HT setup beginner!

newtoHT
newtoHT Posts: 7
edited January 2005 in Speakers
Hi All,
I am getting into HT world first time. This forum really helped me to understand what HT and the importance of polk speakers. Anyway as a beginner (with all my research and budget), I have planned to go for the following package:

Speakers:
RTi6 (Front)
RTi4 (Surround)
CSi3 (Center)

SVS PB10-ISD (subwoofer)

Receiver:
Yamaha RX-V650 (7.1, 95 wpc at 8 ohms)


Any comments/suggestions are welcome.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,056
    edited January 2005
    Welcome,

    "You have done well young jedi"

    you will enjoy the speakers, if anything once you get them replace the jumpers with some speaker wire.
    your sub...no comment I have never heard it, but it's been getting great reviews.

    Your receiver, it have pre-outs good job!!
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited January 2005
    Welcome.

    and nice set up. Prepare yourself to be totally blown away once you get it all set up.

    come back and ask any questions you might have. Good job!
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • Tropic-Al
    Tropic-Al Posts: 44
    edited January 2005
    Good choice going with Polks:D and Yamaha. Don't 4get to post pics !!


    Utah...Honestly Officer, I was only trying to help my sheep over the fence!:rolleyes:
    Sony STRDA-5000ES
    Sony TA-N110 X 2
    SONY CDP-CX205
    SONY CDP-CX400
    JVC XV-FA902SL
    JVC AV-65WP74
    JBL PB12 ( Sub )
    POLK RTi-12 (Mains)
    POLK CSi-5 (Center)
    Infinity US1 x 4 (Rear surrounds)
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  • newtoHT
    newtoHT Posts: 7
    edited January 2005
    Wow!! thanks for your quick feedbacks.

    I am looking at this HT setup for 4 to 5 years period (no upgrades whatsoever during this period) so want to make sure that I don't make any bad choice over saving 200/300 dollars now.

    My little concern is about this receiver especially after going thru' all the feedbacks about how Yamaha rates their wpc, is it all channels driven etc. I just want to make sure this receiver RX-V650 is sufficient enough to drive these speakers.

    I was also looking at Denon 2805 but I don't want to go for it unless I hear from you guys that Yamaha rating is not what they claim..

    Also any suggestions to get these polk speakers from authorized dealers at low price. crutchfield.com is one place I am looking atleast saving sales tax.

    Thanks again for your comments/suggestions.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,056
    edited January 2005
    I have the rxv540 and it's plenty loud and plenty clean....the beauty is you can buy an amp later on down the line
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,056
    edited January 2005
    Originally posted by newtoHT
    Wow!! thanks for your quick feedbacks.

    I am looking at this HT setup for 4 to 5 years period (no upgrades whatsoever during this period)
    .


    LOL
    :D good luck
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  • Tropic-Al
    Tropic-Al Posts: 44
    edited January 2005
    Don't know about any authorized Polk dealers in your area. E-bay is one way to save a sh*tload though ( just sucks about the warranty ). Personally as far as the Yamaha vs Denon, I would pick the Denon. The net should give you a lot of info and narrow your choice down. Good luck in your endeavor and ROCK ON!;)
    Sony STRDA-5000ES
    Sony TA-N110 X 2
    SONY CDP-CX205
    SONY CDP-CX400
    JVC XV-FA902SL
    JVC AV-65WP74
    JBL PB12 ( Sub )
    POLK RTi-12 (Mains)
    POLK CSi-5 (Center)
    Infinity US1 x 4 (Rear surrounds)
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited January 2005
    If you like the sound of the Yamaha better, then pick it. If you're asking which one between the two, you'll find that most people will reccomend the Denon over the Yamaha, myself included.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,056
    edited January 2005
    Why Denon?
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited January 2005
    Denon just seems to mate best with Polk speakers. Yamaha tends to be a bit bright for some people.

    I'm not saying one is better than the other, just that Denon tends to work well with Polk overall. I imagine that if we conducted a poll, probably 50% of the people that responded own Denon, the other 50 % owning other brands.

    When I first started looking to upgrade a which back, Denon was the most reccomended...
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,056
    edited January 2005
    thanks just curious
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  • cubdog
    cubdog Posts: 835
    edited January 2005
    You might look at Fry's outpost for speaker prices. I don't know if they are an authorized dealer though.

    cubdog
    Shuguang Classic S8MK
    Emotiva XDA-2
    Bel Canto M300 mono blocks
    Bel Canto DAC 1.5
    Squeezebox Touch
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  • newtoHT
    newtoHT Posts: 7
    edited January 2005
    Appreciate everyone's personal opinion about the receivers.

