Rear speaker recommendation to match RTi A5
Currently I have 2 Polk Audio RTi A5 as front, Polk CS350-LS as center and 2 Polk FXiA4 as rear. I'm looking to replace FXiA4 with 2 tower speakers as rear. I also have 2 subwoofers (SVS 12" and Velodyne 15"). Any recommendations?
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President of Club Polk -
Yes, I saw that about a week ago. It says "refurbished". Any other recommendations? Polk site has S60 on sale for $249. Will S60 work with Rti A5? -
Why don't you keep what you've got as the rears don't do much anyway.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 -
What kind of power are you running? What cabling? What sources? Maybe money would be better spent upgrading other than speakers?
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What kind of power are you running? What cabling? What sources? Maybe money would be better spent upgrading other than speakers?
Denon AVR-3808CI (130 watt x 7 @ 8 ohms). Monster XP 12 and 14 gauge speaker cables. My current system sounds great for movies but when I play 5.1 music using OPPO BDP-103, rear channels don't sound that great. It sounds better when I switch RTi A5 to the rear. -
Music should be played in 2 channel only and get rid of that crappy speaker cable.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 -
Music should be played in 2 channel only and get rid of that crappy speaker cable.
Yes but I like quad and 5.1 blu-ray audio and dvd-audio music (I just got the new mix of Pink Floyd's Animals 5.1 blu-ray). Anyway, I'd like to know if any of the current Polk tower will match Rti A5. If not, I might get 2 more A5s from the link above. -
Will not match.Political Correctness'.........defined
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President of Club Polk -
Get the A5's be done. I get it, I had a pretty good HT-Mulit-Channel set up. I did mine with a 6.2 set up. I used some JBL HLS610's and two subs. Mean while my 2channel stereo was in another room. 😉
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I recommend against the S60s. Mixing speakers from a different series though the same brand is a bad idea.
Is your Center from the LS series?
BTW what’s your room dimensions? Is it part of open floor plan or a separate or compartmentalizations?
Samsung 60" UN60ES6100 LED, Outlaw Audio 976 Pre/Pro Samsung BDP, Amazon Firestick, Phillips CD Changer Canare 14 ga - LCR tweeters inside*; Ctr Ch outside BJC 10 ga: LCR mids “Foamed & Plugged**”, inside* & out
8 ga Powerline: LR woofers, inside* & out
*soldered **Rob the Man (Xschop) LR: Tri-amped RTi A7 w/Rotels. Woofers - 980BX; Tweets & Mids - 981, connected w/Monoprice Premiere ICs
Ctr Ch: Rotel RB981 -> Bi-amped CSi A6 Surrounds: Premiere ICs ->Rotel 981 -> AR 12 ga -> RTi A3. 5 Subs: Sunfire True SW Signature -> LFE & Ctr Ch; 4 Audio Pro Evidence @ the “Corners”. Power Conditioning & Distribution: 4 dedicated 20A feeds; APC H15; 5 Furman Miniport 20s -
I recommend against the S60s. Mixing speakers from a different series though the same brand is a bad idea.
Is your Center from the LS series? It's CS350-LS. Not sure what series
BTW what’s your room dimensions? Is it part of open floor plan or a separate or compartmentalizations?
Is your Center from the LS series?
--- It's CS350-LS. Not sure what series but bought around 1998-99 along with 2 RT16 as front. I replaced RT16 with Rti A5 several years later after one of the RT16 drivers got damaged during a move.
BTW what’s your room dimensions? Is it part of open floor plan or a separate or compartmentalizations?
--- Room is 15'x20', part of a walk out basement with right and back sides partially open.
Btw, when I called Polk Audio customer service which is outsourced who knows where, they told be that both S60 or ES60 are timbre matched to RTi A5. I think they were just trying to sell me something w/o much knowledge.
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”timber match” seems unlikely given the two series use different drivers, etc thus…”…they told be that both S60 or ES60 are timbre matched to RTi A5. I think they were just trying to sell me something w/o much knowledge.
“they were just trying to sell me something w/o much knowledge.” Iikely much closer to the truth.
TonySamsung 60" UN60ES6100 LED, Outlaw Audio 976 Pre/Pro Samsung BDP, Amazon Firestick, Phillips CD Changer Canare 14 ga - LCR tweeters inside*; Ctr Ch outside BJC 10 ga: LCR mids “Foamed & Plugged**”, inside* & out
8 ga Powerline: LR woofers, inside* & out
*soldered **Rob the Man (Xschop) LR: Tri-amped RTi A7 w/Rotels. Woofers - 980BX; Tweets & Mids - 981, connected w/Monoprice Premiere ICs
Ctr Ch: Rotel RB981 -> Bi-amped CSi A6 Surrounds: Premiere ICs ->Rotel 981 -> AR 12 ga -> RTi A3. 5 Subs: Sunfire True SW Signature -> LFE & Ctr Ch; 4 Audio Pro Evidence @ the “Corners”. Power Conditioning & Distribution: 4 dedicated 20A feeds; APC H15; 5 Furman Miniport 20s -
Bought the last 2 RTi A5s from https://www.accessories4less.com. They were $199 each refurbished but looks brand new and working great with my other A5s in the front. I'm loving all my quad and 5.1 music.
Thanks everyone who responded.
