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How are Soliloquy's in HT?

I've read many reviews on these speakers and many owners seem to be happy? On the HT side, how do they perform? The reason I ask is last week, I listened to the 6.5 and 5.3. On the music side, I had no complaints but something was missing when viewing a movie in HT? One thing I should mention, on the music side they were hooked to a marsh amp(A400), in HT they were hooked up to the Cary Cinema 5. Detail and dynamics just weren't there. It was hooked up to a AAD sub. Could it be the Sol center channel isn't up to par? Could it be the Sol's are good on the music side but not in HT?

I was hoping to listen to the 6.3 but they didn't not have any to listen to.

thanks

Jeff
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elevick
2,638 posts
 
Awesome. How about a sub? Don't skimp.
I've been into 5.1 SACDs since going with soliloquy's.
By the way, I just spoke to the soliloquy office yesterday about a repair. They are great people.
elevick
2,638 posts
 
I have 6 Sat-5's for theater and it is awesome. I'm actually using 2 for the center. The sub is a 15 velodyne ULD-15 with 400 watt amp, Anthem AVM-2 pre/pro/tuner, HK signature 2.1 amp and Denon 2200 dvd. I wouldn't trade the soliloquys for anything. Also, since the sub is sooooo good, I went for the tiny Sat-5's since sonically they are quite similar to the larger models. Hey, my wife and commented on how nice the finish was!

They sound great. The price couldn't be beat. Contact underwoodhifi.com if you want to check out pricing.
elevick
2,638 posts
 
I simply am amazed with my sat-5's. Since their woofers are tiny, a good sub is a must. You don't need a $2k Velodyne but a $400 Hsu would do just fine.
The repair was 2 damaged grilles in shipment-they were delivered factory direct. All I did was send the old grilles in and they replaced them quickly and very apologetically. I couldn't have asked for more.
If you are looking, contact Walter Liederman, who owns Underwoodhifi.com. He gets awesome deals on Soliloquys since he's friendly with the company.
Lastly, for the first time ever, my wife made a nice comment on my speakers about how nice the finish is! She could care less about the sub but it makes a great little end table. I love a downfiring sub because it doesn't look like a sub and the kids can't poke the drivers.
If you are in Pittsburgh, give me a call to check it out.
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