FXi30s in the house!

donahue

I had intended on purchasing a pair of Polk FXi30s from Crutchfield for the sale price of $279.00. I thought that was a pretty good price. Well, last night I decided to stop at Circuit City and they were on sale there for $85.00 each. Even with tax, I paid much less than Crutchfield is charging. I'm glad I made the stop. I plan on running wire in the wall, so it will take me a while to get these set up. I'm almost tempted to set the up on stands for now, until I get the wires run.

Ray

dorokusai

Nice grab Donahue....look forward to hearing your thoughts on its performance.

kberg

$85 each brand new? That's a STEAL!

derekgo

I just got back from Circuit City and used a pricematch receipt to get the fxi30's for $78.XX ea.! I'm just now breaking them in and was wondering how most of you guys are placing them? Do you find wall mounting them a better idea soundwise than just on stands? Any ideas would be helpful.

Derekgo

donahue

I've heard mixed replies regarding this topic. I plan on mounting mine on the wall (if I get the time to run the wire). Others have said that stands work just fine. The only issue that I see is that surrounds are normally placed 2 to 3 feet above your head when seated (6 to 7 feet from the floor). I haven't seen any stands that are that high and they probably wouldn't be that stable any way.

Ray

derekgo

Thanks for your input Ray...I think I'm going to wall-mount them too. They are definitely nice sounding surround speakers. just want to make sure I get the optimum placement for them.

Tour2ma

Originally posted by derekgo
just want to make sure I get the optimum placement for them.

Step ladders are very useful for finding the right spot.

And welcome to the Forum, derekgo.

mccarts747

Where(city, state) is everyone getting these FXi30's so cheap?
Are they new or Open Box deals?

BTW
I saw something while perusing CC one day that turned me off to Open Box buys. As you all know, people walk in and out of the Theatre rooms at will and with no supervision most of the time and you can pretty much fiddle with what ever you can get your hands on until someone comes buy.
That being said, I was there one day and saw someone wander into the room and started playing with the dials till the person found the volume, and he proceeded to crank it up. The distortion was awful and all an employee did was come by and shut the door.
That just can't be healthy for most of the speakers in there, especially when most receivers are set up for home theater auditioning throwing the majority of the sound towards the center.

I decided then that while open box deals are great with the way Polk revamps their line every year I'd rather wait and make sure I get New and not have to worry how much abuse the speakers have taken.

something to think about.

DannyV

sweet....

I just got my speakers from CC saturday night.

fxi30 ($80/each)
csi40 ($270)
Velodyne cht-10 10" ($300)

They had a real blowout an all audio crap too.
It's the speaker wiring thats gonna kill the pocket though.

DannyV

oop,

BTW...thats all brand new stuff.

I think they're moving inventory for the new Polk Rti line.

DannyV

Also,

CC in Canton, Ohio had:

the Rti100 powered towers for $167/each.!! brand new cherry

the rti70 for $158/each !! in cherry

The rti28's new were $60/each

Funny thing too, they had (3) Polk404 sub's in the store and all demo models were blown but all the Velodyne's worked fine.

amazing

danger boy

mount them on the wall. speakers stands aren't tall enough for rear surrounds. correct they should be about 3ft above your ears for best sound.

if you mount them on speakers stands.. i will personally come to your home and flog you for days. have a nice day!

DannyV

If you are a hot chick then I will mount them on stands, you can then proceed to flog me

jkratzer

Hey all,

I just swung by my local CC tonight and bought a brand new pair of FXi30's for $95 each, which is half of what they cost 6 months ago. They were the last pair available and I checked two stores. With these I can finally get rid of my old M3's. I'm using them on my back wall in my 7.1 setup. I'm using RTi28's on the side walls. I have them mounted about 6 feet high and I have tried both dipole mode and bipole mode. I love the dipole mode which produced a much more immersive sound then bipole mode. The seating area is right up on the back wall so that is why I'm using them on the back wall instead of sides. I'm highly enjoying these new babies.

jkratzer

Well, after watching Star Wars AOTC, Harry Potter COS, and various others, I've decided that movies that are encoded in DD EX actually sound better with the FXi30's configured as bipole rears. Those encoded only with DD 5.1 sound better with them configured as dipole rears. This is still a work in progress but that is my conclusion so far. This is using my Denon 3803 receiver with monopoles for the side surrounds and the FXi30's as rear surrounds.

mknutt

Is there any way to do a price match with my local Circuit City down here in Florida? I want to get those speakers for that price!

scornful

Yes CC takes price matches if you're lucky. I got a pair for $78.84 each this morning.....

If you want a copy of a receipt, I'll scan it when I get home tonight and host it.

faster100

NOPE , they will only price match local erea stores.. believe me i have done lots of calling and research on lots of polks lately and calling CC weekly for these deals that arise.. But i have a doosey today that beats all these great deals to heck!! I will be posting a thread about my find here shortly, heheh (evil laugh)

blimbos

scornful

Could u please host the scanned reciepts please?

Thanks in advance

Blimbos

blimbos

Need somebody to PM me a scanned reciept for FXi30 speakers, please. I need them badly to price match before they disappear from my local CC stores

Thanks
Blimbos

Detwiler

thanks to this thread i was able to have CC price match the FXI30. they were sell it in my local store for 129. i took in a print out of this thread and got if for 80.

Thanks

dorokusai

Although it sickens me that these prices are so much lower than what I paid....I am glad you all have found good deals

polkatese

isn't it? buying speakers has become like buying computers/receivers/electronics. They get cheaper by the months!

steelervic

i would also like a copy of the fxi30 receipt, what cc was that at?
thanks

hdewees

I just got a pair of fxi30s at CC for $76.00 ea. - They were going for $90.00 but he sold me the demos - they were the last pair at this store. I do not mind buying demos being they still have the 5 year warranty, and they sound great.

RT800s
CS240
Velodyne CHT-10 sub
Denon 1804

kberg

Originally posted by dorokusai
Although it sickens me that these prices are so much lower than what I paid....I am glad you all have found good deals

I'll second that.

KeithV

At CC we mark down open box speakers a ton in most circumstances. Also, ask if they are the displays for sale (the white sticker on the side will say OB instead of DP), or there are another set in the back.

Also, if you are getting a great deal on a set of OB speakers, consider getting City Advantage, it coveres performance so just take them home, crank them up, and if they are borked bring them back and you can get them swapped out.


I work in Entertainment, and I'm still deciding on what setup I want. I picked up an AVR 125, and even though I'm an infinity ****, I'm considering the RM7600s.. Or a set of LSi7s all around..

dorokusai

Keith - Dont be silly, get the LSi7's

kingtut

Scornful, can you pm me a scan copy of your receipt, so I can get a price match @ the Southern Cal CC? Thanks.