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prosenjit said:
why dont you try emi in profx....full emi offer is there..i mean no offence please..just an idea as your budget is tight
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I didn't find anything offensive in what you said :)

But, the thing is, I don't want to spend that much on a receiver. Is such powerful receiver necessary for a 300sft room ? Because, I need to buy the other stuff (surround,center and SW) also before my house is finished, so that I can complete the HT setup.
 
A couple of suggestions if you're willing:

If you're going to use subwoofers to reproduce the bass, why buy large floorstanding towers that overlap that same bass range? Instead, save some money and get good quality bookshelf speakers. In fact, using 3 of the same speaker across the front will make sure that sounds don't change in character as they move across the soundstage. It's the old 'truck-car-truck' problem as the sound of a vehicle goes from a large floorstander to a small centre speaker and back to a large floorstander.

As a couple of other people have mentioned, see if you can squeeze a 7.1 receiver into your budget. When a car leaves the left side of the screen, you want its sound to disappear to your left side. When a plane flies overhead, you want its sound to disappear behind you. One pair of surrounds cannot be in two places simultaneously (at your sides AND behind you). Plenty of advantages to a 7.1-speaker set-up (directionality, envelopment, stable imaging, etc), not to mention over 700 Blu-ray titles with 7.1 and 6.1 soundtracks.
 
Rupam said:
I think Denon 1713 will be fine for you. Its got enough power for 300 sft room. Spend more on good quality speakers. Audition Tannoy HTS-101 also.
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Thanks Rupam ! As you are already using Denon AVR-1513, you can't go wrong about 1713

sdurani said:
A couple of suggestions if you're willing:

If you're going to use subwoofers to reproduce the bass, why buy large floorstanding towers that overlap that same bass range? Instead, save some money and get good quality bookshelf speakers. In fact, using 3 of the same speaker across the front will make sure that sounds don't change in character as they move across the soundstage. It's the old 'truck-car-truck' problem as the sound of a vehicle goes from a large floorstander to a small centre speaker and back to a large floorstander.

As a couple of other people have mentioned, see if you can squeeze a 7.1 receiver into your budget. When a car leaves the left side of the screen, you want its sound to disappear to your left side. When a plane flies overhead, you want its sound to disappear behind you. One pair of surrounds cannot be in two places simultaneously (at your sides AND behind you). Plenty of advantages to a 7.1-speaker set-up (directionality, envelopment, stable imaging, etc), not to mention over 700 Blu-ray titles with 7.1 and 6.1 soundtracks.
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Thanks for your valuable suggestion sdurani !

I am not purchasing all components at once. So, if I am left with no money or if I get some other expenses then I may not get a sub woofer. My order of purchasing will be Floorstanders --> Center --> Surround and finally a SW.

Coming to the 7.1 channel setup, I may not be able to afford a 7.1 receiver as they will cost at least 40k. As I mentioned in the earlier replies, I found the following receiver from Pioneer : Pioneer VSX-922-K which is capable of 7.2 setup and cost only 35k. What is your view on this receiver ?
 
krishnakanth_590 said:
I found the following receiver from Pioneer : Pioneer VSX-922-K which is capable of 7.2 setup and cost only 35k. What is your view on this receiver ?
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It's got lots of power to drive any speaker you throw at it and, more importantly, it has the most advanced version of Pioneer's room correction technology (not only minimizes peaks & dips that room reflections are adding to the sound but also makes sure that individual drivers in each of your speakers are all in phase with each other).

Last time I heard a Pioneer receiver with Advanced MCACC, it sounded very clear, revealing lots of details in the soundtrack. If you're willing to go a little past your 30k budget for receiver, the VSX-922 should last your for years to come. Worthwhile investment.
 
Pioneer VSX-922 is a fantastic receiver. The main niggle with Pioneer is that their after sales service in India is not as strong as Denon or Yamaha. Ask about the after-sales service and make sure Pioneer has service cerntre in HYD. After all its better to be on the safe side because HT is a long term investment (atleast for 3-5 years).

