Need advice on speakers for my floating wood floor

glObalist · 06-07-08, 12:04 PM

Hey guys,

I have a budget of cca. $1500 to spend on the Pioneer VSX 817 receiver and a set of 5.1 speakers to go with it into this room (20m2):

Problem is, we have switched from carpet to floating wooden floor as you can see in the pic. Currently I'm using the Logitech Z-5400 5.1 speakers and although these sounded fairly well on the carpet (I know some audiofils are ROTFLMAOing right now), now it's just an awful reverbated mess.

Can anyone advise me a good ~$1000 5.1 speaker setup that will sound good in this kind of room? Doesn't have to be a set, can be separate speaker models/manufacturers.

I'm quite a noob at this, don't even know whether to go for speaker stands or wall mounts or tower speakers... no idea which would sound better in this accoustics environment.

Usage is 60%music/40% DVD movies.

Many thanks for your input!

Danothemano · 06-08-08, 04:03 PM

http://www.edesignaudio.com/htpackage.php

Free shipping. Make great subs and speakers. Just select 5.1 and choose which components you want.

glObalist · 06-09-08, 02:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Danothemano

http://www.edesignaudio.com/htpackage.php

Free shipping. Make great subs and speakers. Just select 5.1 and choose which components you want.

Thanks. Did you test these with that kind of floor/room?

Danothemano · 06-09-08, 08:55 AM

I've actually never heard the speakers before, but I've heard they are great. I do have one of their subs before, on the same type of floor you have, and it sounds fantastic.

Ruined · 06-10-08, 01:13 PM

You might be best off with something like Bose or Polk which tend to have rolled off highs compared to the competition. Since an accurate speaker would sound harsh in your room, this might not be a bad idea.

Another option is getting a receiver like the Onkyo 705 which has Audyssey MultiEQXT room correction for all channels - this also can compensate for your room issues.

Lyme · 06-16-08, 07:50 PM

Have you tried putting felt pads on the bottom of your speakers? http://www.installersstore.com/cgi-b...alogno=41-0010

**crainger** · 06-17-08, 07:44 PM

Or even some decent rubber feet. I bought some for my 360 to raise it a bit more when vertical and let more air flow though. They also reduced vibration noise altogether. You can get them in some pretty big sizes too.

glObalist · 06-19-08, 01:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lyme

Have you tried putting felt pads on the bottom of your speakers? http://www.installersstore.com/cgi-b...alogno=41-0010

Linky no work.

**XDanger** · 07-30-08, 09:34 PM

**crainger** · 07-30-08, 11:29 PM

Not quite what he means XDanger.

**musman** · 08-01-08, 04:27 PM

Take a look at Paradigm speakers. They have some great budget audiophile speakers. If you shop smart you can get a system for $1000. Take a look at the Atom as main speakers & they make a center channel, rears & a sub to match.

Floor standing speakers almost always sound better in any environment. But a better question is, what sounds better, a pair of $400 floor standing speakers or a $400 pair of book shelf speakers? Well, usually the bookshelf speakers will sound better. They are smaller and use less materials so now them $$ are put into better quality parts. Big cheap speakers sound boomy & unbalanced, where small, quality speakers have less bass and don't play as loud, but they have a much more balanced & over all quality is better.

06-08-08, 04:03 PM	#2
Danothemano themanotheman Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 135	Re: Need advice on speakers for my floating wood floor http://www.edesignaudio.com/htpackage.php Free shipping. Make great subs and speakers. Just select 5.1 and choose which components you want. __________________ Antec Earthwatts 430W \| Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L \| Intel E8400 (Stock) \| PNY 8800GT 512MB \| 2GB Corsair XMS 800Mhz (2x1024) \| Dell 2007WFP \| Z-5500

06-09-08, 08:55 AM	#4
Danothemano themanotheman Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 135	Re: Need advice on speakers for my floating wood floor I've actually never heard the speakers before, but I've heard they are great. I do have one of their subs before, on the same type of floor you have, and it sounds fantastic. __________________ Antec Earthwatts 430W \| Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L \| Intel E8400 (Stock) \| PNY 8800GT 512MB \| 2GB Corsair XMS 800Mhz (2x1024) \| Dell 2007WFP \| Z-5500

06-10-08, 01:13 PM	#5
Ruined Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,447	Re: Need advice on speakers for my floating wood floor You might be best off with something like Bose or Polk which tend to have rolled off highs compared to the competition. Since an accurate speaker would sound harsh in your room, this might not be a bad idea. Another option is getting a receiver like the Onkyo 705 which has Audyssey MultiEQXT room correction for all channels - this also can compensate for your room issues. __________________ We're all in it together. Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 2.66GHz CPU \| Intel G965WH mobo \| 8GB (4x2GB) DDR2-667mhz CAS5 RAM (1066MHz FSB) \| BFG GeForce 285 GTX OC 1GB \| Dell E228WFP 22" DVI-HDCP LCD Monitor \| 1TB Western Digital RE3 SATA2 Main Drive \| 500GBx2 Western Digital RE3 SATA2 Scratch Drives in RAID0 \| Western Digital RE3 1TB SATA2 Media Drive \| External 2TB Western Digital MyBook Backup Drive \| Adaptec eSATA 3.0gbps PCI-E interface \| Sandisk External 12-in-1 Flash Card Reader \| LG GGC-H20L HD DVD/BD reader, DVD writer \| LG GGW-H20L HD DVD/BD reader, DVD/BD writer \| Microsoft E4000 Ergonomic Keyboard \| Logitech Trackman Wheel \| Antec P182 ATX Case \| Thermaltake ToughPower XT 850w modular PSU \| KRK RP-8 Rokit Studio Monitors \| Windows Vista Ultimate x64

06-16-08, 07:50 PM	#6
Lyme Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,682	Re: Need advice on speakers for my floating wood floor Have you tried putting felt pads on the bottom of your speakers? http://www.installersstore.com/cgi-b...alogno=41-0010

06-17-08, 07:44 PM	#7
crainger Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia Posts: 29,535	Re: Need advice on speakers for my floating wood floor Or even some decent rubber feet. I bought some for my 360 to raise it a bit more when vertical and let more air flow though. They also reduced vibration noise altogether. You can get them in some pretty big sizes too.

07-30-08, 09:34 PM	#9
XDanger Whaaat? Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 5,674	Re: Need advice on speakers for my floating wood floor __________________ 2500K 4.4ghz,P8P67Pro,120gb Force3, 12gb Vengeance,HD6950,TX850v2,W7HP,LaCie Blue 22" crt COMMODORE 64 Silver Label 1Mhz/128D 4Mhz(Z80)

07-30-08, 11:29 PM	#10
crainger Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia Posts: 29,535	Re: Need advice on speakers for my floating wood floor Not quite what he means XDanger.

08-01-08, 04:27 PM	#11
musman I Derail Threads Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: USA Posts: 976	Re: Need advice on speakers for my floating wood floor Take a look at Paradigm speakers. They have some great budget audiophile speakers. If you shop smart you can get a system for $1000. Take a look at the Atom as main speakers & they make a center channel, rears & a sub to match. Floor standing speakers almost always sound better in any environment. But a better question is, what sounds better, a pair of $400 floor standing speakers or a $400 pair of book shelf speakers? Well, usually the bookshelf speakers will sound better. They are smaller and use less materials so now them $$ are put into better quality parts. Big cheap speakers sound boomy & unbalanced, where small, quality speakers have less bass and don't play as loud, but they have a much more balanced & over all quality is better.