Fry's and Polks

thedon
thedon Posts: 3
edited January 2006 in Speakers
I bought 4 R30 speakers from Fry's for a total of 160 or 39.99 each. This week I see they have a center channel which is a CSi25 for 69 bucks.

Good deal?

is 4 R30s overkill, 2 for rear surround?

Will the CSi25 be ok with those R30s?

Lastly, and I dont know if Fry's will have something cheap and good, but what about a sub?

I have an old philips reciever that was rated at 100 watts per channel and the speakers that came with it were the bottleneck of the system it seems. They crapped out on my along the way. Since I put the 4 R30s in their place, my system is booming. I was going for a new center channel and Fry's must time these things perfectly.
4 Polk R30s
1 Polk CSi25
1 Polk PSW10
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited January 2006
    I would save a little money and return the R30's and get R15's instead ($40 a pair on sale).
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited January 2006
    thedon wrote:
    This week I see they have a center channel which is a CSi25 for 69 bucks.

    Good deal?
    Yes. Great deal. (good deal is about $100)
    is 4 R30s overkill, 2 for rear surround?
    we don't believe in overkill here....
    Will the CSi25 be ok with those R30s?
    Yep.

    Welcome to Club Polk.

    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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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,586
    edited January 2006
    Overkill??

    Some people have RTi10s for rears or LSi15s for rears.... we're not in overkill territory yet.
    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited January 2006
    i think tower speakers are overkill for surrounds but at $80 a pair who freakin' cares?!? Nice job.
    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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  • thedon
    thedon Posts: 3
    edited January 2006
    well guys I just got back from Fry's at lunch with my 69 dollar center channel. I still have to put it up in front of my tv replacing my old philips CC.
    But thought Id put a pic and update my sig. New Vizio 50 inch and speakers, with my old dvd, reciever and directivo

    when I took the pic I had my dvd out while testing a new one. The chair is hiding my old sub.
    polks.jpg
    4 Polk R30s
    1 Polk CSi25
    1 Polk PSW10
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  • BjornB17
    BjornB17 Posts: 752
    edited January 2006
    thedon wrote:
    well guys I just got back from Fry's at lunch with my 69 dollar center channel. I still have to put it up in front of my tv replacing my old philips CC.
    But thought Id put a pic and update my sig. New Vizio 50 inch and speakers, with my old dvd, reciever and directivo

    when I took the pic I had my dvd out while testing a new one. The chair is hiding my old sub.
    polks.jpg

    So do you lift weights while watching tv? :)
    KEF Q150 | Rythmik F12 | Yamaha Aventage RX-A780
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  • louhamilton
    louhamilton Posts: 209
    edited January 2006
    HAHAHA

    Good eye. They are square in front of the TV.

    -Lou
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  • thedon
    thedon Posts: 3
    edited January 2006
    thats funny, I did watch once from way back there. I say way back there because the room is longer than it is wide and that weight bench is on one side and the tv is on the other and there's lots of space inbetween.
    But what is more embarrasing? lifting weights in front of the tv or posting big tv, big speakers, dirty couch junky room.

    happens to be my den/junk room. the good furniture is in the living room.
    theroom.jpg
    4 Polk R30s
    1 Polk CSi25
    1 Polk PSW10
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  • StopherJJ1980
    StopherJJ1980 Posts: 267
    edited January 2006
    sounds like a good setup. I still like my R series as a second setup. I agree the R15's would be better for surrounds but hey the R30's work too, no problem. As far as a sub I think a budget Velodyne like the VRP or VX series at Fry's should be something quality to fit into a budget sytem.
    -Stopher
    Tempe, AZ

    Setup:
    Polk RTi8 Mains
    Polk CSi5 Center
    Polk FXi3's Surround
    Cerwin Vega HTS10 Subwoofer
    Yamaha HTR-5740 AVR

    Upstairs R50/R15/CS1 5.1 setup w Pioneer AVR
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