help with my set up

Marcus21

Hey, first thanks for helpin me.
I need some help with my set up. I want to buy some fxi5's soon but im not sure how high and where to hang them. could you give me some advice on that and what kind of cable i should use.

My system
Onkyo SR503
Polk RTi8's
MTX SW2

PS.: I know its not the best but im workin on upgrading all my stuff soon.

hope the pics work

Crazed

Well, the images didn't work. Location of the speakers is going to depend on your room, your seating area, and what you are trying to achieve. In general terms the speaker should be above ear level and slightly behind the listener, but that's just the 50K foot level of advice.

Marcus21

thanks.
how do i get the pictures to work? so i can show u.
and another question. should i rather buy a new receiver or a good amplifier?

JCL

This link should help you with speaker placement. Click here At least its a good place to start.

In general the tweeters should be at your listening position ear level. I would go for seperates if you have the money to do that, but there are plenty of good receivers to choose from.

As far as cables everyone is going to have a different opinion. Go to a good shop and demo some. Check the flea market here too there are a lot of cables that come up for sale here. My preferance is Kimber, but it can get expensive. Do you know how much you want to spend on cables? Which cables do you want to replace (interconnects, speaker, etc...)?

Marcus21

thanks for the link. i will try to post my pics if i figure out how to do it, if anyone knows let me know.

what do you guys think about the yamaha Model: HTR-5890?

this is what i want my set up to be:
receiver?
Rti12's for front which will come later, lol
Csi5 for center
my sub isnt the best but it does the job
Fxi5's for rear

tommyboy

As long as you don't use the 503 reciever . I usually don't even recommend that for the monitor series let alone RTI(nothing against you just my opinion). A buddy of mine has RTI 70s with an Onkyo 701 and sounds good... but some other guys on the forum will prolly tell you to stay away from onkyo. I personally think onkyo is great for the monitor and rti series but others may say otherwise. The onkyo 703 or 803 should do a great job.

*Seby*-Polk-

i agreed. Great performance with Monitor's and Very good performance with RTi's

Marcus21

thanks, the 503 is just temporary, lol. i only heard good things about onkyo so far. its just that i would get a great deal on the yamaha.

if anyone knows how to work the picture thing let me know.
thanks