Lsi 9 for sides

askinquestions
askinquestions Posts: 80
edited July 2007 in Speakers
If I am going with lsi25,lsic,lsifx, would the lsi9 make sense as surround sides??




*Before you say it, I realize about the 4ohm power.
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  • phuz
    phuz Posts: 2,372
    edited July 2007
    Overkill.

    Go with the LSi7, or another set of FX.
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  • askinquestions
    askinquestions Posts: 80
    edited July 2007
    Why is this over kill???? Are you sayiing it would be kind of like adding another set of 25's for sides as in over kill.... or to put it simply, would be a waste of speaker???
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  • phuz
    phuz Posts: 2,372
    edited July 2007
    askinquestions wrote: »
    Are you sayiing it would be kind of like adding another set of 25's for sides as in over kill.... or to put it simply, would be a waste of speaker???

    Yes.
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  • askinquestions
    askinquestions Posts: 80
    edited July 2007
    Would it be any better to use the 9 instead of fx for rear???
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,204
    edited July 2007
    askinquestions wrote: »
    Would it be any better to use the 9 instead of fx for rear???
    No.
    The best rears for any Lsi system is the Lsi7's and Lsifx. They work perfectly together. The 9's are better suited for mains or for a 2 channel system.

    Dan
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited July 2007
    mantis wrote: »
    No.
    The best rears for any Lsi system is the Lsi7's and Lsifx. They work perfectly together.

    Agreed :)
    DKG999
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  • askinquestions
    askinquestions Posts: 80
    edited July 2007
    Thanks for the info
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  • mox
    mox Posts: 87
    edited July 2007
    I am thinking of going with LSi7s for my rears as opposed to the FX because I like to play 5-channel stereo music and I am assuming the LSi7 is better suited for music compared to the FX.
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited July 2007
    The FX can still hold their own with music in the rears. Just have to change the bipole/dipole switch. The LSi9 would be a huge waste of speaker in the rears, FX or 7s all the way as others have suggested also. If youre running subs, you can save some coin and even go 15s instead of the 25s up front.
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  • G-2
    G-2 Posts: 533
    edited July 2007
    We're among the wasteful, we've got 15's up front, FX's on the Sides and 9's in the back. We purchased the 9's first, and were considering doing 9's front & back and we didn't get the others in time to return the 9's. They are overkill in the rear agreed, but we like the punch they have, certainly more punch than the 7's (most noticeable while listening to SACD's in 5 channel). If we ever put a 2 channel setup together we can steal the 9's from the back of the HT and replace them with 7's or something, but we really like the 9's as well, and with the 15's and the Carver we've got a 2 channel setup which we're quite fond of (we know it's along way from a true 2-channel rig but it's getting it done quite nicely right now for us).
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,664
    edited July 2007
    If your doing 7.1 ch stereo it is great but for movie watching not much coming out of rear and low music out of sides.
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • G-2
    G-2 Posts: 533
    edited July 2007
    engtaz wrote: »
    If your doing 7.1 ch stereo it is great but for movie watching not much coming out of rear and low music out of sides.

    +1000 - exactly right, for 7.1 or 'All Channels' it's great, overkill for most anything else, not to mention the majority of our music listening is 2 channel anyway...
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    Earthquake Cinenova Grande-5|Pioneer Elite - VSX-84TXSi-AVR|TRIPPLITE LCR2400|
    Ultrasonic Amp Stand|Blue Jeans,Audioquest,Monster Cables|

    2 - Channel
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited July 2007
    You've got one kick butt system G2!

    As long as you have the space, the power required to run an all LSI system (and you do!!!) to thier full potential, oh yeah & the money for it, GO FOR IT!!!

    I really don't understand this concept of overkill. It's somehow wrong or wasteful to get more than you need possibly for the life of your system, but perfectly all right to spend thousands & thousands of dollars building & rebuilding & rebuilding & rebuilding system after system chasing after the ever illusive PERFECT sound.

    Asking, Welcome to CP! If you have the means, space, & money for the system you want, GO FOR IT!

    Don't forget to post pics when everything is set up!
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