FX placement question?

Mikey081057
Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
edited December 2012 in Speakers
I just purchased a (new) sunfire tga-7401 for ... I was going to purchase the TGA-7201 and the vendor called me and offered me a 7401 for $400 bucks more... Glad I made the choice... I paired it with a Marantz AV7001 and hooked the whole think up to my LSIs.

LSI 15's

LSI C

LSI FX's

LSI 7's

Micro Pro dsw 1000

OPPO BDP 93

I ran the Audessy setup, and in a vaulted ceiling room, this system kicks butt. I threw in a oriental rug, and close the curtains, and Audessy did a nice job. Now I don't want to leave the room...

Holy sh%* do these LSI's sing now. I read that the LIS's love power, and the more you give them the more impressive they are.

The sunfire has endless power, and it is even impressive running 2 channel through the AV7001 (something I wasn't expecting). Also the Sunfire runs cool so you can enclose it in a cabinet with no worries. I hooked the LSI 15's up to the current source plugs on the amp, and the bass is solid, and classical music presents an awesome image.

It was hooked up to a decent Yamaha RX-V871 receiver before, but this is off the scale compared to my previous setup. I am stunned at how well this does everything from TV to audio to SACD.

I was holding out for a McIntosh mc207, but they are ridiculously over priced. And I got the Sunfire and Marantz forabout half of what the Mac would have cost.

All in, including TV (Sony KXBR55, PS3, Panamax, 4 Bello Stands and cables, I spent less than $9500, and am in my own little heaven. I am sure there are folks out here who have spent alot more and have awesome systems, but I got a lot of bang for my buck.

The only question i have is: I have the 7's as right/left surrounds, and the FX's as the rear surrounds... should I switch that ... does anybody have any experience or wisdom on this?

Happy Holidays to all!!!
Last edited by Mikey081057; Today at 10:43 AM.
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  • michael1947
    michael1947 Posts: 775
    edited December 2012
    I think you have it dialed in. Wait a while before you monkey with it.:lol:
    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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  • Geoff4rfc
    Geoff4rfc Posts: 2,470
    edited December 2012
    Like Michael said, I'd wait a bit before changing it, get a good feel for what you've got however, I would at least experiment and switch the 7's with the FX's, I bet you'd be in for a nice surprise.

    BTW Michael, I answered your question with a photo in the butt kickers thread, Geoff aka biker boy :mrgreen:
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