Polk or Samsung
gosilverstreaks
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Hi guys. First-timer here. I recently purchased a Samsung LED TV and Samsung HT came with it.
Question, I have some Polk speakers that around about 15 years old, but barely used. They are RMSS 130497 Shielded Satellite speakers. Are those better to use as front speakers over the new Samsung ones?
Thanks.
Question, I have some Polk speakers that around about 15 years old, but barely used. They are RMSS 130497 Shielded Satellite speakers. Are those better to use as front speakers over the new Samsung ones?
Thanks.
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Yes, try it to find out.Most of them only hear how loud it sounds, and the rest of us hear everything else - :rolleyes:
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possibly...only your ears can tell. try it out and let us know what you think. Ill be surprised if the Samsungs sound better than the Polks, although Samsung makes good products they are not known for thier speakers. Good Luck and welcome to CP.Polk Audio Surround Bar 360
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woodsman10b wrote: »Yes, try it to find out.
Hi. Are you saying yes, the old Polks are better than the brand new Samsungs? -
Knucklehead wrote: »possibly...only your ears can tell. try it out and let us know what you think. Ill be surprised if the Samsungs sound better than the Polks, although Samsung makes good products they are not known for thier speakers. Good Luck and welcome to CP.
Thanks! The Polks are certainly heavier than the plastic Samsungs. Is there a way to tell by the model number of the Polks how good they are? Like I said they are about 15 years old. Has speak quality changed in that time?
Sorry, I am a definite newbie when it comes to sound. -
Well, im not familiar with your particular Polks but I can say even the most entry level Polks are better than the mass market HTIB speakers. Sure, like anything else speaker quality has gotten much better but older Polks have a huge following here as well. Hopefully some other guys will chime in, most of them have forgotten more than I know.
Polk Audio Surround Bar 360
Mirage PS-12
LG BDP-550
Motorola HD FIOS DVR
Panasonic 42" Plasma
XBOX 360[/SIZE]
Office stuff
Allied 395 receiver
Pioneer CDP PD-M430
RT8t's & Wharfedale Diamond II's[/SIZE]
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Pics would be helpful, without the grills of course.Most of them only hear how loud it sounds, and the rest of us hear everything else - :rolleyes:
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im not sure if the grills would come off of the RM series speakers....not sure though.Polk Audio Surround Bar 360
Mirage PS-12
LG BDP-550
Motorola HD FIOS DVR
Panasonic 42" Plasma
XBOX 360[/SIZE]
Office stuff
Allied 395 receiver
Pioneer CDP PD-M430
RT8t's & Wharfedale Diamond II's[/SIZE]
Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music. ~Ronald Reagan -
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The Polk speakers are the ones you'll want to use Sir.Sony 52in.XBR6
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Yes those are the ones i was thinking of, and im sure they are better than the new samsungs. Polks age very well, kinda like fine wine
Most of them only hear how loud it sounds, and the rest of us hear everything else - :rolleyes: -
woodsman10b wrote: »Yes those are the ones i was thinking of, and im sure they are better than the new samsungs. Polks age very well, kinda like fine wine
Thanks! Like I said, they are nearly 15 years, but barely used. They look cooler and more sturdy than the plastic Samsungs anyway.
Now another question. I have a Boston center speaker of similar age. Would it be better than the Sumsung center that is much smaller? -
I have a Samsung TV, which I love, but I'd never touch a samsung speaker. To be fair, in a hypothetical world, if Polk suddenly decided to make a TV, I'd have reservations about that too!
Samsung really isn't known to make quality audio equipment.
Stick with the polks and the boston acoustics speakers.My System Showcase!
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I have a Samsung TV, which I love, but I'd never touch a samsung speaker. To be fair, in a hypothetical world, if Polk suddenly decided to make a TV, I'd have reservations about that too!
Samsung really isn't known to make quality audio equipment.
Stick with the polks and the boston acoustics speakers.
Thank you! One final question: how much difference does speaker wire make? The old Polk and Boston speakers had thick wire, and the new Samsungs had thinner wire. -
Please use the "thick wire" Sir.
