Eddierockks
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Hi folks, seniors, gurus & audiophiles,
I have recently been studying a lot about speakers and avr's, all thanks to you guys. It has been a pleasurable experience so far with so much knowledge to gain and many FM's give you ready-to-refer links of whatever that you are looking in for.
I've been referred PSB, MA RX8, Paradigm Studio, Polk A9's, Kef Q900, Deftech BP10's, Dali Ikon MK2, etc. for my bedroom ht setup with a budget of, ah, I started of with 2-2.5 lacs, then stretched it to 3-3.5 lacs and now you'd be surprised at my following desire.
Let's go!
Somehow or the other, I always used to like Bose. But, then that was earlier, and also because I have been happily using their QC3's, Companion 5's, Sounddock portable, etc. So maybe I always thought that they are the best. Few years ago, when I started reading hifi magazines, HFV forum, and other forums, etc. I began to realize that there are much more options available for a certain price that one wants to shell out. During this time, I developed my secret love/inclination towards B&W by just reading it's reviews. Too bad that there aren't any dealers for the same in Punjab here. To say the least, we don't have the above mentioned various brands here for auditioning etc. You can even say that I would always buy something of a brand that I can even flaunt sometimes (although that's rare and only when company is over at my place
hyeah:
). Which means that if a same range product even has better sonic capabilities if compared to something like B&W, I guess I would buy B&W. Anyhow, I don't have a dedicated HT room as of now and my requirements would be easily filled with something like B&W, etc.
About me, I'm not an audiophile by any measure, not a DIY person as well, not because I don't want to, but I'm too busy with my work and frequent travelling that I just can't take out time to do some stuff on my own. I'm in export business so schedules are unpredictable.
So, here I am, now looking at two systems (both being 5.1 setups) - B&W 683 theatre (around 3.5 lacs incl. AVR approx.) vs B&W CM9/8 theatre (around 7 lacs incl. AVR approx.) for my 221 sq.ft. bedroom (17ft.x13ft.). What do you guys think? Is CM9 too big for the room? Would that be an overkill? My wife is suggesting me to buy whatever I feel would be the best for my satisfaction. She knows that I might buy let's say a comparatively cheaper product and would 100% regret it later on. So, she has been very supportive about it and has left the decision entirely upon me. I am in turn relying on your precious suggestions. It will be great if we can talk about both systems' pros and cons here referring to my bedroom size. I believe that nothing can make me happier than owning a great B&W system:yahoo:. I could be wrong as well.
As of now, I'm feeling confused about other systems and arranging time for their auditioning, etc. Too much of my energy these days is spent on internet reading about reviews, buying magazines, etc. The more I read, the more recommendations I get, the more I end up being nowhere at the end of the day. There are just too many knowledge banks that I feel I am yet to reach there. Just for the record, I'm impatient by nature as well which makes the whole scenario even worse.
Even back in 2011, when I started for my HT hunt, I started probably late in september. I had my marriage functions in mid-October. So I was just too busy to take out time but had the same budget (3-3.5 lacs). Back then, I bought an Audi A4 (my first car from my own earnings:yahoo
and for the HT, I bought an Onkyo HTS 3400 with the aim of ultimately shifting it to my parents' room (almost same size as my room). Believe me, they don't have any interest in HT but it was me who wanted a decent priced HT which if in any case, even goes bad, I wouldn't feel pathetic about it because it was only for 25k with good reviews for that price range. The only point of mentioning this 2011 story was to convince some FM's here that I am genuinely willing to purchase and not just wasting my own as well everybody else' time here. ![Smile :) :)](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png)
I have attached my room pictures(in a messed up state for now) for you FM's to have a better assessment. As usual, your input guides me and many others like me. So, it is always welcome with open hands and always appreciated a lot. Apologies for the long post.
Regards,
Aakash
I have recently been studying a lot about speakers and avr's, all thanks to you guys. It has been a pleasurable experience so far with so much knowledge to gain and many FM's give you ready-to-refer links of whatever that you are looking in for.
I've been referred PSB, MA RX8, Paradigm Studio, Polk A9's, Kef Q900, Deftech BP10's, Dali Ikon MK2, etc. for my bedroom ht setup with a budget of, ah, I started of with 2-2.5 lacs, then stretched it to 3-3.5 lacs and now you'd be surprised at my following desire.
![Wink ;) ;)](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png)
Somehow or the other, I always used to like Bose. But, then that was earlier, and also because I have been happily using their QC3's, Companion 5's, Sounddock portable, etc. So maybe I always thought that they are the best. Few years ago, when I started reading hifi magazines, HFV forum, and other forums, etc. I began to realize that there are much more options available for a certain price that one wants to shell out. During this time, I developed my secret love/inclination towards B&W by just reading it's reviews. Too bad that there aren't any dealers for the same in Punjab here. To say the least, we don't have the above mentioned various brands here for auditioning etc. You can even say that I would always buy something of a brand that I can even flaunt sometimes (although that's rare and only when company is over at my place
![Eek! :o :o](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f631.png)
![Wink ;) ;)](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png)
About me, I'm not an audiophile by any measure, not a DIY person as well, not because I don't want to, but I'm too busy with my work and frequent travelling that I just can't take out time to do some stuff on my own. I'm in export business so schedules are unpredictable.
So, here I am, now looking at two systems (both being 5.1 setups) - B&W 683 theatre (around 3.5 lacs incl. AVR approx.) vs B&W CM9/8 theatre (around 7 lacs incl. AVR approx.) for my 221 sq.ft. bedroom (17ft.x13ft.). What do you guys think? Is CM9 too big for the room? Would that be an overkill? My wife is suggesting me to buy whatever I feel would be the best for my satisfaction. She knows that I might buy let's say a comparatively cheaper product and would 100% regret it later on. So, she has been very supportive about it and has left the decision entirely upon me. I am in turn relying on your precious suggestions. It will be great if we can talk about both systems' pros and cons here referring to my bedroom size. I believe that nothing can make me happier than owning a great B&W system:yahoo:. I could be wrong as well.
As of now, I'm feeling confused about other systems and arranging time for their auditioning, etc. Too much of my energy these days is spent on internet reading about reviews, buying magazines, etc. The more I read, the more recommendations I get, the more I end up being nowhere at the end of the day. There are just too many knowledge banks that I feel I am yet to reach there. Just for the record, I'm impatient by nature as well which makes the whole scenario even worse.
![Eek! :o :o](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f631.png)
![Smile :) :)](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png)
![Smile :) :)](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png)
I have attached my room pictures(in a messed up state for now) for you FM's to have a better assessment. As usual, your input guides me and many others like me. So, it is always welcome with open hands and always appreciated a lot. Apologies for the long post.
Regards,
Aakash
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