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Johnnybass
Johnnybass Posts: 39
edited August 2010 in Speakers
Whats better for rear speakers in a 5.1 home theater system?????? TSI 100's(book shelf) OR TSI300's(Floor standing).


Thank You John
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  • lanchile
    lanchile Posts: 560
    edited July 2010
    Johnnybass wrote: »
    Whats better for rear speakers in a 5.1 home theater system?????? TSI 100's(book shelf) OR TSI300's(Floor standing).


    Thank You John

    I would go for the bookshelf!. The rear is just for the "phantom" or echo if you will.
    Make it simple...Make it better!
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  • ZeroCoolPolks
    ZeroCoolPolks Posts: 53
    edited July 2010
    Monitor 30 Series II cause they maybe 1/2 the price.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,473
    edited July 2010
    lanchile wrote: »
    I would go for the bookshelf!. The rear is just for the "phantom" or echo if you will.


    completely untrue... In a 5.1 system, the rear channels carry their own, separate information. If you have the room, your system will benefit from the use of towers in the rear positions, This is how my setup is done and it works brilliantly. If you do not have the space, a bookshelf will get the job done. What I find is that the rear channels have more dramatic impact, clarity and accuracy when I run towers. For this reason my TSi100's are long gone and LSi-15's have taken their place.
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  • Johnnybass
    Johnnybass Posts: 39
    edited July 2010
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    completely untrue... In a 5.1 system, the rear channels carry their own, separate information. If you have the room, your system will benefit from the use of towers in the rear positions, This is how my setup is done and it works brilliantly. If you do not have the space, a bookshelf will get the job done. What I find is that the rear channels have more dramatic impact, clarity and accuracy when I run towers. For this reason my TSi100's are long gone and LSi-15's have taken their place.


    I see your Point. will this be true on a 7.2 system also???
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  • Johnnybass
    Johnnybass Posts: 39
    edited July 2010
    ZeroCoolPolks wrote: »
    Monitor 30 Series II cause they maybe 1/2 the price.



    I will look into this. thanks ZCP:cool:
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  • Johnnybass
    Johnnybass Posts: 39
    edited July 2010
    Is it better to have the rear speakers at head level??
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited July 2010
    What is the rest of your system going to be? If you can you should stick to the same series of speakers & not mix & match.

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  • Johnnybass
    Johnnybass Posts: 39
    edited July 2010
    cfrizz wrote: »
    What is the rest of your system going to be?
    Welcome to Club Polk



    Thank you. Polk,cs10,tsi300 and tsi100 or tsi300 rear.i'm looking to go with a txsr608--7.2. i have a txsr303 5.1 now.
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,142
    edited July 2010
    Johnnybass wrote: »
    Is it better to have the rear speakers at head level??

    Above head level when you are seated is recommended.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited July 2010
    Johnny make sure you get a receiver with preouts for future amplification upgrades. Because as good as you think they might sound with your receiver, they will sound even better with seperate amplification.

    The usual configuration is to have the surrounds up on the wall at about 6ft up & 6-8ft apart.
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  • Johnnybass
    Johnnybass Posts: 39
    edited August 2010
    Conradicles wrote: »
    Above head level when you are seated is recommended.



    So book shelf tsi100 would work better then the tsi300.i can put them where i need too.thank you:D
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  • Johnnybass
    Johnnybass Posts: 39
    edited August 2010
    cfrizz wrote: »
    The usual configuration is to have the surrounds up on the wall at about 6ft up & 6-8ft apart.


    they will be 20 feet apart.the room is wide and narrow.
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