Towers All Around?

Force
Force Posts: 2
edited January 2010 in Speakers
I recently purchased a pair of Monitor 60 refurbs from the Polk Direct Store on Ebay. They sound great and you couldn't tell that they are refurbs, not a scratch. Got the pair of Cherry for $175.
I'm thinking of using the 60's as my side speakers in a 5.1 and putting Monitor 70's up front with my 55" Sony HD. The room is about 15 X 25 and open ended on one end. I've got plenty of power with my Yammy AV Receiver. Is this overkill? Should I maybe just add some Monitor 40s for the sides?
Thanks.

Mark F.
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  • cwilliams
    cwilliams Posts: 58
    edited January 2010
    If you have the speakers already and the room, why not? The 40's would probably serve you just fine if you don't mind stands or using a bracket and wall mounting them. You know you'll have plenty of range with either selection. From everything I've read on here, surrounds aren't as important as the main 3 speakers in the front soundstage.
    Chris

    5.1
    Denon 890
    Polk TSi300
    Polk TSi100
    Polk CS10
    MTX SW2 Sub

    2.0
    Polk SDA-2A
    NAD 7175PE
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  • adabro
    adabro Posts: 212
    edited January 2010
    After I upgraded my fronts I moved my 60's to surrounds, they sound good to me...
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,606
    edited January 2010
    cwilliams wrote: »
    From everything I've read on here, surrounds aren't as important as the main 3 speakers in the front soundstage.

    I've heard a few say that as well. But idealy you would want all matching speakers. I am using some old towers as my surrounds in a 5.1 and like it. But again, I already had them and didnt have to buy anything.
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited January 2010
    When I got my SDA-1C's I moved my RTiA7's to the back for surround duty. Sounds awesome.
    SDA-1C (full mods)
    Carver TFM-55
    NAD 1130 Pre-amp
    Rega Planar 3 TT/Shelter 501 MkII
    The Clamp
    Revox A77 Mk IV Dolby reel to reel
    Thorens TD160/Mission 774 arm/Stanton 881S Shibata
    Nakamichi CR7 Cassette Deck
    Rotel RCD-855 with modified tube output stage
    Cambridge Audio DACmagic Plus
    ADC Soundshaper 3 EQ
    Ben's IC's
    Nitty Gritty 1.5FI RCM
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  • cwilliams
    cwilliams Posts: 58
    edited January 2010
    halo71 wrote: »
    I've heard a few say that as well. But idealy you would want all matching speakers. I am using some old towers as my surrounds in a 5.1 and like it. But again, I already had them and didnt have to buy anything.

    Agreed. Staying within the same series is ideal. TSi's all around for me!
    Chris

    5.1
    Denon 890
    Polk TSi300
    Polk TSi100
    Polk CS10
    MTX SW2 Sub

    2.0
    Polk SDA-2A
    NAD 7175PE
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited January 2010
    I have 4 LSi15s after upgrading the rears from LSi7 to LSi15. I will never go back to using small speakers for HT.
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

    Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
    Three 20 amp circuits.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,476
    edited January 2010
    I run my SDA-SRS 2.3 TL's in front and LSi-15's for surrounds.
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • devani
    devani Posts: 1,497
    edited January 2010
    i've got my standing wife as surround....
    Video: LG 55LN5100/Samsung LNT4065F
    Receiver: HK AVR445
    Source: OPPO BDP-93
    HT: POLK SPEAKERS RTi6, FXi3, CSi5, VTF-3 MK2
    2Ch system: MC2105, AR-XA, AR-2A, AR9, BX-300, OPPO BDP-83
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited January 2010
    Towers all around is a great way to go!
    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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  • rainman31
    rainman31 Posts: 76
    edited January 2010
    Got Power?

    7.2 Set Up
    Onkyo 805
    X-Box
    3DO
    PS3
    Velodyne DPS10 sub
    Polk Audio 2- RTI 12's
    Polk Audio CSI 5
    Polk Audio 4- FXI 5's
    Pronto 7500 LCD remote
    Gefen HD video 1080p scaler
    Mitsubishi TV 73927 1080p

    Future purchase Rotel RMB 1095 200x5 THX
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  • ls7z06
    ls7z06 Posts: 95
    edited January 2010
    works great. do it.
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  • Force
    Force Posts: 2
    edited January 2010
    I'm going to set my sights on a pair of cherry Monitor 70's. Next will be the SW.
    Again, thanks for the info.
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  • selkec
    selkec Posts: 187
    edited January 2010
    I use rtia9's for the front and rti150's which are like the rtia9's but a few versions back. I love towers all the way around. There all set to large also. Except my center set to small. I find with large the explosions and sound effects sound more realistic. My problem is Im one of the few people that can localize bass, no matter where i set a sub I can tell where it is. So I really dont use my little sub in my sig. It was free so I hooked it up.
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  • fluffy
    fluffy Posts: 71
    edited January 2010
    devani wrote: »
    i've got my standing wife as surround....

    lol... i wouldnt have my gf if i had towers all the way around.. bookshelf speaker is pressing it .. yikes!!:o
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    edited January 2010
    Would love to find some nice LS90's to run as side surrounds and move my LS50's to the back channels. The room may look like Hell, but it sounds good,lol.
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