Need advice on my speaker purchase

[deep_blues]

Its more or less the same size but according to me, the looks and build are more svelte. Posting some pics below which absolutely do not do justice to how good they look in person (potato quality as the lighting was low and ISO was high):

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Thanks for the pics! One last query. Hows the bass? Unfortunately can't get a demo.
I listen mostly to house/techno if it matters

 

[prettycommonman]

@DB1989 How does the M20 will perform for movies tho? Just in case if I purchase that I'm thinking of using it for my PC as well as for my TV whenever I wanted to. Music and movie consumption will be like 60%-40% respectively for me. While at work I'll listen to the music and everyday at least one movie along with YouTube consumption. I'm trying to find sound demo of M20 on youtube (not the best representation but will give an idea) but I only found videos that demonstrated music only.

 

[aeroash]

Hows the bass?

The Mother of all Questions has finally reared its head!

 

[DB1989]

Thanks for the pics! One last query. Hows the bass? Unfortunately can't get a demo.
I listen mostly to house/techno if it matters

So do I. And it hits the spot. But then again, if thats the case, no Bookshelf on their own would ever be entirely sufficient. Which is why i have 4 subwoofers even with my floorstanders and other bookshelf speakers which are far larger than the M20HD.

In the rare event that you feel the bass lacking, as akshay kumar aptly put it, bacche ki jaan
loge?

 

[deep_blues]

The Mother of all Questions has finally reared its head!

Haha yes but I like my music bass heavy. Just not looking at getting something like 2 Amazon Echo's. Though I believe you can attach a subwoofer to this system

 

[DB1989]

@DB1989 How does the M20 will perform for movies tho? Just in case if I purchase that I'm thinking of using it for my PC as well as for my TV whenever I wanted to. Music and movie consumption will be like 60%-40% respectively for me. While at work I'll listen to the music and everyday at least one movie along with YouTube consumption.

Sure! You do you.

I'm trying to find sound demo of M20 on youtube (not the best representation but will give an idea) but I only found videos that demonstrated music only.

Nope!

 

[aeroash]

Haha yes but I like my music bass heavy. Just not looking at getting something like 2 Amazon Echo's. Though I believe you can attach a subwoofer to this system

Bass is adequate. But, the definition of adequate is different for different folks.

If you have an Apple device the HomePods are excellent speakers. If you can grab a pair of them, nothing like it. But, you'll be limited to how you can use them.

Get the M20 now, add a subwoofer later.

 

[DB1989]

Bass is adequate. But, the definition of adequate is different for different folks.

Agreed. Which makes me wonder - which hifi bookshelf produces the best bass quantity for a budget below 1L?

In my experience, it has been the Mission QX-2.

The least i've ever heard are from the PSB Alpha P5. This is quite understandable due to the driver size but makes what the Q Acoustics M20HD do look incredible in comparison since both of them are 5.25 inch.

Thanks for the pics! One last query. Hows the bass? Unfortunately can't get a demo.
I listen mostly to house/techno if it matters

For listening to house techno, you'll definitely need a sub and in my experience, no bookshelf can get there without a sub. With a bit of proper placement, you can get it to be adequate but you will miss the oomph.

Which is why, you should also look at 2.1 all-in-one speakers like the Logitech Z623 speakers. While they obviously won't have the attributes that hi fi speakers excel but they are pretty decent for the price and do come with a subwoofer that'll get you the bass weight though not necessarily the definition.

On the other hand, there is a lot going up top as well in House/Techno music which is usually lost in ordinary speakers. But then again, these attributes take time to appreciate. Therefore, unless you've heard your music through a good pair of speakers and are aware about all the information and spatial cues going on, you won't know what you're missing out(on lesser speakers, it usually sounds garbled and spatial cues are entirely missing). In such circumstances, a 2.1 system totally makes sense. On the other hand, if you get a pair of hifi speakers and the bass isn't quite there as per your expectations, you'll be very disappointed. And there's a real likelihood of that in my experience for people moving from 2.1 systems as I did (Altec Lansing MX5021). Again, its possible to get around it to a large extent through proper placement but for a beginner, thats usually too daunting a task from what I've seen.

 

[deep_blues]

For listening to house techno, you'll definitely need a sub and in my experience, no bookshelf can get there without a sub. With a bit of proper placement, you can get it to be adequate but you will miss the oomph.

Went ahead with the 3050i for now. Still haven't opened them but plan to use them with my existing Marantz 1509.
Will keep a look out for pre-owned sub woofer in the future. Thanks

 

[rag_s]

Its more or less the same size but according to me, the looks and build are more svelte. Posting some pics below which absolutely do not do justice to how good they look in person (potato quality as the lighting was low and ISO was high):

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@DB1989 these speaker stands are nice - where did you get those?

 

[DB1989]

@DB1989 these speaker stands are nice - where did you get those?

Ha ha... These are side tables. Amazon is your best friend in these situations, as was mine

 

[rag_s]

Ah, I guessed as much - although I was looking at bar stools - will also check for side tables, there are good budget (and good looking) options.

 

[DB1989]

Ah, I guessed as much - although I was looking at bar stools - will also check for side tables, there are good budget (and good looking) options.

Ha ha... Was looking at bar stools too but couldn't find a frugal option that had a flat top. Otherwise, they cost just as much as proper stands!

