Just pulled the trigger on my 1st Polks

taephono
taephono Posts: 2
edited January 2012 in Speakers
Newegg had a deal I couldn't pass up :
Polk Audio Monitor40 Series II (Cherry) ... on the way.
Anyone here using these, can they be mounted on a wall bracket..?
Start of my surround system !!!

Cheers
TaE :biggrin:
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited February 2011
    Welcome to Club Polk!

    Although not cheap, these work very well: http://www.amazon.com/Pinpoint-Clamping-Bookshelf-Speaker-Mounts/dp/B002UV03MW/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1298137128&sr=1-1

    Same as the ones on this page (different model numbers, but reportedly the same): http://shop.polkaudio.com/
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  • themainviking
    themainviking Posts: 6
    edited February 2011
    I looked at those, and liked the price, but went with four monitor 70s, a CS2 center and a PSW505 Powered Sub. I like the sound I got. These were my first Polk Audio products, and because I got everything I needed, they may be my last. I am delighted.
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  • gfong
    gfong Posts: 1,079
    edited February 2011
    Congrats, you will be pleased.
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  • taephono
    taephono Posts: 2
    edited February 2011
    Monitor 40 Series II Speakers arrived today, looks ... wow !!! very nice, I'll hook them up to a system tomorrow, and give them a listen. Those mounts look too be what I'm looking for ... thanks for the link.

    Cheers,
    TaE
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  • Regalscenter7
    Regalscenter7 Posts: 8
    edited February 2011
    hey guys im new to club polk ive had my 2 psw505s paired with sony ssf700 towers for about 4 months now and decided to pull the trigger on a pair of monitor 70s. my question is do u think i made a mistake in ordering the cs1 as well insted of a cs2?
    next paycheck either monitor 30s or 40s for the rear
    thanks guys
    TV: 42" Proscan LED TV 1080p 120hz
    RECEIVER: Onkyo TX-SR707
    MAINS: Polk Monitor70s
    CENTER: Polk CS1
    REARS: Polk Monitor30s
    SUB: (2) Polk PSW505
    PS3,Xbox360, Sony BDP550
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  • EDUBAG
    EDUBAG Posts: 403
    edited February 2011
    i beleive that you should have gone with the cs2 if you have the space for it, otherwise the cs1 should be fine.
    HT:
    POLK AUDIO RTI4 FRONTS
    CSI3 CENTER
    DEF TECH PROMONITOR800 SURROUNDS
    PSW 125 SUB
    PIONEER ELITE AVR23TXH AVR
    APPLE TV 160GB
    PANASONIC BLURAY PLAYER
    50" PANASONIC PLASMA TCP50C2

    2 CHANNEL:
    KEF R300 THREE WAY BOOKSHELF GLOSS PIANO BLACK
    ROTEL RC 990BX PRE
    ROTEL RB 990BX AMP
    OPPO DV980 (AS CD PLAYER)
    PIONEER PL100 TURNTABLE WITH SHURE MX97E CART
    MIT EXP2 SPEAKER CABLES
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  • m1aman
    m1aman Posts: 143
    edited February 2011
    M40s were my first speakers as well.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited February 2011
    Why is everyone shooting their Polks?
    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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  • drselect
    drselect Posts: 664
    edited February 2011
    RuSsMaN wrote: »
    Why is everyone shooting their Polks?

    Better SPL???:biggrin:
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  • wkdwarrior98
    wkdwarrior98 Posts: 49
    edited February 2011
    I recently upgraded my entire set-up and went all Polk and an Onkyo SR608 receiver. I did use the M40's as rear surrounds and they sound GREAT. I also used the advised Pinpoint AM-40's to hang those and they look and work great as well. Pinpoint makes a very nice and clean product, it has a plastic piece that covers the screws. It also swivels side to side, up and down for optimal speaker setting. Good luck with your set-up.

    Welcome to the CLUB! :biggrin:
    H/T Set-up

    Sony Bravia 55" LCD
    Onkyo TX-SR608
    Polk Audio Monitor 60's (fronts)
    Polk Audio Monitor 40's (surrounds)
    Polk Audio CS2 (center)
    Polk Audio PSW505 (subwoofer)

    Zone 2
    Polk Audio Atrium 25
    (perfect speakers by the pool)
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  • JimAckley
    JimAckley Posts: 1,138
    edited February 2011
    themainviking wrote: »
    I looked at those, and liked the price, but went with four monitor 70s, a CS2 center and a PSW505 Powered Sub. I like the sound I got. These were my first Polk Audio products, and because I got everything I needed, they may be my last. I am delighted.

