S20 vs Fxi A6

I am looking for surround speakers to existing setup - Polk S60, S35, Pro 660 & Denon receiver.
S20 - bookshelf mate well with signature series. Has 6.5 driver and 1 tweeter.
FXI A6 is bipolar but just has one 6.5 driver but 2 tweeter. Is the extra I pay for worth its design?
23 X 13 room size.

I am more inclined towards S20 except that its a not bipolar in design.

TIA

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  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 3,892
    edited July 2018
    I know nothing about the FXI A6. The S20 is a nice little speaker for sure. Not sure how well it will do in that size room. May be others will chime in.
    2 channel: Anthem 225 Integrated amp; Parasound Ztuner; TechnicsTT SL1350; Vincent PHO-8 phono pre; Marantz CD6005 spinner; Polk SDA2BTL's; LAT International speaker cables, ZU Mission IC's and power cables all into a PS Audio Dectet Power center.

    Other; M10 series II, M7C's, Hafler XL600 amp, RB-980BX, Parasound HCA-1500 amp , P5 preamp, all in storage. All vintage Polk have had crossover rebuilds and tweeter upgrades.

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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 7,952
    It’s not really bi-polar with only one woofer, and the s20s look pretty stout. I would be inclined to stick with the timbre matching speaker (the s20) in this case...
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  • rpf65
    rpf65 Posts: 2,127
    The FXI A6 is a great speaker. Using it for surrounds, I like it much better in this position than I did the RTI A3.

    If your not listening to multi-channel music, timbre matching surrounds and rears is much less important than the front three.
  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 3,892
    edited July 2018
    I need some reading comprehension training. I see you are using them as part of a HT system.
    2 channel: Anthem 225 Integrated amp; Parasound Ztuner; TechnicsTT SL1350; Vincent PHO-8 phono pre; Marantz CD6005 spinner; Polk SDA2BTL's; LAT International speaker cables, ZU Mission IC's and power cables all into a PS Audio Dectet Power center.

    Other; M10 series II, M7C's, Hafler XL600 amp, RB-980BX, Parasound HCA-1500 amp , P5 preamp, all in storage. All vintage Polk have had crossover rebuilds and tweeter upgrades.

    The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

    It is imperative that we recognize that an opinion is not a fact.

    Imagine making politics your entire personality.