Are monitor 30's a good match for my setup

bighurt
bighurt Posts: 3
edited June 2007 in Speakers
Hello, I just hooked up RTi6 fronts, and a Csi5 center. I now am going to buy some rears, problem is I am going to have to ceiling mount. I was going to go with one of the Fxi series, but I cannot mount them where they need to be. So to do a ceiling mount, I wanted a speaker that is not as large as say an Rti4.

I am looking at the monitor 30's, would those be a good match for my front setup?

Thanks
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  • tcrossma
    tcrossma Posts: 1,301
    edited June 2007
    I have the Monitor 30's for my surrounds and I think they sound great. I don't think they are voice matched for the RTi line, but most people seem to think that's not as important for the rears.

    tim
    Speakers: Polk LSi15
    Pre: Adcom GFP-750 with HT Bypass
    Amp: Pass Labs X-150
    CD/DVD Player: Classe CDP-10
    Interconnects: MIT Shortgun S3 Pro XLR
    Speaker cables: MIT MH-750 bi-wire
    TT:Micro Seiki DD-35
    Cartridge:Denon DL-160
    Phono Pre:PS Audio GCPH
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  • bighurt
    bighurt Posts: 3
    edited June 2007
    How do you have them mounted? If you have them ceiling mounted, what did you use? Thanks!
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  • tcrossma
    tcrossma Posts: 1,301
    edited June 2007
    bighurt wrote: »
    How do you have them mounted? If you have them ceiling mounted, what did you use? Thanks!

    I don't have them ceiling or wall-mounted, just sitting on top of tall furniture in the back of my room.

    tim
    Speakers: Polk LSi15
    Pre: Adcom GFP-750 with HT Bypass
    Amp: Pass Labs X-150
    CD/DVD Player: Classe CDP-10
    Interconnects: MIT Shortgun S3 Pro XLR
    Speaker cables: MIT MH-750 bi-wire
    TT:Micro Seiki DD-35
    Cartridge:Denon DL-160
    Phono Pre:PS Audio GCPH
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited June 2007
    how about something a little less unsightly?
    http://www.polkaudio.com/homeaudio/products/rc55i/
    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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  • Ern Dog
    Ern Dog Posts: 2,237
    edited June 2007
    The monitor 30 is not the perfect match for the Rti line, however I'm currently using Rti10's as fronts and Monitor 30's as rears, and find that for HT it seems to be a good match for me. I haven't found there to be a noticeable problem or mis-match. I also have to add that HT is not my priority- I'm working on building a better 2-ch system. In the end, I'll be upgrading these to match my fronts to dial in my system more, but this is my last priority.

    Who knows, once I do get matching rears, I may find that I've totally been missing out on a fuller HT experience.
    Ern Dog
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  • bighurt
    bighurt Posts: 3
    edited June 2007
    Thanks for the input, I think I am going to give the RC65i's a shot in the ceiling, they were only $1 more then the Rc55's on Amazon
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