My first 5.1 system

azsam
azsam Posts: 45
edited November 2012 in Speakers
Hi all,

I am about to build my first surround setup. As a first step, I was planning to buy 5.0 and then add a sub in a couple of months. I live in an apartment in a high rise so my living room is about 215 square feet. So, I am thinking to buy this month the following:

- monitor 40s series II
- cs1 series II
- monitor 30s series II


later I will buy the psw10 or equivalent 10" sub..

What do you think of the choice of speakers? Also, I read that a horizontal center speaker does not perform as well as a vertical speaker. Would I be able to sit up the cs1? There is no way to buy a single monitor40 so I have three of those for the front stage. I am not even sure how would I put a vertical center channel but we will see..
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  • michael1947
    michael1947 Posts: 775
    edited November 2012
    Welcome to the club there azsam. I like the Monitor line and have some M40's and I think they are hard to beat for the buck. It looks to me that it will be a well balanced system. Keep the center speaker horizontal either above or below the tv and you can place it right side up or upside down, point up from the bottom at an angle or on top pointing down on an angle. Best of luck and report back.
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  • azsam
    azsam Posts: 45
    edited November 2012
    OK, great. So are you saying not to pay attention to the horizontal vs. vertical center :)?
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  • hochpt21
    hochpt21 Posts: 5,423
    edited November 2012
    The cs1 will work fine with that setup, however, the cs2 can be had for not much more and is a much better center from my experience. I wouldn't worry about horizontal vs vertical. Most just run the horizontal center speaker directly below (preferrably) or above their tv.
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  • michael1947
    michael1947 Posts: 775
    edited November 2012
    Yes, not to worry about vertical. Next look for a nice little sub.
    Main Family Room: Sony 46 LCD, Sony Blue Ray, Sony DVD/VCR combo,Onkyo TXNR 708, Parasound 5250,
    Polk SDS-SRS with mods, CSI 5 center + Klipsch SC2, Polk RT2000P rears, Klipsch KG 1.5's sides, Polk Micro Pro 1000, Polk Micro Pro 2000, Polk SW505, Belkin PF60, Signal Cable Classics,Monster IC's, 2 15 amp circuits & 1 20 amp circuit.

    Living Room: Belkin PF60, Parasound HCA2200, MIT ProlineEXP balanced IC's,Emotiva XDA-1 DAC/Pre,Emotiva ERC2 transport,MIT AVT2, Polk LSI 9's.
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