CS400i

kharp1

HI, I have an older CS400i and was wondering if anyone had any info as to what Polks would be a good match for a surround system for it?

thanks in advance for any help anyone can offer. Kerry

shack

RT55i, RT600i, RT800i would all timbre match perfectly across the front. RT35i, RT25i, f/x300i or f/x500i for side and/or rears. All older models but can usually be found at very reasonable prices in good condition with a little searching.

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kharp1

Thanks for the info, especially the pics.

kharp1

I basically got the center for free through a deal on some other equipment I got. I'm looking to put together a decent system to give to a friend. I'm going to be pairing it with a Yamaha probably.

Again, Thanks a bunch for the info...I appreciate first hand experience.

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civilian

I am running one right now and it sounds great with the Rt-2000's.
I have ran it with the Rt-55's first then upgraded to the RTi70's, then the 2000's and it can keep up with them all.

cheif pontiac

I have run a CS400i with RT 16's for 13 years now I love it. It was a huge improvement over the CS250s I replaced it with. I also own RT1000p's although now they pull rear duty. I love haveing what essentially equates to some RT35i or F/x500i rears and then having the added powered driver in the tower. Using the RT1000p as rears is probably the biggest single improvemnet I made in my system (besides a second front sub) as I have a deep room and it was before 7 channel, so I had a lot of area to fill up. I really haven't felt the need to use 7 channel with those beast back there. Instead I assign the 6-7 amps to bi-wire my mains. I run a Marantz SR6500

Any other speakers the Trilaminate tweeter would work fine including LS90 and 70's. I have a friend who upgraded from a CS350i to the 400 with his LS90's. Also don;t forget the RT7 bookshelf ( old one , not the new tower) I would run 5 of those in a system no problem or 4 with a CS400i.

The list of speakers that "shack" listed would probably be the best as they coincided with the release of the CS400i and they all have the bezel around the driver and tweeter

P.S. As I was trying to put together a second system I bought and sold several used center channels and the CS245i came closest to the sound of the the CS400i. Off topic as i was trying different centers I ended up with a cs10 refurb from POlk honestlly I thought it sounded better than a CSI40 and several other more expensive Polk centers.

I also want to thank Kex for the info as i have a bad CS400i that was given to me with the Rt1000p's. It has just been sitting in a closet for 4 years. I think the guy told me his son plugged his guitar into it.