What are you guys using for speakers in a dedicated home theater. We are Energy and Mordant Short dealers, but would like to find something a little more robust and suited for a dedicated room.

www.triadspeakers.com

If you want robust, definitely check these out. I also recommend using the 15" subwoofer (HRS 150). A digital EQ will be of great benefit if your room isn't tight. These speakers are inherently bright, yet flat. That's the paradox with "flat". The Triads are superb speakers, and also extremely musical. These Mackies allow for additional SPL and headroom. The sub is amazing. Not for all applications though. If your requirements are for lower SPL, you can't go wrong with the Triads

[Link: mackie.com]

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Mackie makes pretty good mixers for the bucks too. If you are going to consider pro equipment, Renkus Heinz perform well also. [Link: beyerdynamic.co.uk] Quick info site, links to the manufacturer.

I think the triads sound real nice also.

Martin Logans? Electrostatics would liven things up too.

ok, let me lend a little clarification - we're probably looking in the $30k - $50k range for a dedicated theater. Triads seem to be a good choice, how about Snell? Anything else along these lines?

It's possible that the word "robust" was misunderstood or taken out of context. Did you mean "robust" as in physically prominent, or did you mean "robust" as in high sound pressure levels? what are the aesthetic requirements for the theatre? will there be custom fabricated millwork housing equipment and possibly speakers? Some speakers cost a lot more becuase of the attention given to their physicallity. I have heard some pretty nice looking speakers that were very expensive and not exactly my cup of tea sonically. Sound is like many other things, subjective. This applies especially to speakers. I think the folks at Triad are of the school of thought that attention to performance and being unobtrusive or transparent is much less distracting visually in a theatre. I kind of share their belief. I also appreciate the craftsmanship of a beautiful tower such as a Gershman or the like. Some prefer the impressive statement a rack of tastefully installed electronics, and some prefer not to see any of it except an interface. FOr me, a theatre is about what your eyes see on the screen and what your ears hear around you. the less distractions the better.

For dedicated theater rooms, I always like to consider the M&K S-150's. They are passive versions of what 90% of the studio's use in the mixing booths.

If you need more output, The actives, and the S-250's will fill a larger room


But I gotta say, the passive 150's on a Denon 5803 will scream in a pretty big room.

[Link: mksound.com]

I'm pretty much in the same boat as you tekno. Our equipment racks are completely hidden and speakers are placed behind acoustic cloth so that you cant see them. As far as robust, I may have thrown that word out improperly. What I am looking for is a clean, efficient and musical surround sound setup that can preferably sit behind some acoustic fabric or placed in a cabinet.

Brent, i took a quick look at those M&K's. Very nice stuff! What are some price points on those S-150s?

MSRP....

S-150, passive, $1750.00/pr.
S-150C, passive, $875.00/ea.

If I remember right, the active 150's are about $2250/ea. but you don't need to buy a 7 ch. amp.

I don't know about the S-250's, or the active S-250's (I can only imagine)

AHH, OK. Another really nice line of active speakers is made by Genelec. They started off in the recording studio sector and have transitioned into high end home theatre. They are extemely high fi, and are highly regarded. I am a dealer for this line but have not purchased any, however I know they come with a very steep price tag. I know that some people use the active studio monitors as well as the dedicated theatre sytems for theatre applications.

http://www.genelec.com/

[Link: inductiondynamics.com]