    I'd kill to hear that setup on a good 200-300wpc amplifier.
    - Computer Rig -
    YAΘIN MS-20L, polkaudio RT5

    - Main Rig -
    Pioneer SC-37, Overnight Sensations, Samsung 52" LCD

    - Currently In Progress -
    Curt Campbell's Uluwatu LCR, LMS Ultra Gjallarhorn, JBL W15GTi stereo subs, 2.1 entertainment system for the gf
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  • themainviking
    themainviking Posts: 6
    edited January 2012
    themainviking wrote: »
    I looked at those, and liked the price, but went with four monitor 70s, a CS2 center and a PSW505 Powered Sub. I like the sound I got. These were my first Polk Audio products, and because I got everything I needed, they may be my last. I am delighted.
    JimAckley wrote: »
    I'd kill to hear that setup on a good 200-300wpc amplifier.

    Well, I have had this setup for about a year now, and am driving the speakers with a 120 wpc NAD T787 receiver/amplifier. I have never owned so nice a sounding setup, and I have owned a bunch. The NAD has a more mellow sound than my previous (Pioneer) which was quite crisp, to the point of sometimes sounding harsh (Pioneer calls it Bright). I love this NAD, and the Polk were the perfect speakers to add to it. I went just big enough (well maybe larger than big enough, but not too large for me) If I got bigger, I could not contain it in the room it is in. I cannot use higher outputs, as it just gets toooooo loud, but I would be deaf before I got any distortion. I get no distortion that I can detect. More power would only be that... more power. I cannot use what I have now, so 300 wpc would need an auditorium to contain it. I use this in a home theater setup with both a 58" Plazma from Samsung and with a Panasonic projector on a 100" screen, depending on the number of people there to watch and the dynamics of the movie. Avatar needs the Panasonic projector and screen, but is amazing on either viewing option. The sound is incredible. I highly recommend what I am using to anyone who wants it more for movies than for music. Do not get me wrong, it is great for music too, but I am not into the more modern types of music, so I would not wish to live next door to someone who was, and who had this setup, lol. I am only using 5 of my 7 outputs, due to the size of the room, but I think a couple of bookshelf monitors could round this out even better for someone with a huge listening area. For me - 5.1 is lots, even though my NAD is 7.1
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  • Lietuvis91
    Lietuvis91 Posts: 908
    edited January 2012
    NAD is great stuff! Your gear is precisely the reason why you are enjoying your m70s so much. Those speakers can sound great, or not so great, depending on how you drive them.
    Living Room 7.1 HT Rig:

    M70 | CS2 | M60 | Atrium5 - Surr. | SUB - Emotiva ULTRA12 + Tara Labs sub cable | Pioneer Elite VSX-52 | Parasound HCAs 1000A | Sony BDP-S790 | Belkin PureAV PF60 | MIT Exp2 Wires

    Bedroom 5.0 HT Rig (Music/Movies/Gaming) :

    LSi9 | LsiC | Lsi/fx | Marantz SR7002 | NAD T955 | Sony BDP-S360 | Belkin PureAV PF30 | AQ Blue Racer II ICs & AQ Type 4 wires | PS3
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  • MajorC
    MajorC Posts: 15
    edited January 2012
    Regalscenter7 wrote: »
    hey guys im new to club polk ive had my 2 psw505s paired with sony ssf700 towers for about 4 months now and decided to pull the trigger on a pair of monitor 70s. my question is do u think i made a mistake in ordering the cs1 as well insted of a cs2?
    next paycheck either monitor 30s or 40s for the rear
    thanks guys

    CS1 is a good center channel speaker, but the rest of your speakers are a notch up in performance and from all my research and experience I believe you most likely would be better served with a CS2. You are talking about less than $40.00 difference. (not even a tank of gas!) It's like you just bought a Porsche and you are running it on regular gas. Hey, it starts up and gets you from point A to point B, but you are missing out on what it was designed for.

    Warning: There is no end to upgrading with your new hobby. No matter what you buy there will always be alternate choices that you could have gone with. This is a great place to hang out and learn.
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  • specd_out
    specd_out Posts: 505
    edited January 2012
    Welcome to the forum and congrats on your new polks. Now wave good by to your wallet.

    Regarding regals post. I have come to realize that a properly matched center is very important. I went from a csi3 center with my mains being rtia5's. I thought it sounded great. I recently got a great deal on a csia6 and wow, I never realized what I was missing. IMO a matched quality center and a decent sub are the too most important over looked items in a HT setup.

    Just some food for thought, from my experiences
    HT Rig Samsung 64F8500 |Pioneer Elite BDP-52FD|Pioneer Elite VSX-32| Two Carver TFM-15cb Bridged for mains|Polk Audio RTiA5 Cherry|Polk Audio CsiA6 Cherry|Polk Audio T-15 Heights|Polk Audio FXia6 Surround|DIY 8cuft Dayton Ultimax 15" powered with a Crown XLS1000
    2Channel Rig Polk Audio LSi9 Cherry| Carver C-1BillD Mod|Carver M1.0t MkII Opt2|Pro-ject RM 1.3|SpeedBox S|AQ King Cobras|AQ Rocket88|
    ISF Level 2 Certified Calibrator
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