CSi3 or CS2 Series II

Almadacr
Almadacr Posts: 185
edited February 2011 in Speakers
I just need a small advise , i order from newegg the monitor 70 Series II that i m about to receive this week , in my quest to also change my center speaker , i have the choice from newegg with the CS2 , but looking truth the web and local deals i fond 1 guy near my place selling the CSi3 for 150$ used . My question is what is the difference between this 2 and if the CSi3 match the monitor 70 ???
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  • inthewoods
    inthewoods Posts: 54
    edited February 2011
    CS2 is the proper match for the M70... http://www.polkaudio.com/homeaudio/products/recent/monitor70/
    Panasonic 58" Viera S2 Plasma | Onkyo TX-SR608 | Monitor 70 Series II | CS2 | PSW505 | RC60i
  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    edited February 2011
    Overall the csi3 is definitely the better speaker overall, much heavier, better bracing, thicker mdf, better drivers and components, etc. etc. BUT, as previously mentioned the main thing here is that the sound will match your mains, which the cs2 will do better. Also, the cs2 will go as little deeper and perhaps have a little wider dispersion due to the larger mid-woofers, so I would that unless you are planning to upgrade to the RTI series pretty soon, I would go with the cs2. You'll be happy.
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    Paul
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  • gsxr141
    gsxr141 Posts: 143
    edited February 2011
    the cs2 is the matching center, but i have a csi3 with all tsi's and it sounds just fine.
    50" samsung dlp
    receiver... pioneer elite vsx72txv
    front... polk tsi400's
    rear surrounds... polk tsi100's
    center... polk csi3
    subs... psw150..... 2 of them.
    surrounds.....polk owm3's
  • Almadacr
    Almadacr Posts: 185
    edited February 2011
    Thanks guys i will take the road of the CS2 since my monitor 70 arrive tomorrow , just hope the center will be here by the end of the week .
  • over50
    over50 Posts: 201
    edited February 2011
    I also have M70II and wanted to buy csia6 center. I emailed Polk Audio tech,they said do not get the csia6 it will not timbre match. They advise best match is cs2. If you ever upgrade to the rta series then the csia`s is your choice.
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