TANGENT WARNING!!!
I love this comment - I totally agree. The HT market has a stigma that really good AVRs, even when paired with exceptional speakers, are poor at 2 channel music playback, even though they're fantastic at movie soundtrack playback. I've had rigs with separates, and now I have...
I first started using this speaker with a 20 year old Denon AVR 3805. It was fantastic. It's now paired with a Denon x2600H, and it's also fantastic for both movies and music. My living room is 22 x 24', with 18' ceiling. This pairing does not have any issues filling that space with good sound...
What is the price of a 50ft run of Monoprice 12g speaker wire in Germany? It's all of $30 USD here... Would love to know the price comparison for the European market.
You don't, unless you mixed the recording...
I personally don't worry about it. I just want a wide enveloping soundstage with great clarity and reasonably good instrument separation, so it doesn't sound like a mushy mess...
If the speaker isn't going through the walls, then Monoprice 12g
If the speaker IS going through the walls, then Monoprice CL2 12g
With these... monoprice banana clips (right angle)
or these... Monoprice banana clips (straight)
If find the right angle clips are great for stand mount...
I made the jump from the M16 to the M106.
To me, the M106 are more airy and detailed (clarity) in the upper end, and have more texture in the mid-bass. If you don't have a sub, the M106 will sound a bit thinner than the M16 in the low end. I still have the M16 - they replaced our Polk LSi15...
“I have the VLR CT version and find their listening performance much better than the review here would suggest.”
Of course. The CT is supposed to be the better speaker. I haven’t read a user review say it was the same, much less worse than the Wood version.
I agree you should measure the...