Which fx surround for my old RT2000p mains?

BillStratton

I'm in the process of building a theater room. Yipee! I'll be moving all my current equipment into the new room. But, I'll be going from 5.1 to 7.1 and need to find the best match I can for my existing Polk speakers.

Mains: RT2000p
Center: CS400p
Surrounds: RT800p

I will move my unidirectional 800s to the rear left and right so I can get some wall mount bi/dipole side surround speakers.

I know the F/X1000 or F/X500i are the perfect match, but they are hard to find these days. (I do see some for sale here and I'm asking about them.)

What current or recent Polk fx speaker would you suggest I get? How well would the FXi5 match my 2000s? I'm concerned that the tri-laminate metal tweeters of my current speakers won't match the silk dome tweeters of the current FXi5 or FXi A6.

danger boy

F/X 1000 would be awesome in your set up. and yeah they are scarce these days.

haghighi

I have both PM me if interested, I was using the 1000s as surround, and 500s as surround backs, great setup for THX 7.1

BillStratton

OK, I need 10 posts to be able to send a PM, so here goes....

BillStratton

#5. Hmm, just "#5" is too short, so I need to say something more here.

BillStratton

#6 now. I was quite active at HomeTheaterTalk until it stopped being a forum. Those guys are now at Home Theater Lounge. I haven't been as active there.

BillStratton

#7. I'm getting closer to 10. OK, now I have to wait 30 seconds between posts. Probably a good idea, but it's slowing me down

BillStratton

#8. I'm running out of things to say. I know, I'll talk about my new theater room.

I'm making it as sound proof as is reasonable. 2x6 base plate with offset 2x4 studs. 1/2 inch sound board then 5/8 sheetrock on both sides. Blown in insulation will fill in all the nooks and crannies, so it should be pretty quiet.

BillStratton

#9. I'm using an exterior door with threshold and wetherstripping all around, so the door should be as quiet as possible.

BillStratton

Post #10 finally! The room is 12.6' by 21'. I bought the Panasonic PT-2000U projector and will be getting the 103" diagonal Seymour AV Acoustically transparent electric screen. My mains and center will be behind the screen. Should be awesome!

BillStratton

Now I should be able to PM haghighi.

wallstreet

Sounds like a sweet setup. Be sure to include pics when done.

capitan100

I've got a similar setup, but I don't have 7.1...only 5.1

I have the RT2000i's in the front, CS400 as a center and RT1000i's in the rear. I also have a A/D/S MS3/u subwoofer.

I have a 2 channel set-up with my SDA 2B's (and Polk PSW350 to enhance bass) which used to be in my HT.

Please send pics when your done. Sounds like a sweet set-up for sure.

wallstreet

You could also go in-wall and get timbre matched. I went with the AB755's.

BillStratton

The AB755's would be a great match for my set up (tri-lam tweeter). I might consider in-walls. I'll look around to see if any of these are for sale.