine "Ricky" a fellow PDVD member to check and audtion my setup with your rotel 1068. Because I can really feel, he can help us out. He replied "naku dina pwede, kasi bka daanan ako ni apolinaryo ditu sa monday, yun yung pinagkunan ko ng rotel1068 mo, bka hanapin yung rotel 1068 wala akong maipapakita" Then he said could you give me ricky's cel number or let ricky call me in our store. Then I gave his number and ricky called him up. A little while, ricky texted me "pare dina tlga pwede, you need to make a decision right now. hanggang isang araw lang tlga ang pwedeng ibigay sayu na audition." Well in the 1st place, i wasn't given that overnight audtion, nagkataon lang at gusto din iwan ng mga technicians yung rotel 1068. and being a probinsyano didin't actually know the 1day audition. So i said to ricky " okay lang pare, cge ill make the final decision today between hk340 and rotel 1068, thank you very much tlga."
after an hour ata, i was in wilson noon e, na cancel yung seminar schedule nmin. Ricky texted again and said. "Anditu ako sa visayas ave, sa may quezon circle if you want i can drop by in your house para macheck natin yung rotel. pero i must be back mga noon time din." so sabi ko, cge sunduin kita pare. thanks tlga! When we arrived home, he immediately checked the configurations. Believe it or not, Ricky was able to solve the problem of the rotel sound timings within about 5-10 minutes lng, i don't know why Joey's technicians told me that wla ng iba pang way to set the timings but ricky almost instantaneously found the way and automatically the sound became more balanced. the arrows coming at the back, sounds from back going to front and the people running at the ceiling sounds right too. then after, he said pare mas magiging balance payan pag ginamitan mo ng SPL meter at na na break in yan ng about 100hours. Well done pare! rotel expert ka tlga! iba tong si pareng ricky una mo palang kasama parang kapamilya na agad ang mafefeel mo sa kanya. mabait tlga, very open and honest khit di pa lasing yan!
at very down to earth tlga aba bihira na taong ganyan ngayn sa mundo uy! no kidding a... pare!
So after a more satisfying rotel experience than before, i called up Joey to say that i was getting the rotel 1068 na. and requested if he could accomodate me for an SPL meter service which he immediately said yes. Thanks joey! jason and gilbert for patiently setting the rotel up! all in all, If you want real value for your money, I would recommend HK340 + rotel 1075 or much better a 1095 if it won't hurt your pocket naman.
This combo is one of the best bung for buck! napakaganda ng combination nitung dalawa mabilog ang bass at mid nya guys yan din ang sabi ni ricky! Swabeng swabe at kung type nyu medyo malambing din sya in HT standards. As for myself, i decided to choose 1068. I like a very well detailed,revealing and a more dynamic type of sound when it comes to HT. Also, with rotel, i believe with its durability, online firmware upgrade, multiple connectivity, and sound quality overtime of course medyo mas future proof nako kesa Hk340. and since iam living on province, these factors will give me more confidence and also convenience.
i would like to thank so many members here at PDVD who patiently guided me through thick and thin. Mate matzter kung gusto nyu ng advice na practical but maganda padin ang quality ng mga binibili mong speakers here's the man guys! , munchkin, ET414, sanmig.ph, Ashley & Ritchie of audible illusion,dieselsy,ric999. (jason,gilbert and joey of AudioWorld thank you guys!. Honestly, i would like to recommend Joey's audioworld if you want a quality audio and video items in an affordable price, mura ditu guys! you can never go wrong with this shop most specially if you are very much concern with the price! ) and lastly, my big big thanks to RICKY! this guy i can call up even on 2-4am in the morning! Ambait tlga super!
Mabuhay lahat ng mga Pinoy DVD members!!!
