Sub or Rears 1st?????????

Murray1
Murray1 Posts: 193
edited January 2010 in Speakers
Just got new speakers for L/R/C. Should I get a sub next or rears.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited January 2010
    Both:)

    I'd get the rears then sub.
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  • madnod
    madnod Posts: 79
    edited January 2010
    leroyjr1 wrote: »
    Both:)

    I'd get the rears then sub.

    +1, BASS is very important but creating a proper sound field comes first, but man ur HT experience will be lacking without a decent sub.
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  • mystik610
    mystik610 Posts: 699
    edited January 2010
    Sub.

    Having rear channels isn't necessary. I'd be more bothered by having a gaping hole in the low frequencies of the soundstage. The LFE track is usually more active than the rear channels.
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  • ALWALLER
    ALWALLER Posts: 40
    edited January 2010
    A good sub
    Equipment
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    Outlaw 7125 7 CH Power Amplifier
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  • packetjones
    packetjones Posts: 1,059
    edited January 2010
    I would get the sub. It adds a lot to the experience. Plus you could add some super cheap book-shelfs for surrounds. Heck you could grab something at a pawn shop till you can you can upgrade.
    Front - RTiA5's
    Rear - RTiA3's
    Center - CSiA4
    Sub - PSW110
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  • suprafantx
    suprafantx Posts: 249
    edited January 2010
    It depends on your fronts. If your L and R can go 25 Hz or lower, I would have rears then sub. Other wise I would get the sub then rear. For me, good solid bass is very important for both music or HT.
    Living room
    Speakers: McIntosh XR100 Fronts, LSIM707 Fronts, LSIM 706 Center, LSIM 703 Surrounds, LSi/FX Surround backs.
    Player: Oppo 95.
    Amps: Bryston 4B SST, B&K Ref 200.7 S2.
    Pres: B&K Ref 50 S2, Paraound P5.
    Subs: Dual Rythmik F15HP subs.

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    Player: OPPO 105.
    Preamp: B&K Ref 50 S2.
    Amp: B&K Ref 125.2 S2
    Sub: Rythmik F12.
    Sub management: SMS-1.
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  • Ern Dog
    Ern Dog Posts: 2,237
    edited January 2010
    Get a nice sub first. It will upgrade your HT experience more than surrounds will. It sounds like you are planning on getting both, but just want to know which one first. For HT a sub is pivotal.
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited January 2010
    packetjones wrote: »
    I would get the sub. It adds a lot to the experience. Plus you could add some super cheap book-shelfs for surrounds. Heck you could grab something at a pawn shop till you can you can upgrade.

    Agreed, the Sub will add lots of Fun to your HT.
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited January 2010
    Add one more vote for a sub, 3.1 is fine for the time being until you can get your hands on a set of surrounds. Depending on what you are running for your L/R/C a sub will be your next addition.

    -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


    2 CH rig (in progress)
    Polk Audio Monitor 10A's :cool:

    It's not that I'm insensitive, I just don't care.. :D
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited January 2010
    +1 for the sub, thats probably going to be a bigger expense than the rears(usually).
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    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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  • thuffman03
    thuffman03 Posts: 1,325
    edited January 2010
    Get a good sub. Buy some used book shelf speakers for rears that look good in the room. No real need to spend lots of money on rear speakers IMO.
    Sunfire TGP, Sunfire Cinema Grand, Sunfire 300~2 (2), Sunfire True Sub (2),Carver ALS Platinum, Carver AL III, TFM-55, C-19, C-9, TX-8, SDA-490t, SDA-390t
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited January 2010
    Sub(s)!
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

    Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii

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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited January 2010
    How are you guys providing advice on what he needs to do without knowing what front speakers he already has? Am I missing something?

    It depends on what front speaker you already have. You will probably want a sub ultimately, but if you've already got large speakers up front you may benefit less from a sub. I've got a set of RTi10s set up in a small living room, and they're more than adequate for everything I need - in that scenario you'll get much more from adding surrounds than a sub.
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  • Murray1
    Murray1 Posts: 193
    edited January 2010
    Thanks all. I have RTiA5's for L&R. Using a CSiA6 for my center. Thanks again.
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited January 2010
    edit
    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


    2 CH rig (in progress)
    Polk Audio Monitor 10A's :cool:

    It's not that I'm insensitive, I just don't care.. :D
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited January 2010
    wutadumsn23 wrote: »
    Depending on what you are running for your L/R/C a sub will be your next addition.

    -Jeff
    AsSiMiLaTeD wrote: »
    How are you guys providing advice on what he needs to do without knowing what front speakers he already has? Am I missing something?

    That was why I put that at the end of my post, depending on what he was running for the rest of his system would dictate where he should go from here.

    -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


    2 CH rig (in progress)
    Polk Audio Monitor 10A's :cool:

    It's not that I'm insensitive, I just don't care.. :D
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited January 2010
    Here is Polks link for a set-up similar to yours...

    http://www.polkaudio.com/homeaudio/rtia/systems.php
    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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