Noob needs advise

wyldlife
wyldlife Posts: 6
edited April 2012 in Speakers
So far I have a
Denon 1312 A/V Receiver
CSi A6 Center

Space is an issuse so the smaller the better.

I am thinking
R150 front speakers
RM8 rear speakers
DWS 500 subwoofer

Will this work fine or be a total disaster? I'm no audio snob so it doesn't have to win any awards.

90% Home Theater 10% Music
17' x 13' room.

Thanks!
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited April 2012
    Since you already have the CSiA6 I think you mains would be better using RTiA1 or 3. Dont know the rears or sub and would not worry about rears to much but I would go with a great sub or you will be wishing you more bass/LFE.
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited April 2012
    Where are my manners, Welcome to Club Polk, post pics and post often.
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • codyc1ark
    codyc1ark Posts: 2,532
    edited April 2012
    thsmith wrote: »
    Since you already have the CSiA6 I think you mains would be better using RTiA1 or 3. Dont know the rears or sub and would not worry about rears to much but I would go with a great sub or you will be wishing you more bass/LFE.

    +1 Go with the matching for the center, RTiA1's will be a nice setup with that center. Look at the PSW505's, or something along the lines of a BIC f12 subwoofer.
    thsmith wrote: »
    Where are my manners, Welcome to Club Polk, post pics and post often.

    I can't believe you sometimes... :cheesygrin:

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  • wyldlife
    wyldlife Posts: 6
    edited April 2012
    Thanks for the advise! That totally sucks though. Unfortunetly I do not have the room for those huge bookshelf speakers. My next option is to try and see if I can convince my wife to let me get the RTi A5.
    If that doesn't work I might need to sell the CSi A6 and get something that will match smaller bookshelf speakers.

    Thanks again!!

    Scott
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  • Lietuvis91
    Lietuvis91 Posts: 908
    edited April 2012
    The RTi4 bookshelf can be found at good prices and would work well with your center, but that one might be too big too... look into it.

    Your other option might be to sell the center and look into the TL350 setup. Never heard it but it has a small footprint and has good reviews so far. Might be your best bet with your space constraints.
    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) :

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  • wyldlife
    wyldlife Posts: 6
    edited April 2012
    Lietuvis91 wrote: »
    The RTi4 bookshelf can be found at good prices and would work well with your center, but that one might be too big too... look into it..

    If the RTi4 will work, I assume the RTi8 will also work. Oddly enough, even though I can't fit such big bookshelf speakers, I might be able to fit the tower speakers. However the A5 is way too much, but the RTi8 has become much more affordable.

    Thanks!
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited April 2012
    If space is that tight, why don't you look into getting the Blackstone TL3 series, those along with your DSW 500 sub & you will have a great little system.

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,753
    edited April 2012
    wyldlife wrote: »
    Space is an issuse so the smaller the better.

    I'm no audio snob so it doesn't have to win any awards.

    Get a SurroundBar and a sub.
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  • newrival
    newrival Posts: 2,017
    edited April 2012
    If you go soundbar do yourself a favor and get one of the CHT models. (Either 500 CHT or 400 CHT) And a PSW505. Skip the wireless surround bar subs.

    Edit: that is not to say the others are bad, because they are quite good (I have used the SB 6000), but the CHT was just even better.
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  • jbooker82
    jbooker82 Posts: 1,627
    edited April 2012
    You have room. You just need to work up the guts to tell the wife that the decorations have to go.
    AVR: Onkyo Tx-NR808
    Amplifier: Carver A-753x 250 watts x 3
    Fronts: Polk RTI A7 (modded by Trey VR3)
    Center: CSI A4 (modded by Trey VR3)
    Rear: FXI A4
    Sub: Polk DSW Pro 660wi
    TV: LG Infinia 50PX950 3D
    Speaker Cable: AudioQuest Type 8
    IC: AudioQuest Black Mamba II
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  • bansheesho
    bansheesho Posts: 227
    edited April 2012
    Speakers can be beautiful and functional decorations that can bring far more joy than many other decorations....


    They can also help releave stress which could help you live longer.... So really they could be saving your life!!
    Pioneer SC-25 | Adcom GFA-555 | KEF q900 Front | KEF q600 Center | Polk Monitor 30 Rear | Polk CS2 Rear Surround | Polk DSWPRO 660wi sub
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