Very large room HT

Avgoround forgets important parts of the same test. Here are some other quotes from the same review:

but I've listened to this recording many, many times, and through the PL200s I heard details of orchestration that simply had not been apparent before. For example, in the arrangement of Pachelbel's Canon in D, I noticed for the first time that a percussion instrument enters the fray (at 2:42 into track 3) making "clucking" sounds. Could I have heard it through other speakers if I'd listened more attentively? Perhaps. All I can say is that with the PL200s in this system, the presence of this instrument was very obvious, and an effective part of director Harold Farberman's arrangement.

here is the link of the full review:

http://www.stereophile.com/content/monitor-audio-platinum-pl200-loudspeaker

Link Pl-200 review

http://www.stereophile.com/content/monitor-audio-platinum-pl200-loudspeaker-page-2

Hi guys. Bo and Av ground
I read and thank you for your honest opinion !
I wish I could invite you to my apartment's large living area.....
I need a hybrid of your advices.
HT 80%. Music ,Internet radio and cd's ( non high Rez or super cd) an occasional clasicals.
20000 $ is a lot and I want to fill this large living area with lots of depth hight and width
More specifics please on amp ,Pre and best to get there .
Thanks Salmoni

Hi Salmoni,

take your time. First listen with your music and dvd's to many loudspeakers. Because it Always will be a personal taste. Then listen to amps with these speakers. The time you spend on this search to your system is the most fun. Enjoy it and take all the time you need.

good luck,

Bobby

As i read the last few posts i just had to log out from here... then i got to thinking what a bunch of nonsense...

so....
high end audiophile speakers do not do well in "dedicated home theaters?"

only a thx cert means the speaker is good enough for home theater?

monitor speakers and a sub is all most would want in a home theater?

a three d sound???? for monitor audio?

listen.... Go and listen to all the speakers you can... get the ones that sound great to you.

i have a hard time believing that a "audiophile" quality speaker not sounding as good as a speaker just made to stick in a wall. If you want to say that you could get 80% of the performance of an audiophile speaker for a great deal less... Well that has been said in the past and probably is correct.

todays blu ray sound tracks are dynamic not only from natural sounds but also from computer generated ones... by that logic the better a speaker is a REPRODUCING the sounds that they want you to hear...the better.

thx certification is just that, a certification.... that is mother to say that some speakers would be certified if the company sent those speakers in to PAY for the cert.

this is so so tiring...

so you believe in the monitor audio speakers and thousands in cables... maybe you ears are dog ears... i just do not hear a real world difference.....nor in power cables either...

so whatever....

to the OP go and listen 20,000 is a lot of cash... you have many many options. maybe make a post to see who is in your area and willing to let you listen to their system.

i am in daytona each Florida... you are welcome to come by and listen to mine.

Bill