A kind of Dumb Question

mrloren
mrloren Posts: 2,465
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So I'm sitting here wondering on how my TSX250C would match my S60 towers. It does well on the bedroom HT with the S20. Currently have an S30 as my center which does well but it looks funny as I made the center speaker spot on my stand for a BIG center. Just wich Polk would make a BIG center for the signature line.

Just looking for opinion's before I start swapping everything and running Audyssey again....
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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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,454
    I think your ears should decide. If I had any downtime, I would try it myself. Haven't listened to my rig since Jayden was born.
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  • rpf65
    rpf65 Posts: 2,127
    Would only take a little time to find out.

    Although timbre matching is highly recommended, some people can't hear a difference, and some even prefer a localized center. All advice given for music as well as HT, is in general a rule of thumb, or someone's opinion.

    Not to say a persons opinion isn't valuable, but if you already have the speaker try it.
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  • mrloren
    mrloren Posts: 2,465
    edited August 2017
    I'll git it a try this week... moving the mother in-law out this afternoon :):):)

    Was thinking about getting a CSi5 but that RTi tweeter would be way off.

    I'll be able to move stuff around without the wife's spie nagging me :)
    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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  • mrloren
    mrloren Posts: 2,465
    Well I got around to swapping out the TSX250C for the S30. I waited till today because I also added an amp to my system. Nothing special an Emotiva BasX A300.

    After getting everything set up I ran Audyssey, this time my little trick of plugging the power ports didn't work so it was just plain let audyssey do it's thing.

    Once setup I played some of demo from movies. OK the 250C is blending well with the S60. I watch a full episode of GoT and yes blends very nice, actually has a fuller sound to it than the S30 did.

    I think I will keep it in the mix for now

    As for the BasX A300 well it adds a lot to my system, sound is more fuller and detailed than just going off the AVR.

    Cheers

    Loren

    Oh no I'm not going down the rabbit hole wanting an A31 now
    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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  • dolbyd
    dolbyd Posts: 430
    mrloren wrote: »
    Well I got around to swapping out the TSX250C for the S30. I waited till today because I also added an amp to my system. Nothing special an Emotiva BasX A300.

    After getting everything set up I ran Audyssey, this time my little trick of plugging the power ports didn't work so it was just plain let audyssey do it's thing.

    Once setup I played some of demo from movies. OK the 250C is blending well with the S60. I watch a full episode of GoT and yes blends very nice, actually has a fuller sound to it than the S30 did.

    I think I will keep it in the mix for now

    As for the BasX A300 well it adds a lot to my system, sound is more fuller and detailed than just going off the AVR.

    Cheers

    Loren

    Oh no I'm not going down the rabbit hole wanting an A31 now

    The A300 is a good amp for the money. I have one for the office. It surprises me how good it is for its price.

    Main room- RTiA9 x4, CSiA6, in ceiling Atmos RT-70 x4, SVS PC 4000 x2, Marantz 8805A, OPPO 203, Emotiva DR3 G3, Emotiva XPA-2 G3, Emotiva XPA-5 G3, Emotiva X300, Sony 75" 940E, Panasonic Plasma VT50, PS Audio Power Port X2, PS Audio AC-5 x8, AQ Rocket 33 Biwire speaker cables, AQ King Cobra XLR IC, Furman PFi20 W/Cullen cable, SoildSteel S4-4 rack, Gik room treatments

    Office- Legend L600, in ceiling Polk RC80i, Marantz 7704, OPPO 203, Pioneer Elite PDF-59 CD, PSA Stellar 300, Sony 55" 800B, Gik room treatment

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  • mrloren
    mrloren Posts: 2,465
    dolbyd wrote: »
    mrloren wrote: »
    Well I got around to swapping out the TSX250C for the S30. I waited till today because I also added an amp to my system. Nothing special an Emotiva BasX A300.

    After getting everything set up I ran Audyssey, this time my little trick of plugging the power ports didn't work so it was just plain let audyssey do it's thing.

    Once setup I played some of demo from movies. OK the 250C is blending well with the S60. I watch a full episode of GoT and yes blends very nice, actually has a fuller sound to it than the S30 did.

    I think I will keep it in the mix for now

    As for the BasX A300 well it adds a lot to my system, sound is more fuller and detailed than just going off the AVR.

    Cheers

    Loren

    Oh no I'm not going down the rabbit hole wanting an A31 now

    The A300 is a good amp for the money. I have one for the office. It surprises me how good it is for its price.

    You're right on about that, My A300 is driving my S60 and WOW so much more detail very clean sound.

    As for more time on the TSX250C in the mix. Well the S30 is a better center speaker a little fuller sounding but the 250c does blend well with the S60. I made my TV stand to hold a big center and thought it looked funny with the smaller S30. I'll see how it goes over the next few weeks.

    I also got Audyssey dialed in. when I recalibrated I could not get rid of the insane 80hz dips so I tried the rag in the power pot that worked for me before. I wound up just placing the towels around the bottom of the speaker to get rid of the spikes.
    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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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,954
    edited August 2017
    I am probably dating myself by noting that when I see "A300", this is what I immediately think of:

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    (borrowed images, not mine)

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  • mrloren
    mrloren Posts: 2,465
    ^^^I wish it was that^^^

    The Emotive BasX-A300 is a $400 two channel amp that actually does very well. I would have like to have a parasound but my wallet said no way.

    https://emotiva.com/product/a-300/

    Not the greatest amp there is but it does drive my S60 a lot better than my AVR. I did use Audioquest Tower RCA to go from my AVR to amp. I'm happy with it so far.
    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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