What to buy first

carter71
carter71 Posts: 16
edited July 2011 in Speakers
Hello, everyone. I am planning to replace all my audio equipment this year, starting with the speakers. Right now, the plan is to get a pair of Monitor 50's for the front, a CS1 center, and Monitor 30's for the rear. Although the Polk site recommends a PSW110 for the sub, most of the threads I have read on here recommend the PSW505, so I'll go with that. I am going to get the speakers first and break then in on my current Pioneer receiver, then this fall I will be getting a new Pioneer Elite VSX-51, as my current one is old and does not do lossless audio. I will be using this system mainly for movies and gaming, but also like to listen to music.

My question about what to buy first has to do with availability and newegg pricing. They have the Monitor speakers on sale through Thursday of this week, but that was also the case last week. Are these speakers frequently on sale? I have also read about spotty availability regarding the sub. I want to get the best price I can for the Monitor speakers but don't want to miss out on the sub. I can only order one or the other this week. Whatever I don't get now I will purchase in about a month. Any advice or does it really matter?
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,228
    edited July 2011
    Budget?
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • carter71
    carter71 Posts: 16
    edited July 2011
    I had planned to spend under $500 but stretched it a little to allow for the PSW505, since it it so highly thought of here.

    Edit: If you meant my budget for this week, about $325.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited July 2011
    Go with speakers first..made sense too me..get the best you can afford..
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  • nwohlford
    nwohlford Posts: 700
    edited July 2011
    If you use it a lot for movies, do not go cheap on the center channel. For the monitor setup, I would definitely get the CS2 over the CS1 for the extra $40.

    The Monitors are frequently on sale at NewEgg.
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  • Lietuvis91
    Lietuvis91 Posts: 908
    edited July 2011
    I would also go with a cs2, unless you have a space constraint. Center channels are never big enough...
    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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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited July 2011
    They are good speakers..+1 @ nwohlford
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  • carter71
    carter71 Posts: 16
    edited July 2011
    Thanks for the responses so far.

    Since the Monitors are frequently on sale, I think I'll get the sub this week. I also think I'll go for the CS2 as y'all advised and maybe go for 60's up front. It'll be better to spend a little more time and money than to go cheap and wish I'd spent more.

    One more question, then. Will the VSX-51 be powerful enough for me if I get the bigger speakers? It is rated at 90 watts/channel.
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