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Yeah, Phil; as "JC" suggests, just consider your speakers to be v2.5s.
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Re: 2 Grand total
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Enjoy the Music. Trust your ears. Laugh at Folks Who Claim to Know it All.
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Great cartoon Murph !!
That was good for a wholesome laugh. Thanks Glad you enjoyed it. It was a challenge to try to show both sides of the argument with humor, without taking sides. I hope I fell somewhere in the middle.
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All the equipment was received this week so it was time to get things put together. To start, the Accends were shipped extremely fast, same day. They (the 340s) were a bit larger than I expected, heavy buggers too.They are some very well built speakers.
Got them all set up and calibrated with rat shack meter and the receivers test tones. My sister put in a Josh Groban DVD at first. I tell ya those darn speakers sure do sound good, sharp, articulate with plenty of heft. They blended very good with the eD sub. Next we watched some Andrea Bocelli, while it did sound good I'm not much of a fan so I had her put in another DVD.
Now don't laugh but she put in a Celine Dion DVD. I've never listened to her and certainly don't own any of her material but I was really surprised how damn good this sounded. It had a lot of dynamics in it. Turned the volume up a bit and it really made those 340s shine.
I'm telling ya, these are some mighty fine speakers. I would be quite happy having them in my home, that's for sure. For the price she paid (spring sale) they are a steal.
Part way through the DVD I asked my sister if she was pleased with the set up? She told me they were far more than she expected. As a matter of fact she was crying with joy as she told me that. Sure made me feel good knowing I picked out all the gear.
My own expectations were quite high for the 340s and they came through with flying colors.
Rick
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Awesome, Rick! And YOU get to be the hero!
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Glad it worked out well! Are they black w/ black grills?
Epic 80 / SVS PB13 Ultra Denon 3805 / M2200 Outlaw Monos / Sammy 55" LED
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My own expectations were quite high for the 340s and they came through with flying colors. Thats good to hear... I think.
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So I guess you took ALL the credit and didn't give even a shout out to House who walked through a mine field lined with barbed wire & mustard gas with Special Forces snipers guarding the perimitter just to hand you his recommendation for them... eh??? Lol, just kidding!
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So I guess you took ALL the credit and didn't give even a shout out to House who walked through a mine field lined with barbed wire & mustard gas with Special Forces snipers guarding the perimitter just to hand you his recommendation for them... eh??? Lol, just kidding! No credit needed. He was the one that put them on his buyers list and decided to spend his money on them. I also recommended a different model that would put him even at a lower budget but none the less it is all based on the same technology (drivers, crossover components), build quality and sound signature.
I’m armed and I’m drinking. You don’t want to listen to advice from me, amigo.
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Glad it worked out well! Are they black w/ black grills? Yes they are. Even if I would have picked the Axioms they would have been black, her preference.
Last edited by wid; 08/02/10 01:05 AM.
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