Pioneer BS22 or Polk Audio Monitor40 Series II for front presence
afterburnt
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I got some old Bose 141's hooked up and I am starting to like the presence option. Which speakers would work better with my Polk Audio Monitor70 Series II set up also wich ones will put up with more abuse? They are being powered by what is left over from the Yamaha RX-A1040 at I guess 110 watts.
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I would go with polk monitor 40s to have similar sound all around and same ohm rating.
Pioneers BS22 are not bad speakers and have great reviews. I tried their bigger brother FS52 before RTi8's. FS52's send ran my receiver(yamaha rx-v667) much hotter than I wanted it to be. BS22's have similar ratings as FS52's. However, they all run at 6ohms. Ideally you don't want to send 8 ohms to other speakers and 6 ohms to the pair you are looking at.Sony BDP-S6500 | Raspberry Pi 2 | XBOX One S | Wii --> Yamaha RX-V667 --> Adcom 5006 bridged to 175 watts for front LCR -- >Front: Polk Audio RTi8s | Center: CSi5 | Side Surrounds: RTi4s | Rear surrounds: FXiA4s | Cheap 12" sub woofer|Samsung UN60KU6300 -
Monitor 40s seem like overkill for front presence. If you like their sound, maybe monitor 30s?
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Monitor 70s for sure, jk I agree with the 30s2 Channel(work in progress):DAC: Schiit modi 2 uberAmp:Parasound 1200 MK IISub:RBH 1010-SEP Speakers: Monitor 5A peerlesscurrently running some krk rokit 3g since the HK pre outs died and i need to start breaking everything down to move in a couple monthsHeadphones:Source: tidalDAC: schiit modius epre: schiit sysAmp: AQ dragonfly black/ schiit magni2 Cans: Velodyne V-True, Grado SR225i, sennheiser x drop gaming headsetPC:DAC: schiit modius e(over spdif)pre: schiit sysspeakers: prenous eris 5 xtSub: Earthquake Sound MiniMe-P63most of my comments are passing on of info, im a noob, im just trying to help how i can, if im wrong or out of place to comment, dont hesitate to let me know
"WITH WILLING HEARTS AND SKILLFUL HANDS, THE DIFFICULT WE DO AT ONCE, THE IMPOSSIBLE TAKES A BIT LONGER, WITH COMPASSION FOR OTHERS. WE BUILD - WE FIGHT FOR PEACE WITH FREEDOM"Seabee Memorial, Arlington, VA -
I couldn't find the 30's so I got the 40's. Maybe over kill but it's like I have six foot towers now.
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You have 30s in your other set up, switch them around.2 Channel(work in progress):DAC: Schiit modi 2 uberAmp:Parasound 1200 MK IISub:RBH 1010-SEP Speakers: Monitor 5A peerlesscurrently running some krk rokit 3g since the HK pre outs died and i need to start breaking everything down to move in a couple monthsHeadphones:Source: tidalDAC: schiit modius epre: schiit sysAmp: AQ dragonfly black/ schiit magni2 Cans: Velodyne V-True, Grado SR225i, sennheiser x drop gaming headsetPC:DAC: schiit modius e(over spdif)pre: schiit sysspeakers: prenous eris 5 xtSub: Earthquake Sound MiniMe-P63most of my comments are passing on of info, im a noob, im just trying to help how i can, if im wrong or out of place to comment, dont hesitate to let me know"WITH WILLING HEARTS AND SKILLFUL HANDS, THE DIFFICULT WE DO AT ONCE, THE IMPOSSIBLE TAKES A BIT LONGER, WITH COMPASSION FOR OTHERS. WE BUILD - WE FIGHT FOR PEACE WITH FREEDOM"Seabee Memorial, Arlington, VA
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They are cherry so they match the others the new 40's are black, besides they are on nightstands right next to the bed and the 40's would probably bust my head in a earthquake.
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The 40's are fine for solo listening since my lazy boy pretty much blocks the rears.
