giantsrl56

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.17 of 5, 6.00 votes

Price Paid:  $1400.00 from Audio Breakthroughs

Summary:
I have had these speakers for over 5 years now. I at first, was not impressed with the way it sounded with playing music. When it came to H.T is was Better at that time when Dolby Digital was just coming around. And we're talking around 1997. DTS was just a new kid on the block. I have a matched set of speakers: Defintive BP2002 Definitive C/L/R 2002 Definitive Bipolar BP2X Denon AVR 3200( Just got replaced ) Denon AVR 3805( this thing Rocks! ) All of these I have to say, produces the most natural Sound as close as real sound gets. Never sounds tingy or Bassy. Just Right... I was driving this system with a Denon AVR3200. It was not bad. Very Good sounding for Home theater. But playing music around these BP2002 left me a little lost with how my interpretation of what music should sound like... Now I can say, Its not only the speakers that make a difference. But, its the Audio source that drives the Speakers. I just upgraded to the Newest Denon AVR3805. What difference this makes. My Speakers never sounded so well as they do now. Music is a lot brighter and brouder and more bassy. Let me tell you about Home Theater. My theater don't sound like this. Great Speakers!!!! They are truly As natural sounding as you can get. I like Martin Logan speakers ,but now thay I got this new Receiver, there is no comprosing. Definitive definitely kicks butt. If you have a local dealer I suggest you give a listen. You won't be disappointed. I would like to add another comment. Most people complain about the Bass not being that great. If you properly setup the speakers for both Music and Home theater. It does make a difference. With a Seperate Sub woofer, The Sound feels and Sounds like its coming from one side of the room only. On top of that, most people don't setup the Bass right to match the rest of the Sound coming from your other 5 speakers. From what I've heard so far from seperate Subs, that give off too much rumble which kills Home Theater sound. The Subs built in these BP2002's to me is perfect. Again, if you setup the Subs to your PreAMP output and the SUB output to the LFE using a Wire Connector. Get a good one not a cheap one! The Bass is just right. Ex. Dinosaur. from Walt Disney. If you set this up right, The After affect from the Meteor crashing, is what you are looking for. The sound pressure created is phenomenal. The Bass goes right through you and you can feel the sound pressure. Again, having this new DENON AVR 3805 Makes it better. For the Digital nad DTS setup, You need to keep the LFE Level at 0 db. And set your LFE volume turned up on the BP2002's. Mine is set a litle more then a 1/4 of a turn up

Strengths:
Strong Bass management. Seperate Amp for Subwoofer input and LFE. Very good natural sounding. Almost Holographic.

Weaknesses:
Can tip over.

Summary:
Theese speakers are not for everyone. If you have a tube amp and want to hear the air around the string instruments, forget it. However, with the PROPER SETUP in the right room, their musical reproduction is very good. If improperly placed, especially to close to rear walls, they sound dull. Take the time to set them up right, you wont be sorry. They have put new life into some of my favorite music. If they are too bassey, the subs have a volume control. Turn them down. Pop in a movie, and turn them back up. When the depth charges in u-571 go off your jaw will drop. my point is, with proper setup they do h.t. and music with uncaney accuresy. Add A 2005 center channel and some bpvx surrounds. Hold on to your chair and enjoy the ride. (I drive mine with a Yamaha rx-v1,good combination.)

Strengths:
overall frequency range. Tri-wireable powerful soundstage

Weaknesses:
Can tip over easily

Similar Products Used:
polk ohm bose paradigm

Price Paid:  $500.00 from from a work associate

Summary:
The BP2002 speakers are matched with a C/L/R 2002 (center)
and a pair of BP2X's surrounds. The $500 I paid for this system may be hard to believe, but true. I have had these
speakers for three months now and I am quite impressed with the sound quality. My mini home theater sound is nothing less than fantastic with the BP2002's producing
great subsonic levels and actually causing my floor to shake (take the scene from PVT Ryan with the Tiger tank
rumbling through the French town). Awesome! Music reproduction from the BP's is good but a little "bright".
All-in-all these are truly great speakers, if you are fortunate to find a pair, GET'UM!

System consisting:
Def Tech BP2002 and etc.
Yamaha RX-800
Sony NS400D
Denon DCD-425

Strengths:
Bass effects in home theater are fantastic!

