FXi A6's have arrived; Comparing them to FXi A4's

gfong
gfong Posts: 1,079
edited December 2011 in Speakers
My FXi A6's have arrrived and I have them setup in the identical location as my FXi A4's were in.

The 6's have more mass to them then I thought! Very nice looking speaker! I did not think that the A6 was much bigger than the A4, but when putting them beside one another they are.

Major difference between the two are the mid/woofer size at 5-1/4" on the FXi A4's and the FXiA6's uses a 6-1/2" mid/woofer.

Frequency response is a bit lower on the A6's, 45 kHz compared to 55 KHz and the 6's can handle 25 more watts at 150 w max.

Another difference is that the bi/di polar switch is inside the speaker grill on the FXiA6's and it is around the back above the speaker posts on the FXiA4.

Again, for the minor size difference in woofers, the FXi A6 speakers are a lot bigger.

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As for the sound difference I re-run my AVR calibration, set them to small, crossed them over at 80, set them to di-pole and gave a quick listen.

Same rear stage that I liked, cannot really pin point the sound of where it is coming from (good thing)

I know it is very early and they are right out of the box, but I could tell that the speaker had a little more to it compared to the FXi A4.

Popped in The Allman Brothers Band, "Live at the Fillmore East" SACD and could tell there was a different speaker behind me. A little more ummph and rear stage seemed a bit fuller. (could be the height difference of speakers)

Anyway, I loved the sound from the FXi A4's but wanted to step up the rear stage as I upgraded the fronts to RTi A9's and now have the FXi A6's back there! SO I am sure I will like them as much or maybe more! :smile:

Thanks for reading.
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  • slk55amg
    slk55amg Posts: 305
    edited April 2011
    I have the FXI3,,s as my rear suroounds, I like um a lot.........................................
    Emotiva XPA5, Sony ES 5300,: Lsi 15,s LSIC, Monitor 70,s, ( side surrounds) FXI 3,s, (rear surrounds)Micropro4000, Velodyne DEQ 10, Sony 55inchXBR 930D Sony BDP 790 Bedroom rig SonyES 3200 RTIA1,s CSIA4 FXI3,s polk PSW 10 SONY 34inch XBR960:cool:SONY BDP550
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited April 2011
    Congrats on the upgrade!
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • PrazVT
    PrazVT Posts: 1,606
    edited April 2011
    Very nice! Congrats man.
    ALL BOXED UP for a while until I save up for a new place :(

    Home Theater:
    KEF Q900s / MIT Shotgun S3 / MIT CVT2 ICs | KEF Q600C | Polk FXi5 | BJC Wire | Signal / AQ ICs | Shunyata / Pangea PCs | Pioneer Elite SC 57 | Parasound NC2100 Pre | NAD M25 | Marantz SA8001 | Schiit Gungnir DAC | SB Touch

    2 Channel:
    Polk LSi9 (xo mods), Polk DSW MicroPro 2000 sub | NAD c375BEE | W4S DAC1 | SB Touch | Marantz SA-8001 | MIT AVt 2 | Kimber Hero / AQ / Signal ICs | Shunyata / Signal PCs
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  • sandworms
    sandworms Posts: 1,043
    edited April 2011
    great post, nice pics and review. I love my A6's
    Samsung pn64f8500
    Sonus faber venere 2.5
    Sf venere center
    Oppo 105d
    Squeezebox touch
    Parasound hca1500a
    Apc power filter
    Audioquest cables asst
    Polk rtia3 SB
    Polk fxia6 sl,sr
    Dual hsu vtf3 mk3

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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited April 2011
    Didn't realize how much bigger the a6's are. Congrats and enjoy your upgrade.
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited April 2011
    A6s are huge. Nice upgrade though. I've always thought about upgrading in my HT to the larger speaker, never went through with it. I just run them a littler hotter in the calibration setup.
    Shoot the jumper.....................BALLIN.............!!!!!

    Home Theater Pics in the Showcase :cool:

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showcase/view.php?userid=73580
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  • gfong
    gfong Posts: 1,079
    edited April 2011
    Thanks all, if anyone was on the fence about the upgrade I can say that it is worth it.

    I mentioned already that I love the sound of the FXiA4's so I figured I would love the sound of the bigger one.
    Only thought was, is it going to be worth it and will I really be able to hear a difference.

    Yes and yes to both questions. They have a more noticable punch to them and as I purchased them on sale it worked out good.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited April 2011
    They would sound even better amplified.:biggrin:
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • dnoyeB
    dnoyeB Posts: 114
    edited April 2011
    Those A6s are a lot bigger. Thats gonna take a big bookshelf!
    Nice review and pics.
    Music
    LR: Polk Monitor 70 (willing to sell if interested)
    C: Cerwin Vega E-75C
    Sub: HSU VTF-2 MK3
    AVR: Sony STR-DE835
    AMP:

    HT
    5.1: Paradigm CT110
    AVR: Integra DTR-4.6
    WTB: RTiA9 or RTi12
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  • gfong
    gfong Posts: 1,079
    edited April 2011
    cfrizz wrote: »
    They would sound even better amplified.:biggrin:

    Nudge nudge Wink wink Say no more! :biggrin:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT3_UCm1A5I
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  • atlanticjay
    atlanticjay Posts: 23
    edited October 2011
    Sorry to bump a thread that's a few days old, but wondering where you picked these up, gfong? I've been debating between the 4's and the 6's to use as side surrounds - the 6's seem to be very difficult to come by in Canada, at least at a somewhat reasonable price.
    First HT system in progress:

    AVR - Yamaha RX-A800
    Front - Polk ?? -TBD
    Center - Polk ?? - TBD
    Rear - Polk?? - TBD
    Surround - Polk?? - TBD
    Samsung PN63C8000 (3D)
    Samsung BDP6900 3D Blu-ray
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  • gfong
    gfong Posts: 1,079
    edited October 2011
    atlanticjay wrote: »
    Sorry to bump a thread that's a few days old, but wondering where you picked these up, gfong? I've been debating between the 4's and the 6's to use as side surrounds - the 6's seem to be very difficult to come by in Canada, at least at a somewhat reasonable price.

    Hey no probs, got them on sale at http://www.gibbyselectronicsupermarket.ca/

    Paid $398.00 plus tax plus $5.00 enviro fee and $20.00 to ship them. Total to my door was $479.04.

    Gibbys puts them on sale regularly. Good luck.
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  • rebuy
    rebuy Posts: 695
    edited October 2011
    In Canada do they always charge you an environmental fee?
    Just another way for the Government to soak the citizen.
    They want everyone to be green and pay for it.

    Not trying to hi-jack an old post but the fee got me. :mrgreen:
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  • mole'
    mole' Posts: 3,160
    edited October 2011
    that is a big size difference.

    the a6 look close to the size of the LSiFX.
    mole'
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  • la9ers
    la9ers Posts: 117
    edited December 2011
    Question.... do you have these mounted or on a stand? if so what stand do you use for these?
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