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ekender
ekender Posts: 4
edited December 2009 in Speakers
Hi All,
I'd appreciate some help on this... I have a 12X20 family room in my split level home and am looking to get a surround setup going. Couch is on one wall, 52" Sony XBR4 is about 10' away. I just pulled the trigger on an Onkyo TX-NR807 (Newegg) and now I want to get some speakers, but just wondering how much is too much. The budget-friendly line appears to be the TSi(s). I'm thinking either 300s or 200s (on stands) for the fronts, CS10, and 100s for the rears. Also considering the free PSW111 being offered by some retailers. Not too distant future would be OWM30s to complete the 7.1 setup. I'm questioning the value add since they'd bee about a foot behind angled down from the 7' ceiling. Given the room size and ceiling height, I'd welcome any feedback on the speaker/sub choices. I don't want to go deaf, and at times I'll need to leverage the Audessey low volume benefits of my receiver since I have school aged children upstairs. Any insight is appreciated.
Eric
Sony KDL52XBR4
Onkyo TX-NR807
Sony PS3
DirectTV HD-DVR
Polk CS10, TSi300, TSi100, OWM3, Pro500
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  • packetjones
    packetjones Posts: 1,059
    edited November 2009
    The middle of the road line is the TSI speakers. If you are looking for budget freindly check out newegg for the monitor series. They are the older version of te TSI's. Also check out polk direct on ebay for good deals there as well.

    Personally i would get either the monitor 60's or tsi 400's and monitor 40's or 200's for the rears. I have had the OWM3's before i think they would work out well to fill in the 7.1 portion. If you want to up the budget a little check out the RTiA series at polk direct.

    Good luck and welcome to the club.
    Front - RTiA5's
    Rear - RTiA3's
    Center - CSiA4
    Sub - PSW110
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited November 2009
    Welcome to Club Polk ekender!
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited November 2009
    Welcome to the club!!

    I like Packets...suggestions above as well!

    Tsis will sound good on that 807....good choice.

    Enjoy...

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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  • vc69
    vc69 Posts: 2,500
    edited November 2009
    Monitor 70's, CS20, 40's for rear. Check NewEgg or Polk Direct store.
    Get a nice sub and you are all set!

    Nice receiver btw. Audyssey is nice for HT.

    Welcome!
    -Kevin
    HT: Philips 52PFL7432D 52" LCD 1080p / Onkyo TX-SR 606 / Oppo BDP-83 SE / Comcast cable. (all HDMI)B&W 801 - Front, Polk CS350 LS - Center, Polk LS90 - Rear
    2 Channel:
    Oppo BDP-83 SE
    Squeezebox Touch
    Muscial Fidelity M1 DAC
    VTL 2.5
    McIntosh 2205 (refurbed)
    B&W 801's
    Transparent IC's
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  • ekender
    ekender Posts: 4
    edited November 2009
    Thank you to all who replied. All said and done, I felt more comfortable going with the TSi300s for the fronts, CS10, and TSi100s/OWM30s. Got a package deal on Black Friday that essentially took 50% off the DSW Pro 500 sub. In the end, it was the white papers on the Polk site that swayed me...:)
    Sony KDL52XBR4
    Onkyo TX-NR807
    Sony PS3
    DirectTV HD-DVR
    Polk CS10, TSi300, TSi100, OWM3, Pro500
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited November 2009
    Congrats welcome to Club Polk.
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited November 2009
    Welcome to the Club!
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,269
    edited November 2009
    Welcome to the madness! Enjoy your new toys.
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • john E
    john E Posts: 32
    edited December 2009
    newegg has had some good prices on there Monitor series speakers ,They had the Monitors 70's for $169 a piece and free shipping.I bought a pair of them and they sound good and look good and they have decent bass ,and the midrange and mid-bass sound a lot better to me then the monitor 60's that I had.The CS2 matches up good with them and it on sale for $109.with free shipping.I would go with the monitor 30's for the sur-round if you are going to hang them on the wall ,if you have a shelf then I would go with the 40's.
    ONKYO TX-SR607
    PolkAudio Speakers
    Front-Monitor 70's
    Center-CS2
    Sur-round-Monitor 40's
    Sur-round Back-Monitor 60's
    Subwoofer-PSW-505
    Back fill in Bass PSW-10
    LG 50"Black 1080P Plasma HDTV (50PS60)
    LG Blu-Ray Disc BD390
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited December 2009
    ekender wrote: »
    Thank you to all who replied. All said and done, I felt more comfortable going with the TSi300s for the fronts, CS10, and TSi100s/OWM30s. Got a package deal on Black Friday that essentially took 50% off the DSW Pro 500 sub. In the end, it was the white papers on the Polk site that swayed me...:)

    Enjoy, that sub will also make a world of difference for the Tsi-300s!

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited December 2009
    john E wrote: »
    newegg has had some good prices on there Monitor series speakers ,They had the Monitors 70's for $169 a piece and free shipping.I bought a pair of them and they sound good and look good and they have decent bass ,and the midrange and mid-bass sound a lot better to me then the monitor 60's that I had.The CS2 matches up good with them and it on sale for $109.with free shipping.I would go with the monitor 30's for the sur-round if you are going to hang them on the wall ,if you have a shelf then I would go with the 40's.

    Nice looking system...I couldn't agree more about your fronts (M70s) I also think they image 'better'! Wider sound stage than the smaller models....when given more POWER!

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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