    About the Fry's outpost,.com, I visited the local Fry's store (authorized dealer) as well as checked outpost.com, crutchfield.com, the speaker prices are same at all places.
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited January 2005
    Ecost has some steals on refurb Denon stuff. Got my 910 from them for $128, at the time they were $299 new. It looked brand new like it had never been used.

    Regards,
    PT
    Never Forget
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  • okiepolkie
    okiepolkie Posts: 2,258
    edited January 2005
    If you are worried about price, check Crutchfield's scratch and dent section for the speakers you want. They are usually $30-$75 cheaper per pair there if you can catch it for that. BTW, my Yamaha sounds fine with my LSi7's. I would by Yamaha again if I had a chance to upgrade.

    Have fun with your system.

    Zach
    Tschüss
    Zach
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  • newtoHT
    newtoHT Posts: 7
    edited January 2005
    I went to the local tweeter to try listening to Yamaha & Denon just to see whether I can make up my mind though I am not much of an audition guy.

    They had Yamaha RX-V650 & Denon AVR1905 connected to RTi6 speakers in one room. To my ears, Yamaha looked bright and Denon warmer. But in the other room RX-V1500 & Denon 2805 were connected to LSi speakers. With LSi speakers RX-V1500 looked good to the music.

    Of course having said, I am not much of an audition guy and I don't know whether this comparison is a proper way to judge this. Anyway I'll try spending some more time to try listening and hopefully(??) make up my mind.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,056
    edited January 2005
    I don't think comparing the rti to lsi was a good move, you should have asked they guy to swap out the speakers with the receiver you are interested in leave the lsis out of it
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  • okiepolkie
    okiepolkie Posts: 2,258
    edited January 2005
    BTW, I don't think anyone asked what your current budget is.

    If you want a system that will hold you for a while, have you thought about getting a few pieces at a time to get the best quality possible?

    That is what I have done and I fairly happy with my system.
    Tschüss
    Zach
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  • newtoHT
    newtoHT Posts: 7
    edited January 2005
    Hi guys!
    Here is my update with the setup. I have bought the following speakers and receiver but yet to hook them up all.

    Denon 2805
    RTi8 (Front)
    CSi5 (Center)
    FXi3 (Surround)

    I might upgrade this setup with SVS subwoofer may be end of this year. I am planning to order the Signal Cables tomorrow for the Digital Coax, Single wire 13 AWG speaker wires(Front & Center). might go with less pricey cable for the surround.

    I am pretty impressed with the kind of information I gain from this forum. Thanks to all of your comments & suggestions.
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  • cubdog
    cubdog Posts: 835
    edited January 2005
    Congratulations! Enjoy.

    cubdog
    Shuguang Classic S8MK
    Emotiva XDA-2
    Bel Canto M300 mono blocks
    Bel Canto DAC 1.5
    Squeezebox Touch
    Sony SS-M7
    A/D/S L710
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  • newtoHT
    newtoHT Posts: 7
    edited January 2005
    I am waiting for the speaker wires to be shipped, in the meantime I have a question about setting up the speakers. when I looked thru' different threads setting RTI8/RTi10 large or small, most of the threads talks about it with the presence of subwoofer. I don't have subwoofer for now (might get it later) until then can I set RTi8 as large and all other speakers as small.

    RTi8 (Front) - large
    CSi5 (Center) - small
    FXi3 (surrounds) - small

    My receiver is Denon 2805 in case you need this info.
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  • okiepolkie
    okiepolkie Posts: 2,258
    edited January 2005
    Yes, set them to large. You may even want to leave them set to large after you get a subwoofer. It it up to you.
    Tschüss
    Zach
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  • newtoHT
    newtoHT Posts: 7
    edited January 2005
    Thanks okiepolkie!

    How about the crossover frequency setting? Does it matter what this is set to when the speaker is set to "large"?
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,056
    edited January 2005
    Originally posted by okiepolkie
    Yes, set them to large. You may even want to leave them set to large after you get a subwoofer. It it up to you.

    For now yes set them to large, depends on what sub you get you can set them to small they will shine more in the mids, and the pressure to play the bass on those will be releaved and sent to the sub which will have it's own amp
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