Reddit mentions of BIC Amercia Acoustech Platinum Series PL-89 tower speaker

Speakers:

(2) BIC Acoustech Platinum Series PL-89 tower speaker
(1) BIC Acoustech PL-28II Center Speaker

Subwoofer is still on it's way in the mail but it's a BIC PL-200 Acoustech Platinum Series Subwoofer

Turntable:
Technics SL 1210 mk5
Shure m97xE Audiophile Cartridge

Receiver:

Pioneer Elite 7.1 Receiver (Sorry can't find link)

For those wondering the record is Flume - Flume (debut)

Towers (priced per speaker)

Bookshelves:

• Chane A1.4
  
• Ascend Acoustics CBM-170
  
• SVS Prime bookshelf
  
• Monitor Audio Bronze 2
  
• Dali Zensor 3
  
• Dali Oberon 1

How bout Bic?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001VIXH7I/

$1000 isn't much to work with, but you can still get a decent setup.

Receiver: Denon 530

Towers: Bic PL-89

Matching center

Sub

Total comes to $1069, but I don't think you will have any complaints about this setup.

If you really want to go cheap, get some Polk Monitor 70s which I routinely see on sale for $170-180, a matching center from Crutchfield's scratch and dent for about $70 with the same sub and receiver.

Whatever you do, have some patience and just wait until Black Friday. Last year Best Buy had Polk and Klipsch stuff on sale for 50% off. You might be able to snag some Polk Signature S55s or Klipsch Reference series for cheap.

Interesting.. This came up just the other day when I saw this monstrosity for $1300 and I contemplated what you could actually get for that money.

As long as you are going to control all this from your PC and don't need anything else hooked up you are fine starting with the behringer dac above and something powerful like the Behringer A500 amp or a Crown XLS series amp (~$300)

You grab two Bic F12's (one for each channel, duh) (~400)

Then you make the decision on what tower's to get with the remaining $800.. I'd probably look at one of these three four. The HTD Level 3's .<.>. Emotiva 6.2's .<.>. Klipsch RF-52's OR keep it all matching and get the BIC PL-89II towers.

Wire it all up, and position it properly and await the assault charges your neighbors will most likely file against you.

Then come back and post PICTURES!

Here is a list I made for a guy at work. Some of them are a bit out of this price range, but it gives you an idea. Also, remember, towers are sold individually, so you will need to double the price. This is also a tiny sample of what is available.

http://www.amazon.com/Klipsch-RF-82-II-Floorstanding-Speaker/dp/B0041GEZDM/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1393526632&sr=1-2&keywords=klipsch+speakers (my personal #1 pcik in this list)
http://www.amazon.com/KEF-KHT6000BL-Slender-Profile-Aluminum/dp/B000F189P2/ref=sr_1_2?s=aht&ie=UTF8&qid=1393526895&sr=1-2&keywords=kef+speakers

http://www.amazon.com/Focal-Chorus-726V-Floorstanding-Speaker/dp/B001L4ZZTA/ref=sr_1_8?s=aht&ie=UTF8&qid=1393527225&sr=1-8&keywords=focal+speakers

http://www.amazon.com/Klipsch-RF-52-Reference-Floorstanding-Loudspeaker/dp/B0041578BE/ref=sr_1_3?s=aht&ie=UTF8&qid=1393526674&sr=1-3&keywords=klipsch+speakers

http://www.amazon.com/Klipsch-RF-62-II-Floorstanding-Speaker/dp/B00415E7FE/ref=sr_1_13?s=aht&ie=UTF8&qid=1393526730&sr=1-13&keywords=klipsch+speakers

http://www.amazon.com/BIC-Amercia-Acoustech-Platinum-PL-89/dp/B001VIXH7I/ref=sr_1_18?s=aht&ie=UTF8&qid=1393526752&sr=1-18&keywords=klipsch+speakers

http://www.amazon.com/Focal-Chorus-714V-Floorstanding-Speaker/dp/B001ASBPO6/ref=sr_1_4?s=aht&ie=UTF8&qid=1393526792&sr=1-4&keywords=focal+speakers

http://www.amazon.com/Focal-Chorus-716V-Floorstanding-Speaker/dp/B001AN2E3W/ref=sr_1_9?s=aht&ie=UTF8&qid=1393526814&sr=1-9&keywords=focal+speakers

http://www.amazon.com/KEF-Q500B-Floorstanding-Loudspeaker-Single/dp/B00CE3LGAO/ref=sr_1_7?s=aht&ie=UTF8&qid=1393526934&sr=1-7&keywords=kef+speakers


If these are too pricey, here are some even cheaper ones that should be real good as well:
http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-SP-FS51-LR-Floorstanding-Loudspeakers-Black/dp/B004H1M4NO/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1393527045&sr=1-6&keywords=pioneer+speakers+andrew+jones (this is the only pioneer model I would recomend)

http://www.amazon.com/JBL-ES80BK-3-Way-Floorstanding-Speaker/dp/B00166ZFXO/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1393527099&sr=1-1&keywords=jbl+es80

You aren't going to be able to connect the Jasmine to the Behringer. If this is what the back of your Jasmine looks like, the only outputs are the speaker outputs. There isn't really a good way to input that into your Behringer.

