surrounds? and or bookshelf speakers?
hi eveyone, need advice on surrounds and bookshelf speakers. right now i have polk- rt800i's as my mains. polk- cs400i as my center. looking to upgrade my rears, which are some yamaha's. i listen to and watch music and dvd's about the same. do i go with surround speakers for both surrounds and rears, our mix it up. i have been reading some threads and noticed everyone seems to stick with one brand on speakers. something about blending? thanks for any advice.
tv.-sony trinitron wega 34hs510 rec.-h.k.-avr320 pan.-dvdcv51 mains-polk-rt800i center-polk-cs400i rears-yamaha-ns-a835 subwoofer-velodyne-ct-150 amp-adcom-gfa7700 amp-x2-outlaw 200 m-block [shipped]
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Some of it may depend on placement. If you intend to have your suround speakers directly to the side (or a little rearward), dipolar/bipolar surrounds like the polk FX models create a nice wide soundfield...so it doesn't sound like the surround material is coming from right next to your ear, but rather all around you. Regular small bookshelf models are fine for the rear surrounds. Some people prefer direct-radiating bokshelf speakers for the surrounds when listening to multi-channel SACD because the audio material is intended to be more specific...supposedly. I would recommend bookshelf speakers if your surround will be mounted more than four feet rearward of your main listening position. Wall mounts with the ability to swivel a bit would probably be ideal so that you can point them forward a small amount.Polk LSi9 Mains, Polk LSIC Center, Polk RT25i Surrounds, Polk M3II Rear Surround, SVS PB10-ISD Sub, Denon AVR 2809 (as digital pre/pro only), Sony BDP-S350, Oppo DV-981HD, Cambridge Audio Azur 540C (CD), Marantz MM9000 5-ch amp, Outlaw ICBM, Panasonic th-42PX85u HDTV, Behringer BFD Pro, Monster Power HTS 2600 Conditioner
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any suggestions on surround/bookshelf speakers? polk, def. tech,or others?tv.-sony trinitron wega 34hs510 rec.-h.k.-avr320 pan.-dvdcv51 mains-polk-rt800i center-polk-cs400i rears-yamaha-ns-a835 subwoofer-velodyne-ct-150 amp-adcom-gfa7700 amp-x2-outlaw 200 m-block [shipped]
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The best is to stick with the same type of driver and tweeter for best timber matching. I personally prefer the polk FX bipole/dipole speaker for the versatility of placement choices. I personally won't use mix/match different makes or different line of speakers but that's just me.
Speakers=>Salk Soundscape 8, Soundscape Center,Surrounds-Dali Rubicon LCR, Lsi7
PreAmp, Amp => Marantz AV8801, ATI 6007 amp, Oppo HA-1 DAC
Source => Sonore MicroRendu, Oppo BDP-103, Mede8er 600XD, Dune HD Smart D1, Synology DS1813+(16TB)
Sub - JTR Captivator S2 (Dual 18")
Power - Furman IT-Ref20i on dedicated 30Amp circuit with Furutech GTX-R outlet
Screen=> JVC RS-45 projector Da-Lite HP 133" 2.35 -
anybody using either of these- polk fxi5 or polk rti6? if so, what do you think of them?tv.-sony trinitron wega 34hs510 rec.-h.k.-avr320 pan.-dvdcv51 mains-polk-rt800i center-polk-cs400i rears-yamaha-ns-a835 subwoofer-velodyne-ct-150 amp-adcom-gfa7700 amp-x2-outlaw 200 m-block [shipped]
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I have Rti6 in my computer system and they sound great to me. I like the sound of new Rti tweeters. The bass is also very good for a bookshelf.
I had Fxi50 the older version of Fxi5 when I had the Rti HT setup and man they are very good surround speakers. I used them in Dipole mode most of the time and had a very good enveloping surround effect.
Speakers=>Salk Soundscape 8, Soundscape Center,Surrounds-Dali Rubicon LCR, Lsi7
PreAmp, Amp => Marantz AV8801, ATI 6007 amp, Oppo HA-1 DAC
Source => Sonore MicroRendu, Oppo BDP-103, Mede8er 600XD, Dune HD Smart D1, Synology DS1813+(16TB)
Sub - JTR Captivator S2 (Dual 18")
Power - Furman IT-Ref20i on dedicated 30Amp circuit with Furutech GTX-R outlet
Screen=> JVC RS-45 projector Da-Lite HP 133" 2.35
