Monitor 70's or RTi A7's?
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Good Looking out on that product code...but how long does that code lasts? And CNH, I might jump on that CSI5 from the store for a $179....A great deal plus it has the Power Port....Experience is what you gain by not having it when you need it.
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Good Looking out on that product code...but how long does that code lasts? And CNH, I might jump on that CSI5 from the store for a $179....A great deal plus it has the Power Port....Experience is what you gain by not having it when you need it.
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Hey Crown7,
That sounds good to me...even 3X good!
cnhCurrently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!
Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
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Experience is what you gain by not having it when you need it.
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What would be a good reciever/amp for the 70s? Wattage? I'm just looking for 2-channel. Thanks!
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Ok fellas, the code is here again for the M70's cherry. EMCLTLX43, though it expires today.Experience is what you gain by not having it when you need it.
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mulluysavage wrote: »What would be a good reciever/amp for the 70s? Wattage? I'm just looking for 2-channel. Thanks!
Welcome to Club Polk
That really depends on what kind of sound you like so let me through out a few to listen to...
Pioneer Elite SC-05
Onkyo TX-SR875 or 876
Harman Kardon AVR 354
Denon AVR 3808
Those are all fairly pricey AVRs new, except for the H/K...which isn't too bad.
Take a listen to all of these.
Perhaps your cheapest option for two channel would be just a good old Harman Kardon 3490..which you can get for about 300 and would have PLENTY of power at 120 Watts/channel for M70s. If you only want to deal with 2 channels, that would be on my short list!
You could also get a cheaper model from the above manufacturers that has pre-outs and buy a used 2 channel Power amp for it!
cnhCurrently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!
Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
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Damn, I'm drooling over that offer, for sure! Unfortunately my room arrangement won't allow a second pair of m70s as rears.Ok fellas, the code is here again for the M70's cherry. EMCLTLX43, though it expires today.
24' x 16' living room with 2 m70s in the front corners of the room at opposite ends of the short wall, and a HDTV and sub on that wall, too. The only place that would make sense for rear speakers would be at the far opposite end, in the rear corners of the room, since half of one of the long sidewalls is open-air to another room, which precludes any possibility of symmetrical sidewall placement of another pair of m70s as the rear speakers.
Now the chief problem is my rear corners consist of wall-to-wall furniture, too packed to squeeze in speakers --- I have an overstuffed recliner, a wide coffee table, a 3-seat sofa, and another recliner. This yields seating for 5 with leg rests along the entire short wall opposite the big screen TV. So I'd have to get rid of a nice matching cherry end table, then purchase two narrow end tables half as wide, which would waste another 300 bucks, negating any cost savings.
In addition, spouse doesn't seem to see the need for more speakers, either. WAF is the ultimate veto here.Living Room system: 52"HDTV, 4 Mon.70s, Epik Valor, Outlaw RR2150
Bedroom System: 2 Mon.60s,Velo VRP1200, HK3490 -
Anyone see any easy way to rearrange to get 2 more m70s into this living room layout?
Living Room system: 52"HDTV, 4 Mon.70s, Epik Valor, Outlaw RR2150
Bedroom System: 2 Mon.60s,Velo VRP1200, HK3490 -
Pulled the trigger on the Cherry monitor 70s!!! Free shipping, final price was 180 each. That's less than I paid for Monitor 60s a year ago.
The WAF was a non-issue it turns out, since father's day is next week. Also, the furniture rearrangement was simple:
Living Room system: 52"HDTV, 4 Mon.70s, Epik Valor, Outlaw RR2150
Bedroom System: 2 Mon.60s,Velo VRP1200, HK3490 -
Welcome to Club Polk
That really depends on what kind of sound you like so let me through out a few to listen to...
Pioneer Elite SC-05
Onkyo TX-SR875 or 876
Harman Kardon AVR 354
Denon AVR 3808
Those are all fairly pricey AVRs new, except for the H/K...which isn't too bad.
Take a listen to all of these.
Perhaps your cheapest option for two channel would be just a good old Harman Kardon 3490..which you can get for about 300 and would have PLENTY of power at 120 Watts/channel for M70s. If you only want to deal with 2 channels, that would be on my short list!
