Monitor 60 owner, new to this forum......

Ryder888
Ryder888 Posts: 37
edited February 2008 in Speakers
I thought i had a pretty good system until i saw some of yours. Congrats !

Anyway, here's what i got.

Reciever: Can't remember the series, but its a Yamaha 100 wpc 5.1.

Fronts: Polk monitor 60 fr speakers, which are brand new. Almost went with Kipsch but thought i was getting a much better deal, with the Polks. They are replacing 20 yo Bose 401

Center: Klipsch synergy c-1. The c-3 was too big for my current tv stand.

Subwoofer: Boston accoustics HPS10HO. Just got it, and its connected with a monster thx600 subwoofer cable.

Wiring: Everything is Monster wire with monster connectors.

*** I did bi-wire the monitor 60's last week and i did notice an improvement. Not earth changing but an improvement non the less.

I see some of you have $900.00 speaker cables ?! I did'nt know there was such a thing. My wife would kill me.

I just started updating my old equipment, and thought i studied up....obviously i have ALOT to learn.

Any other monitor 60 owners out there ? They seem to get pretty good reviews.

Thanks
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  • mark090852
    mark090852 Posts: 996
    edited February 2008
    Welcome to the forum, Ryder. Sounds like you have a nice system. Enjoy it. And be careful around here. Reading about what others have is a sure way to catch "upgradeitis", a little understood affliction that can be financially painful and one for which there is no cure. :)
    McIntosh MA252 Integrated Amp, LUMIN D2 Network Music Player, Yamaha Aventage RX-A840 receiver, Emotiva XPA Gen3 2 channel amp, Polk LSiM 703 speakers. Oppo UDP-203 Blu-Ray player, Polk LSiM 705 speakers. Polk Signature S20 speakers.
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  • Ryder888
    Ryder888 Posts: 37
    edited February 2008
    mark090852 wrote: »
    Welcome to the forum, Ryder. Sounds like you have a nice system. Enjoy it. And be careful around here. Reading about what others have is a sure way to catch "upgradeitis", a little understood affliction that can be financially painful and one for which there is no cure. :)


    Thanks Mark.

    I thought i had a real good systen going, until i saw what some of you have. :eek:

    I thought i got a smokin deal on the Polks through Crutchfield but then found out about Amazon.com. So i tracked down the Boston Accoustis sub for $100.00 less than Crutchfield. Then found this forum and found out about Fry's. It pays to look around.

    Lots of good info on here. Kind of wish i would have found it sooner.
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  • nikolas812
    nikolas812 Posts: 2,915
    edited February 2008
    Welcome! Enjoy you new speakers.
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  • AndyGwis
    AndyGwis Posts: 3,655
    edited February 2008
    I have Polk Monitor 60s. They are great for HT, and can be good for music as well. I was impressed when I first purchased them. Still am 2 years later (even though I've upgraded electronics around them several times. They don't compete with my 2-channel gear, but they do sound great for movies and the occassional music.

    I've run them with my HK 635, then with a bridged Carver tfm-6cbs, for a while on a B&K ST-140, and for the past few months on a B&K ST-1430. They aren't expensive speaker, but they respond well to upgraded power / current like any good speaker will.

    Get a good sub and enjoy!
    Stereo Rig: Hales Revelation 3, Musical Fidelity CD-Pre 24, Forte Model 3 amp, Lexicon RT-10 SACD, MMF-5 w/speedbox, Forte Model 2 Phono Pre, Cardas Crosslink, APC H15, URC MX-950, Lovan Stand
    Bedroom: Samsung HPR-4252, Toshiba HD-A2, HK 3480, Signal Cable, AQ speaker cable, Totem Dreamcatchers, SVS PB10-NSD, URC MX-850
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