LARGE or small?

dholmes
dholmes Posts: 1,136
edited January 2003 in Speakers
I am talking about spk settings on receiver for movies, I cant make up my mine which sounds better. I have rti150s main,cs400 center & 4 fxi50 for surrounds. Thanks
My HT set-up Panasonic front proj, 120 in ws screen, ATI amp,Integra 9.8 pre-pro, 2 Polk rti150, cp 1000, 4 fx 1000, Pioneer blu-ray 2 SVS sub pb 12-ultra 2, & Paragon popcorn popper. ps 3 Coaster leather HT recliners.
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited January 2003
    Conventional thought is to set speakers to small (if you have a sub - Do you?) and let the sub handle to low stuff. I however have set mine to large even with a sub because it sounds better to me. Only you can make that determination.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited January 2003
    RTi150's? LARGE, period. If you set them to small, you might as well take them back and get the 38's and some stands.

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  • schumach
    schumach Posts: 199
    edited January 2003
    If you do not have a sub, I would try the fronts as large, the remaining speakers as small. The 150's should be able to handle the lows. What kind of amp are you using?
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  • dholmes
    dholmes Posts: 1,136
    edited January 2003
    I am using a Denon avs4800 for surround sound with a Onkyo m-504 for rti150 and 2 Yamaha 200watt subs. I was having trouble deciding which sounds better, large or small. Maybe I wanted to know which is the correct setting.
    My HT set-up Panasonic front proj, 120 in ws screen, ATI amp,Integra 9.8 pre-pro, 2 Polk rti150, cp 1000, 4 fx 1000, Pioneer blu-ray 2 SVS sub pb 12-ultra 2, & Paragon popcorn popper. ps 3 Coaster leather HT recliners.
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  • schumach
    schumach Posts: 199
    edited January 2003
    You have plenty of power for the 150's.

    I think most on this forum would agree with the statement - there is no correct way, it is what sounds best to you. My suggestion is just to spend a little time trying different settings and what sounds best to you will be the correct way to configure you setup. Good luck.
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  • Dr. Spec
    Dr. Spec Posts: 3,780
    edited January 2003
    http://clubpolk.polkaudio.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6951
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  • MxStYlEpOlKmAn
    MxStYlEpOlKmAn Posts: 2,116
    edited January 2003
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    Damn you all, damn you all to hell.......
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