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Razlaw
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Posted November 21, 2023 at 01:01 GMT
Edited November 21, 2023 at 01:02 GMT
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Thanks for the detailed comments.  I have a Theatre with 28s and 9s as the rears.  Was going to trade the 9s in on 8s. But after disconnecting them and installing 4000s temporarily I missed the bass of the 9s.  Decided to keep them. I have the 9s set as subwoofers in the Theatre when listening to music on the 28s.

Still contemplating a pair of 8s to add to the system.

How would you compare a pair of 8s for music to a pair of 28s?
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Millemis
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Posted November 21, 2023 at 10:03 GMT
Edited November 21, 2023 at 08:14 GMT
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The 8’s as surround height speakers….
…..maybe a bit overkill - unless you have loads of money and/or your room calls for it.

Otherweise I would not change the anything - seems to be a killer setup ?

MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

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Razlaw
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Posted November 21, 2023 at 19:12 GMT
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Thanks for the input! Much appreciated.
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solidkd
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Posted November 27, 2023 at 03:23 GMT
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Very unique design,love it,do they really sound better than BL18s？And if they both connect to theatre ,which sound better，BL18s+BST or BL8S+BST？
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Clandrel
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Posted November 27, 2023 at 15:40 GMT
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I have nevner trid the BL18s, so I don´t know. But Steve (soundsheavenly) think they are better than the 18s. I think he mentioned a while back that even the 17s are better than the 18s.

So my guess is that BL8s + Theatre is better than BL18s + Theatre. Especially with the BL19 taking care of the deep bass.

 

 
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syrianos82
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Posted November 28, 2023 at 23:15 GMT
#1660475
Very curious to test this.

tomorrow I’m collecting the 8’s to replace the 17’s as front L/R with BST as center, BL19 for sub and BL28’s as surrounds. Pity the ultra wide band feature is not ready yet.

haven’t read anything about 17’s trumping the 18’s. Was this about woofer size and bass output!

maybe I need to try and integrate the 17’s as height channels from the ceiling ?
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Severed_hand_of_skywalker
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Posted November 28, 2023 at 23:48 GMT
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Location: Toronto, Canada

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Sandyb
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Posted November 29, 2023 at 01:37 GMT
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I think the issue with the 28s (if one wants to call it an issue) is that the 28s bass can roll off at high-ish volumes.   For those situations, and for those Theatre+28s owners, who get to these higher volumes, perhaps a 19 sub helps out a bit.

But generally I agree - the Theatre is itself very capable bass wise, and its bass management spreads the bass load amongst all connected speakers. As such, it's far from obvious that one "needs" a sub.  We've seen some protest that its a near necessity, but it seems much more of a preference than necessity.

And in your case, if BST + 18s + 3s is bass enough for you, then you're not desperately missing out on something.   Not everyone wants to feel the room rumbling at times (I generally find it unpleasant).
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Millemis
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Posted November 29, 2023 at 10:14 GMT
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This is not about ‘more’ or ‘enough bas’.
It is much more about avoiding room modes (from the bas content of the signal).
Every room is different.

Generally I’d suggest - if someone has a subwoofer/or two in the mix - to place this/these at the back of the room….and not at the front with the Theatre.

This is about ‘better bas’.

MM

Location: Flensborg————Danmark

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swestland
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Posted November 29, 2023 at 15:08 GMT
#1660502
Yes, thats a great suggestion, I will try that one day with my BL19. As it's connected with wisa its quite easy to move it to a different location and just add a new listening position. In terms of practicality it will not be able to stay in the back of my room but I will do it to see what kind of effect it might have.

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