You can run the Jasmine as your main amp if you so choose. According to the Amazon listing on your speakers, they have an incredulous 98db sensitivity. The 11 watts on the Jasmine would be more than enough to drive the speakers to a good level. You would have to do a little gymnastics to continue using your sub, however.

Up your budget by $50 and get 2 of these;

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001VIXH7I/ref=s9_dcacsd_dcoop_bw_c_x_1_w

Buuuut, the DV84's are supposed to sound quite good for the money. I've been interested in them for some years, but kind of jumped over them when there was the big Jamo sale earlier in the year. I'm still contemplating getting a pair just to see what they sound like.

And there was just a post by a mod around here that would say these are the best LOUDspeakers you can get at that price point, if you can get past the 1990 looks...surprisingly, the best price I found was on the Home Depot site for some reason...

https://www.homedepot.com/p/BIC-America-Eviction-Series-15-in-430-Watt-3-Way-Bi-Ampable-Floor-Speaker-RTR-EV15/204706680

ooops, didn't see you had the EV15's listed. Go for them!

Hey Zeos! Great guide! I built my 5.1 from this last year and have been very happy with it.

Quick question: I went with the BICs and just blew a front speaker. Thinking about going with towers in the living room. About to pick up some BIC FT-6T towers for $300, but I may be able to do BIC PL-89 II's for $450. Waiting on an ebay seller to accept or counter-offer.

Might be nice to start upgrading, but I'm concerned about the PL-89's not matching the sound signature of the center. What do you think?

• Receiver - Denon E400
  
• Center - BIC America FH6-LCR
  
• Woofer - BIC America F12
  
• Rears - Micca MB42x
  
  Use case: 70% listening to music. 30% home theater.

Thanks, very helpful. I may add a tv, not sure we of yet. The ta 100 looks like it could be perfect.

Here are the speakers (but I'm willing to upgrade if they don't sound great, they were primarily used for home theater before and this system will focus on music)

BIC Amercia Acoustech Platinum Series PL-89 tower speaker https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001VIXH7I/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_7qsEDbQT2E8GH

https://www.amazon.com/Fosi-Audio-Converter-Headphone-Pre-Amplifier/dp/B07G2NQYLX

Plus

https://www.amazon.com/SMSL-SA-98E-Digital-Amplifier-Adapter/dp/B00NBGECXG

Or

https://www.amazon.com/Behringer-KM750-BEHRINGER-Black/dp/B01M3RHY5K

Plus 2

https://www.amazon.com/BIC-Amercia-Acoustech-Platinum-PL-89/dp/B001VIXH7I

Or

https://www.amazon.com/Polk-Audio-Monitor-Floorstanding-Speaker/dp/B006QL0XXQ

Or

https://www.frys.com/product/7327244?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

After a lot of deep thought, my answer is... I don't know!

I have the Pioneer SP-BS22 bookshelves and, assuming the FS-SP52's sound similar, I'd say the BICs are something like a lateral move in overall sound quality, plus the extra bass extension and obviously galactic gains in dynamic range. So, that's a plus!

I can't think of any technical reason not to use them in a smaller space and honestly, they don't look that crazy with the grill covers on. It's just hard to say if you'd be able to enjoy the extra output in an apartment setting.

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I'd add that my personal takeaway from my experience from these speakers (which I utterly failed to make clear in the review) is more "high efficiency speakers are the shit!" than "buy these specific high efficiency speakers," though of course I am also a fan of these specific high efficiency speakers.

Right now I'm building a set of these 91dB efficient MTMs for my brother-in-law and they are great. They capture a lot of that "high efficiency magic," have no problems reaching massive peaks in my den with a modest 50W amp, and are perhaps a little bit more of a practical choice for apartment living.

DIY is not for everyone but, TL;DR, perhaps consider other 90db+ efficiency speakers? BIC makes some slightly more reasonable tower models, as does Klipsch, and I bet there are others...