surround speakers

polk_audio_lsi
polk_audio_lsi Posts: 71
edited April 2006 in Speakers
Hey what is the difference (not worrying between RTi & LSi) for your surrounds if you have dipole's or bookshelf speakers? Which is really the better for surround and rear surround. And which is the best way to hook them up and position them?
CURRENT SYSTEM:

(TV) Sylvania 24"
(DVD Player) LG DVF 9900
Sony Playstation 2
(Receiver) Onkyo TX-SR503
(Front Speakers) Polk Audio Monitor 40
(Center Channel) Polk Audio CS 1
(Surround) Paradigm Cinema ADP [Dipole] (On top of Polk Audio Monitor 40)
(Subs) Pioneer CS-G9001 (Bi-wired with Fronts subwoofers only working layed down up against back of couch)
Monster Fiber Optic Cable (DVD Player to Receiver), Monster speaker wire
Post edited by polk_audio_lsi on
· Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Comments

  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,059
    edited April 2006
    Could depend on placement and personal preference. I use rti4s for my rears and they are lying on their backs on the floor.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • landry_p2000
    landry_p2000 Posts: 1,313
    edited April 2006
    Off topic, but Willow do they still smell? LOL (Hey bud, What's up?)

    I have had both, and I enjoy the dipole/bipoles better. The book shelf speakers were not bad though.
    Main Set-up: 55" 120 hz Samsung LN55B650, Onkyo TX-SR806, Emotiva XPA-5, Emotiva XPA-2, PS3 Slim, Sony BDP-S560, Apple TV (160g), Panamax M5300-PM, Polk Audio CSi5, RTi10's, FXi3's, RTi4's, and SVS PB12 Plus

    Bedroom: Panasonic 50" S2 Plasma and Panasonic BD65 blu-ray player, Onkyo TX-SR707, Emotiva XPA-3, Emotiva UPA-2, KEF IQ7's, IQc, IQ8Ds, and SVS PB10-ISD
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,059
    edited April 2006
    landry_p2000 wrote:
    Off topic, but Willow do they still smell? LOL (Hey bud, What's up?)


    ROTFLMFGO........as if you remember that ! HA....no they don't and I'm still not sure why......Oh YEah..Hey back Bud.....sorry for the hijack;)
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • polk_audio_lsi
    polk_audio_lsi Posts: 71
    edited April 2006
    Well the reason I ask is cuz instead of longing for speakers that I probably wont have a very long time I'm just gonna start off at the very bottom and work my way gradually up the ladder. And I already have a CS 1 center, and Monitor 40 surround bookshelf. I still have to get rear surround and Floor-Standing which are gonna be Monitor 50 for fronts and I'm thinking Monitor 30 for rear surround or should I do another pair of Monitor 40 for my rear surround?
    CURRENT SYSTEM:

    (TV) Sylvania 24"
    (DVD Player) LG DVF 9900
    Sony Playstation 2
    (Receiver) Onkyo TX-SR503
    (Front Speakers) Polk Audio Monitor 40
    (Center Channel) Polk Audio CS 1
    (Surround) Paradigm Cinema ADP [Dipole] (On top of Polk Audio Monitor 40)
    (Subs) Pioneer CS-G9001 (Bi-wired with Fronts subwoofers only working layed down up against back of couch)
    Monster Fiber Optic Cable (DVD Player to Receiver), Monster speaker wire
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • polk_audio_lsi
    polk_audio_lsi Posts: 71
    edited April 2006
    Look I told you I'm sorry. Um... I don't know what else to say I have a bad temper and you I'm kinda sensitive to the fact when people get into my case about my home theater. I'm sorry I can't help it that I feel like it it hurts my feelings. Like I said I'm very tempramental and I'm very sorry.
    CURRENT SYSTEM:

    (TV) Sylvania 24"
    (DVD Player) LG DVF 9900
    Sony Playstation 2
    (Receiver) Onkyo TX-SR503
    (Front Speakers) Polk Audio Monitor 40
    (Center Channel) Polk Audio CS 1
    (Surround) Paradigm Cinema ADP [Dipole] (On top of Polk Audio Monitor 40)
    (Subs) Pioneer CS-G9001 (Bi-wired with Fronts subwoofers only working layed down up against back of couch)
    Monster Fiber Optic Cable (DVD Player to Receiver), Monster speaker wire
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited April 2006
    polk_audio_lsi, i think people are irritated by some of your posts.. because you change your mind so often. The best way I approach what i'll buy next audiowise is...

    1. what is the weakest link in my system ? Is it speakers, is it cables, is it a cd player.

    2. what fits my budget? If you got the change for LSi's. then cool.. if you can only manage to get some R50's.. then for a lot of us.. the decision is already made.

    3. I always do my homework on whatever it is i'm looking to buy next. I am rarely a impulse type of shopper. I've made some bad purchases in the past and reget them later when i impulse shop. So i don't do it.

    4. have a goal. Where do you want to take your system? Is your goal all LSI's in say 1 yr. or two years. or 3 months. Have a goal and try to reach it.

    But this going back and forth and changing your mind nearly every other day.. just gets tiring. Some good advice has been given to you. what you do with that advice is up to you.
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • polk_audio_lsi
    polk_audio_lsi Posts: 71
    edited April 2006
    Well hell if I dont change my mind and ask y'all what you think about this system, that system then what the hell am i gonna have to say to yall? LOL
    CURRENT SYSTEM:

    (TV) Sylvania 24"
    (DVD Player) LG DVF 9900
    Sony Playstation 2
    (Receiver) Onkyo TX-SR503
    (Front Speakers) Polk Audio Monitor 40
    (Center Channel) Polk Audio CS 1
    (Surround) Paradigm Cinema ADP [Dipole] (On top of Polk Audio Monitor 40)
    (Subs) Pioneer CS-G9001 (Bi-wired with Fronts subwoofers only working layed down up against back of couch)
    Monster Fiber Optic Cable (DVD Player to Receiver), Monster speaker wire
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • polk_audio_lsi
    polk_audio_lsi Posts: 71
    edited April 2006
    On a serious note though it's just me and my girlfriend are in some serious financial trouble right now and it's been a big thing to me to have my own home theater system for a couple of years now. And it's taken me a couple of years to have just A LITTLE and I'm soooo impatient to have a really nice home stereo that I tend to blabber on and on about something that, honestly, I'll probably never have. So I really do apologize.
    CURRENT SYSTEM:

    (TV) Sylvania 24"
    (DVD Player) LG DVF 9900
    Sony Playstation 2
    (Receiver) Onkyo TX-SR503
    (Front Speakers) Polk Audio Monitor 40
    (Center Channel) Polk Audio CS 1
    (Surround) Paradigm Cinema ADP [Dipole] (On top of Polk Audio Monitor 40)
    (Subs) Pioneer CS-G9001 (Bi-wired with Fronts subwoofers only working layed down up against back of couch)
    Monster Fiber Optic Cable (DVD Player to Receiver), Monster speaker wire
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter