Had to buy the 70's

Rodeo0530

Well, for $179/ea for the Monitor 70's, I had to make the purchase. I have my 60's now, but might use them as surrounds for a while or might sell them locally at some point. I'm going to pick up the used Onkyo 806 tomorrow as well, so I just need to find a good deal on a sub at some point in the next few months. Then down the road I can add some external power for the 70's. It seems like I'm moving pretty fast with this setup, but I hope to use it for a good while. What do you guys think I should do about the 60's? I probably could get about what I paid for them if I sold them. They haven't been used much at all and have no marks on them at all.

rru2s

Keep the 60s for a kickazz bedroom rig, they are way better than bookshelves and narrow enough to find a home for them. I specifically bought 60s for the bedroom and 70s for the living room.

Rodeo0530

I was thinking that as well. It's amazing how much TV I watch in the bedroom on my little 27" TV when I have a 50" plasma in my living room. I will probably just continue to use my onkyo 506 to run those because it does a good enough job for now. I plan on getting a nicer bedroom TV in the future, but not right now though. I think the 60's would be great for that setup for sure. I'll still use the 60's as surrounds for a little while until I get some 40's or something.

Emmanuel

Hi everyone, both male and females, I am on the market for a 2.1 speaker system for my humble PC. I have four options so far, the list includes:

1) Altec Lansing MX5021

2) Edifier S330

3) Edifier S330D

4) Logitech Z-2300

Your knowledgeable help would be most appreciated.
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superjunior

if I had the space and proper room configuration, I'd use the 60's as surrounds for the 806
jr

apphd

Emmanuel wrote: »

Hi everyone, both male and females, I am on the market for a 2.1 speaker system for my humble PC. I have four options so far, the list includes:

1) Altec Lansing MX5021

2) Edifier S330

3) Edifier S330D

4) Logitech Z-2300

Your knowledgeable help would be most appreciated.
_________________________________________________________
Property Developers
business loans

Well this is number two out of 4 post reported for your hidden spam, where are the other two?

sandworms

where'd you get 70's for $179

Rodeo0530

I actually got them from Newegg.com with the code EMCLSNN38, plus free shipping! The cherry ones are $200 with the code HAS523 I guess, but I didn't buy those, so I'm not going to say that will work for sure. I'm not sure how long Newegg has this deal going on, but it seems like a great price to me. I don't know who originally posted these codes, but I give credit to them:) Hopefully this helps you.

danz1906

Congrats on the 70s.

Rodeo0530

Thank you!! I was hoping to make the 2 hour drive to get the 806 this weekend as well, but plans fell through on both sides of the arrangement, so I really hope he holds on to it for just one more week. My birthday is saturday, so that would be awesome if I get the 70's later this week and get the 806 on saturday. I think I might have to have a little get-together then:D

cnh

Hi Rodeo..

Congrats. I run M70, myself, for HT...I think they're, perhaps, one of the most underrated Polk speakers. They're quite good for the price....especially for that price...which is what I got them for almost a year ago. They'll sound good with that Onkyo. I also use an Onkyo to power mine and the 800 series has just about enough power to push them some. I've also run them with an Adcom GFA-555 and, well. It's a significant 'upgrade'.

If I were going RTI-A I'd get A9s. But I've said that before. I like RTIs fine but I 'really' like the 9s the best and wouldn't upgrade my 70s for anything less than those.
Enjoy...

cnh

Rodeo0530

Cnh, I think you are definitely one of the biggest reasons why I wanted the 70's. You're quite the salesperson on the greatness of those speakers and I just had to do it. I wouldn't have done it for the $229 reg. price because I have my 60's, but for $50 less/ea. I said that's too good to pass up. I'm going to get a nice sub next and then some kind of external amplification after that. I'll have enough power for a little while, but it will be nice to have a little more power down the road.

cnh

Enjoy them while you can. We're all pretty crazy here you know...the upgrade bug and all.

I have a set of SDA-2Bs to pick up yet. But I'm only going to use those for a 2-channel rig.

I'd go and listen to a bunch of subs. See what you like...fix a price-range; that's the hardest because we're not all Diamond Jims here! The weakest link in my system is still the sub...and that's because I'm still in the $500 and less category. That's not to say I don't 'like' my sub. But just that I know I could do even better.

Save as much as you can and get the best sub you can. A nice mid-level sub in the 600 dollar plus range are the Velodyne models. They do well with music and HT. But you can spend well over 1000 on subwoofing!

cnh

Rodeo0530

I'm going to have to spend a decent bit on the sub because of room size. Room has 12 foot ceilings and is 14x16 and goes into another open area thats about 8x12 or so. That's a lot of square footage for my little 8" Polk htib sub to handle...thank goodness I'm not moved in there yet because I don't know if I would even know if bass exists or not:eek:

wutadumsn23

Congrats on the 70's for that price. I also run Monitor 70's in my humble HT setup and I have been nothing but amazed by their performance so far. I can't wait to get an external amp to really bring them to life. I also run an Onkyo 806 and it has impressed me in every way as well. I have always had a soft spot for Onkyo AVR's and the 806 def. did not dissapoint. You are well on your way to having a very nice HT setup, maybe I say that because it is very similar to mine, lol.

Rodeo0530

I guess it's the ultimate compliment for someone to imitate the setup right? I'm starting to get amped about the 70's already and I haven't heard or seen (in person) them yet.

wutadumsn23

Rodeo0530 wrote: »

I guess it's the ultimate compliment for someone to imitate the setup right? I'm starting to get amped about the 70's already and I haven't heard or seen (in person) them yet.

