Help to select speakers

brfd96
brfd96 Posts: 6
edited October 2012 in Speakers
I need help selecting speakers for large 32' x 40' room. Half of the room has 10' ceilings and 16' vaulted on
the other half. Will be 50/50 music and movies.
So far the system I've put together is:

Yamaha RX-A1020 7channel receiver
Polk CSI A6 center channel
Polk PSW 505 subwoofers x 2

All surrounds will be wall mounted on shelves. I'm leaning towards Polk RTi A3's for front left and right.
Unsure what to use for two sides and rear surrounds.
Options I'm considering are:
FXI A6 or A4, RTi A3 or A1, and TSi 200

Any helpful suggestions appreciated.

Thanks
Dale
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  • newrival
    newrival Posts: 2,017
    edited October 2012
    Get the ones with the most power handling and output you can afford.

    Also, consider 2 more subs, if you can, and stack them.

    Thats over 15000 cubic feet.... good luck!
    design is where science and art break even.
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,606
    edited October 2012
    For me reviews and budget are the contributing factors. Right now....Panasonic Thrusters fit the bill. :redface:
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • newrival
    newrival Posts: 2,017
    edited October 2012
    Hopefully you can find room in your budget for floorstanders for the front rather that the a3 or a1.

    If you could get the RTiA5 (or 7 ;), you will be far better off in that space. I don't want to be discouraging, but I do want to be realistic. Bookshelf speakers for HT in a room that huge are fighting a losing battle
    design is where science and art break even.
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  • badchad
    badchad Posts: 348
    edited October 2012
    You have an absolutely massive space. I'd try going as large as possible.
    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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  • OOsemka
    OOsemka Posts: 60
    edited October 2012
    as others suggested, go for the floor-standers for front. FXI A6 for surround is very nice.
    Music Room:
    Paradigm Signature S8
    Paradigm Signature C5
    Paradigm Signature S2
    Receiver - Onkyo tx-nr809
    Amplifier - Adcom 5802

    Office system:
    Fronts - Polk RTI A7 (Trey Mod)
    Center - Polk CSI A6 (Trey Mod)
    Rears - Polk FXI A6
    Sub - BIC F12
    Receiver - SONY STR-DG1000
    Amp - Carver TFM-35
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  • gce
    gce Posts: 2,158
    edited October 2012
    With a room that big I'd go with Rti A9's up front, CSi a6 center and FXi A6's surrounds. With those speakers and the size of the room I'm also get an amp for at least the front 3!
    Anaheim Hills CA,
    HT 5.1: Anthem MRX 720 / BDP-Denon DBT1713UD / Polkaudio LSiM703 / W4S mAmp's / Polkaudio LSiM706c / Polkaudio LSiM702F/X's / SVS PC12-NSD / Panasonic TC P55VT30

    2 Channel: Rogue RP-5 / WireWorld Electra power cord / Marantz TT-15S1/ Ortofon - Quintet Black MC / Marantz NA8005 DAC / W4S mAmp's / Synology DS 216+ll-4TB / Polkaudio LSiM703
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  • brfd96
    brfd96 Posts: 6
    edited October 2012
    Thanks everyone for the comments and suggestions.
    I'd love to go with the floor units for the front but this is going to be a working garage/man-cave with a workbench all across
    the front and floor speakers would just be in the way. I've already had all speaker wire drops installed in the walls. Spray foam insulation and sheetrock goes in this week. That's why I'm trying to find something to mount on the walls out of the way.
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  • jbooker82
    jbooker82 Posts: 1,627
    edited October 2012
    I guess then hang the RTi A9s from the rafters.
    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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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    edited October 2012
    I would think a 28 foot workbench should be enough.
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  • ravaneli
    ravaneli Posts: 530
    edited October 2012
    The A3's will be fine for front. Just get two good subs and cross them at 100. The A3s with a 100 hrz cutoff can handle a lot of power. If no movies, you don't need the FX series for surrounds. You can go A1 for surrounds for a good match, and they so pretty. FX doesn't look good anyway : )
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  • brfd96
    brfd96 Posts: 6
    edited October 2012
    Well everyone has convinced me I need towers for the front so I've ordered two Polk Monitor 70 Series II for my front left and right. I know they're old technology and not as good as the RTi A7's but should be better than bookshelf speakers. Couldn't pass up the deal thru Newegg.com at $179 each. So heres what I have on order so far.

    Receiver - Yamaha RX-A1020 7.2channel w/110 Watts per channel
    Polk Fronts - Monitor 70 Series II
    Polk Center - CSI A6
    Polk Subs - Two / PSW 505

    Now have to decide on two surrounds and two rear surrounds. Seriously considering four Monitor 40 Series II on Newegg.com for $149 a pair vs four RTi A3's for $350 a pair from Amazon.
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  • brfd96
    brfd96 Posts: 6
    edited October 2012
    brfd96 wrote: »
    Well everyone has convinced me I need towers for the front so I've ordered two Polk Monitor 70 Series II for my front left and right. I know they're old technology and not as good as the RTi A7's but should be better than bookshelf speakers. Couldn't pass up the deal thru Newegg.com at $179 each. So heres what I have on order so far.

    Now have to decide on two surrounds and two rear surrounds. Seriously considering four Monitor 40 Series II on Newegg.com for $149 a pair vs four RTi A3's for $350 a pair from Amazon.
    Ok, finally ordered surround speakers. I know I'll probably get reamed because they're not matched sets, oh well. My main concern is whether the receiver will drive the LSi7's as they're 4 ohm with all the others being 8 ohm. The specs for the Receiver say the Dynamic Power per Channel is (8/6/4/2 ohms)135/165/210/280W. I've read some discussions saying they work fine and others say you need an Amp. We shall see.

    Here's the whole setup.

    Receiver - Yamaha RX-A1020
    Polk Fronts - Monitor 70 Series II
    Polk Center - CSI A6
    Polk Side Surround - FXi A6
    Polk Rear Surround - LSi7
    Polk Subs - Two / PSW 505
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