Reddit mentions of Pioneer SP-FS51-LR Floorstanding Loudspeakers (Black, Pair) (Discontinued by Manufacturer)

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Features:

3 Woofers with Oversized Magnets for Powerful Bass
Superior Crossover Design for Full-Spectrum Clarity
Curved Cabinet Construction Designed to Reduce Vibration
1 Inch Soft Dome Tweeter for Crisp, Accurate, High Frequencies

Specs:

Color	Black
Height	35.83 Inches
Length	23.15 Inches
Number of items	2
Release date	September 2011
Weight	55.44 Pounds
Width	13.39 Inches

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Found 9 comments on Pioneer SP-FS51-LR Floorstanding Loudspeakers (Black, Pair) (Discontinued by Manufacturer):

u/SicilSlovak · 6 points r/vintageaudio

Someone in r/Audiophile asked me to give my impressions of the Mac, so here's the overview I gave. . .

Bass: By far the most immediately noticeable difference. The notes that fell into the lower register were thicker when coming through the Mac. I'd call it fuller, but that often comes with the connotation that it was louder or became more overwhelming, which was not the case here.

Imaging: Whereas before I could pick a general area for a particular sound's "source" -- center, off center, at the speakers, just inside/outside the speakers -- it had now become a far more distinct imaging (e.g., the drums sound like they are right there, the piano is a few inches above that). The one negative point I found however, when listening to Portishead's Roseland NYC Live album on the Thorens was that the audience applause fell much further into the background. Perhaps that is a more accurate reproduction, but I missed it sounding like I was in the middle of the crowd.

Mids-Highs: Where I really took note of this was while listening to Queen's A Night at the Opera. Freddie Mercury's voice was so so much more present. As I cycled through a few other songs with power vocalists on them the experience with Queen held very true across them all. High notes were also very tight.

Range: This took a little more to notice, but once I did, I was in love. It seems that my Marantz' internal amp had been cutting off the extra highs, and the extra lows. I was hearing things higher in the upper register, and lower in the lower register -- and to no insignificant degree -- than I had ever before. It wasn't like hearing the bass note extend out a hair lower, I felt like I had gained an entire new frequency band on both ends.

Tone: Here's where I'm a little mixed, and it's something that I never thought I'd be mixed about. The music reproduction was surreal in its accuracy, which is what I always imagined to be what I wanted. Even though the MC250 was tuned to be a more warm tube-like solid state amp, I began to understand what people mean by MacIntosh being almost sterile. I only got the sense of this a few times, but it was there, and was enough to make my ear to ear grin, when considering the other benefits, slip ever so slightly. However, with this sterile accuracy, what I lost in warmth and that certain je ne sais quoi, I was able to gain through hearing absolutely every damn thing that was happening when they recorded whatever track I was listening to. The prime example of this came from a run through of Dave Brubeck's "Take Five" (If you haven't heard it, stop reading and go listen. . . now). Not only could you hear the saxophonist's voice rushing through his instrument (something which I could hear before with the Marantz), you very literally could hear him place his lips on the reed, and when his mouth would release from it, just before taking a breath. I half expected to be able to discern his heartbeat. Whatever you wanted to hear on the track, it was there, and easily isolated by your ears. Listening to old favorites quickly became a game of listening for things I didn't hear before, then zeroing in on it to find out what it was.

Overall: Holy SHIT!

TL/DR: With a Mac solid state, you lose a bit of the warmth and je ne sais quoi that comes with a great tube amp, but in exchange everything is fuller/tighter, and its accuracy would let you hear if a fly shits in the recording studio and enjoy it in its full sonic brilliance.

Here's an overview of the setup I used:

Stereo Rig

Marantz SR7300 as the processor
McIntosh MC250
Andrew Jones Pioneer SP-FS51-LR

Analog Source
Thorens TD-125 mkII w/ Rega RB300 arm and Grado Prestige Green cart
Clearaudio Nano Phono phono stage

Digital Source
Spotify at 320kbps

u/ZeosPantera · 4 points r/hometheater

My obligatory post for a cheap home theater. I like the BIC sub. I usually recommend Denon over Yamaha for features and ease of setup. The Sony floorstanders are hit or miss depending on who you talk too. On a budget I would likely go with these aff-linked Pioneer SPFS51's and some of the matching BS21's for the rear and they have a matching center should you want everything to match. You can save some cash and use whatever you have for the rears since they rarely have to match.

u/hellomika · 3 points r/vinyl

There are 2 models! The one you saw are the "BS21", usually found at $99. Those are the "BS41", larger and more powerful, usually found at $200 (and usually out of stock).

