Help on selecting bookcase speakers that will be in bookcase
busterbrown885
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I am looking to puchase L/R fronts and a new center channel for my home theater setup. I currently have bookcase Athena's that I will use as surround and change to a 7.1 setup. I have a BIC Acoustech H100 sub.
I have a Onkyo TX-SR 706 Receiver. The L/R will be in a bookcase and will actually be against the wall of the bookcase. I am seeking suggestions on which bookcase speakers to use. It is my understanding that most of the speakers have rear ports, will the placement cause sound distortion or does Polk make front port speakers? I will also be buying a new center channel. I have some space limitation as to the size, it can not be more than 21" wide.
Thank you
I have a Onkyo TX-SR 706 Receiver. The L/R will be in a bookcase and will actually be against the wall of the bookcase. I am seeking suggestions on which bookcase speakers to use. It is my understanding that most of the speakers have rear ports, will the placement cause sound distortion or does Polk make front port speakers? I will also be buying a new center channel. I have some space limitation as to the size, it can not be more than 21" wide.
Thank you
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busterbrown885 wrote: »I am looking to puchase L/R fronts and a new center channel for my home theater setup. I currently have bookcase Athena's that I will use as surround and change to a 7.1 setup. I have a BIC Acoustech H100 sub.
I have a Onkyo TX-SR 706 Receiver. The L/R will be in a bookcase and will actually be against the wall of the bookcase. I am seeking suggestions on which bookcase speakers to use. It is my understanding that most of the speakers have rear ports, will the placement cause sound distortion or does Polk make front port speakers? I will also be buying a new center channel. I have some space limitation as to the size, it can not be more than 21" wide.
Thank you
Welcome to Club Polk!
How tall and deep is the bookcase that the speakers will be going into?
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They are built in bookcases, height about 7 feet and the depth is about 10 inches.
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busterbrown885 wrote: »They are built in bookcases, height about 7 feet and the depth is about 10 inches.
I meant what are the dimensions of the openings for where each speaker will go -including the center.
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Duh.....sorry about that. The height for the L/R mains would be about 14 1/2 inches, the width not a problem and the depth is about 10 inches. On the center channel, the width could be 21 inches, the height about 9inches and the depth as much as 14 inches.
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As far as a FIT, the Rti-A1s would probably fit on your shelf...maybe stick out about a half inch or more? The matching center CSi-A4 is 20" long, though a bit high?
Rti-A speakers have TWO ports..a smallish front port and a larger rear POWER PORT. The good thing here, for you, is that the rear port has a flared plastic assembly which makes it a little easier to deal with on a bookshelf...but is not without problems....you may still have to turn down the bass a little?
I run a set of Rti-4s (the previous version of the A1s) off an Onkyo 604 in my bedroom with a small sub (you'll need some bass extension) and it sounds great in a 2.1 system.
Think you'd be happy with the above. It also gives you the flexibility of moving up the RTI-A food chain, in the future, to some towers?
Good Luck..
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WELCOME TO CLUB POLK!
As far as a FIT, the Rti-A1s would probably fit on your shelf...maybe stick out about a half inch or more? The matching center CSi-A4 is 20" long, though a bit high?
Rti-A speakers have TWO ports..a smallish front port and a larger rear POWER PORT. The good thing here, for you, is that the rear port has a flared plastic assembly which makes it a little easier to deal with on a bookshelf...but is not without problems....you may still have to turn down the bass a little?
I run a set of Rti-4s (the previous version of the A1s) off an Onkyo 604 in my bedroom with a small sub (you'll need some bass extension) and it sounds great in a 2.1 system.
Think you'd be happy with the above. It also gives you the flexibility of moving up the RTI-A food chain, in the future, to some towers?
Good Luck..
cnh
+1. You'll be happy with the RTiA3 for your setup.
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I see where the RTI A4 are 1/2 the price on Amazon as the RTIA1. Is there a $150 difference between the 2 models? Does the RTI A1 have something that the A4 does not have and is it worth the difference?
What is the older model number for the center channel that matches the A4?
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busterbrown885 wrote: »I see where the RTI A4 are 1/2 the price on Amazon as the RTIA1. Is there a $150 difference between the 2 models? Does the RTI A1 have something that the A4 does not have and is it worth the difference?
What is the older model number for the center channel that matches the A4?
Thank you
The older RTi model of the smallest bookshelf is the RTi4...the newer version is the RTiA1.
Is there a sonice value placed on the $150 difference? Tuff call. Me....I'd say no. Is there a difference at all? Not sure.
The matching center for the older RTi4 would be the older CSi3.
For the RTiA1 the matching center would be the CSiA4.
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