Yeah I guess it would be, lol. Like I said IMO you are well on your way to having one heck of a HT without having to spend your kids college fund (if applicable, lol) and very upgradeable and versatile as well. The 70's will sound amazing "out of the box" with the 806 and will only sound better over time once you break them in and add an external amp or two down the road. That is where I am at now, looking to add an amp to really bring my 70's to life. The 70's are a very sexy speaker too, lol. They look very good in my living room, just wish they had a better grille cover, it is a bit flimsy and very tempting for my cats to sharpen their claws with. Again, congrats and you won't be dissapointed. I know I'm not.

Crown7

they are telling me its a legit code but i dont meet the usage requirements>>i hope they will be available when im ready..i only need one as CNH should know...I have been running my laptop on internet radio (vmix.fm) non stop to enjoy the almost surround sound experience....Ive been falling asleep in the basement for 2 weeks straight enjoying the music and the playoffs...I still gotta pay for the one 70 i paid $150 for....I must admit polkies...I getting to that point where i want to push the speakers now with a preamp but i dont know the science behind that quite yet.

cnh

Hey Crown....

How were those fajitas?

cnh

theelviscerator

I just got the Cherry 70s for 179 free shipping new egg.....no code......

Too cheap to NOT snag before they disappear..

Orig 1000 pair retail.....

wow the price shot back up to 229 now...hahaha...




. 2 Polk Audio Monitor 70 Cherry Floorstanding loudspeaker Single
Item #: N82E16882290016
Limited Non-Refundable 30-Day Return Policy $359.98
($179.99 ea)
Subtotal $359.98
Tax $0.00
UPS Ground $0.00
Order Total $359.98

Rodeo0530

Congrats! That's a nice snag and I'm sure you'll like them.

cnh

theelviscerator wrote: »

I just got the Cherry 70s for 179 free shipping new egg.....no code......

Too cheap to NOT snag before they disappear..

Orig 1000 pair retail.....

wow the price shot back up to 229 now...hahaha...




. 2 Polk Audio Monitor 70 Cherry Floorstanding loudspeaker Single
Item #: N82E16882290016
Limited Non-Refundable 30-Day Return Policy $359.98
($179.99 ea)
Subtotal $359.98
Tax $0.00
UPS Ground $0.00
Order Total $359.98

Great price..no tax, no shipping you did good. Even better than I did a year ago...(360+ tax) and I had a discount coupon!

Enjoy!

cnh

Rodeo0530

That was the same I paid, but I had the code. That was an awesome deal to be had for anyone who came along.

theelviscerator

I been a heavy new egg buyer for years, but never get codes for audio gear...

Rodeo0530

I don't think everyone gets the same codes because I didn't get the code for the 70's until someone posted it on here. I see some good Polk deals in their email, but not a whole lot. Free shipping and no tax is where it's at!

Crown7

Party was great..though I was embarrased that the zone two was not working with my backup JVC's for my daughter' party. Let me tell u what happened...hooked zone 2 to jvc's..plugged ipod in..no sound.then I read that zone 2 doesn't play digital sources (huh?) I can assume the ipod is a digital source? So what I do next? Run the cables from the onkyo front speakers that were originally slotted for my rti7 slot to the jvc's outside and then what happened? The radio kept overloading and cutting off. So I played music with our little radio instead. Anywho..still waiting for the 70's to come down in the meanwhile I'll enjoy 3.0 polk partial surround and 2.1 sony surround sound. Did I miss the boat on those m70 cherry's? Will they ever come down again?

RandyBox

theelviscerator wrote: »

I been a heavy new egg buyer for years, but never get codes for audio gear...

Did you get the email promotion today? It has the Monitor 60's for $120 shipped, but they're cherry...

Anyway, if you do get the email from Newegg, click the link at the top that says "Click Here to See All Deals!"

Regards,
Randy

cnh

Crown7 wrote: »

Party was great..though I was embarrased that the zone two was not working with my backup JVC's for my daughter' party. Let me tell u what happened...hooked zone 2 to jvc's..plugged ipod in..no sound.then I read that zone 2 doesn't play digital sources (huh?) I can assume the ipod is a digital source? So what I do next? Run the cables from the onkyo front speakers that were originally slotted for my rti7 slot to the jvc's outside and then what happened? The radio kept overloading and cutting off. So I played music with our little radio instead. Anywho..still waiting for the 70's to come down in the meanwhile I'll enjoy 3.0 polk partial surround and 2.1 sony surround sound. Did I miss the boat on those m70 cherry's? Will they ever come down again?

How's that new TV Crown?

cnh

mvs9963

hey guys been around lurking for a while finally decided to post something bought and received the 70s today too

Rodeo0530

mvs9963 wrote: »

hey guys been around lurking for a while finally decided to post something bought and received the 70s today too

Welcome to the Club! I haven't even had time to really enjoy my 70's yet, but I can tell that I'm going to be enjoying them a lot in the years to come. Did you get the deal on the M70's as well?

cnh

mvs9963 wrote: »

hey guys been around lurking for a while finally decided to post something bought and received the 70s today too

Hey MVS....

Welcome to CPolk. You will enjoy your new speakers. I've had mine for a while now and they're very nice at their price point.

What are you using to power them? Feel free to tell us what you think or ask about anything if you have any questions.

Stick around...there's a lot to learn on this site if you remain cool.


cnh