surrounds for cs20/m70...m30s or spend more on fxi4?

AndrewReefer559
AndrewReefer559 Posts: 28
edited October 2011 in Speakers
should i just pull the trigger on some monitor30s for surrounds? there 80$ brand new with a coupon code. Or, should i spend the 300 or so for some fxi3 or 4s, is it going to be that big of a difference in quality as it is in $$? The monitor40s are just too large IMO
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  • djperez81
    djperez81 Posts: 388
    edited October 2011
    Go with the 30's unless you plan to upgrade your setup then go with the fxi's. The fxi's are definitely a better speaker for surround duty though. I guess it all depends what you want to do and how much you want to spend.
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  • jbooker82
    jbooker82 Posts: 1,627
    edited October 2011
    You have two different speakers. The monitors will be directional. You point them at you. Where the FXI's have sound coming out of both sides. It makes it harder to pin point by ear where the speaker is located. They give you a more natural surround sound. Your also stepping up the food chain going from the monitors to the RTI series FXI's. You will have better surrounds than the rest of your system but they say voice or tember matching isnt as important with the rear surrounds.
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    Fronts: Polk RTI A7 (modded by Trey VR3)
    Center: CSI A4 (modded by Trey VR3)
    Rear: FXI A4
    Sub: Polk DSW Pro 660wi
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  • AndrewReefer559
    AndrewReefer559 Posts: 28
    edited October 2011
    i think ill just get the monitor 30s for 84.99 new. Should i mount these at ear level or up high?
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited October 2011
    AndrewReefer559 wrote: »
    i think ill just get the monitor 30s for 84.99 new. Should i mount these at ear level or up high?

    1 to 2 feet above ear level if possible.
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  • AndrewReefer559
    AndrewReefer559 Posts: 28
    edited October 2011
    facing downward? heres my dilemma, my couch sits against my back wall in living room, so i can mount them on either side facing directly towards the couch or up along the wall higher. hard to explain, im going to post a pic
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  • AndrewReefer559
    AndrewReefer559 Posts: 28
    edited October 2011
    as you can see theres plenty of options to the left, to the right its either go ear level and face at couch or go higher in the corner of the wall and face em diagonally in. what do you guys think
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited October 2011
    Put them both on the side wall shooting directly toward the couch.

    See example here: http://www.thx.com/consumer/home-entertainment/home-theater/surround-sound-speaker-set-up/
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • Upstatemax
    Upstatemax Posts: 2,685
    edited October 2011
    I used my FXi 3's with my old Monitor 70's and CS2 and it was great.

    I'm a HUGE fan of the FXi series.
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