Polk CS2 Center Channel Upgrade?

PolkieMan
PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
edited November 2012 in Speakers
Any thoughts on making this unit better or more compatible with SDA 2.3tls.
I have two MW6510's
Would two Monitor 4s be better?
POLK SDA 2.3 TLS BOUGHT NEW IN 1990, Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-198
POLK CSI-A6 POLK MONITOR 70'S ONKYO TX NR-808 SONY CDP-333ES
PIONEER PL-510A SONY BDP S5100
POLK SDA 1C BOUGHT USED 2011,Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-194
ONKYO HT RC-360 SONY BDP S590 TECHNICS SL BD-1
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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited November 2012
    The actual center channels that normally get recommended for matching vintage polks are the CS-350LS and the CS-400. The other alternative is to use a vintage polk.. preferably with the same tweeter. This is easier with non-TL's, cuz you can use any monitor 5, 7, or 10 with sl-2000's or RD0194's depending on what's in your fronts. Do you have RD0198's in you 2.3's? If so, you need to find a vintage polk that's upgradeable to the 198's too. I think sl-2500's are but not sure. I would think a monitor 4 would be a little small. A single RTA-15TL or 11TL would be badass, but you'd need the room. :biggrin:
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
    edited November 2012
    This chart is from Polk Faqs page.
    I'm sure many of you have already seen it.

    Center Model
    Matches With:
    LSiC: No vintage matches.
    CSiA6: SDA-SRS, SDA-1, SDA-2 (all versions), SDA-CRS, RTA-15, RTA-12, RTA-11, Monitor 5, Monitor 5jr, Monitor 7, Monitor 10 and Monitor 12, LS90, LS70, LS50, RT20p, RT16, RT12, RT10, RT3000p, RT2000p, RT2000i, RT1000p, RT1000i, RT800, RT800i, RT600, RT600i, RT55, RT55i, RT35, RT35i, AB855, AB805, AB800, AB755, AB705, AB700
    CSiA4: RTA-8T, RT8, RT7, RT5, RT15, RT15i, RT25, RT25i, Mini Monitor, "Monitor", Monitor 6 satellite, Monitor 4
    CS2: R30 R40 R50, S8, S6, RT400, M5
    CS1: S4, R1, R2, RT3, R20, R15, R10, M3, M3ii, M2, M1
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited November 2012
    Thanks I have heard good things about the CS400 and CS400i looks like the CSiA6 is recommended and yea I have RDO 198s. Maybe a single CRS+ or a monitor 5 BTW it was going to use a pair of monitor 4s in series. I guess I can try different things like put the two MW6510 in the CS2 enclosure and order a Rdo-198 and figure out a crossover.
    POLK SDA 2.3 TLS BOUGHT NEW IN 1990, Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-198
    POLK CSI-A6 POLK MONITOR 70'S ONKYO TX NR-808 SONY CDP-333ES
    PIONEER PL-510A SONY BDP S5100
    POLK SDA 1C BOUGHT USED 2011,Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-194
    ONKYO HT RC-360 SONY BDP S590 TECHNICS SL BD-1
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited November 2012
    I tried the two Monitor 4s in series, yuck :cheesygrin:
    POLK SDA 2.3 TLS BOUGHT NEW IN 1990, Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-198
    POLK CSI-A6 POLK MONITOR 70'S ONKYO TX NR-808 SONY CDP-333ES
    PIONEER PL-510A SONY BDP S5100
    POLK SDA 1C BOUGHT USED 2011,Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-194
    ONKYO HT RC-360 SONY BDP S590 TECHNICS SL BD-1
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