Gon bonkers with def tech...help..

"Currently using these for a 70/30 ht/music set up"

"Did my local audio guy totally point me in the wrong direction??"

Nope, those are very good speakers for your needs...I think your audio guy pointed you to kick-ass hometheater speakers that also sound pretty darn good on music.

I agree with Muzikat 100%

Dave

Dzigon:

The Def Techs 7004 towers are fine speakers both aesthetic and performance wise. I think that they get knocked in audiophile circles because they are marketed as HT speakers and not as serious audiophile fare. So what?

My main system speakers are Acoustic Research 302's ... 10 year old; 3 way speakers that are a throwback in terms of appearance (2' X 1" X 1" large bookshelf variety), but for $1000 produce very realistic and credible bass down to 35hz. They were reviewed very favorably by a number of audiophile magazines, including Stereophile who gave them a "D" recommendation. Meanwhile, the pint sized B&W 302's, that sounded very ordinary and died at a 100 hz, were given a "C" recommendation. Yeah, I know ... the glorious midrange.

Many people do not know how to listen or listen for something other than music. Go to a few trade shows and pay attention to your fellow audiophiles' fawning reactions to some of the mediocre equipment that's out there. I have heard more people go completely ga ga over some of the "true" audiophile speaker brands that quite frankly hurt my ears.

Satisfaction in this hobby comes not only from experience and learning, but also from having confidence in your choices. Be comfortable in making the distinctions that matter to you or someday you will find yourself spending $500 on speaker cable for those Bose 501's.

Regards, Rich

From your listening preferences above .Looks like you made the right move. The Deftecs are terrific for HT..I loved the hell out of mine.

Just don't get carried away trying to make them into a serious music speaker. If you follow too much advice on cabling and power cords as tone controls. As I saw a friend do once.You'll find yourself broke with terrific HT speakers.LOL

As long as you enjoy them at what they do great. You'll be just fine.

Enjoy

For the money you have to spend, the Definitive Technology speakers are really nice. I don't think that you were steered wrong, don't worry about what audiophiles with bigger budgets or anyone else thinks.

I used to have a setup like yours years ago, the only regret that I have about it is, for me personally, I wish that I had all of the money that I spent for everything and spent it on a much better stereo.

IMO, having a really, really good stereo and then hooking your DVD up to it lights my fire more than all of the surround sound. But that's me, and like most people, I bought some here and added the rest later as the money became available.

How does it sound to you ?

If you are happy with it, then that is all that matters.

Keep what you currently have and maybe later on down the road you can upgrade to something else, but for now at least you have a starting point.