Center for R50 or R30 - Anyone tried an R20?

Eman
Eman Posts: 60
edited September 2005 in Speakers
Im putting together a system for the bedroom and was wondering if anyone had used the R20 as a center or perhaps the R15 and if its recommended etc. In theory the R20 should be an excellent match.
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  • Schris22
    Schris22 Posts: 983
    edited September 2005
    in theory....it's just an r15 with more bass extension...or midrange bass extension. I still think going with a dedicated CS1 or the csi25 (link in Flea market somewhere..) would be a better choice.

    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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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited September 2005
    Someone over at AVS (or was it here?) used 2 R15s as centers front and back in a 6.1 arrangement and wasn't particularly pleased for HT. Probably fine for music. He replaced it with a CS1 and moved to 7.1, much happier IIRC.

    Combo rig:

    Onkyo NR1007 pre-pro, Carver TFM 45(fronts), Carver TFM 35 (surrounds)
    SDA 1C, CS400i, SDA 2B
    PB13Ultra RO
    BW Silvers
    Oppo BDP-83SE
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited September 2005
    why is anyone stepping up to the plate to assist this ****?

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31873&highlight=eman

    if he's had his attitude adjusted since- then I stand corrected. :rolleyes:
    H/K Signature 2.1+235
    Jungson MagicBoat II
    Revel Performa M-20
    Velodyne cht-10 sub
    Rega P1 Turntable

    "People working at Polk Audio must sit around the office and just laugh their balls off reading many of these comments." -Lush
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  • millerman 3732
    millerman 3732 Posts: 1,488
    edited September 2005
    When I got my frist set of R30's About 2 years ago from crutchfeild they had them paired with a Csi20
    Casey
    H/T: Epson 6500ub
    Sony UBP-X800
    Toshiba HD-XA2 (HD-DVD, CD)
    Onkyo 805 (pre-amp)
    Outlaw 7125
    Polk RTi 10 (bi-amped)
    Polk CSi5 (bi-amped)
    Polk RTi6
    SVS PB 12 plus/2
    Velodyne SMS-1

    TV Rig: Samsung 50'' 4k display
    Polk Signa-1 Surround bar
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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited September 2005
    aaharvel wrote:
    why is anyone stepping up to the plate to assist this ****?

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31873&highlight=eman

    if he's had his attitude adjusted since- then I stand corrected. :rolleyes:

    That was very funny, lol, but I don't see any attitude in his post or a couple of others I've seen. ;)

    Combo rig:

    Onkyo NR1007 pre-pro, Carver TFM 45(fronts), Carver TFM 35 (surrounds)
    SDA 1C, CS400i, SDA 2B
    PB13Ultra RO
    BW Silvers
    Oppo BDP-83SE
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited September 2005
    You're one of the lucky ones then.


    ;)
    H/K Signature 2.1+235
    Jungson MagicBoat II
    Revel Performa M-20
    Velodyne cht-10 sub
    Rega P1 Turntable

    "People working at Polk Audio must sit around the office and just laugh their balls off reading many of these comments." -Lush
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  • millerman 3732
    millerman 3732 Posts: 1,488
    edited September 2005
    you cold dawg
    Casey
    H/T: Epson 6500ub
    Sony UBP-X800
    Toshiba HD-XA2 (HD-DVD, CD)
    Onkyo 805 (pre-amp)
    Outlaw 7125
    Polk RTi 10 (bi-amped)
    Polk CSi5 (bi-amped)
    Polk RTi6
    SVS PB 12 plus/2
    Velodyne SMS-1

    TV Rig: Samsung 50'' 4k display
    Polk Signa-1 Surround bar
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  • Eman
    Eman Posts: 60
    edited September 2005
    aaharvel wrote:
    why is anyone stepping up to the plate to assist this ****?

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31873&highlight=eman

    if he's had his attitude adjusted since- then I stand corrected. :rolleyes:

    You are in direct violation of forum rules and I will not stand for it. If you have nothing positive to contribute to this thread then shut your loud mouth. Everyone else thanks again for your input.
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited September 2005
    Eman wrote:
    You are in direct violation of forum rules and I will not stand for it. If you have nothing positive to contribute to this thread then shut your loud mouth.

    you gonna teach me a lesson my young padawan ? :rolleyes:

    doesn't feel too great to be trolled upon does it Eman? You remember that next time you feel the sudden urge to treat senior members on these threads like dirt. Have a nice day :)
    H/K Signature 2.1+235
    Jungson MagicBoat II
    Revel Performa M-20
    Velodyne cht-10 sub
    Rega P1 Turntable

    "People working at Polk Audio must sit around the office and just laugh their balls off reading many of these comments." -Lush
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  • TheReaper
    TheReaper Posts: 636
    edited September 2005
    aaharvel wrote:
    ... urge to treat senior members on these threads like dirt ...
    :D:D
    For HT usage (I prefer no center for music), I have tried both R20s and R15s with my R50s, the R20s worked better, and 2 R20s worked a little better than 1 R20. There was something about the tonal quality of the R20 as a center, that would take me a minute or two to get used to, before my hearing would adjust, and things would sound right. Having said that, I did feel the 2 R20s as a center worked better with the R50s than a CSi40.
    Win7 Media Center -> Onkyo TXSR702 -> Polk Rti70
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited September 2005
    aaharvel wrote:
    you gonna teach me a lesson my young padawan ? :rolleyes:

    doesn't feel too great to be trolled upon does it Eman? You remember that next time you feel the sudden urge to treat senior members on these threads like dirt. Have a nice day :)


    :D:D Love it !! :D:D
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • hljones821
    hljones821 Posts: 35
    edited September 2005
    I have my R50s/R30s with a csi25, it's a perfect match.
    2 Channel: Adcom GTP-450,Adcom GFA-555II,Denon DVD-1920,Denon DCD-610,Pro-ject Phono Box E, Music Hall MMF-2.3 SE with Music Hall Spirit, Klipsch RP-250f, Velodyne F-1200 sub

    HT Rig: Mitsubishi WD-73642,HK AVR-2600, Sony BDP-S580, Polk RTi100, Polk R50s,CSi25 Center,SVS 25-31 PCi Sub NSD Upgrade
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