center channel comparison

mhmacw
mhmacw Posts: 832
edited January 2010 in Speakers
whats the difference in quality between the csi 30 and the cs350? thanks folks!
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited January 2010
    Wow, they are 2 totally different centers, the csi30 is similar to the newer CS1. I have a CS350 and IMO its head and shoulders above the CS1. What are you using for mains?
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  • mhmacw
    mhmacw Posts: 832
    edited January 2010
    rta 11t modifieds, and i too have the cs350 ... im not familiar with the csi30 though and was just curious
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited January 2010
    Yeah, i would assume the CS350 is a much better center.
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  • mhmacw
    mhmacw Posts: 832
    edited January 2010
    just by design im sure it is. this fella has one for sale for 100 bucks deliverd (csi30)and was flashed to my pc sound system lol. i have a picture of a knucklehead... you like old hd?
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited January 2010
    I do, but knucklehead was just a childhood name. :p
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  • mhmacw
    mhmacw Posts: 832
    edited January 2010
    my father has been building and rebuilding old harleys for 50 years.... one of his latest is a 36 knuckle that took a few different shows including one in wittier california and then a subsequent show in the midwest somewhere. the pics are on fb and for my life i cant figure out how to import from there haha. but its cool i guess youll have to believe me on that unless you know any ideas as to how to share it
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited January 2010
    When I was younger my older brother had a 76' XLH 1000 sportster that I rode a few times, not sure if my wife would let me ride now.:)
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited January 2010
    mhmacw wrote: »
    just by design im sure it is. this fella has one for sale for 100 bucks deliverd (csi30)and was flashed to my pc sound system lol. i have a picture of a knucklehead... you like old hd?

    Harry has a nice price on that center, but the 350 will match the RTA11Ts better.
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

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  • mhmacw
    mhmacw Posts: 832
    edited January 2010
    we put a 93 inch stroker kit in a 1100 sporty one time...whewww that was one mean machine lol. i agree the 350 sounds good with the 11ts. i was thinking about the 30 for my pc. it did seem like a good price. i thought it would sound good with to m80 cerwins for a good RV soundsystem.
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited January 2010
    mhmacw wrote: »
    we put a 93 inch stroker kit in a 1100 sporty one time...whewww that was one mean machine lol. i agree the 350 sounds good with the 11ts. i was thinking about the 30 for my pc. it did seem like a good price. i thought it would sound good with to m80 cerwins for a good RV soundsystem.

    Ah ok... In that application, if you can grab it, i probably would. Like i said, i agonized over it for awhile, and i wouldn't have been using it with any Polk speakers, either, because sadly, i am Polk-less. :(
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

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  • mhmacw
    mhmacw Posts: 832
    edited January 2010
    ouch!!! thats a **** in the chain eh? wow that "does speaker wire make a difference" thread just gave me a headach lol. i dont think icould live without my polks. they are a part of me now. i dont even think id lose them for upgrades. id just find somewhere else to put them. i like the idea of polk seling do it yourself sda kits or any other speaker you want to build of theirs. hey while your here, what do you know about the sansui x8000?
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited January 2010
    mhmacw wrote: »
    ouch!!! thats a **** in the chain eh? wow that "does speaker wire make a difference" thread just gave me a headach lol. i dont think icould live without my polks. they are a part of me now. i dont even think id lose them for upgrades. id just find somewhere else to put them. i like the idea of polk seling do it yourself sda kits or any other speaker you want to build of theirs. hey while your here, what do you know about the sansui x8000?


    I don't know anything about it. :p This tuner i have is the only piece of Sansui gear i have, and i honestly just picked it up from the flea market because it looked pretty. The fact that it turned out to be a decent tuner, or even worked, period, is icing on the cake. :D
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

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    Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3

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  • mhmacw
    mhmacw Posts: 832
    edited January 2010
    i can say they are almost indestructable and their modest 500 watt power handling is way underrated. which tuner did you pick up? the x8000 sound is amazing!
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited January 2010
    mhmacw wrote: »
    i can say they are almost indestructable and their modest 500 watt power handling is way underrated. which tuner did you pick up? the x8000 sound is amazing!

    Lol, i replied in your thread, i had a brain ****.

    I've got a TU-5500.
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

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  • mhmacw
    mhmacw Posts: 832
    edited January 2010
    whats the power output on that model? it looks too low profile to be the 200 a channell model. and also the only high current ones ive seen are silver
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited January 2010
    mhmacw wrote: »
    whats the power output on that model? it looks too low profile to be the 200 a channell model. and also the only high current ones ive seen are silver

    It's approximately 0wpc. :p
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

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    Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3

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  • mhmacw
    mhmacw Posts: 832
    edited January 2010
    ahh ok tuner only eh? lol that would explain the low profile look!! sansui had an integrated that was 200 or 250 x4... holy smoke that was when they made a amp! gotta love those dials that would go from one end to the other with one good spin!
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  • mhmacw
    mhmacw Posts: 832
    edited January 2010
    mhmacw wrote: »
    i can say they are almost indestructable and their modest 500 watt power handling is way underrated. which tuner did you pick up? the x8000 sound is amazing!

    i must be smoking something... these are labled at 160 watts and ive given them 250 each no problem. i think i need to check the connections between my fingers and the b.s. filter!
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