Review > Pioneer VSX-922 review from the experts at whathifi.com

Here is a owners thread Pioneer VSX-922-K Owners Thread | AVForums.com - UK Online

I suggest you go for Polk floorstanders.
 
sdurani said:
It's got lots of power to drive any speaker you throw at it and, more importantly, it has the most advanced version of Pioneer's room correction technology (not only minimizes peaks & dips that room reflections are adding to the sound but also makes sure that individual drivers in each of your speakers are all in phase with each other).

Last time I heard a Pioneer receiver with Advanced MCACC, it sounded very clear, revealing lots of details in the soundtrack. If you're willing to go a little past your 30k budget for receiver, the VSX-922 should last your for years to come. Worthwhile investment.
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I will be more than happy to spend that extra 5k if I am getting a decent receiver with 7.2 channel setup at 35k :yahoo: . But spending 10-15k more for a receiver (Denon 2113,Yamaha 573 etc) is simply not possible :sad:
 
No need to spend more for Denon 2113,Yamaha 573. Go for Pioneer. Have you decided the speakers. If possible buy the AVR then, take it to demo room for audition with your fav speakers. You need to match the speaker with the AVR.
 
Rupam said:
Pioneer VSX-922 is a fantastic receiver. The main niggle with Pioneer is that their after sales service in India is not as strong as Denon or Yamaha. Ask about the after-sales service and make sure Pioneer has service cerntre in HYD. After all its better to be on the safe side because HT is a long term investment (atleast for 3-5 years).

Review > Pioneer VSX-922 review from the experts at whathifi.com

Here is a owners thread Pioneer VSX-922-K Owners Thread | AVForums.com - UK Online

I suggest you go for Polk floorstanders.
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Thanks Rupam !

They have two service centers, each in Hyderabad and Secunderabad. So, no worries about after sales support.

whathifi.com gave this receiver a 5 star rating mainly because they cost only 250 pounds. Even in India, I think, it is the cheapest 7.2 channel receiver.

Coming to speakers, I have a soft corner on Sonodyne ( only because they are Indian :thumbsup: ). And I really like their dipole surrounds ( Sonodyne R-ears, again I don't know how they sound, but I like their visual appearance :licklips:). Can I mix the speakers from Polk Audio and Sonodyne ( like Polk Audio FS and Sonodyne R-ears and sub etc). Will they sound good ?
 
krishnakanth_590 said:
I will be more than happy to spend that extra 5k if I am getting a decent receiver with 7.2 channel setup at 35k :yahoo: .
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Then the Pioneer is a good fit for your needs. Keep in mind that the frequency response and phase correction will be useful no matter how many speakers you're using. Even with 2 speakers, you'll hear less of your room and more of the source material (which is what's important).
 
Hi guys !
Got a new doubt :rolleyes:
Sonodyne Sonus 2605 has the following drivers :
2 x 6.5" PP cone woofer
1 x 5.25" PP cone midrange
1 x 1" silk dome tweeter
and, Polk Audio TSi 400 has - 1" Silk dome Dynamic Balance + 3x(5 1/4" Bi-laminate organic fiber cone)

Now, my doubt is ... Sonodyne has three different types of drivers where as Polk has only two. Will this have any impact on different range frequencies produced by the speakers ?
 
On paper atleast it should. The Sonodyne has a woofer too, which the TSi doesnt.

Firstly check the frequency response of the two models on their websites.

Secondly, listen to both because you shouldnt decide purely on specs.
 
Hi again guys !!!!
As everyone opined that Denon 1713 may not be powerful enough to drive Polk TSi400, I was looking at Pioneer VSX-922-K which which costs 7-5k more than 1713.

But, after reading the spec sheets of both products for a week :cool: , I found that
1) Even though Pioneer was rated higher than Denon @ 6 ohm (Pioneer : 135 W/ch, 6 ohms 1 kHz 1 % 1ch Driven;Denon 1713: 120 W, 6 ohms, 1 kHz, THD 0.7%)
2) It actually outputs lesser power than Denon @ 8 ohms ( Pioneer: 75 W/ch,20 Hz 20 kHz, THD 0.09 % @ 8 ohms ; Denon : 80 W (8 ohms, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, THD 0.08 %).

