Speakers for my Onkyo 607
Hi, need some help finding som good speakers for my hometheatre. I have been looking at Polk Audio RTi A3 as surroundspeakers, as a center i want Polk Audio CSi A4 or Polk Audio CSi 5 and as a subwoofer
Polk Audio DSW PRO 400.
Is this a good combination? The problem is that i live in sweden and we only have one retailer of Polk in sweden, so it is difficult to get enough information about the speakers.
I want speakers that can handle som heavy music,gameplaying and movies.
So pleas chare your ideas with me:)
Polk Audio DSW PRO 400.
Is this a good combination? The problem is that i live in sweden and we only have one retailer of Polk in sweden, so it is difficult to get enough information about the speakers.
I want speakers that can handle som heavy music,gameplaying and movies.
So pleas chare your ideas with me:)
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Welcome to the forum. First things you need to consider are, how much H/T and gaming vs music listening( percentage wise). Then you need to decide a budget. The RTiA3's are going to be great for H/T and I would suggest going big for the center (CSi A6). You don't mention front speakers at all. I would look into RTiA5's for fronts. This combination will give you great H/T and gaming and ok music listening. Also your AVR will handle driving them ok."They're always talking about my drinking, but never mention my thirst" Oscar Wilde
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renowilliams wrote: »Welcome to the forum. First things you need to consider are, how much H/T and gaming vs music listening( percentage wise). Then you need to decide a budget. The RTiA3's are going to be great for H/T and I would suggest going big for the center (CSi A6). You don't mention front speakers at all. I would look into RTiA5's for fronts. This combination will give you great H/T and gaming and ok music listening. Also your AVR will handle driving them ok.
Thanks for the answer, the problem is that the retailer here in sweden doesnt sell every item from polk:( I have 2 jamospeakers that im really satisfied with, i was thinking to keep them as frontspeakers. csi a6 he unfortunately doesnt have, the next step in centerspeaker is lsi C center, but itcosts about 350 us dollars more, then the csi 5. Is it really worth the extra money? The room i need it for it is about 24 m2, but the tv is about 3 meters away from the sofa. Are the RTiA3s to weak to use as frontspeakers? One idea was to use the jamospeakers on a different channel for musiclistening and to have the RTiA3s both in the front and back.
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the csi a6 isnt worth the extra 350 as its essentialy the same as the csi5 but it does throw the sound out a lil bit further out, The front speakers wont work with polks ,you need all the same brand of speakers to have timbre mach in order to have whats called a seamless sounds stage making the sound the same. If you can swing it try buying a csi5 with rti8 towers and if you can , look on ebay and buy some cheap rti6's as surround with either fxi5 or fxi a6 .For a good cheap subwoofer try buying a polk psw505 maybe 2 of them if your budget allows. I also have a 607 and plan to replace my csi3 with the csi5 and buy rti8 towers to have a seemless front soundstage to mach my rti6 and fxi3
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Not sure what your budget and time line is or how locked in by these you are.
I think (if my metric conv. is close) that's a pretty good sized room for the A3's, but sitting at 3 m might work (I think it would for me).
While what slowpolk has said about having the front sound stage timbre matched is true, sometimes you luck out and can have a decent front stage with non matching speakers.
Why not get the CSi5 and 1 pair of A3's, give them a try as front speakers and see if they can handle the room size to your satisfaction. If they do then order the 2nd pair for surrounds, and use the Jamos for 2 ch as you were thinking. If the A3's don't do it for you move them to surrounds and see what the Jamos sound like with the CSi5. If the timbre with the Polk and Jamos just isn't there then think about something bigger from the RTi line like the RTiA5 for fronts and run the Jamos 2 ch like you were thinking.
All this is if the budget is there for A5's and you are willing to take the time to experiment a little before completing your speaker set up.
I don't think I would consider the LSiC considering cost difference and timbre match with RTi has two things working against you. -
also lsic wouldent be good for an onkyo 607 at all
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Hi, need some help finding som good speakers for my hometheatre. I have been looking at Polk Audio RTi A3 as surroundspeakers, as a center i want Polk Audio CSi A4 or Polk Audio CSi 5 and as a subwoofer
Polk Audio DSW PRO 400.
Is this a good combination? The problem is that i live in sweden and we only have one retailer of Polk in sweden, so it is difficult to get enough information about the speakers.
I want speakers that can handle som heavy music,gameplaying and movies.
So pleas chare your ideas with me:)
That sounds like a very good valued combination, in my opinion.
I run RTiA3s for my fronts, and the CSi3 as my center (early version of the CSiA4):
http://erikt.cts.com/Pictures/hometheater/home-theater-valor.JPG
I still have my smaller RTi4s as my rear surrounds.
With a good sub and good amp you can get some very nice ear-to-ear grinning sound.
The RTiA3s can really pump out some clean sound and paint a nice soundstage for music and they work very well for HT/movies/games.
For now, I'm quite pleased with my setup.
Perfection should not be a state, but a journey....start with what you can afford and then work your way up.
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thats exactly what i am doing eric , its not that i cant afford my rti8's and csi5 its more a case of , talk the wife into what i need ,and try silver tongue the wife to work my way up
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thats exactly what i am doing eric , its not that i cant afford my rti8's and csi5 its more a case of , talk the wife into what i need ,and try silver tongue the wife to work my way up
Good strategy!
Don't agonize over getting it 'right' the first time.
I'm pretty sure everyone here will attest that once you get started you will get the urge to upgrade or try different components - no matter what you have.
You have to start someplace, right?
Just enjoy the journey and learn as you go as to what you like and what works for you.
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. -
After looking at what my retailer can provide me with i was thinking about this setup, please tell me if this would work or not:) front speakers Polk Audio TSi 300 surroundspeakers Polk Audio RTi A3 , center speaker
Polk Audio CSi 5 and as a sub Polk Audio DSW PRO 400.
2 questions the tsi 300 is pretty cheap but are they better as fronts then RTI A3?
Second question i was recomended not to use my jamo speakers as frontspeaks, why? Excuse me for all stupid questions and poor spelling but im swedish and new at this;) -
your front jamo speakers are going to have a different contrast in sound . When you hear an effect passin from the right to the centre and to the left , its going to sound stupid .The front speakers are the most important. You can play around with your rears but keep the front soundstage all of the same brand, .Sell them jamo or move them to zone 2 .The tsi300 versus the rtia3 will be a matter of personal taste .Iwould rather lick the a3's
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vreeswijk, no need to appologise for your English, it actually is better than some on here that English is their primary language.
Like I said earlier and slowpolk has pointed out timbre match is very important for your front stage, like slowpolk stated if something pans across the front from one side to the other, the transition from a Jamo to the CSiA5 to the other Jamo could be off in how it sounds. I would say it could just sound noticeably wrong/not right rather than stupid, but I think you get the point. I'm not familiar with the Jamo sound but think I have heard it described as "warm" where as the RTi line is a "brighter" sound. Some times you can get lucky and get a close match which is why I would suggest starting with one set of A3's to first: see if they can give you what you want for front speakers, if they do then add a second set of A3's for surrounds, second: if the A3's can't provide enough for main speakers in your room give the Jamo - CSi 5 a shot. It may, or may not work for you in your room, but not for others in their room/set up.
The TSi 300 may give you a little more sound but again you would not have a perfect timbre match with the CSiA5, but could work for you in your room, and probably better than the Jamo / CSi set up.
I think I would still go for (4) RTi A3's over a TSi300 - RTiA3 set up.
What RTi speakers does the dealer carry there, and does their line up stay the same all the time?
