Matching center for Polk R300s

jonicarter

I picked up a pair of the R300s at a nice discount at Frys over the weekend, and needed a center to go with it. I picked up the Polk CSM from Circuit City, but it isn't really impressing me. Is this the correct center to match with these speakers? I can't find the CSR online anywhere, or in the store, so I can't buy that center.

I was looking online and saw the CSi3 and liked the looks of it, but didn't know if that would be a better or worse match than the CSM I have now. I'm sure it would be the better center, but I would like to get a good timbre match as well.

Any suggestions?

BornTxn

<---- New guy here. I am just starting to pice together my home theator. I also jumped at the chance to get the R300 from Frys. I also got the R15's for surround. Now I am looking for a good sub and center to go with them. Looking fo best bang for the buck. It will be used with a 107" screen in the basement. Thanks in advance. Jason

djc9

BornTxn wrote: »

<---- New guy here. I am just starting to pice together my home theator. I also jumped at the chance to get the R300 from Frys. I also got the R15's for surround. Now I am looking for a good sub and center to go with them. Looking fo best bang for the buck. It will be used with a 107" screen in the basement. Thanks in advance. Jason

I went with the CSi25 from frys.com when it was $69.99, now $99.99. I am quite pleased with it and I read from some posts here that it was a matching center and some others that it wasn't quite a matching center. For the price, I didn't worry too much about it. I have the same R300 and R150 setup for mains and surrounds.

For the subwoofer, I went with the BIC H-100 off eBay after some exhaustive research on avsforum.com. It was in $200+$29 shipping and it's been great. For the money I paid and for what I use it for, almost 100% HT, I'm satisfied.

One thing I might do in the future is pick up R50's if they go on sale again at frys for a 7.1 system.

Good luck.