Need help on center speakers

vaq130
vaq130 Posts: 17
edited March 2013 in Speakers
Currently own 2 center speakers 1. CS 10 and the other the CS 400 my main front speakers are the monitor 70, which Center would or should sound better with the 70s, reason I am about to sell the CS 400 with some other Polk front speakers that are older then the monitor 70.

Thanks
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  • goofyGAguy
    goofyGAguy Posts: 545
    edited March 2013
    The CS10 would definitely have a better timbre match to your Monitor 70's, but the CS400 is a much higher quality speaker in every way.
    My humble setup...

    ...is no more. :cry:
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,003
    edited March 2013
    Definately keep the 400 over the cs10....no brainer dude.
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  • vaq130
    vaq130 Posts: 17
    edited March 2013
    Thanks for the reply guy,s that is what was in my mind but it will not be so called timbre but neither would the CS10 belief it would be the CS2, the 400 are bulky and perhaps better sound matching to the 700, eill listen tomorrow.
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  • rpf65
    rpf65 Posts: 2,127
    edited March 2013
    There's your answer. Listen and decide which is better. The sound you like best is what is important, not what anybody says here.
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  • vaq130
    vaq130 Posts: 17
    edited March 2013
    Well listen to both Center speaker and the CS10 sounded a tid bit higher on the high ends then the CS400 but the 400 sounded Ok except for the high notes, so have to get the house boss to select which one, LOL
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  • michael1947
    michael1947 Posts: 775
    edited March 2013
    What TonyB said. You can hang onto that CS400 for a very long time and use it with a variety of speakers all along the RT line. Good luck, show us some photos of your rig and report back on your decision...please.:razz:
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  • 20hz
    20hz Posts: 636
    edited March 2013
    I have a cs300 IT SOUNDS AWESOME the 400 is suposed to sound better , I cant sell my 300 its a awesome speaker .
    Timbre match is important but when doing a pink noise ( level test ) across your speakers even three identcal speakers wont match since the internall crossover changes things plus the differant speaker placements .
    Yes some of you out there think I am wrong but in the real world where the center may be above the tv and the mains lower to the ground or closer to a wall there is a sound differance .
    I would keep what I am happiest with .
    The cs400 is a awesome speaker I would find a way to keep it in the system
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  • vaq130
    vaq130 Posts: 17
    edited March 2013
    tonyb wrote: »
    Definately keep the 400 over the cs10....no brainer dude.

    Have been wondering your reason for keeping the 400 over the CS10???

    Thanks
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,780
    edited March 2013
    vaq130 wrote: »
    Have been wondering your reason for keeping the 400 over the CS10???

    Thanks

    Because the 400 is one of the best centers Polk ever made...
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  • vaq130
    vaq130 Posts: 17
    edited March 2013
    That is something to consider, fast reply by the way.
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