Newto the Forum - Have a couple of questions...

nevercanstop

New to the forum and have a few questions about a system I am trying to set-up. My uncle, who has had numerous polk speakers over the years, directed me to the forum as he does not have familiarity with home theater set-ups.

I want to set-up a home theater and have already bought a Polk DSW PRO 500, a pair of FXI A4's, and plan on buying an Onkyo TX-SR705 to power it.

I am unsure as to what main speakers, and center speaker to purchase. I was thinking about a pair of RTI 10's or RTI A7's, and either of the CSI5, the CSI A4, or the A6 as the center.

I think I may need an additional amp to power this thing.

Any thoughts from those with more experience would be greatly appreciated.

dorokusai

RTiA7 & CSiA4. You won't need an additional amplifier but you certainly have that option.

Your Uncle is a wise man

maximillian

The general consensus for HT is to go with the best center as you can get since it is the most important speaker in HT. That would be either the 5 or the A6. Keep in mind that these speakers are physically much larger than the A4 so make sure you can fit it.

You've got a good receiver spec'ed that will allow for external amplification if you find it can't drive the A7's adequately enough. It should be alright by itself unless you have a very large room or like to turn the volume up to ear bleeding levels.

Gadabout

If you decide to go with the 10's for your mains, you might find the external amp usefull (but not required). Your running something similiar to my HT setup. I did add an amp to the mix (Class T tripath) and prefered the sound of the 10's running of a seperate. I later added an Emotiva LPA-1.

I agree with the above posts about the center. Get the best one you can afford. It will save you upgrade $'s later.

Sounds like you have made a good start towards something I think you will enjoy.

Welcome to Club Polk,
Scott