Surround Speakers for 7.1 Setup with fronts RTiA7

infexXxious
infexXxious Posts: 6
edited September 2012 in Speakers
Need suggestion for surround side speakers for my 7.1 setup

Front : RTiA7
Center : CSiA6
Sub : DSW 660Wi
Surround back : F/XiA6
Surround side : ??

Now looking for a good pair of Surround Side speakers i am not looking for something expensive cause the surround
side speakers won't be used most of the time and even if they are used with Pro Logic IIx then only for few effects,
RTiA7 from front and F/XiA6 from the back will look after most of the sounds on my HT
Suggest me something from POLK itself and my budget is nothing more than $250 - 300 ...I am really not looking for
any high watts speakers as i said i just wanted to get that 7.1 effect and my room is quite big ...
So please suggest me guys ....
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,093
    edited September 2012
    The surround sides get the workout in HT not the rear surrounds. The rear surrounds kick in nicely for the Pro Logic IIx as you pointed out. Unless it's in 7.1 (not too much to date) they don't get used a lot. I'd put the F/X on the sides & use another speaker for the rears.
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • infexXxious
    infexXxious Posts: 6
    edited September 2012
    pearsall001 wrote: »
    The surround sides get the workout in HT not the rear surrounds. The rear surrounds kick in nicely for the Pro Logic IIx as you pointed out. Unless it's in 7.1 (not too much to date) they don't get used a lot. I'd put the F/X on the sides & use another speaker for the rears.

    Yeah sorry i was confused between Side and rear ...alrite so any suggestions for the rear speakers ?
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,093
    edited September 2012
    The Polk OWM3 & OWM5 look interesting & offer a ton of mounting options. Priced right too. Check them out.
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • infexXxious
    infexXxious Posts: 6
    edited September 2012
    pearsall001 wrote: »
    The Polk OWM3 & OWM5 look interesting & offer a ton of mounting options. Priced right too. Check them out.

    They look really nice + good mounting options .... But will that go fine with Rest of the RTiA series ?
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,093
    edited September 2012
    infexXxious wrote: »
    They look really nice + good mounting options .... But will that go fine with Rest of the RTiA series ?

    From what I understand they should jell nicely with other Polk speakers. Might want to double check w/ Polk but I think they match up well.
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • jkg123
    jkg123 Posts: 114
    edited September 2012
    Can you do in-walls?
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  • jkg123
    jkg123 Posts: 114
    edited September 2012
    If not, do you really think Surrounds are needed if you have the FXiA6 in the rear?
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  • snake1
    snake1 Posts: 567
    edited September 2012
    I'm very interested in this as my setup is heading in a very similar direction.

    Infex, how are u liking the pro660?
    AVR - Onkyo NR809
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    Mains - Polk RTi12 towers
    Center - CSi5
    Surround - FXiA6's
    Sub - psw505
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  • badchad
    badchad Posts: 348
    edited September 2012
    I have yet to install, but I have a very similar setup, and went with a pair of mint Rti4's.

    I got them for $90. I plan on mounting very close to the ceiling, and wanted something smaller and unobtrusive.
    Polk Fronts: RTi A7's
    Polk Center: CSi A6
    Polk Surrounds: FXi A6's
    Polk Rear Surround: RTi4
    Sub: HSU VTF-3 (MK1)
    AVR: Yamaha RX-A2010
    B&K Reference 200.7
    TV: Sharp LC-70LE847U
    Oppo BDP-103
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  • gp4jesus
    gp4jesus Posts: 1,990
    edited September 2012
    Move FXi A6s to sides. Stay w/RTi A series - go with either pair of referbed RTi A1/3s or, if your SSP/AVR allows a single rear channel, a CSi A4.

    Also I find DD and, to a lessor degree DPL, to have quite a bit of side & rear* channel* info. So much so w/out side/surrounds most any title seems 2 dimensional. Granted their output doesn't compare overall to LCR output but still...
    * my former set up used a third RTi A1 as a rear center

    Shaloam, Tony
    Samsung 60" UN60ES6100 LED, Outlaw Audio 976 Pre/Pro Samsung BDP, Amazon Firestick, Phillips CD Changer Canare 14 ga - LCR tweeters inside*; Ctr Ch outside BJC 10 ga: LCR mids “Foamed & Plugged**”, inside* & out
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    *soldered **Rob the Man (Xschop) LR: Tri-amped RTi A7 w/Rotels. Woofers - 980BX; Tweets & Mids - 981, connected w/Monoprice Premiere ICs
    Ctr Ch: Rotel RB981 -> Bi-amped CSi A6 Surrounds: Premiere ICs ->Rotel 981 -> AR 12 ga -> RTi A3. 5 Subs: Sunfire True SW Signature -> LFE & Ctr Ch; 4 Audio Pro Evidence @ the “Corners”. Power Conditioning & Distribution: 4 dedicated 20A feeds; APC H15; 5 Furman Miniport 20s
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited September 2012
    gp4jesus wrote: »
    Move FXi A6s to sides. Stay w/RTi A series - go with either pair of referbed RTi A1/3s or, if your SSP/AVR allows a single rear channel, a CSi A4.

    Shaloam, Tony
    ^^^ A solid recommendation. FXi to side surrounds and RTiA for backs. That's exactly what I'd suggest, too. Similar to my setup and it works very well for me.
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  • KiTsuNe
    KiTsuNe Posts: 74
    edited September 2012
    Almost like me but im going with A1's for front high's instead of rear
    HT: M5510-Prox2/PN51E550/NR708/M282(3)/RTi A7/CSi A6/FXi A6/DSWPro660x2/PS3/HTPC
    Office: Belkin PF60/PN43E450/Marantz 1501/PSB 400/Image C4/WD Live TV
    2-Channel: Yamaha C4/M4(2)/DQ-10's/DQ-1w(2)/SBT/Pioneer R2Rl/Technics SL-7/AR EB101
    Desk: QSC RMX850/Behringer B2030P
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  • Gadabout
    Gadabout Posts: 1,072
    edited September 2012
    gp4jesus wrote: »
    Move FXi A6s to sides. Stay w/RTi A series - go with either pair of referbed RTi A1/3s or, if your SSP/AVR allows a single rear channel, a CSi A4.

    Shaloam, Tony

    That's what I'm running in the 7.1 except mine are the Rti line not RTiA's.

    RTi 10 (Mains), CSi 6 (Center), Rti 6 (Rear surround), FXi A4's (Side surrounds). I'm happy with the sound of these for movies. The Rti 6's are over kill for rear surrounds in a 7.1 set up but they were what I was using for rears in a 5.1 setup before I went 7.1 and added the FXiA4's.

    Stick with something in the RTi A line for rear surrounds, you can't really go wrong with that choice.

    My .02,
    Scott
    Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid. ..... Frank Zappa
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