Surround Speaker Recommendations

donahue
donahue Posts: 125
edited February 2003 in Speakers
Ok, now I've got Polk RTi70s as mains, the Polk CSi40 for a center and I'm looking to upgrade my surrounds. I am currently using the satellites from an RM7300 as my surrounds. Any recommendations out there, given the following choices:

FXi30 vs. FXi50
RTi38 vs. RTi28
RC65i vs. RC55i

Also, can the FXi30/50 be put on stands as opposed to mounting them to the wall?

Thanks,

Ray
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  • Dr. Spec
    Dr. Spec Posts: 3,780
    edited February 2003
    My $0.02

    Side surrounds: FXi50's in dipole mode mounted directly to each side of the key listening positions about 5-6 feet high. These can be stand or wall mounted. They have built in wall mounting brackets.

    Rear Surrounds for 7.1: RTi28's placed behind the key listening positions to each side about 5 feet high.

    Rear Surround for 6.1: A single RTi38 placed directly behind the key listening positions about 5 feet high.
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  • kberg
    kberg Posts: 974
    edited February 2003
    donahue,

    I'm very pleased with my setup (below), but can't speak for a 7.1 setup, as my Onkyo is only a 6.1 receiver.
    Mains: polkaudio RTi70's (bi-wired)
    Center: polkaudio CSi40 (bi-wired)
    Surrounds: polkaudio FXi30's
    Rear Center: polkaudio CSi30
    Sub: SVS 20-39 PC+
    Receiver: ONKYO TX-SR600
    Display: JVC HD-56G786
    DVD Player: SONY DVP-CX985V
    DVD Player: OPPO DV-981HD 1080p High Definition Up-Converting Universal DVD Player with HDMI
    Remote: Logitech Harmony H688
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