Polk Newb here with a Monitor 70 question

Glowrdr
Glowrdr Posts: 1,103
edited November 2010 in Speakers
So I'm one of the people that recently bit on the Newegg sales on Polk's. Due to time zones, I was lucky enough to sneak in on a $90 promo (which ends up only being $10 cheaper then they are currently) at 1:50am (how in the world I managed to complete a transaction is beyond me)

So, I've decided to trade up from:
Fronts: Yamaha NS-A100XT
Rears: Yamaha NS-5290
Center: JBL N-Center II

to:

Monitor 70's and 40's, and a CS2 all Cherry.

The question that I've been struggling with is: (pre-shipment ADHD?) I'm currently running everything off an H/K AVR635. Anyone have any insight as to whether this will be a good fit, or am I looking at amping these things further down the road?

I don't find many people that use Harmon receivers, and I'm hoping that's more of a fluke than an issue. What are the "pros" thoughts on this? It is 75x7, and I'd like to think 75 watts of H/K is a little better than 75 watts of Aiwa and I can get by. A lot of what I'm finding though says that I need to amp these speakers to really see their true value.
65" Sony X900 (XBR-65X900E)
Pioneer Elite SC-37
Polk Monitor 70's (2)
Polk Monitor 40's (4)
Polk Monitor CS2
Polk DSW Pro 660wi
Oppo BDP-93
Squeezebox Duet
Belkin PureAV PF60
Dish Network "The Hoppa"
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited November 2010
    The 635 will be a great fit for your setup. It also has preouts if you choose to add separate amplifiers later. I've got an older HK AVR that still gets use today in a second system.

    Keep us in the loop after you get it setup. Welcome to the boards, and thanks for choosing Polk Audio!

    Cheers,
    Russ
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • raffi
    raffi Posts: 114
    edited November 2010
    Welcome to CP!
    Not a pro and I have little experience with HK receivers but I think they're generally thought to be a good match with Polk speakers. That said, the 70's will benefit from being driven by something with more horsepower than your current unit...and I see your receiver does have preouts (thanks Russman) so you should be able to add a separate amp. If you do, those 70's will really open up IMO.
    2 channel rig: MMF 2.2 turntable, Adcom GFP-715, Adcom GFA-555, Adcom ACE-515, Carver M-1.0t, Denon 5900 CD/SACD, SDA-SRS 2.3s (Zardoss modded), AQ Diamondback & King Cobra IC's and AQ Type 4 speaker cables

    HT rig: Panny 50" G20 plasma, Directv DVR, Insignia BRD/DVD/SACD/DVD-A, Denon AVR-890, Fronts: Polk Monitor 70's, Rears: Deftech Mythos Gems, Center: Polk CS1, Sub: Polk PSW-505
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited November 2010
    Welcome to Club Polk Glowrdr :smile:

    I agree with the above posters that HK is a great choice to drive your 70s.

    Enjoy your new audio and HT experience :cool:

    TK
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  • centauro74
    centauro74 Posts: 10
    edited November 2010
    enjoy them, they sound great with movies
    Samsung HP-T4254.
    Denon AVR-3311ci, Emotiva XPA-3.
    Polk Audio Monitor 70's and 30's, CS2, FXi-A6.
    Sony PS3, BDP-S470,Toshiba HD-A2.
    AV123 MFW-15 "The Beast".
    Logitech Harmony 880, APC AV H10.
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  • cnoat
    cnoat Posts: 315
    edited November 2010
    Enjoy your new setup.You should hear a big improvement!
    Welcome to the best forum on the net!!
    Parasound Avc-1800
    Mains-Rti 12 -Parasound 1500a
    Center-Csi5-Parasound 1000a
    Rears-Rti 8-Parasound 750a
    Sub SVS Ultra Tv 12
    Diamondback and King Cobra IC's
    AQ T4 SC
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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    edited November 2010
    You will get a huge improvement. I had the 100XT and 200XT Yamaha speakers.... when you compare those to the Polks you'll see a HUGE difference in clarity. I swear my 100XT's didn't even have a crossover but inline caps - that's how bad the sound quality was on them! Funny because I kept them for almost 8 years too.
    Your HK will drive them just fine.... and you an always upgrade later.
    Main Surround -
    Epson 8350 Projector/ Elite Screens 120" / Pioneer Elite SC-35 / Sunfire Signature / Focal Chorus 716s / Focal Chorus CC / Polk MC80 / Polk PSW150 sub

    Bedroom - Sharp Aquos 70" 650 / Pioneer SC-1222k / Polk RT-55 / Polk CS-250

    Den - Rotel RSP-1068 / Threshold CAS-2 / Boston VR-M60 / BDP-05FD
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