5.1 Home theater - OWM vs RM95 pack ?

Topper
Topper Posts: 403
edited November 2009 in Speakers
Hi guys,

Just wondering if any of y'all have had a chance to compare the two and would love to hear your thoughts:

IN THE BLUE CORNER:

- Fronts L/R - Owm3
- Center - Owm5
- Surrounds - Owm3


IN THE RED CORNER:

- RM95 (or RM85) -5-pack system


(To be placed in a relatively small room and all speakers to be mounted on the walls. To be used mostly for movies)


Sub will be PSW110
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  • Topper
    Topper Posts: 403
    edited November 2009
    nobody's had a chance to play with them both?
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  • bevo
    bevo Posts: 306
    edited November 2009
    I have the 95 pack and it did about as good of a job as you could expect from such small speakers. Actually much better then I expected, but they are now my side and rear channel speakers after upgrading. If I were you I would look for some larger bookshelves on polks ebay store. You could get much better bang for the buck there then by buying the rm95's new.
    Denon 1909, want to upgrade for pre outs
    Fronts-polk RTi A5
    center-polk CSi A4
    Sides Polk FXi A6
    rears- polk rm8's
    sub-SVS pb-13 ultra
    Blue ray-ps3
    Panasonic plasma 50 inch
    Buttkicker(don't use or need it anymore since getting the Ultra)
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  • rallyshark
    rallyshark Posts: 417
    edited November 2009
    I haven't tried the OWM, but I have some on the way:D I'm with bevo, I have the RM85, and it does very well considering the size. However, speakers are in some respect like cars. There's no replacement for displacement:D
    Sony 40" LCD
    Sony DVPCX995V
    Sony PS3(games/media server)
    Sony PS2
    WD TV Live with 3TB
    Sanyo VCR
    Marantz SR6003
    Polk 11T(xover/RDO)
    RM20 5 pack
    OWM 5
    DUAL Micro Pro 1000
    Combastard Cable
    Harmony One
    When rapture comes, can I have your car?
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  • Topper
    Topper Posts: 403
    edited November 2009
    yep i completely agree with y'all but in this particular application, i really need a small speaker system to be mounted on the wall and it looks like only the OWM and RM series fit the bill.

    (I already have RTi A series gear in my main theater area and my bro has a full TSi setup in his place. This is for our bedroom and the wife is only agreeing if its between these two :))
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  • rallyshark
    rallyshark Posts: 417
    edited November 2009
    I know the RM85/95 sounds great for it's size, it's a shame you're not local,lol! I'm trying sell a set of RMs I just purchased that I don't like for my particular application. From what I can tell the OWM would most likely have a fuller sound and blend easier with a sub given the larger mid/enclosure and lower response. They seem like they would give a lot of mounting flexibility as well. The RM can also be wall mounted, just with a little less flexibility I suppose. After all is said and done, the OWM or the RM could be had for around the same price from Polk Direct, and both would surely be hard to beat in this price range. I kinda comes down which looks better to you, since both would be just fine for mostly HT duty IMO. Where on the walls were you planning on mounting them? In the corners, by a wall mounted TV?
    Sony 40" LCD
    Sony DVPCX995V
    Sony PS3(games/media server)
    Sony PS2
    WD TV Live with 3TB
    Sanyo VCR
    Marantz SR6003
    Polk 11T(xover/RDO)
    RM20 5 pack
    OWM 5
    DUAL Micro Pro 1000
    Combastard Cable
    Harmony One
    When rapture comes, can I have your car?
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