Hi all. I have a few questions about the Acends, particularly the 170's. Ok, here they are...
1. Is there any way to securely mount the 170's to speaker stands? Do they have holes to secure them to something like an Omnimount stand? I've read about the blue tack trick, but I don't think that's going to work for me. I have a kid and I'm sure that the speakers will be bumped one day. I don't want them to fall on the floor and break.
2. The speakers I choose must be good for music first, HT sound is secondary. If I don't like the way they sound for music, I don't want them. Are the 170's and 340's good for everything from hard rock, to rap and classical? My music tastes are very widespread. I have a sub. Lower bass range is not a problem with any speaker I choose.
3. I keep seeing references to the 170's being "Monitors." Exactly what does this mean? Are they studio monitor quality?
4. I like to tweak the sound of music with a graphic equalizer. Some of the purists here may cringe, but what can I say? This is the way it sounds good to me and that's all I care about. In this regard, no lectures please.
--Typically, I give a slight boost to bass ranges, cut the mid range a bit and boost the upper range. One dealer told me that getting monitor or reference types of speakers would not be a good idea because I like to tweak the sound which defeats the purpose of getting these types of these speakers. His reasoning made sense. So I guess my question here would be... given my music listening habits and the claims of Acends being monitor speakers, are the Acends the right type of speaker for me? Should I be looking for something else instead?
5. Right now I use 15 year old 4-way Kenwood floorstanders for my mains. The receiver is crossed at 80hz and speakers size set to small. Essentially, only the 6 inch mid and 1 inch tweeter are being used. It actually sounds ok like this. Once in a while I'll have a bad day at work. I'll come home and pop in a Korn or Metallica CD and crank up my system very loud, but not to clipping or distortion levels. Can the 170's play very loud while at the same time keep their clarity and soundstage?
I had a few more questions, but it's getting late and I can't remember any more of them. I'll be back to pick your brains later .
Thanks for your replies.