Dispersion?

[TwinDad]

Greetings,

I have 48 hours left to make a decision to purchase a slightly used pair of Acoustic Zen Adagios Floorstanders for $2700 before the deal falls through and they get listed on Audiogon for $3800 I believe.

Should I buy them and then slowly build up a surround sound speaker system by buying the center channel and rear surrounds from dealers as additional cash becomes available. I have to buy the Adagio Jr.'s and they are very expensive speakers for the center and rears.

Start off with all the electronics for a HT - just use mains for a while - and then come Christmas fill out the rest of the system for true HT.

Sound like a plan?

Please visit the Acoustic Zen site and read the reviews on the Adagios. At one point several years ago they were Stereophile Class A listed but have not been re-tested in a long time.

Thanks.

Eddie

[TwinDad]

Sorry, Double post. My fault.

[GMichael]

Do you realize that toeing in your speakers help to minimize side wall reflections? You are aiming the output away from the walls with this practice. See G, your a G-enius even when you don't know it.

I did, but thanks for pointing it out for everyone to see. How will I ever get my head threw the door way now?

[bobsticks]

Greetings,

Acoustic Zen Adagios Floorstanders ...stuff...

Sound like a plan?

Sounds like a great plan. The Zens are an extremely well regarded speaker...to the point where you'll need to give careful consideration as to the amps you use. NAD may not get the most out of 'em.

[flippo]

let me say I have Mirage and I love the sound and they do image well in my opinion and are great for home theater. Look at the OMD 15 (crutchfield sells them for 1200$ apiece)
They have a large soundstage and have a very good presence to them.

[TwinDad]

Greetings All!

It gives me great pleasure to announce the purchase of the Speaker portion of my Home Theater setup and in the process obliterating any semblance of a budget. My wife just told me to "Go for it!" and I did.

I purchased the following:

(2) Acoustic Zen Adagio Floor Standing Loudspeakers
(1) Acoustic Zen Adagio Jr. Center Channel Speaker
(2) Acoustic Zen Adagio Jr. Surround Speakers
(2) 8' Lengths of Acoustic Zen Hologram Speaker Wire for Mains
(1) 4' Length of Acoustic Zen Satori Speaker Wire for Center Channel
(2) Custom made stands for Rear Surrounds
(2) 45' Lengths of Acoustic Zen Shiloh III Speaker Wire for Rear Surrounds

The Adagios & Adagio Jrs. are rated at 89 dB / 6 Ohms.

How much power / amplification do I need to run these optimally?

Thanks,

Eddie

[TwinDad]

Hello,

I canceled the Adagio order. Cables too expensive. Lots of other reasons.

One crucial factor - I have twin 7 year old boys that are extremely active. Always rough-housing, play fighting, real fighting. Stand mounted speakers are out of the question at this point. They would crash into them - repeatedly. Trust me on this.

I need 4 floorstanders and a CC all from the same company that excel at music first and HT second. Further, SVS PB ULTRA 13 SUBWOOFER is too big. My wife said it is the size of an end table in Living Room. Need a smaller musical sub that does well with HT too.

Thanks,

Eddie

P.S. Auditioned B&W - did not care for them.