will this sound like total **** u think?

silvertuner
silvertuner Posts: 496
edited December 2010 in Speakers
im in the process of putting in my surround sound, and trying to figure out the speaker situation. i was planning on using my polk s6's on stands as front, a set of infinity sm185's as rear on shelves, and figuring out the center channel right now. will the polks and infinity's blend well? also what center would u guys recommend? doesnt have to be polk specific, but would like to keep it under $200 for the center. what u guys thinkin?

some cheap free sony speakers
psw125
denon 1610
3.1 channel because i hate cables ran across the living room like that
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited December 2010
    Im thinking a CS1 for the center unless your thinking upgrading your mains in the near future, then I would say a CS2. As for the surrounds I think you will be ok for now with the infinity's due to the fact surrounds are mostly ambient sounds.

    David
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  • silvertuner
    silvertuner Posts: 496
    edited December 2010
    i was thinkin the cs1 as well. altho harry has a paradigm cc-300... think that would blend very well? lol

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    psw125
    denon 1610
    3.1 channel because i hate cables ran across the living room like that
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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    edited December 2010
    It would not blend very well, but the CC-300 is a monster of a center channel. It's incredibly deep so I hope you have a huge shelf to put it on. I have one sitting in the closet, under a pile of other speakers.
    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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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited December 2010
    I would keep the front 3 timbre matched as close as possible, honestly Im not so sure if the CS1 would be an exact timbre match....no on the paradigm.

    After further reading....the CS100 is actually a timbre match for the S6's.
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    Mirage PS-12
    LG BDP-550
    Motorola HD FIOS DVR
    Panasonic 42" Plasma
    XBOX 360[/SIZE]

    Office stuff

    Allied 395 receiver
    Pioneer CDP PD-M430
    RT8t's & Wharfedale Diamond II's[/SIZE]

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  • silvertuner
    silvertuner Posts: 496
    edited December 2010
    sounds like i need to go find me a cs100 then. maybe a cs200 if i can get one used at a good price. cant wait to start enjoying movies again, and i know the fiance cant wait, she hated my 2-channel set up for movies lol.

    some cheap free sony speakers
    psw125
    denon 1610
    3.1 channel because i hate cables ran across the living room like that
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  • silvertuner
    silvertuner Posts: 496
    edited December 2010
    its actually tempting to just go with the blackstones at this point. sell all 4 sets of speakers i do have and just buy the blackstones for their compact size and dont have to worry about little kids knockin the stands over lol

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    psw125
    denon 1610
    3.1 channel because i hate cables ran across the living room like that
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited December 2010
    I have the new RM series and like it a lot for HT. And from what I have heard the Blackstones are better.

    I have never been a fan of the s series stuff myself for HT but matched to the right center I would guess they could sound good.
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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,393
    edited December 2010
    FYI: This may not be the best solution as this seemed to be when folks first started thinking about HT. But back in its day (1993), the center channel match for the S6 was the CS100 with M3 for the surrounds.
    http://www.polkaudio.com/downloads/manuals/home/S-series_Manual.pdf
    Stan

    Main 2ch:
    Polk LSi15 (DB840 upgrade), Parasound: P/LD-1100, HCA-1000A; Denon: DVD-2910, DRM-800A; Benchmark DAC1, Monster HTS3600-MKII, Grado SR-225i; Technics SL-J2, Parasound PPH-100.

    HT:
    Marantz SR7010, Polk: RTA11TL (RDO198-1, XO and Damping Upgrades), S4, CS250, PSW110 , Marantz UD5005, Pioneer PL-530, Panasonic TC-P42S60

    Other stuff:
    Denon: DRA-835R, AVR-888, DCD-660, DRM-700A, DRR-780; Polk: S8, Monitor 5A, 5B, TSi100, RM7, PSW10 (DXi104 upgrade); Pioneer: CT-6R; Onkyo CP-1046F; Ortofon OM5E, Marantz: PM5004, CD5004, CDR-615; Parasound C/PT-600, HCA-800ii, Sony CDP-650ESD, Technics SA 5070, B&W DM601
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited December 2010
    What does total **** sound like?
    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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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited December 2010
    BaDoom!

    You need to get any Infinity that starts with "SM" out of the equation in the long run.
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  • silvertuner
    silvertuner Posts: 496
    edited December 2010
    thats the plan eventually. they will end up in my bedroom later on, just right now trying to get the damn surround set up and see how i like it, and will modify from there. REEEAAAAALLLY wanting to hear the new blackstones tho, may be taking a trip to ovation to hear them if they have them in stock

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    psw125
    denon 1610
    3.1 channel because i hate cables ran across the living room like that
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  • silvertuner
    silvertuner Posts: 496
    edited December 2010
    actually, its funny, bc this is a small selection of my stereo stuff in the kitchen. fiance is literally pissed at me right now... "get ur **** put together so i can put our house back together!" lol. not to mention the $3k worth of remodeling im about to start on...

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    some cheap free sony speakers
    psw125
    denon 1610
    3.1 channel because i hate cables ran across the living room like that
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  • silvertuner
    silvertuner Posts: 496
    edited December 2010
    George Grand wrote: »
    BaDoom!

    You need to get any Infinity that starts with "SM" out of the equation in the long run.

    btw, whats wrong with infinity sm's? to be honest, they dont sound bad by any means. better than any other "free" speaker ive ever received. they dont have the bass id like to have, but, i feel as surrounds they should do fine. or should i swap them to the front and use the s6's for a little more bass in the rear to help even it out? the psw125 sub i have is a bit loud and u can tell where the bass is on the softer booms lol

    edit: sry to post **** 3 times in a row, muh bad :(

    some cheap free sony speakers
    psw125
    denon 1610
    3.1 channel because i hate cables ran across the living room like that
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