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Anthem AVM50V
Anthem PRE-2L
Sonic Frontiers SFCD-1
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2-Carver Silver 7-T's
4-Carver TFM55's
2-Carver TFM35's
1-Carver TFM25
Carver 490T
Denon DCD1560
Sony BDP-S350
Sony PS3
Nintendo Wii
Panasonic DMK23DVR
Speakers :
PolkAudio SDA-SRS
PolkAudio SDA-SRS 1.2TL
PolkAudio SDA-CRS+(Compliments Of Mr. Jim Thomas"jtgranby")
PolkAudio RTA-15TL
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gosilverstreaks wrote: »Thank you! One final question: how much difference does speaker wire make? The old Polk and Boston speakers had thick wire, and the new Samsungs had thinner wire.
Ironically I spent this morning upgrading the speaker wire for my rears, so I can speak from experience about this. The 'thickness' of the wire does have a pretty dramatic effect, especially for long runs.
Each of my rears are running about 40 feet of wire a piece. I was previously using 18 gauge wire because I was running a 7.1 set-up before and running 4 sets of thick wire under carpet would have been a hard, hard job. I swapped them out for some 14 gauge wire and it made a pretty dramatic difference.
At one point I had one of my rears running the 18 gauge wire, and the other running was running the 14 gauge wire. I ran some white noise from my receiver between each and went back and forth, to test the difference, and there was a very clear improvement in using the 14 gauge wire. With the 18 inch wire, it seemed as if all of the sound were coming out of the tweeters, and the mid-bass driver was barely being driven. With the 14 gauge wire, the white noise sounded MUCH fuller....more response at the mid-range, and not nearly as bright and 'tinny' sounding as the other speaker.
Debates about speaker wire can get pretty heated, and there are other factors that determine what makes a speaker cable better, but speaking very generally, thicker cable is better. I wouldn't recommend using anything smaller than a 14 gauge wire. If it were feasible to do so, I would have used 12 gauge wire for my rears (got them in my fronts)My System Showcase!
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Headphones
Sennheiser Momentum Over-Ear - Shure SE215 - Fiio E18 Kunlun -
Ironically I spent this morning upgrading the speaker wire for my rears, so I can speak from experience about this. The 'thickness' of the wire does have a pretty dramatic effect, especially for long runs.
Each of my rears are running about 40 feet of wire a piece. I was previously using 18 gauge wire because I was running a 7.1 set-up before and running 4 sets of thick wire under carpet would have been a hard, hard job. I swapped them out for some 14 gauge wire and it made a pretty dramatic difference.
At one point I had one of my rears running the 18 gauge wire, and the other running was running the 14 gauge wire. I ran some white noise from my receiver between each and went back and forth, to test the difference, and there was a very clear improvement in using the 14 gauge wire. With the 18 inch wire, it seemed as if all of the sound were coming out of the tweeters, and the mid-bass driver was barely being driven. With the 14 gauge wire, the white noise sounded MUCH fuller....more response at the mid-range, and not nearly as bright and 'tinny' sounding as the other speaker.
Debates about speaker wire can get pretty heated, and there are other factors that determine what makes a speaker cable better, but speaking very generally, thicker cable is better. I wouldn't recommend using anything smaller than a 14 gauge wire. If it were feasible to do so, I would have used 12 gauge wire for my rears (got them in my fronts)
You guys are great, thanks!
My front runs are VERY SHORT. Basically on each side of the receiver. What is the best way to buy it? I DON'T want a lot of excess wire clogging things up. -
gosilverstreaks wrote: »You guys are great, thanks!
My front runs are VERY SHORT. Basically on each side of the receiver. What is the best way to buy it? I DON'T want a lot of excess wire clogging things up.
Get some measuring tape, measure the lenth of the run, and add a couple of feet so your wires aren't too snagged up. head to monoprice.com if you want good speaker cables for a very affordable price. 14 gauge or largerMy System Showcase!
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Paradigm MilleniaOne - Rythmik F12GSE - Onkyo TX-SR805 - Adcom 5400
Headphones
Sennheiser Momentum Over-Ear - Shure SE215 - Fiio E18 Kunlun
