Atmos model (?) to best match RTiA7's suggestions?

69glamboy
69glamboy Posts: 14
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Hello everyone... I've been away for a bit. Hunkering down on my theatre build. Hoping to get some advise on ceiling Atmos speakers to purchase. I have RTi A7 towers up front. Not sure if i need to " timber match" for atmos? I'm also in Canada... Our dollar still sucks to purchase from US sites....I'm limited to Best Buy Canada as well. ( sounds like the beginnings of a country song....)
Any help would be appreciated!
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  • rpf65
    rpf65 Posts: 2,127
    ATMOS speakers don't need to be timbre matched. Personally, if staying with Polk, I would probably go with the RT series over the LS series if I were you.
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  • Dmega
    Dmega Posts: 83
    edited November 2016
    Timber match them...or the OCD will eventually kick in. I'm also in canada and really have bestbuy as my only hope too good grief. I'll probably match the rti a1 with my rtia9's and csi 6.

    The good thing about BB is we can buy...try and if we don't like return.
    69glamboy wrote: »
    Hello everyone... I've been away for a bit. Hunkering down on my theatre build. Hoping to get some advise on ceiling Atmos speakers to purchase. I have RTi A7 towers up front. Not sure if i need to " timber match" for atmos? I'm also in Canada... Our dollar still sucks to purchase from US sites....I'm limited to Best Buy Canada as well. ( sounds like the beginnings of a country song....)
    Any help would be appreciated!

    Speakers: Polk - Front RtiA9 - Center Csi6 - Surrounds RtiA1 - Heights Sc60 - Sub Psw125 +SVS PB2000
    Power: Anthem MRX1120 11 ch. Atmos/dtsx receiver
    TV: Vizio m70c3 4k led TV
    Player: Philips bdp7501 uhd player
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,724
    I have a different suggestion. Forget about atmos, I have.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    F1nut wrote: »
    I have a different suggestion. Forget about atmos, I have.

    I'm starting to realize that Atmos is to HT audio what 3D was to HDTV.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,724
    mdaudioguy wrote: »
    F1nut wrote: »
    I have a different suggestion. Forget about atmos, I have.

    I'm starting to realize that Atmos is to HT audio what 3D was to HDTV.

    Give this man a CEE-GAR!!!
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • mrloren
    mrloren Posts: 2,465
    If you can get TC80i in ceiling speakers those would match the best https://www.amazon.com/Polk-Audio-8-Inch-Ceiling-Loudspeaker/dp/B00030CHQW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1480469011&sr=8-1&keywords=tc80i

    A little hard to find I think Fry's has them for like $250each USD.

    MC80 are a lot more affordable
    https://www.amazon.com/Polk-Audio-MC80-Performance-Ceiling/dp/B002JTE0W4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1480469182&sr=8-1&keywords=MC80
    The 6&1/2" goes for $70. I would go for the MC for Atmos speakers.

    As for Atmos and DTS-X, it not going to go away like 3D TV. Studios are mixing the sound in these for release to the theaters. Either one will be on the Blu-Ray, It's just a question on if someone wants to spend the bucks on the sound system for it.
    When I was a kid my parents told me to turn it down. Now I'm an adult and my kids tell me to turn it down.
    Family Room:LG QNED80 75", Onkyo RZ50 Emotiva XPA3 GEN3 Oppo BDP-93,Sony UBP-X800BM. Main: Polk LsiM 705Center: Polk LSiM 704CFront High/Rear High In-Ceiling Polk 80F/X RT Surrounds: Polk S15 Sub: HSU VTF3-MK5
    Bed Room; Marantz SR5010, BDP-S270Main: Polk Signature S20Center: Polk Signature S35Rear: Polk R15 Sub: SVS SB2000
    Working Warehouse; Yamaha A-S301, Sony DVP-NS3100ES for disc Plok TSX550T SVS PB2000 Mini tower PC with 400GB of music
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