What rear model surround speakers?

Hamboneian
Hamboneian Posts: 1
in Technical/Setup
Hello all you wonderful people. Thank you for your time and advice. Excited to be a part of the community. Ok so hear we go.. I want to do a 5.1 or a 7.1
Here’s the list of what I have to work with. So any ideas or suggestions in setting this up right would be greatly appreciated. Would love to know how you would set this up with what I have to work with and suggestions for upgrades are welcome too.
Here’s the list
Yamaha RX-V795a
2- xt70 towers (main)
2-lsi7 (Main or rears)
I- lsim70c (center)
B&w sub
So my question is ..what’s the placement of what I have right ? Or not? Also Whatca think about
getting some Fxi A6 for my rears ..
found some for 150.00
worth the additional expense? Also can I mix all the different type of models like LSI, Xt, and adding the fxi a6 or is there a comparison model for those rears you suggest?
Whatca think? Thank you all for your help .. really appreciate it ..
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  • gp4jesus
    gp4jesus Posts: 2,019
    Welcome to Club Polk!

    What are your room dimensions and furnishings?

    Do you have a
    - display (eg TV or projector)?
    - DVD or Blu ray player?

    You need to replace your AVR w/one that has HDMI connectivity if you plan to enjoy BluRay or 4K media. I could not “google up” specs for your AVR. The rear panel images didn’t show any HDMI connections indicating it is obsolete. In its favor are RCA outputs that allow connectivity to external power amps for all 5 channels - a worthwhile feature on your AVR shopping list.

    Hold off on those Fxi a6 speakers as your current AVR has connections for only 5 channels.

    Others will eventually chime in w/opinions.

    PM pending

    Tony
    Samsung 60" QN65Q7FAMFXZA QLED, Outlaw Audio 976 Pre/Pro, Samsung BDP, Amazon Firestick, Phillips CD Changer

    Canare 14 ga - LCR tweeters inside*; Ctr Ch outside
    BJC 10 ga - LCR mids “Foamed” & “Plugged**”, inside* & out
    8 ga Powerline: LR woofers, inside* & out
    *soldered **Rob the Man (Xschop)

    LR: Tri-amped RTi A7 w/Rotels*. Woofers - 980BX; Tweets & Mids - RB981*
    Ctr Ch: Rotel RB981* -> Bi-amped CSi A6
    Surrounds: Rotel 981* -> AR 12 ga -> RTi A3
    *all connected w/Premiere ICs
    5 Subs: Sunfire True SW Signature -> LFE & Ctr Ch; 4 Audio Pro Evidence @ the “Corners”

    Power Conditioning & Distribution:
    4 dedicated 20A feeds; APC H15; 5 Furman Miniport 20s
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  • gp4jesus
    gp4jesus Posts: 2,019
    I think “lsim70c” is missing a character. (eg Lsim703C) Please verify your center channel speaker model nomenclature. Google does NOT produce any images of the same⬆️.

    PM sent
    Samsung 60" QN65Q7FAMFXZA QLED, Outlaw Audio 976 Pre/Pro, Samsung BDP, Amazon Firestick, Phillips CD Changer

    Canare 14 ga - LCR tweeters inside*; Ctr Ch outside
    BJC 10 ga - LCR mids “Foamed” & “Plugged**”, inside* & out
    8 ga Powerline: LR woofers, inside* & out
    *soldered **Rob the Man (Xschop)

    LR: Tri-amped RTi A7 w/Rotels*. Woofers - 980BX; Tweets & Mids - RB981*
    Ctr Ch: Rotel RB981* -> Bi-amped CSi A6
    Surrounds: Rotel 981* -> AR 12 ga -> RTi A3
    *all connected w/Premiere ICs
    5 Subs: Sunfire True SW Signature -> LFE & Ctr Ch; 4 Audio Pro Evidence @ the “Corners”

    Power Conditioning & Distribution:
    4 dedicated 20A feeds; APC H15; 5 Furman Miniport 20s
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 52,101
    Smells like AI
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 52,101
    For clarity, I was referring to an AI bot that has now been removed.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,179
    The fronts should all be timbre matched, is what I learned from the Elders on this forum, but I went all out all of mine in a 7.2 are timbre matched, just saying.
    Home Theater
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    2 Channel
    Adcom 555II Vincent SA-T1 Marantz SA 15S2 Denon DR-M11 Clearaudio Bluemotion SDA 2.3tl's (Z) edition MIT Terminator II Speaker Cables & IC's Adcom 545II Adcom Gtp-450 Marantz CD5004 Technics M245X SDA 2B's, SDA CRS+

    Stuff for the Head
    JD LABS C5 Headphone Amplifier, Sennheiser HD 598, Polk Audio Buckle, Polk Audio Hinge, Velodyne vPulse, Bose IE2, Sennheiser CX 200 Street II, Sennheiser MX 365

    Shower & Off the beaten path Rigs
    Polk Audio Boom Swimmer, Polk Audio Urchin B)
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