Re: Maybe I should start a v4.0 build thread somewhere
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Nice Nick, you will be enjoying your speakers all over again. At least that's what I found with the Yamaha over the Onkyo. Thanks for buying Canadian, we need it!
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Re: Maybe I should start a v4.0 build thread somewhere
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Bye bye QS8s and VP150... Shipped back to Canada today.
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Re: Maybe I should start a v4.0 build thread somewhere
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I also ordered this bad boy today. It is also coming from Canada and with the USD being stronger than the CAD, the pricing works out nicely in my favor (cheaper, even with duty tax and shipping, than if I bought it in the US) and it comes from an authorized installer so it will have a warranty. This should be a big jump up in quality over my 5 year old Onkyo TX-NR709 I didn't think there was duty tax. Product is made in Canada and with free trade ........ Well, I'm not in America but, if I buy something that is Made in USA I don't pay duty
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Re: Maybe I should start a v4.0 build thread somewhere
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That is 3500$ CAD, so you paid about what I would have paid because I have never paid full retail on stereo equipment. He may have meant the state taxes if any.
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Nick the mrx1120 is made in Vietnam so you will pay duty on it... for the price I guess that selling to some one in the US that perhaps there is a price threshold that might get him in trouble (min price)
and dont forget that on the price paid .. there was shipping & tax & fees for using my CC
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Still Nick I think in the end you are getting a damm good price compared to retail + tax in your neck of the woods.....
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After some initial testing with some M3’s vs Qs8’s as surrounds in an atmos setup..came to the following conclusions mind you I’m no expert or pretending to be also all my testing done in my specific Ht room and realize that different rooms can yield different results… that said I have to say we all know these are very different speakers, the qs8’s diffuse more and and the m3’s have a more direct and precise sound (without knowing exact dispersion angle). The test I did was using DTS Atmos 2015 demo disc, must say that in some tracks the qs8 shined vs m3 in other cases m3 was better than the qs8. The tracks where wide dispersion sound was present in the surrounds like Phil harmonic or a crowd clapping the qs8 were better as well as the track with Enrique Billando. Where track needed to pinpoint a certain sound like broken glass where sound field was very precise the m3’s were better. I will also point out my side walls very close to my seating area and the rear speakers (side & back surrounds and rear in-ceiling) are in a tight pattern, the qs8 in this situation help out to disperse the sound more in this tight area, all in all both speakers had their own advantages and both worked well but was there a night & day difference… no, in the end I did prefer the qs8’s being that wide field is a little more present than the precise content that I listen to. I also did a test with the in-ceiling speakers and and found the qs8’s did not work good at all in a ceiling situation for atmos.
hope this helps...
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my listening preferences;
atmos content 5% pvr content 55% dvd content 35% Ht computer content 5%
so the qs8's double up also for surround duty on non atmos content
7.1.4 * MRX1120 * M100s * 180HP * 4x M3-on walls * 4x M3-IC * dual XV15se * Shakers
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I've heard great things about the DTS:X up mixer for non-immersion audio too. Can't wait until the firmware allows it to happen.
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