Ooh ooh ooh! I'm excited!

hagmanm2
hagmanm2 Posts: 205
edited April 2010 in Speakers
So my CSi A4 finally arrived and for once I feel my system is complete... or at least complete 'enough' where I will no longer feel a gnawing urge to keep buying things for my system! Agh, will this sickness never subside!... hmm, you know I do need a power conditioner too.... DOH! :eek:

Check it: I added pictures! Just thought I'd share my excitement. Thanks fellow polkies for your advice and guidance. ;)
http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showcase/view.php?userid=109258

:D
Living Room: Receiver: Pioneer Elite SC-25 | Turntable: Technics SL-B200 | CD Player: Rotel RCD-955AX | Fronts: Polk RTiA3 | Center: Polk CSi A4 | Rears: Polk FXi3 | Sub: Velodyne DPS-10 | Cables: AudioQuest Type4 & TypeA

Office: Carver HR-742 | Speakers: RTi6 | Turntable: Numark 1600
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  • Amherst
    Amherst Posts: 695
    edited April 2010
    That is a real nice center.

    They voice well and can handle music to boot! Good to see joy.
    Parasound C1, T3, HCA-3500, HCA-2205A, P/DD1550, Pioneer DV-79avi, Oppo BDP-83, WD Media Server W/HDD,
    Dynaudio Contour 3.3, Dynaudio Contour T2.1, Polk OWM3, Polk DSW micropro 1000 (x2),
    Pioneer Kuro 50" Plasma, Phillips Pronto Control w/Niles HT-MSU.
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  • phipiper10
    phipiper10 Posts: 955
    edited April 2010
    Nice work! Looks good!
    Analog Source: Rega P3-24 Exact 2 w/GT delrin platter & Neo TT-PSU Digital Source: Lumin T2 w/Roon (NUC) DAC: Denafrips Pontus II Phono Preamp: Rega Aria MK3 Preamp: Rogue RP-7 Amp: Pass X150.8 Speakers: Joseph Audio Perspective 2, Audio Physic Tempo Plus Cables: Morrow M4 ICs & Audio Art SC-5 ePlus, Shunyata PCs Misc: Shunyata Hydra Delta D6, VTI rack, GIK acoustic panels
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  • mystik610
    mystik610 Posts: 699
    edited April 2010
    hagmanm2 wrote: »
    So my CSi A4 finally arrived and for once I feel my system is complete... or at least complete 'enough' where I will no longer feel a gnawing urge to keep buying things for my system! Agh, will this sickness never subside!... hmm, you know I do need a power conditioner too.... DOH! :eek:

    Check it: I added pictures! Just thought I'd share my excitement. Thanks fellow polkies for your advice and guidance. ;)
    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showcase/view.php?userid=109258

    :D

    Great. Now have you heard how much better the CSi A6 is? :)

    The gnawing urge will never go away.

    Audiophillia is a sickness I tell ya.

    All jokes aside. Congrats!
    My System Showcase!

    Media Room
    Paradigm Studio 60 - Paradigm CC-690 - Paradigm ADP-390 - Epik Empire - Anthem MRX300 - Emotiva XPA-5

    Living-room
    Paradigm MilleniaOne - Rythmik F12GSE - Onkyo TX-SR805 - Adcom 5400

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    Sennheiser Momentum Over-Ear - Shure SE215 - Fiio E18 Kunlun
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  • bopicasso
    bopicasso Posts: 878
    edited April 2010
    Flor de cana helps me relax also :) With a nice 1926 padron anniversary.
    Living Room setup: Pioneer Elite VSX-21TXH, Krell KAV 300i, PS Audio DL III DAC, Tyler Acoustics Taylo 7u, Dynaudio Audience 120C+, SVS 25/31PCI, B-P-T Clean Power Center, Ps3, Panny 50" S1 Plasma, Tekline speaker cables, Audio Art interconnects, and Pangea power cables.
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  • Pappy1
    Pappy1 Posts: 63
    edited April 2010
    Nice looking setup! Congratulations hagmanm2! I've been leery about buying an amplifier from Craig's List - your experience may cause me to reconsider that.

