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aprather
11/06/08

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I really enjoy my Rockets.

www.av123.com

You will not receive better customer service. A quick example of this is when my dog knocked something over into the corner of my center channel speaker. I posted about this on their forums looking for nothing more than a virtual shoulder to cry on and the CEO of the company sends me a PM containing his cell phone number and instructions to call him the next day. The conversation was great and he offered me a replacment speaker at cost.
I kept the old one and now use it as a rear center.... You never see CS like that these days.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
11/06/08

@aprather: Yeah, I had a similar experience from Hafler. Something (ex-wife *cough*) knocked one of my haflers over and it nicked the finish. Hafler (then owned by Rockford Corp) replaced the entire unit for free.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
11/06/08

@Lite: And this was just for cosmetic damage.
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Bokusatsu_Tenshi
11/06/08

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1K bucks? Ouch.

Overall, I'm prety glad with my Logitech speakers.

Never had to use more than half of it's punch.

Noise gate can be bothersome at times, but not much really.
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MrBlahBlah
11/07/08

@Bokusatsu_Tenshi: I too like my logitech....$300 for a total 5.1 system. Not as crisp as i would like, but you can't beat the price
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ludwigk
11/06/08

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Energy is a good brand and the price tag is low enough to try em out if you're in the market for good 5.1 setup.

I've always been confused the hell out of by center channel speaker technology. Why are they always horizontal woofer designs? This clearly leads to wave interference and spotty performance based on your angle of listening. This set looks to be using a standard 5th speaker as a center channel, which makes perfect sense, although now its on its side? Again, wtf? Are they trying to accentuate the off-axis performance, which is non-ideal for any speaker?
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
11/06/08

@ludwigk: I was under the impression that it was based upon available space to place the speaker. Ideally center channel is inside the viewing screen, not above, or below it. So, centering a horizonal speaker is easier to fit space-wise than a vertical stack.
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92BuickLeSabre
11/06/08

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S&V sure has curious definitions for "every" and "class."

I see no reference at all to the best plastic tinny speaker available in paper-thin cardboard at the local $0.99 store class.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
11/06/08

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Is this of all time, or simply currently available speakers?

I'll stick w/ my Hafler gear for now tyvm.
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