You could also get a cheaper model from the above manufacturers that has pre-outs and buy a used 2 channel Power amp for it!
cnh
Outstanding, thank you. I just ordered a pair of the 70s just before the code expired at newegg! I'm excited. How about the 3390, the 80W reciever - I live in a small apartment, so I don't need to use all the power, but I'm concerned about matching and damaging the speakers etc. My understanding is you want the speakers to be about 2X the amp in power rating... -
So I wait patiently for that second M70 Cherry to come in...Cielo:playtime dropped today and I cranked the onkyo 606 to 72...no distortion in the bass, though I started to fidget with the crossover range...anyone her (uh CNH) have advice on the right crossover setting, or is that for another forum section...Two M70's will be placed on the back wall (and who knows, maybe I'll elevate them a little bit...now its a matter of knockin off that AMEX bill next month...Experience is what you gain by not having it when you need it.
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So I wait patiently for that second M70 Cherry to come in...The new House CD Cielo:playtime dropped today and I cranked the onkyo 606 to 72 for a change (THE hell with the neighbors)......no distortion in the bass, though I started to fidget with the crossover range...anyone her (uh CNH) have advice on the right crossover setting, or is that for another forum section...Two M70's will be placed on the back wall (and who knows, maybe I'll elevate them a little bit...now its a matter of knockin off that AMEX bill next month...Experience is what you gain by not having it when you need it.
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After moving into my new house this weekend I was FINALLY able to crank the M70's without any concern of neighbours.
Had them since November and it's been killing me to "open" them up. They did not let me down one bit! Mid range stays nice and clear, clean sharp bass and with nice clean highs.
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man I would love to get some M70s. How much better/different would they sound than my trusty Large Advents (refoamed twice!)?Large Advents (new foam twice); Small Infinitys (new woofers); Original Cambridge Soundworks Satellites/non-powered subs & bookshelfs; KLH center & surrounds; Sony SD-WM40 powered sub; AVID 80As; Sharp CP-EX200
Marantz 2240b; Kenwood KR-9090; Pioneer SA 9500II; Onkyo TX-1500 MKII; Sony STR-DE995; Sharp SD-SG11
Epson Home Cinema 400; Panasonic VIERA TC-L37S1
Sony PS3; CDP CX-455; CDP-CX250; MXD-D5C
Dell XPS 420 & Linksys DMA-2100 extender
Toshiba SR-355 -
I just replaced my M60 with M70II. I really enjoy these speakers,and got a goot deal on Newegg. I just replace my 505 with DSW2000. Big improvent and much better bass & contruction. This is a fun hobby, can be expenive at times. As long as i save money for the kids college and a cruse i`m ok with the wife.Marantz SR 7007
polkaudio RTi10
polkaudio CSi A6
polkaudio RTiA3
B&K ST.3140 Power Amplifier
HSU Research VTF2 MK3
Vizio P65-C1
Panasonic 605 blu ray
Onkyo DS-A4 i-pod Dock
Universal Remote
BDI Icon 9429 TV Stand -
If you're going with Rti-A7s up front you should match the center with a Csi6 or last year's CSI-5 instead of the CS2! Need to keep those fronts matched!
M70s L/R front, then CS2 YES!
cnh
Right on bro....
M70's or Rtia7's ? No contest, the A7's all day, every day.HT SYSTEM-
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Polk Sig. 20's
Polk FX500 surrounds
Cables-
Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
Grant Fidelity tube dac
B&k 1420
lsi 9's -
Yeah, M70's are a better "value" but there is no competition in terms of performance. The A7 >>> M70.
Detail and crispness and quality parts put into the RTi A line is outstanding.Polk Audio RTi A3 (mains)
Polk Audio CSi A4 (center)
Polk Audio RC60i (rears)
BIC Acoustech PL-200 (sub)
Denon AVR-590 (receiver)
Samsung LN46B550 (LCD)
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the a7's for me. i have the a7,s and my neighbor has the 70s with yamaha avr
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I love my A7s. You put enough good power into them and they really kick ****.Dali Optikon 1Mk2
NAD D3020 V2
Schiit Bifrost 2/64
..the rest are headphone setups.