    Pappy

    AVR - Pioneer VSX 9040TXH
    Subwoofer - Polk Audio PSW 505
    TV - Samsung HL-T6756W DLP
    BD - Panasonic DMP-BD605
    Cable - CableOne HD DVR
    Center - Polk Audio CS2
    Fronts - Polk Audio Monitor 70s
    Rears - Polk Audio Monitor 60s
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited April 2010
    You should have went for the CSiA6. It smokes the A4.;)



    But...congrats either way!



    edit-You're using it with a pair of TSi500's? I retract my previous comment...you should have went for a CS10 or CS20 IMO. Looks like space is at a premium there...so probably the CS10 would have been best. And probably cheaper for that matter.

    Just my $.02
    The nirvana inducer-
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  • hagmanm2
    hagmanm2 Posts: 205
    edited April 2010
    mystik610 wrote: »
    Great. Now have you heard how much better the CSi A6 is? :)

    Better you say?... How much better!? Damnit, I need to check it out.... :D

    bopicasso wrote: »
    Flor de cana helps me relax also :) With a nice 1926 padron anniversary.

    Glad to see another Rum drinker out there. I've always been partial to it. And for all those who think rum can't be a refined and respectable drink: screw you! :eek:


    Pappy1 wrote: »
    Nice looking setup! Congratulations hagmanm2! I've been leery about buying an amplifier from Craig's List - your experience may cause me to reconsider that.
    Yeah Pappy, I've always had great luck with CL. I've had to turn down some stuff from time to time, but usually the people are more than willing to work with you (ie. take off the amps cover to check out the internals, test out all the inputs etc).
    comfortablycurt wrote: »
    edit-You're using it with a pair of TSi500's? I retract my previous comment...you should have went for a CS10 or CS20 IMO. Looks like space is at a premium there...so probably the CS10 would have been best. And probably cheaper for that matter.

    Just my $.02

    Thanks for the ¢2 curt. I was looking between the CS20 and the A4 with no price difference.

    Yes, I'm in a small room now, but I'm thinking of the future when I can finally move and place them in a room where they can breathe.

    As far as putting the CSi with the TSIs... I decided to go with the CSi because I'd only be using it with movies/tv; my music listening is always 2 channel. Since the center handles the vast majority (I've read 75% or more) of the audio during movies, I didn't think it'd be a big deal to mismatch the speakers. So no they aren't sonically matched, but so far I haven't been able to tell a difference.

    Any thoughts? Was that why you were recommending the CS10/CS20? I often read the advice to 'trust your own ears' yet sometimes that's hard to do when you can't listen to the speakers... and sometimes it's hard because you haven't yet developed a critical ear. It seems for now I've made the right choice, I couldn't be happier (but I would like to hear any other comments you might have). :D
    Living Room: Receiver: Pioneer Elite SC-25 | Turntable: Technics SL-B200 | CD Player: Rotel RCD-955AX | Fronts: Polk RTiA3 | Center: Polk CSi A4 | Rears: Polk FXi3 | Sub: Velodyne DPS-10 | Cables: AudioQuest Type4 & TypeA

    Office: Carver HR-742 | Speakers: RTi6 | Turntable: Numark 1600
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited April 2010
    IF you have TSI-500s you should match them with a CS20..that's even what Polk recommends! The Csi series is NOT timbre matched for TSIs.

    And as for rum...all spirits have their high end--and that makes a huge difference in any drink. But for me Cognac will always be King...smooth, powerful, made from a 'fruit'....and aged and aged and aged almost like a fine wine...is there anything that is more refined than a great Cognac and a good cigar? My apologies to Scotch drinkers (I can enjoy a good Scotch--but even the best have an aftertaste that no good Cognac has!).

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited April 2010
    I like that Polk Audio screen saver. Damn that would look trick on my 126" screen as movie intro. Do you mind sharing where you got it? Also your setup looks good bro, my only suggestion is put an SSD in that PC rig and watch it fly.
    Shoot the jumper.....................BALLIN.............!!!!!

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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,205
    edited April 2010
    Cool man enjoy your system.
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • jojomgee
    jojomgee Posts: 198
    edited April 2010
    looks great....makes me want to upgrade.....grrrrrrr
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited April 2010
    Congrats, although I agree that the CS20 would have been the "best" choice in centers. Timbre matching can come in to play with the front three, I know my TSi 500's and CS2 did not get along well together, which is why I now run them as surrounds. Having said that, many people have or do run "Franken systems" so if it sounds good to you, that is all that matters. Not like you are going to damage anything by running a mismatched front 3, lol.