 

[Harish_Hyderabad_India]

I'm seeking expert advice on configuring my home entertainment setup to achieve a unique audio output. Currently, I have an Apple TV 4K (128 GB) connected to my Sony Bravia 9 TV (K-85XR90). I'd like to integrate a pair of Apple Home Pods into this setup, to simultaneously output audio from both the TV speakers and the Home Pods.
However, according to Apple's technical support team, their system only allows for audio output from either the Home Pods or the TV speakers at any given time. I'm eager to explore alternative solutions that could enable simultaneous audio output from both sources.
Could you kindly share your expertise and suggest potential workarounds or configurations that might achieve my desired outcome?

 

[RohanBhatia]

I'm seeking expert advice on configuring my home entertainment setup to achieve a unique audio output. Currently, I have an Apple TV 4K (128 GB) connected to my Sony Bravia 9 TV (K-85XR90). I'd like to integrate a pair of Apple Home Pods into this setup, to simultaneously output audio from both the TV speakers and the Home Pods.
However, according to Apple's technical support team, their system only allows for audio output from either the Home Pods or the TV speakers at any given time. I'm eager to explore alternative solutions that could enable simultaneous audio output from both sources.
Could you kindly share your expertise and suggest potential workarounds or configurations that might achieve my desired outcome?

Why do you want output from both the sources? Its very difficult/practically impossible to get audio output from both sources.
Secondly if you even get the output there are high chances that it will miss match since tv speakers are hard wired and the home pods are wireless.
Also why do you want to make a setup with Apple homepods pair? Those are not cheap, and you will be just longing for more even if you made a setup with them in terms of bass and overall sound quality. I tried to do once whatsoever you are trying to do now with a pair Amazon Echo Studios and trust me it's not worth it(my old sony blueray HT sounds better than That for movies LOL)
Most importantly for 66k you can get a lot better audio for your TV rather than a pair of homepods.

 

[Harish_Hyderabad_India]

Thank you sir...for sharing your thought process. Most of the time, stand alone speakers are dumb.
To provide a clearer understanding of my setup, I'd like to elaborate. My home theater configuration consists of a Sony Bravia 9 TV (K-85XR90) connected to a Sony HT-A7000 Soundbar via eARC, which is further connected to a SA SW5 Subwoofer and SA RS5 Rear Speakers. This setup delivers exceptional audio-visual quality with immersive, room-filling, and dynamic sound.
Additionally, I have an Apple TV 4K (128 GB) connected to my Sony Bravia 9 TV via HDMI 4. However, when I'm not using my HT-A7000 Soundbar, the audio quality from the Sony Bravia 9 TV speakers lacks immersion, room-filling sound, and dynamics.
To address this, I'm interested in integrating Apple HomePods into my setup, with the expectation of achieving simultaneous audio output from both the TV speakers and HomePods. This would create a more engaging and immersive audio experience.
Notably, my current home theater setup utilizes the TV speakers as an additional center channel speaker, providing a more comprehensive audio output. If Apple could develop and configure a solution to enable simultaneous audio output from both the TV speakers and HomePods, it would be a groundbreaking innovation with immense potential.

 

[RohanBhatia]

My home theater configuration consists of a Sony Bravia 9 TV (K-85XR90) connected to a Sony HT-A7000 Soundbar via eARC, which is further connected to a SA SW5 Subwoofer and SA RS5 Rear Speakers. This setup delivers exceptional audio-visual quality with immersive, room-filling, and dynamic sound.

Greetings! This is a pretty strong setup you have for your TV and this must be setting a high bar in audio dept which you will be expecting from your new speakers.

I'm not using my HT-A7000 Soundbar, the audio quality from the Sony Bravia 9 TV speakers lacks immersion, room-filling sound, and dynamics.

Just a quick Ques why are you using the TV without the Sony HT setup you own? I mean you have spent so much already there is no point of spending more on new speakers to attach to a TV to which a HT is already setup. May be late night movies? Or aesthetics?

I'm interested in integrating Apple HomePods into my setup, with the expectation of achieving simultaneous audio output from both the TV speakers and HomePods. This would create a more engaging and immersive audio experience.

I don't own home pods but i have auditioned them a lot of times in the store and always disappointed, furthermore the Generation 2 is noticeably lacking in audio output than the Generation 1 of the home pods.
Using the tv speakers and the homepods simultaneously is a difficult thing. Even if its possible it will be not in sync as I previously told.

Notably, my current home theater setup utilizes the TV speakers as an additional center channel speaker, providing a more comprehensive audio output.

This is because the whole setup is of Sony so they will integrate well with each other out of the box.

If Apple could develop and configure a solution to enable simultaneous audio output from both the TV speakers and HomePods, it would be a groundbreaking innovation with immense potential.

Apple will never do this since this will make them depend on the sound quality of a a third-party product (Sony Tv in this case) for their final audio output of their homepods.
May be there is a setting in the audio output menu of the tv to use the TV speakers and the audio system simultaneously. But as far as i know it may not work with the eARC feature.( I am not sure)
Finally ill strongly recommend to audition home pods in a store because you are using a good system as of now and may feel the sound of the home pods a bit lacklustre.

I have attached a video if this helps you to make a purchase decision.
Happy Listening!