HSU Ventriloquist for Bedroom HT and Music

For HT only it is pretty good. It did much better than I expected. The shifting the mid-bass to the center channel works. Is it great? No. Is it nice for $600? Yes. Does it have the best sub of $600 HTiBs? Yes. I found it pretty flawless on sound effects but not great for a dynamic score like LoTR but not HTiB awful. Doesn't Hsu have a 30 day home trial period?

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Does Hsu have a 30 day trial period? Yes.
Is repacking and returning things a pain in the ass? Yes.
Do I know what you meant by LoTR? No.
Do I otherwise thank you for your comments? Yes.

Would I appreciate any other thoughts or suggestions for a bedroom home theatre speaker to be used with a Hsu subwoofer? Yes.

LotR= Lord of the Rings

It isn't that hard to repack. All six speaker go in the same box.

Take a look at RAD Micros similar concept but much more attractive in form.

Ah....Lord of the Rings. Have not seen it or listened to the "dynamic score".

But funny coincidence. Sorry to drop a name, but I have just returned from a dinner where I sat across the table from Howard Shore.

I was not familiar with his work on LotR or any other movies, but it was interesting that our conversation regarding audio went just about nowhere.

I tried to engage him in a conversation about audio and sound quality being a lost art, what with recording studios for windows in a box, studios closing, digital vs good old fashioned analogue etc.

He looked at me like I had 17 heads and then more or less dismissively said that he had been making records since I was in diapers, spent his days in a soundproofed office with a suspended floor, and that technology had changed dramatically in recent years.

I mentioned that I was interested in Audio Research amplifiers and he said "yeah, Ive had a lot of "AR" equipment. (ACOUSTIC Research?)

When I asked him what he thought was state of the art for amplifiers and speakers he mentioned B&Ws and Crown.

I guess we are all just insane? Or other people, even professional composers, just dont get it?

AS fra as other speaker choices for bedroom HT-- ie somewhat small and not too pricey--there are many choices. One I might consider is the E series from AAD. ( American Acoustic Development.) The reason that I like this setup is that their center channel speaker isnt an afterthought-- it actually matches the rest of the set up quite well. So its like e-44c and e-40 mains with e-30 surrounds or something like that. Not too expensive and with an HSU sub should be good. The entry level Klipsch RB-15s and 25s also might a decent consideration for a bedroom system. Very efficient.