Need some help with rears...

Upstatemax
Upstatemax Posts: 2,685
edited November 2008 in Speakers
Hello all, I am new to the forum and I am setting up my first real HT system and I could use some help with the rears that I should get.

I currently have:

Denon AVR-2808CI reveiver
Polk Monitor 70's for the fronts (Bi-Amped)
Polk CS2 Center
Polk PSW10 Sub (hey it was free with the other speakers)


Now, Polk suggest that I use the Monitor 40's with my current speakers, but they will not work for me...

They are too big and not nice to look at on your wall... :(

My two options from what I can tell are the RM8's (Cheap, small) or the FXi A4's... I am leaning toward the FXi surrounds but I am not sure how they will "blend" with the rest of my system.

Any input would be really helpful!
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited November 2008
    Upstatemax wrote: »
    Need some help with rears...

    He he he... but seriously.

    I would go with the FXis. They would better match your other speakers and Polk's bipole/dipole speakers are just great. I would probably try to find an older, non-"A" pair, but either will sound great.
    Jake
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,205
    edited November 2008
    zingo wrote: »
    He he he... but seriously.

    I would go with the FXis. They would better match your other speakers and Polk's bipole/dipole speakers are just great. I would probably try to find an older, non-"A" pair, but either will sound great.
    Good advise and I'll add consider a pair of TC series in wall or in ceiling speakers. WAF is awesome and they sound excellent.
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • Upstatemax
    Upstatemax Posts: 2,685
    edited November 2008
    mantis wrote: »
    Good advise and I'll add consider a pair of TC series in wall or in ceiling speakers. WAF is awesome and they sound excellent.

    In-wall is not really an option for me... I am renting a loft and I don't want to put huge holes in the walls. Plus the 14' ceilings make it tough to put them up there...

    Once I move back into my house in a few years this will become my living-room set up and I can start work on a dedicated HT room, in-wall surrounds will be my first choice.

    Thanks for the help so far guys.

    If I can find the older FXi's I will check into them, I doubt I want a used set though... I like to buy this stuff brand new.
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  • SKsolutions
    SKsolutions Posts: 1,820
    edited November 2008
    Are you a Max that is in the upper state, . . . or did you get sent 'upstate' doing the Max? :confused:
    -Ignorance is strength -
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  • Upstatemax
    Upstatemax Posts: 2,685
    edited November 2008
    The latter, you got me... I am setting up the HT system in my prison cell.
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  • SKsolutions
    SKsolutions Posts: 1,820
    edited November 2008
    If you pinch the wardens nipples. . . you'll get out of work detail.
    Or so I hear.
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  • SKsolutions
    SKsolutions Posts: 1,820
    edited November 2008
    Upstatemax wrote: »
    The latter, you got me... I am setting up the HT system in my prison cell.

    Welcome:)
    -Ignorance is strength -
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  • rdb2001
    rdb2001 Posts: 791
    edited November 2008
    Have you thought about the monitor 30's. I am now running monitor 50 for fronts, monitor 40 for surrounds and monitor 30 for rears. I havent hooked up the monitor 30's because my 7.1 receiver is still in transit. They have great reviews and will definitely match being that they are monitor series. I agree the 40's are huge. I didnt realize it til I unpacked them and put them on the stands for my surrounds. They sound good, and newegg has the for 149 with free shipping for a pair brand new. The 30's arent that much cheaper.
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  • Upstatemax
    Upstatemax Posts: 2,685
    edited November 2008
    rdb2001 wrote: »
    Have you thought about the monitor 30's. I am now running monitor 50 for fronts, monitor 40 for surrounds and monitor 30 for rears. I havent hooked up the monitor 30's because my 7.1 receiver is still in transit. They have great reviews and will definitely match being that they are monitor series. I agree the 40's are huge. I didnt realize it til I unpacked them and put them on the stands for my surrounds. They sound good, and newegg has the for 149 with free shipping for a pair brand new. The 30's arent that much cheaper.

    They are smaller and would deff match the Monitor 70's... But it's still a fairly large box just sitting on my wall.

    The FXi A4's have a good 3"s less depth and generally look better, that's a big deal for my wife. ;)

    It was hard enough for her to wrap her head around the Monitor 70's.
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  • Upstatemax
    Upstatemax Posts: 2,685
    edited November 2008
    SKsolutions wrote: »
    If you pinch the wardens nipples. . . you'll get out of work detail.
    Or so I hear.

    Trust me, I have to do A LOT more than just pinch my "wardens" nipples to get out of work detail...
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  • Upstatemax
    Upstatemax Posts: 2,685
    edited November 2008
    Thanks for all the help guys.

    I ended up winning a set of BNIB FXi3 out of Polks Ebay store. Brand new w/ full 5 yr warranty for $200 shipped. :cool:
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited November 2008
    On the count!
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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