    -Jeff
    HT Rig
    Receiver- Onkyo TX-SR806
    Mains- Polk Audio Monitor 70
    Center- Polk Audio CS2
    Surrounds- Polk Audio TSi 500's :D
    Sub- Polk Audio PSW125
    Retired- Polk Audio Monitor 40's
    T.V.- 60" Sony SXRD KDS-60A2000 LCoS
    Blu-Ray- 80 GB PS3


    2 CH rig (in progress)
    Polk Audio Monitor 10A's :cool:

    It's not that I'm insensitive, I just don't care.. :D
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  • hagmanm2
    hagmanm2 Posts: 205
    edited April 2010
    Sherardp wrote: »
    I like that Polk Audio screen saver. Damn that would look trick on my 126" screen as movie intro. Do you mind sharing where you got it? Also your setup looks good bro, my only suggestion is put an SSD in that PC rig and watch it fly.

    It's just an image of their logo that I use as part of a photo gallery screensaver. Found here:
    http://www.kocustomwhips.com/gallery/fckuploads/image/audio/PolkLogoOnWhite.jpg

    And yes, an SSD would be oh-so-nice. Alas, they're still out of my price range for the size I'd want. :rolleyes:
    And for those of you who haven't seen Samsung's SSD demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96dWOEa4Djs
    wutadumsn23 wrote: »
    Congrats, although I agree that the CS20 would have been the "best" choice in centers. Timbre matching can come in to play with the front three, I know my TSi 500's and CS2 did not get along well together, which is why I now run them as surrounds. Having said that, many people have or do run "Franken systems" so if it sounds good to you, that is all that matters. Not like you are going to damage anything by running a mismatched front 3, lol.

    -Jeff

    Yup, for my needs and wants this is great! ... And perhaps I went with the CSi because I know in the future I'd want to upgrade to an RTi HT rig (probably with the A3's). Something else to look into purchasing sometime in the future (hopefully not-to-near future. I don't need to spend anymore money).
    Living Room: Receiver: Pioneer Elite SC-25 | Turntable: Technics SL-B200 | CD Player: Rotel RCD-955AX | Fronts: Polk RTiA3 | Center: Polk CSi A4 | Rears: Polk FXi3 | Sub: Velodyne DPS-10 | Cables: AudioQuest Type4 & TypeA

    Office: Carver HR-742 | Speakers: RTi6 | Turntable: Numark 1600
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited April 2010
    Thanks for the info, I run Intel SSD and it is blazing fast bro.
    Shoot the jumper.....................BALLIN.............!!!!!

    Home Theater Pics in the Showcase :cool:

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showcase/view.php?userid=73580
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  • hagmanm2
    hagmanm2 Posts: 205
    edited April 2010
    agh don't tell me that! I don't want to buy anything else!
    Living Room: Receiver: Pioneer Elite SC-25 | Turntable: Technics SL-B200 | CD Player: Rotel RCD-955AX | Fronts: Polk RTiA3 | Center: Polk CSi A4 | Rears: Polk FXi3 | Sub: Velodyne DPS-10 | Cables: AudioQuest Type4 & TypeA

    Office: Carver HR-742 | Speakers: RTi6 | Turntable: Numark 1600
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited April 2010
    hagmanm2 wrote: »
    Yup, for my needs and wants this is great! ... And perhaps I went with the CSi because I know in the future I'd want to upgrade to an RTi HT rig (probably with the A3's). Something else to look into purchasing sometime in the future (hopefully not-to-near future. I don't need to spend anymore money).


    Whatever works for you Boss, at the end of the day you are the one who has to be happy with your investment. Congrats and enjoy.

    -Jeff
    HT Rig
    Receiver- Onkyo TX-SR806
    Mains- Polk Audio Monitor 70
    Center- Polk Audio CS2
    Surrounds- Polk Audio TSi 500's :D
    Sub- Polk Audio PSW125
    Retired- Polk Audio Monitor 40's
    T.V.- 60" Sony SXRD KDS-60A2000 LCoS
    Blu-Ray- 80 GB PS3


    2 CH rig (in progress)
    Polk Audio Monitor 10A's :cool:

    It's not that I'm insensitive, I just don't care.. :D
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