bi-amped center or two bookshelves?

astorpiazzola
astorpiazzola Posts: 13
edited September 2004 in Speakers
i now own four rti10 that i use on fronts and surrounds bi-amped.I really like the envelloping sound that this setup offers.I have two channel of amplification available. I'm looking for the best option offering the best sound reproduction possible and still use the two channel available for amping.Where I live, the option that i have are, the CS2(bi-amped)279$can,CS3(bi-amped)199$,CS5(bi-amped)499$ or ,and i think that's the one i going for, 2 bookshelves(6 1/2inch,tweeter)499$.For best sound dispersion, imaging, sound reproduction.... What do you think? any suggestion or experience with bookshelves in parallel or seperately amplified for center channel? :confused:
avr525, avr8000, two pa2000
four RTI10
csi5
six s36II jbl
two m80 axiom
two dvc punch3 rockfordfosgate
AnD a PrOuD OwNeR Of 7 M200 OuTlaW MoNoBlOcKs
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited September 2004
    Cs5 not bi-amped.
    HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

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  • astorpiazzola
    astorpiazzola Posts: 13
    edited September 2004
    why not bi-amp?
    avr525, avr8000, two pa2000
    four RTI10
    csi5
    six s36II jbl
    two m80 axiom
    two dvc punch3 rockfordfosgate
    AnD a PrOuD OwNeR Of 7 M200 OuTlaW MoNoBlOcKs
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited September 2004
    Yeah Early, why not bi-amp, if the amp is going unused...

    astor,
    Several folk use twin centers in their HT. Was dubbed "center channel on steroids" by one member.

    Some have both side by side below their projection screen. One member stood his on end flanking his monitor. I just picked up a 2nd CS400 and plan to have one above and one below my monitor.

    And there are some members that use bookselves to flank their screen.
    More later,
    Tour...
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited September 2004
    Using a CSi40 below my TV and a CSi30 above the TV has worked out great for me. The CSi30 is pretty high up, but angled down with a couple of rubber door stop wedges under the back it really disperses the center channel across the room. I drive the CSi40 with an Outlaw M200 and the CSi30 is running off of my HTR-5790. I found that if I used the Yamaha EQ without the CSi30 hooked up, then added the CSi30, I got the center channel presence I wanted, even at low volume or for quiet dialoge in movies.
    DKG999
    HT System: LSi9, LSiCx2, LSiFX, LSi7, SVS 20-39 PC+, B&K 507.s2 AVR, B&K Ref 125.2, Tripplite LCR-2400, Cambridge 650BD, Signal Cable PC/SC, BJC IC, Samsung 55" LED

    Music System: Magnepan 1.6QR, SVS SB12+, ARC pre, Parasound HCA1500 vertically bi-amped, Jolida CDP, Pro-Ject RM5.1SE TT, Pro-Ject TubeBox SE phono pre, SBT, PS Audio DLIII DAC
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  • OttoGraff
    OttoGraff Posts: 11
    edited September 2004
    Yeah, the CSi5 would work well with your setup, should be timbre matched...and I'd bi-amp the center assuming that the two channels of amplification available are assignable...
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