Confessions of an Old Polk Junkie

Marty123
Marty123 Posts: 32
edited April 2004 in Speakers
It started in 1987 when I bought a pair of Monitor 10s in England while in the Air force.

An update to Surround/Dolby Digital added a PSW120 SUB, CS245 Center and RT25 Surround.

For the last year, I had been looking at the newer Polks but I knew that my monitors would never quit.

A few months ago I discovered this board after I searched EBay for Monitor 10s. I found that these speakers were still wanted and read that a better-matched center would be the CS 400I.

I bought a CSi400 off EBay that needed attention and replaced a Driver and Crossover. I also started to really look at the RTi6s or RTi8.

My wife said if I could sell the Monitors I could upgrade. We both like the sound but they didn't look good with the new TV, however they still sounded great.

A deal on RTi12s from CC, that I learned about on this forum brought the Rti12s home. FXi 30s surrounds came off a good deal at Crutchfields. Then a Polk rebate allowed me to get a PSW404 sub.

My monitors are off to PA and my Rt25s will go to a colder climate (AK). Little by little they will find new homes. When will it end?

My system can be view at
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited April 2004
    Great little story Marty, once a Polkie...always a Polkie :D

    Well, normally ;)
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • HBombToo
    HBombToo Posts: 5,256
    edited April 2004
    My wife calles our house Stone Henge and its getting worse. Russman has me addicted!

    HBomb
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  • POLKOHOLIC
    POLKOHOLIC Posts: 407
    edited April 2004
    Dude, get a 2CH Amp for the Rti12's. They are beasts and you need ~200W/CH RMS minimum of nice clean power to really show em off...if you dont get it then you will blow your tweeters quicker then a **** on crack.
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  • HBombToo
    HBombToo Posts: 5,256
    edited April 2004
    Originally posted by POLKOHOLIC
    quicker then a **** on crack.

    ***LOL:D ***

    HBomb
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  • izafar
    izafar Posts: 819
    edited April 2004
    Marty,

    Your system looks real nice. Looking at the pics I notice that speakers are placed very close to TV, consider placing them a little wider, also it seems that they are towed outwards, once you place them a little wider, you will need a slight inward tow. Also your rear surrouds are mounted too high, try pulling them down a couple of feet.
    -izafar

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  • Marty123
    Marty123 Posts: 32
    edited April 2004
    I can't due much about about the surrounds because that is where the prewire is located and underneath them is a big opening to our kitchen. I could lower the right one but then I would need to put the left one on a pillar next to the opening and move the wires, maybe someday.

    I am not sure about the other comment about getting a separate 2ch amp for the RTi12s. How would I then hook up thr Receiver. My son is going to give me a Dennon that has cleaner power. Would that help?

    Ray
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  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited April 2004
    Welcome!

    Adding a seperate amp is a breeze if your receiver has preouts. Connect the outputs from the receiver to the inputs on the amp, and connect the main speakers to the amp.

    Nice looking setup, you should be proud!
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  • Marty123
    Marty123 Posts: 32
    edited April 2004
    Thanks for the compilments any suggestions on a pre-amp / amp.

    Ray
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  • POLKOHOLIC
    POLKOHOLIC Posts: 407
    edited April 2004
    If you go seperates then you will need an amp for the rest of the speakers...tell us your budget first marty. seperates can be very costly... For a 2CH Amp Id go with: Rotel . What Denon is your son giving you? I would definately look at the reciever for upgrade 1 because it doesnt have pre-outs for an amp. I have beene yeing that Rotel for quite soem time now and looking to purchasing in a couple months(undergoing financial instability at the moment)
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  • gacole2000
    gacole2000 Posts: 255
    edited April 2004
    Nice system!

    I might also recommend tilting the CS 400i down a little (raise the back 1/2" or so). I found that it really helped my system with clearer speach by having the tweeter aimed more at ear level.

    Welcome- Greg
    AVR: Yamaha RX-V661
    DVD: Yamaha DV-C6480
    BR: Samsung 1600
    Mains: Polk RT55 (bi-amped)
    Center: CS300
    Sides: FX1000
    Rears: RT/FX
    Subs: SVS 20-39 PC+ 12.3 & DIY SVS 12.2
    Projector: Optoma HD70 w/ 106" Elite Screen
    Power: Panamax MAX 5100
    Remote: Harmony One
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  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited April 2004
    Outlaw 950 for the preamp, and a 755 amp. You can get a B-stock 950 with a brand new amp for $1898. The Outlaw amps are the same as ATI amps for a fraction of the cost. Best bang for the buck by far.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited April 2004
    Yes, which receiver will you be running? That's an important question...It will need pre-outs...

    If you go the bi-amp route, as I've done...you can actually get a significant upgrade for <$200.

    Use the receiver to power the mids and highs on the 12s and a separate 100 WPC (or more) amp to power the lows...This does a couple of things for you...

    1 - Keeps your costs down as you're only having to buy an amp for the fronts and not a whole new separates based system

    2 - Keeps your sound characteristics the same across all your speakers (since the receiver is powering all the speakers). The lows don't carry a lot of detail, so no problem having an amp on them...

    If you have the extra $$$ laying around, by all means go separates...

    What I would advise AGAINST is getting an amp to completely power the 12s (not bi-amping). You wanna have whatever source is powering all your other speakers also powering the mids and highs of your 12s...

    For amp reccomendations...you'll get a lot of responses...I have the HK PA2000 pulling bi-amp duty in my setup and it works fine...
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