Monitor 40's for fronts AND rears?

gte697h
gte697h Posts: 27
edited June 2008 in Speakers
Hi!

I'm thinking of getting monitor 40' for the fronts and rears. Is that a bad idea? Should I get something smaller for the rears, like Monitor 30's?
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  • Ern Dog
    Ern Dog Posts: 2,237
    edited June 2008
    4 Monitor 40's will sound good, however Monitor 60's for the fronts and 30's for the rear will sound even better if you can swing it.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited June 2008
    The rears can be the same as the fronts no problem. Are you looking for a bookshelf speaker, or do you have room for something a little larger?
    Jake
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  • gte697h
    gte697h Posts: 27
    edited June 2008
    Thx guys. For some reason the monitor 40's sounded better (brighter) than the monitor 60's or 70's! I was surprized as well but these babies sound fantastic!
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  • xandra
    xandra Posts: 291
    edited June 2008
    For some reason the monitor 40's sounded better (brighter) than the monitor 60's or 70's!

    Bigger isn't always better, but it's likely that the 60's wanted more power than your receiver outputs.

    Monitor 40's were my first polks (unfortunately zapped one doing something too stupid to admit publically) -- still think they remain an incredible speaker for the price. Sure you'll enjoy them as much as I did.
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  • gte697h
    gte697h Posts: 27
    edited June 2008
    xandra wrote: »
    Bigger isn't always better, but it's likely that the 60's wanted more power than your receiver outputs.

    Monitor 40's were my first polks (unfortunately zapped one doing something too stupid to admit publically) -- still think they remain an incredible speaker for the price. Sure you'll enjoy them as much as I did.

    Xandra, the Monitor 70's were driven by an Onky 805 at the local C City. My guess is that the 40's sound brighter because they have the same number of drivers/tweeters in a cabinet half the size of Monitor 50's?? :confused:
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