There are also from the same series the floor standing speakers FS51.

Edit: details.

u/e60deluxe · 2 points r/hometheater

its gonna be hard to get floor standers in your range.

i would recommend speakers like these:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0045NCB32/

their normal price is $140 but the sometimes go on sale on amazon like they are now.

which have decent bass but by no means can cover the range of a good subwoofer. most should find it adequate however. you will need stands.

you can add a subwoofer later on if need be.

a Denon Receiver like a 1613 should fit well.

on an Android, download an app called Bubble UPnP (or many other DLNA/UPnP apps out there) and it can play to any DLNA certified device including most new receivers. i can attest to it working well with denon and marantz. however there is a caveat; this will only work with music files on the phone, not streamed files like pandora or spotify or etc.

if you dont want to use stands, basically the only decent floor standers in your range are gonna be something like these:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004H1M4NO/

which are decent, and will have more bass, but otherwise not as good as those infinity's.

i forgot to mention, the receiver needs to connect to your home router to work with UPnP, it does not have a direct connection to the phone.

u/subhuman1 · 2 points r/hometheater

can you spin the orientation 90 degrees so you can move a little further from the screen? I would skip a soundbar regardless, really limiting the accuracy and dynamics of the system if you go that route.

You have 1001 options with a $2000 budget.

1)go 5.1 not 7.1 You don't have the acoustical space for 7.1 to make a huge difference.

2)$250-$500 for a solid 5.1 big name receiver.
3)$400-$800 for a nice 5.0 speaker package
4)$200-$800 for one good sub

$850-$2100 range.

Examples.

2) http://www.amazon.com/Denon-AVR-X1000-In-Command-5-1-Channel-Networking/dp/B00CALM2JY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1382284650&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=denon+avrx1000

$450 but I'd buy a little extra here for Audyssey XT. The last thing you want in a confined space like this is high response peaks in the mids/highs.

3) Towers, http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-SP-FS51-LR-Floorstanding-Loudspeakers-Black/dp/B004H1M4NO/ref=pd_sim_e_4

Center , http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-SP-C21-Watt-2-Way-Speaker/dp/B004MF4S0M/ref=pd_bxgy_e_text_y

surrounds , http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-SP-BS21-LR-80-Watts-2-Way-Speakers/dp/B004MEWZE4/ref=pd_bxgy_e_text_z

About $300 total?

In a room this small, you need a subwoofer with a controlled rolloff starting around 40-50hz. There aren't many of these...

This one would absolutely rock this room size but it might be a little over kill if you never push the volume levels. $749

http://www.hometheatershack.com/forums/speaker-subwoofer-reviews/63016-power-sound-audio-xs15-review.html

You are looking at high output levels down below 10hz though.

That's $1500. You can spend $250-500 on a lesser sub and drop it down to $1000-1250 easily.

u/nomtank · 2 points r/vinyl

Thanks for the explanation. I may have to go this route instead of going with an Audio Technica 440 ML for my next stylus.

Turntable: Marantz 6100

Amp/Preamp: Mies i100 integrated amp (a Kickstarter special that blows my previous amp/preamp combo out of the water)

Speakers: Pioneer SP-FS51-LR

u/davdev · 2 points r/hometheater

u/this_post_is_boring · 1 point r/audiophile

http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-SP-FS51-LR-Floorstanding-Loudspeakers-Black/dp/B004H1M4NO/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1333121519&amp;sr=1-1

these pioneer speakers are great for the price.

u/[deleted] · 1 point r/electronics

http://www.amazon.com/Infinity-Primus-Two-way-Floorstanding-Speaker/dp/B0044D178S/ref=sr_1_20?s=aht&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1325050004&amp;sr=1-20

http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-SP-FS51-LR-Floorstanding-Loudspeakers-Black/dp/B004H1M4NO/ref=sr_1_13?s=aht&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1325050004&amp;sr=1-13

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