Polks are rated @ 8ohms and so I am only bothered about power output @ 8 ohms.

The sole reason for considering Pioneer was that has higher rated power. But now, I feel that there is no reason for spending that extra money for something which outputs even lesser power than the one which comes at 30k ( particularly in my requirements ).

What do you recommend guys ?

People who are using or who auditioned this combo ( Denon 1713+Polk Audio TSi400) - please share your experience.
 
krishnakanth_590 said:
Hi again guys !!!!
As everyone opined that Denon 1713 may not be powerful enough to drive Polk TSi400, I was looking at Pioneer VSX-922-K which which costs 7-5k more than 1713.

But, after reading the spec sheets of both products for a week :cool: , I found that
1) Even though Pioneer was rated higher than Denon @ 6 ohm (Pioneer : 135 W/ch, 6 ohms 1 kHz 1 % 1ch Driven;Denon 1713: 120 W, 6 ohms, 1 kHz, THD 0.7%)
2) It actually outputs lesser power than Denon @ 8 ohms ( Pioneer: 75 W/ch,20 Hz 20 kHz, THD 0.09 % @ 8 ohms ; Denon : 80 W (8 ohms, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, THD 0.08 %).

Polks are rated @ 8ohms and so I am only bothered about power output @ 8 ohms.

The sole reason for considering Pioneer was that has higher rated power. But now, I feel that there is no reason for spending that extra money for something which outputs even lesser power than the one which comes at 30k ( particularly in my requirements ).

What do you recommend guys ?

People who are using or who auditioned this combo ( Denon 1713+Polk Audio TSi400) - please share your experience.
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Hey, I am going for the Tsi400 as well, but I am powering them with a Pioneer SC-LX56.
I suggest you go for a better amp and scale back on the speaker if needed. You can always update your speakers in the future. Besides, no point having good speakers if your amp can't drive them.

I have auditioned the Tsi300 with Denon 1713 and they sounded good together.
 
blore_boy said:
Hey, I am going for the Tsi400 as well, but I am powering them with a Pioneer SC-LX56.
I suggest you go for a better amp and scale back on the speaker if needed. You can always update your speakers in the future. Besides, no point having good speakers if your amp can't drive them.

I have auditioned the Tsi300 with Denon 1713 and they sounded good together.
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Thanks for the suggestion and by the way your have a very expensive receiver :clapping:

After looking at all the suggestions from the forum members, I think I may not be financially strong enough :sad: to get TSi400 as they need a very good receiver (easily >40k for receiver) and it doesn't end there, I should buy surrounds,center and SW as well.

However I am planning to audition the following combo:
1) Denon 1713 + TSi400 and
2) Yamaha 473 + Yamaha NS8900.

If I find the Denon+Polk pair significantly better than Yamaha combo, then I will purchase it. Else, I will go for Yamaha combo as it is cheaper and I can also get a sub-woofer or center+surrounds from Yamaha with the money I save.

Am I in the right path friends :indifferent14: ?
 
Rupam said:
Dear krishnakanth,
TSi400 has a bright sound signature which can cause ear fatigue if you listen to prolonged time. Anyway pairing with Denon may tone down the harshness.
Read these posts before making final choice.
http://www.hifivision.com/speakers/4350-polk-tsi-400-distorts.html

http://www.avsforum.com/t/1143726/why-my-polk-tsi-400-speaker-distort
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Thanks for the information Rupam ! Even I have seen some users explaining about this issue.

Even though I audition the speakers, I am no expert in the subject, so I may not be able to chose the perfect one. That is why I am taking as many suggestions as possible.

My dilemma is not going to end this way .... so I will decide the receiver first I will buy Denon 1713 or Yamaha 473 :clapping:. Now, which floor standers will you suggest for these receivers ??

and

Why aren't any one suggesting Wharfedale FS like Vardus 400, Obsidian 600 HCP ?
 
Obsidian 600 HCP is a complete 5.0 setup minus the sub and you can definitely choose it. attach it with Denon1713 or Yamaha RXV-473, you'll have one of the best combo in this category.

I too feel that polks are lil harsh, rather wharfedales are quite warm. Audition it with both the AVRs and choose.
 
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