Speaker set-up with Denon AVR 1803

ZED · Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 2

Hi,
I am in a process of building up a HT. I bought a Denon 1803 last week
and I am finding it difficult to find good matching speakers for this
set up. I have a JVC DVD, Sony TV. Please advise me as to what
speakers would be a best set-up. I am inetersted in floor-standing for
main speakers. My budget is around 1500$ for the whole set. I am
looking into JBL ND310 or PSB Image 4T but am not sure if there are
any other better than these. I wanna listen about Kef..
also are there any other better ones? Please advise me..

Thanx in advance
Zed

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Andy Su · Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 2

I have Monitor Audio Bronze speakers with Denon 1803. They are good in
this combination.

ZED wrote:

>Hi,
>I am in a process of building up a HT. I bought a Denon 1803 last week
>and I am finding it difficult to find good matching speakers for this
>set up. I have a JVC DVD, Sony TV. Please advise me as to what
>speakers would be a best set-up. I am inetersted in floor-standing for
>main speakers. My budget is around 1500$ for the whole set. I am
>looking into JBL ND310 or PSB Image 4T but am not sure if there are
>any other better than these. I wanna listen about Kef..
>also are there any other better ones? Please advise me..
>
>Thanx in advance
>Zed
>
>

Andy Su · Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 2

I have Monitor Audio Bronze speakers with Denon 1803. They are good in
this combination.

ZED wrote:

>Hi,
>I am in a process of building up a HT. I bought a Denon 1803 last week
>and I am finding it difficult to find good matching speakers for this
>set up. I have a JVC DVD, Sony TV. Please advise me as to what
>speakers would be a best set-up. I am inetersted in floor-standing for
>main speakers. My budget is around 1500$ for the whole set. I am
>looking into JBL ND310 or PSB Image 4T but am not sure if there are
>any other better than these. I wanna listen about Kef..
>also are there any other better ones? Please advise me..
>
>Thanx in advance
>Zed
>
>

Mike Davis · Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 4

ZED wrote:
> Hi,
> I am in a process of building up a HT. I bought a Denon 1803 last week
> and I am finding it difficult to find good matching speakers for this
> set up. I have a JVC DVD, Sony TV. Please advise me as to what
> speakers would be a best set-up. I am inetersted in floor-standing for
> main speakers. My budget is around 1500$ for the whole set. I am
> looking into JBL ND310 or PSB Image 4T but am not sure if there are
> any other better than these. I wanna listen about Kef..
> also are there any other better ones? Please advise me..
>
> Thanx in advance
> Zed

Zed,
With the Denon and fifteen hundred bucks you could even look into
Planer-Magnetic like the Magnepan MMG's. The Denon should be able to
drive the four Ohm load. Here's the link;
http://www.magnepan.com/
I use six of them for movies and music with my Yamaha 3000. Just go to
the speaker gallery and check out the MMG's. They still sell them at
just five-fifty a pair, one of audios best known steals
All the best, Mike

ZED · Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 2

Mike Davis wrote in message news:...
> ZED wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I am in a process of building up a HT. I bought a Denon 1803 last week
> > and I am finding it difficult to find good matching speakers for this
> > set up. I have a JVC DVD, Sony TV. Please advise me as to what
> > speakers would be a best set-up. I am inetersted in floor-standing for
> > main speakers. My budget is around 1500$ for the whole set. I am
> > looking into JBL ND310 or PSB Image 4T but am not sure if there are
> > any other better than these. I wanna listen about Kef..
> > also are there any other better ones? Please advise me..
> >
> > Thanx in advance
> > Zed
>
> Zed,
> With the Denon and fifteen hundred bucks you could even look into
> Planer-Magnetic like the Magnepan MMG's. The Denon should be able to
> drive the four Ohm load. Here's the link;
> http://www.magnepan.com/
> I use six of them for movies and music with my Yamaha 3000. Just go to
> the speaker gallery and check out the MMG's. They still sell them at
> just five-fifty a pair, one of audios best known steals
> All the best, Mike

Mike,
Thanx for your response..but I've read in a lotta places that driving
denon with 4 ohm speakers could cook the receiver..even the dealer
from whom I bought said the same..the minimum safe bet is hooking up 6
ohm speakers..thats what been said even in the denon manual..do
magnepan make 6 ohm ...I'l check it out anyways..

zed

Uptown Audio · Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 18

Both the KEF and the PSB are good choices. Tannoy is also very good. I
would limit my selection to those that you have there locally and
choose what best suits your tastes. You will end up with a very good
system from any of those choices without any headaches,
disappointments or surprises.
- Bill
www.uptownaudio.com
Roanoke VA
(540) 343-1250

"ZED" wrote in message@posting.google.com...
> Hi,
> I am in a process of building up a HT. I bought a Denon 1803 last
week
> and I am finding it difficult to find good matching speakers for
this
> set up. I have a JVC DVD, Sony TV. Please advise me as to what
> speakers would be a best set-up. I am inetersted in floor-standing
for
> main speakers. My budget is around 1500$ for the whole set. I am
> looking into JBL ND310 or PSB Image 4T but am not sure if there are
> any other better than these. I wanna listen about Kef..
> also are there any other better ones? Please advise me..
>
> Thanx in advance
> Zed

Paul Bourdot · Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 2

I use an old set of floor standing Kef Concertos with my 1803. Sounds good.
ZED wrote in message@posting.google.com...
> Hi,
> I am in a process of building up a HT. I bought a Denon 1803 last week
> and I am finding it difficult to find good matching speakers for this
> set up. I have a JVC DVD, Sony TV. Please advise me as to what
> speakers would be a best set-up. I am inetersted in floor-standing for
> main speakers. My budget is around 1500$ for the whole set. I am
> looking into JBL ND310 or PSB Image 4T but am not sure if there are
> any other better than these. I wanna listen about Kef..
> also are there any other better ones? Please advise me..
>
> Thanx in advance
> Zed

Dan Baw · Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 7

Try the Klipsch Reference line.

in article bfadjm$u23$1@lust.ihug.co.nz, Paul Bourdot at pbord@ihug.co.nz
wrote on 7/18/03 10:25 PM:

> I use an old set of floor standing Kef Concertos with my 1803. Sounds good.
> ZED wrote in message
> @posting.google.com...
>> Hi,
>> I am in a process of building up a HT. I bought a Denon 1803 last week
>> and I am finding it difficult to find good matching speakers for this
>> set up. I have a JVC DVD, Sony TV. Please advise me as to what
>> speakers would be a best set-up. I am inetersted in floor-standing for
>> main speakers. My budget is around 1500$ for the whole set. I am
>> looking into JBL ND310 or PSB Image 4T but am not sure if there are
>> any other better than these. I wanna listen about Kef..
>> also are there any other better ones? Please advise me..
>>
>> Thanx in advance
>> Zed
>
>