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Reddit mentions of Fluance Signature HiFi 2-Way Center Channel Speaker for Home Theater (HFCW)
Sentiment score: 3
Reddit mentions: 4
We found 4 Reddit mentions of Fluance Signature HiFi 2-Way Center Channel Speaker for Home Theater (HFCW). Here are the top ones.
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Perfect the vocals and dialogue of your favorite music and movies with this high fidelity center channel speakerMastering precision and sonic accuracy, the Signature Series uses only premium components that ensure high fidelity sound transporting the theater into your living roomUltra high-end Neodymium tweeters produce high frequencies with captivating clarity for a pure listening experience.Dual 5 inch midrange drivers with unique pointed dome that allows sound waves to travel directly from the center of the woven glass fiber cone for an enhanced soundstageAcoustically inert, the cabinet is precision crafted with engineered wood to create a warm, distortion-free sound
Specs:
Color | Natural Walnut |
Height | 7.3 Inches |
Length | 10.6 Inches |
Size | Center Channel Speaker |
Weight | 16.3 Pounds |
Width | 18.9 Inches |
> seating for 8 persons
That means you have seating off to the side, likely diagonally, correct? What this means is that you should get bipole/dipole/radiators for your side-surrounds, and place them centered between each "row of seating" (if it's additional couches instead of seats, put them centered based on distance from furthest seating to closest seating), a pic/drawing of the room would help. Good ones that'll fit in your budget are these bipoles ($120) or its bigger brothers, this one ($150) or this one ($200, I have these, got them $100 on sale from Walmart, currently normal priced).
> I preferred the quality of Klipsch
As for your front 3 speakers, two options I have would be Klipsch, or the same company as those bipoles. For Klipsch, there are these bookshelves + matching center ($340); for Fluance, they don't have a matching center for their SX Series, so you can mix and match, or not get their SX Series, their most expensive series (Signature) bookshelves + center would be $350, so similar price to the Klipsch's, their 2^nd highest model line bookshelves + center would be $270.
For your back-surrounds, are you wall-mounting? If your are, you will want front-ported speakers. Ones that I can recommend are these Sound Appeals ($70), or actually Fluance's top 2 model lines, you can get the Signature Series ($200) or their XL7 Series ($150). You don't want dipole/dipole/radiators for back-rears, as the sound dispersion wouldn't be good (null zones or amplified zones)
Now, that brings us to the subwoofer. If you were talking like 3-4, maybe 5 people, you could just get 1 sub, however, since you are talking 8 people, you definitely want 2 subs. The reason for that is a subwoofer has sweet spots, and an 8-person seating area is definitely too large. With the speakers I recommended, if you went on the most expensive of my recommendations, that would leave us with ~$750 to play with. I would recommend two of these ($660 total)
or two of these ($740$865 total, too expensive).Now, I'm guessing you'll also need speaker wire. I'd recommend getting at least 16 gauge (lower the # the better), and if you are going in-wall, get oxygen-free. Speaker wire is cheap, here is 100ft of 14 gauge oxygen-free speaker wire. Now, I'd also suggest getting open-screw banana plugs (likely wont fit on any speakers you are wall-mounting), just to save on some frustration with connecting the speaker wire to the speakers/receiver, I bought 2 orders of these ($16 total), they connect like this. You will also want 2 subwoofer cables (RCA's with better insulation), I bought 1 order AmazonBasics in 15ft for $9 ($18 total for you), they also come in 25ft ($20 total, so better safe than sorry). If you don't know how to place a subwoofer, here is /u/zeospantera's tutorial.
I see lots of commenters recommending high-end stuff which is understandable since you are building your own house and having a large dedicated space for a banging HT. A good 7 channel receiver plus a subwoofer powerful enough for your large room will add up to $1000 pretty quick. Heck, I'd reccomend two subwoofers for a space that large. I will probably get downvoted, but let me help you find some more budget friendly choices.
Receiver $300 - DENON
AVR-X1400H
Subwoofer $300 - Bic Acoustech PL-200 II
Front LR $200 - Fluance Signature Series
* Matching Center - $150
Surround and Rear Surrounds - Micca MB42X 2x$80
This puts you just slightly over budget. also factor in speaker mounts / shelves / stands, cables, etc.... There's obviously lots of options and everyone has their own opinions. Have fun researching, I hope this helps!
So if the main viewing area is the family room and you watch TV nightly I would say go for the front three upgrade. The problem there is the budget. With $300 you'll be limited to about where you are in terms of speakers. I would say you would need $400 to step up. You could do just the mains and do the center later or not at all depending on how sensitive you are to the mismatch. You could also just keep what you have in the family room and setup the den with the upgraded speakers for music. Either way here are some options.
Mains upgrade - (pick one) These all have a matching center but keep in mind the center can be expensive.
Front three upgrade
/u/ZeosPantera
this the signature you mean?
https://www.amazon.com/Fluance-Signature-Two-way-Channel-HFCW/dp/B01A5TWSY6/