Newb Speaker/HT Questions

csnoff
csnoff Posts: 34
edited January 2011 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
Hey there guys, first time post. So I have slowly been adding to my home theater here and basically have a few more parts to add. I live in a condo and I think I may have gone overkill on the setup but for the future when I move out I wont need to upgrade anything.

Question I have is would you recommend getting the FXIa4's for surround back speakers and what kind of centre would you recommend for matching up with monitor 70's

I have a yamaha HTR 6190 if that helps. Thanks in advance
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  • jinjuku
    jinjuku Posts: 1,523
    edited January 2011
    csnoff wrote: »
    Hey there guys, first time post. So I have slowly been adding to my home theater here and basically have a few more parts to add. I live in a condo and I think I may have gone overkill on the setup but for the future when I move out I wont need to upgrade anything.

    Question I have is would you recommend getting the FXIa4's for surround back speakers and what kind of centre would you recommend for matching up with monitor 70's

    I have a yamaha HTR 6190 if that helps. Thanks in advance

    For the center channel: CS2

    I don't see why you couldn't use the FXI's for the surrounds other than relative to the cost of the Monitor 70's they are a bit pricey. But you can always upgrade your mains.

    You could easily get away with Monitor 40's for the surrounds just won't have the dispersion characteristics of a di-pole.

    Nice receiver and welcome to CP.
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  • csnoff
    csnoff Posts: 34
    edited January 2011
    Right now the FXiA4's are 299 at FS so I dont know if that is a good deal, but I also want to be able to mount these on the wall. I think the Monitor 40's are a little to big for that and seeing as how my couch is placed directly along the back wall having the ability to direct the sound towards my ears would be a better option yes no??
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited January 2011
    FXi are your best bet for placement on a back wall when your seating adjoins that wall, IMO.
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  • csnoff
    csnoff Posts: 34
    edited January 2011
    Do you think they would make for good sound matching for the Monitor 70's I know as far as timbre matching they arent exactly a match but black is black in my mind
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited January 2011
    Timbre matching isn't so important in HT from front to rear, or so I've heard.
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  • dvran
    dvran Posts: 280
    edited January 2011
    Get the largest monitor center channel you can. At least 60% of the movie content will go through the center channel. Trust me.
    ~Dan

    Projector: Epson 705HD on 106" DaLite
    TV: Samsung 50" Plasma PN50B550
    Receiver: Onkyo 607
    Fronts: Polk 1000i
    Center: Polk Csi40
    Rears: Polk Fxi30
    Sub: Velodyne Minivee 10
    PS3 and Xbox
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