Csi 3

AeR0
AeR0 Posts: 102
edited January 2010 in Speakers
is the CSI 3 the proper center for my fronts... ive got rti4's up front.


or any other centre channel i can use?


csi a5 or a6????????
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  • keeneyrm01
    keeneyrm01 Posts: 80
    edited January 2010
    Yeah the CSi3 and CSi5 are the ones that go along with the RTi4. The CSi A4 and A6 will work to, they are pretty much just the newer versions that go along with the RTi A series.
    HT basement room:
    TV- 42in Panasonic S1 Plasma
    A/V Receiver- Onkyo NR807
    Blu-Ray- 80GB Sony PS3
    Power Supply- Monster HTS-1600
    5 Disc Sony CD/DVD Changer
    Time Warner HD Cable Box
    Speakers:
    Front- Polk RTi A3
    Center- Polk CSi3
    Side Surround- Polk RTi4
    Back Surround- Polk RM6750
    Sub- Outlaw Audio LFM-1 EX
    Bedroom:
    32in Visio LCD, Sony STR-DE685 AVR, MTX Monitor 12, Sony 5 disc DVD changer
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  • AeR0
    AeR0 Posts: 102
    edited January 2010
    the csi 3 has 2 5/4" speakers the csi 5 has 2 6 1/2" speakers.


    i notice you have the a3's and are using the csi 3... what would you suggest?
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  • keeneyrm01
    keeneyrm01 Posts: 80
    edited January 2010
    well the CSi 5 is the big brother to the 3. There on the same line so there sound properties are the same but having the larger speaker it will have more range but also need more power. The same thing between the A4 and A6. The newer versions wont be that much different from the older ones just some minor tweaks and new style. I like the csi3 a lot in my set up. It matches with the newer a3's fine, maybe slightly different but not noticeable to me. Out of all my speakers i have and have gone through thats the one i've had the longest. I think its a good value, you can probably find a new one for around 150 which is a great value compared to the price of the new ones.
    HT basement room:
    TV- 42in Panasonic S1 Plasma
    A/V Receiver- Onkyo NR807
    Blu-Ray- 80GB Sony PS3
    Power Supply- Monster HTS-1600
    5 Disc Sony CD/DVD Changer
    Time Warner HD Cable Box
    Speakers:
    Front- Polk RTi A3
    Center- Polk CSi3
    Side Surround- Polk RTi4
    Back Surround- Polk RM6750
    Sub- Outlaw Audio LFM-1 EX
    Bedroom:
    32in Visio LCD, Sony STR-DE685 AVR, MTX Monitor 12, Sony 5 disc DVD changer
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  • Zeros
    Zeros Posts: 940
    edited January 2010
    Aero where are you located? I will probably be putting up a mint cherry Csi3 for sale here soon.
    My Basement / Home Theater Room
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited January 2010
    I would suggest the biggest, badest center you can afford/fit in your rig. The center, IMHO is the most important speaker in any HT setup and something like 75% of all audio is formatted to be played by your center, esp. dialouge. Def. don't want to skip on the center if you can help it. Good luck.

    -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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  • AeR0
    AeR0 Posts: 102
    edited January 2010
    Zeros wrote: »
    Aero where are you located? I will probably be putting up a mint cherry Csi3 for sale here soon.



    hey .. thanks for the offer... it doenst work for me though as i am looking for black to match and i am in ontario.
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  • AeR0
    AeR0 Posts: 102
    edited January 2010
    also think i am going to go with the csi 3... there is a big savings involved buying the csi 3 compared to the csi 5
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