Looking to Upgrade My Center Speaker

Music Junkie
Music Junkie Posts: 17
edited February 2009 in Speakers
Hi there - I had my HT system for about 7-8 years now and although I am satisfied with it I may be looking to upgrade a few things. First off is the centre speaker. I'm not looking for any used speakers, therefore can you please suggest a good solid center speaker that would match with the front and back speakers below - likely Polk?

Front surround - RT35i
Centre - CS245i
Back surround - RT25i

The other speakers I use as well as the receiver and sub are below (which shouldn't be too relevant to my purchase).

Floor speakers (for music) - RTi70
Sub - PSW250
Receiver - Yamaha HTR-5450

Thanks for any suggestions.
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  • Music Junkie
    Music Junkie Posts: 17
    edited February 2009
    To add:

    I want something that is far superior than the CS245i, although not overkill compared to the RT25i's and RT35i's.

    With price not being an issue should I be looking at LSi's, VM's, RTiA's or TSi's?
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  • lectronicjunkie
    lectronicjunkie Posts: 299
    edited February 2009
    CSi5 or CSi3 would match well and sound good.
    It's all in the detail.
    :cool:

    HT Setup:
    Samsung PN50D550
    Onkyo TX-SR805
    Samsung BD-D6700
    Fronts: RTi10's
    Center: CSi5
    Side surrounds: RC65i's
    Rear surrounds: FXiA4's
    Sub: Velodyne CT120
    Outdoor: Atrium 45's

    Pictures here
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited February 2009
    CSi3 or the CSi5/Csia6

    csi30 but would most likely have to be used
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • Music Junkie
    Music Junkie Posts: 17
    edited February 2009
    Thanks for the suggestions, although those must be older models. Would buying any of the newer models I listed in post #2 work well?
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited February 2009
    Music Junkie wrote: »
    Thanks for the suggestions, although those must be older models. Would buying any of the newer models I listed in post #2 work well?

    I'd suggest looking for a deal on Polk's ebay site for a CSiA4.

    Erik "armchair internet audio expert" Tracy

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • Music Junkie
    Music Junkie Posts: 17
    edited February 2009
    Just curious (sorry I'm not an expart with this stuff), why are you all suggesting the CSi line? Is it bad to to mix HT speakers from different generations/lines?
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