Need help with Monitor 60's

JDz
JDz Posts: 6
edited October 2009 in Speakers
Hi,

I am new to the forum and needed some help. I just bought a pair of Monitor 60's from Newegg. I am looking to get a center channel now. I am limited on space for the cc. It needs to be around 9 inches deep and as close to 6 inches tall as I can get. Anyway I have narrowed it down to the CS1 or the CS10.

Will the CS10 work with the 60's? (is it matched) Or should I stay with the CS1?
My setup:
Pioneer VSX-03
Polk CS2: center
Polk Monitor 60: fronts
Polk Monitor 40's: L+R surround
Polk 505: sub
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited October 2009
    I would stick with the CS1, it is the actual timbre matched center for the Monitor series. The CS10 is the timbre matched center for the TSi series. I wouldn't be too worried about mixing and matching the Monitor series and TSi series, since on paper at least, they are very similar. The CS1 is considerably cheaper than the CS10, since it is an "older" speaker. I'm assuming by your strict size restraints there is no way you can swing the CS2? It would be the center channel I would recommend for your 60's, but if there is no way you can get it to fit, then the CS1 should do fine. The CS2 is 7-3/4" high and 11-1/8" deep, so it is just a bit outside your requirements. If there is any way you can work the CS2, I would strongly recommend you go that route. Something like 50-75% of a movies audio track is formatted to play through the center channel, esp. dialogue, so it is a speaker you don't want to skip on. Good luck and welcome to Club Polk.

    -Jeff
    HT Rig
    Receiver- Onkyo TX-SR806
    Mains- Polk Audio Monitor 70
    Center- Polk Audio CS2
    Surrounds- Polk Audio TSi 500's :D
    Sub- Polk Audio PSW125
    Retired- Polk Audio Monitor 40's
    T.V.- 60" Sony SXRD KDS-60A2000 LCoS
    Blu-Ray- 80 GB PS3


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    It's not that I'm insensitive, I just don't care.. :D
  • dcmartinpc
    dcmartinpc Posts: 844
    edited October 2009
    Agreed CS1 is the way to go, and it is cheaper to boot! It will blend well with the 60's.

    Don
    Living Room: Adcom GFP-750 (Upgraded), Squeezebox Touch, Oppo BDP-83, Pioneer DV-79AVi, Parasound HCA-3500 (Upgraded), SDA SRS 2 P/B (Gimpod, Sonicaps, & Mills)

    Theater: Denon 4311ci, Oppo BDP-93, Parasound HCA-2205+HCA-2200II, Polk LSi9, LSiC, LSiFX, LSi7, Custom 18" TC Sounds sub with 2 18" PR, Sharp XV-Z12000, Pioneer Kuro KRP-500M (isf Enabled)

    Bedroom: HK AVR354, Pioneer DV-47a, Parasound HCA-1500a, Polk LSi9