Atrium series

mhartman29
mhartman29 Posts: 257
edited October 2008 in Speakers
Hi all, I'm about to purchase some atriums for a new outdoor setup. I've been looking at the 45s, but I'm curious if the 55s or 60s are worth the extra scratch. This will be for an outside porch powered by a zone2 amp in my emotiva lmc-1 (soon to be xmc-1 when it comes out). But, I won't be cranking it to party levels or powering it with a separate amp. I'm mostly interested in sound quality, not volume.
Emotiva LMC pre/pro
Emotiva LPA amp
Fronts LSI15
Center LSIC
Rears LSI7s
Dual MFW-15s
Oppo 980H
Signal Analog II ICs
Signal Ultra speaker cables
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  • mhartman29
    mhartman29 Posts: 257
    edited October 2008
    Well, it looks like the builder of my new house got confused, because they put some Klipsch outdoor speakers up in the patio even though I didn't order them. So, it looks like I won't be getting Atriums for now. Anyone have any experience with the Klipsch outdoor speakers? I'm guessing they installed the AW-400s, but I haven't confirmed that, yet.
    Emotiva LMC pre/pro
    Emotiva LPA amp
    Fronts LSI15
    Center LSIC
    Rears LSI7s
    Dual MFW-15s
    Oppo 980H
    Signal Analog II ICs
    Signal Ultra speaker cables
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited October 2008
    Sell the Klipsch, get the Polks. The 45's make EXCELLENT sound, I used them as rear channels in my HT for a while, and now they reside on the patio. The 55's add a little more bottom end. The series is almost bulletproof, 4 years so far through Texas summers, and they have yet to break a sweat.

    Cheers,
    Russ
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • RichterCAG
    RichterCAG Posts: 70
    edited October 2008
    Good Atrium is.... :cool:

    Polk, I love you for these speakers. The swivel-bracket mount saved the freakin day.

    Thank you! :cool:
    JVC 61FN97
    Harman Kardon avr330
    RTi10 l/r front
    CSi5 center
    Atrium 45 (four for the surrounds.)
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  • mhartman29
    mhartman29 Posts: 257
    edited October 2008
    Never heard Klipsch before, but one thing that I thought might be good about these is Klipsch's efficiency. Like I said, I'd be powering these with a zone2 output off my pre/pro. But, if the Atriums are much better, maybe I can sell them for enough to upgrade to the Atrium 55s or 60s.
    Emotiva LMC pre/pro
    Emotiva LPA amp
    Fronts LSI15
    Center LSIC
    Rears LSI7s
    Dual MFW-15s
    Oppo 980H
    Signal Analog II ICs
    Signal Ultra speaker cables
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