CSi A6 Vs. CSi5

rwwrrr
rwwrrr Posts: 3
edited November 2008 in Speakers
Which would you choose and why?
Trying to set up a large room with some great stuff for my kids of course.
Thanks for your help...
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  • J_Kennedy
    J_Kennedy Posts: 137
    edited February 2008
    CSI A6 is just the updated 2008 line. I could be wrong, but functionally there really isn't any difference.

    Besides, have you found a CSi5 around? I looked figuring I could get a deal, but they're gone.

    I have a CSi A6. Make sure you have room for it. :D It's a behemoth. I found out the measurements in the specs are real. :D
    - Onkyo TX-SR805
    - Polk RTi8's Main L/R's
    - Polk CSi A6 Center
    - Polk FXi3 Surrounds/Rear Surrounds
    - HSU VFT-2 MK3
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  • rwwrrr
    rwwrrr Posts: 3
    edited February 2008
    I know where to get both well all three
    LSiC
    CSiA6 $350
    CSi5 $300

    So is the CSiA6 worth the extra $50?
    Or for that matter is the LSiC worth $120 than the CSi5?
    Again thanks for the help...
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  • lockmart
    lockmart Posts: 107
    edited February 2008
    You'll probably want to stay with the Rti line for proper timbre matching.
    TV Samsung 61" 1080P DLP LED

    TV Samsung 50" 1080P DLP
    HD-DVR
    Receiver Yamaha RX-V663
    Fronts 2 Rti 8's
    Surrounds 2 Rti 4's
    Center Csi 3
    Sub Bic H100
    PS3 40GB
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  • chadjessie@hotm
    chadjessie@hotm Posts: 101
    edited February 2008
    What are you trying to match your center with? Do you already have other speakers for fronts, surrounds? The csi a6 and csi 5 are very similiar so might not be worth the extra $50 there. The lsic is definitely a step up but it runs at 4 ohms and most normal avr's are not made to run 4 ohms. So it kind of depends on what you already have and what you are using to power them.:)
    Silversmoky
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  • J_Kennedy
    J_Kennedy Posts: 137
    edited February 2008
    Funny you mention that. My Onkyo 805 has 2 choices for speaker set up, 4 ohm or 6 ohm. The mid level Polks most discussed like the RTi8, the surrounds here etc. are 8 ohm. I know you should select 6 ohm, but it seems strange that the Onkyo has no selection for configuring 8 ohm speakers. Or is it yet something else I haven't learned yet? :D
    - Onkyo TX-SR805
    - Polk RTi8's Main L/R's
    - Polk CSi A6 Center
    - Polk FXi3 Surrounds/Rear Surrounds
    - HSU VFT-2 MK3
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  • rainman31
    rainman31 Posts: 76
    edited February 2008
    J_Kennedy wrote: »
    Funny you mention that. My Onkyo 805 has 2 choices for speaker set up, 4 ohm or 6 ohm. The mid level Polks most discussed like the RTi8, the surrounds here etc. are 8 ohm. I know you should select 6 ohm, but it seems strange that the Onkyo has no selection for configuring 8 ohm speakers. Or is it yet something else I haven't learned yet? :D


    From what I've read anything over 6 is set to 6 and anything under 6 is set to 4 . Sorry to the Mods I think I sent original message to wrong location.

    7.2 Set Up
    Onkyo 805
    X-Box
    3DO
    PS3
    Velodyne DPS10 sub
    Polk Audio 2- RTI 12's
    Polk Audio CSI 5
    Polk Audio 4- FXI 5's
    Pronto 7500 LCD remote
    Gefen HD video 1080p scaler
    Mitsubishi TV 73927 1080p

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  • sgamble66
    sgamble66 Posts: 8
    edited November 2008
    CsiA6 Cascade tapered crossover...Csi5 is not.
    Am I wrong ?
    I believe a lot of people hear the difference, and some don't like it.
    Seems to be the type of situation where you must hear it before buying into it.
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  • J_Kennedy
    J_Kennedy Posts: 137
    edited November 2008
    sgamble66 wrote: »
    CsiA6 Cascade tapered crossover...Csi5 is not.
    Am I wrong ?
    I believe a lot of people hear the difference, and some don't like it.
    Seems to be the type of situation where you must hear it before buying into it.

    Considering this thread was 10 months old, I don't think it matters. ;)
    - Onkyo TX-SR805
    - Polk RTi8's Main L/R's
    - Polk CSi A6 Center
    - Polk FXi3 Surrounds/Rear Surrounds
    - HSU VFT-2 MK3
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