Speaker Advice
Hello all,
1st post but I have been reading quite a bit on this forum lately. Great tips!
I am setting up a new 7.1 system and am pretty much sold on Polk, just don't know which ones yet. Hope you all can help with that.
The biggest concerns I have are with my fronts. I built cabinets along the front wall with the height approx 33 inches off the ground (to be used for storage and equipment rack). When I built it I had in mind putting in-wall speakers in the upper cabinets for the L&R's and a center in-wall up above the screen pointing downward. Then I was looking for better sound and came across the TSI200's with CS20 and the Monitor 60's and a CS2 to go up above. These would be placed inside the cabinets with a custom speaker grill for each. Then I was thinking that the Monitors may be too tall for placing in the upper cabinets, even if I angled them down. Then I heard a lot about sound quality by placing speakers in cabinets.
Now I am not sure. Go with Monitor's or TSI200's? Which is better? And what would I need to do to the cabinets? Sound proofing, etc
Go with In-walls? I will be using in walls for the side and rear channels and a sub.
Nice thing is is that the upper cabinets are not built yet so I can still customize but I think I still want them enclosed.
Thanks in advance for all your advice. Looking forward to hearing it all.
Mike
1st post but I have been reading quite a bit on this forum lately. Great tips!
I am setting up a new 7.1 system and am pretty much sold on Polk, just don't know which ones yet. Hope you all can help with that.
The biggest concerns I have are with my fronts. I built cabinets along the front wall with the height approx 33 inches off the ground (to be used for storage and equipment rack). When I built it I had in mind putting in-wall speakers in the upper cabinets for the L&R's and a center in-wall up above the screen pointing downward. Then I was looking for better sound and came across the TSI200's with CS20 and the Monitor 60's and a CS2 to go up above. These would be placed inside the cabinets with a custom speaker grill for each. Then I was thinking that the Monitors may be too tall for placing in the upper cabinets, even if I angled them down. Then I heard a lot about sound quality by placing speakers in cabinets.
Now I am not sure. Go with Monitor's or TSI200's? Which is better? And what would I need to do to the cabinets? Sound proofing, etc
Go with In-walls? I will be using in walls for the side and rear channels and a sub.
Nice thing is is that the upper cabinets are not built yet so I can still customize but I think I still want them enclosed.
Thanks in advance for all your advice. Looking forward to hearing it all.
Mike
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Welcome to CP....I wouldnt put the speakers "in" an enclosure of any type....the resulting sound will be terrible. Speakers really need their space to perform properly.Polk Audio Surround Bar 360
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