R15's as surrounds

Jockos
Jockos Posts: 310
edited April 2005 in Speakers
I was wondering how well the R15s would sound as surrounds. I currently have RT15's for the mains, center is 300 and psw 350 for the subwoofer. Are they pretty close in timbre, I listened to them and thought they sounded a little brighter the the RTs, but for only $50 at CC it seems like a deal. Any opinions would be gladly appreciated.

Thanks Jockos
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,776
    edited April 2005
    Why not?? Try it!
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  • ledhed
    ledhed Posts: 1,088
    edited April 2005
    We (read:my dad paid and its in the HT) have r15s for our rears with 1000ps and a Cs275 center running through a Yamaha rvx2200 they sound pretty good but the highs are not nearly as defined or clear as my RT5s (did a/b testing) a little *fuzz* or static all the time. But for rears-they do pretty good. Worth it for one bill
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited April 2005
    This week the Fry's is 49.99 each!!
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited April 2005
    Originally posted by reeltrouble1
    This week the Fry's is 49.99 each!!

    Actually they should be 49.99 a pair.

    Michael
    Mains.............Polk LSi15 (Cherry)
    Center............Polk LSiC (Crossover upgraded)
    Surrounds.......Polk LSi7 (Gloss Black - wood sides removed and crossovers upgraded)
    Subwoofers.....SVS 25-31 CS+ and PC+ (both 20hz tune)
    Pre\Pro...........NAD T163 (Modded with LM4562 opamps)
    Amplifier.........Cinepro 3k6 (6-channel, 500wpc@4ohms)
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  • Nemesis
    Nemesis Posts: 70
    edited April 2005
    No Fry's prices its speakers individually.

    Yes the 15's work great as surrounds. For what you get you really can't beat the price: clear sound and no brightness.
    "Nothing in this world is accomplished without passion."
    -me
    "Your buying what with your money? The money you should be saving"
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited April 2005
    We've determined that the black R15's _have_ to be per pair... because that's all that Polk sells them in. Several people ordered the black ones, and they came as a pair. When I ordered my Cherry R15's, they were actually listed as a pair in the title (I also got mine at $50).

    Now, my brother called about ordering a pair of the black ones, and the person he talked to said that they were priced each speaker... but then I came on here and heard otherwise from the other people who have purchased the black R15s :)
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • Schris22
    Schris22 Posts: 983
    edited April 2005
    just ordered some r15's def. by pair. from fry's

    Chris
    Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR502-S
    DVD Player: Pioneer DV-578A-S
    Left and Right: R50
    Center: CS1
    Rear Center: R15
    Surrounds: R30
    Subwoofer: 10'' Dayton 100 Watt
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