Weaknesses:
None

Similar Products Used:
RSL, AR, Bose

Price Paid:  $1700.00

Summary:
Bi-polar arrangement is excellent for all round sound effects, especially for movies. In fact, for the five years that I had the speaker and frequent audio equipment stores looking for new ones nothing of the same caliber and price quite measure up to the BPs as movie speakers. There are better ones to be sure, but this brand surely shines on price/performance index.
However it is my opinion that these speakers (I have the BP2002, but I have listened to similar other models in the shops) are only mediocre for music esp. classical music. Good for heavy metal and rap though. The clarity of sound reproduction and bass power makes that a simple fact.

Strengths:
Excellent and powerful bass, Bi-polar arrangement

Weaknesses:
Not quite for playing classical music

Similar Products Used:
I've never seen anything bi-polar before or since.

Summary:
I must say that I’m amaze at the diversity of opinions here in audioreview regarding the Definitive Technology line of products. People here have been commenting about the pros and cons of the def tech dating all the way back to 1996 and the debate is still going on. One poster complaints about the ringing in the ears and headaches from listening to these speakers and others came along and shot him down, call him names etc., etc.

Well, I have owned and operated in all the def tech line up from 2004 to the 2000tl and finally the 3000tl. I’ve been trading them up over the years. I refrained myself from posting my comments until I’m really sure I know what I’m talking about. The following is my current gears:

Sony cdp XA7ES
Sony DVD S7700
Denon AVR 5700
Def Tech bp3000tl main and bp2004tl rear, with c/l/r 3000 centre.
Kimber 8TC speaker bi-wire; MIT interconnects between components and MIT interconnects for line level inputs.

What do I think of the Def Tech? Well, I will give you this much: my friends and I used to have headaches when we watched DVDs with big explosions; and when we listened to cds that have low frequency responds, not so much in classical music, but more so with very heavy handed bass notes and drum kicks. I’ve always bi-wired the high and mid sections of the def tech and with all the jumpers removed; as a result, I’m completely left alone to find the best means to power the bass (ie, via the pre-amp). I used to use cheap monster cables to power the sub via the RCA low level in. And I believe that using cheap cables is the reason why some of you got the headaches (this is more so with the 3000tl than the 2000 but nevertheless a big problem). These cables have very poor shielding despite the manufacturers’ claim to the contrary, and I think because of this, some of the magnetic signal inadvertently fly out to the open. Now, as the volume level increased, these magnetic fields also increase and could causes headache for some people. I have since replaced these cheap monster cables with MIT interconnects and my headache is gone.

I think the def tech, although not the best speakers by any means, is very honest in their presentation of the source components, these source components include cables as well. If anyone of the source components is not up to par, I guarantee you’ll hear it. Most of you will agree that my cd player, Sony cdp XA7ES is a very good cd player (The retail price used to be $3000 US). But I used to hate listening to my cds because they didn’t sound as good as my old vinyl records despite having the Sony cdp XA7ES, the Denon AVR5700 and the top of the line bp3000tl, and the audiophile Kimber 8TC speaker wire. Until one day I realized the culprit was my Monster cd interconnect (Monsters Interconnect 400 mkII). I ditch the monsters IC and replaced it with MIT MI-300 Plus s2, and vow, I got sound stage and depth. Now with the combinations of MIT and Kimber Cable, it’s live performance every evening. Also, you need to play around with the placement of the speaker etc in order to achieve the best sound as others have suggested.

By the way, as you move up the line in the def tech line up, the bass gets better; however, the high and the mids are about the same given that the def tech uses similar drivers in their line up. If you ignore the bass issue, the best def tech speaker for music is the bp2004tl, they have the most linear frequency curve as compared to their bigger cousins. But like I said before, if you use high quality interconnects and speaker wires, this is a minor issue.

Happy listening.

Strengths:
Honest in their presentation to the source component. Clean sound, excellent sound stage if setup right.

Weaknesses:
The bass can be a bit slow (bp3000tl), of slightly weaker (bp2002tl), but could be fixed by adjusting the volume in the back.

Similar Products Used:
All the def tech line ups, B&W 804.