Thinking of going to 7 channel

TB Cruzer
TB Cruzer Posts: 27
edited December 2008 in Speakers
I'm about to start construction of a media room, and it got me to thinking about going to a 7 channel system. What would be the best speakers to use, given my current system?
Samsung 52" Flat Panel LCD
Sunfire TGP-5
Sunfire TGA-7400
Sony S300 Blue-ray
RTi12, CSi5, FXi5
SVS 20-39 CS Plus
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  • TB Cruzer
    TB Cruzer Posts: 27
    edited November 2008
    Should I use RTi6s for the rears? Another set of FXi5s wouldn't sound right, would it?
    Samsung 52" Flat Panel LCD
    Sunfire TGP-5
    Sunfire TGA-7400
    Sony S300 Blue-ray
    RTi12, CSi5, FXi5
    SVS 20-39 CS Plus
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  • Pepi28
    Pepi28 Posts: 248
    edited November 2008
    Seating arrangement? How big is the room? Unless you have a very large room, a 7.1 surround system would not benefit you any more than a 5.1 system would. IMHO.
    58" Samsung Plasma (on wall)(calibrated)
    LSi15's front (modded xo's)
    LSic center
    LSiFX's sides
    LSi7's rears
    Sunfire Sig. 600 amp for 15's
    Sunfire Sig. Cinema for C,S&R
    Sony ES 3000 pre/pro
    SVS 2039 PC Plus sub 12.3 (16hz tune)
    PS3
    Wii
    Signal and Audioquest ic's
    12 awg monster speaker-cable (bi-wired)
    Belkin PF60 power conditioner
    Monster power conditioner for sub
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  • TB Cruzer
    TB Cruzer Posts: 27
    edited November 2008
    The room is 15'x28'. Seating will be home theater style, with 2 rows of 3. The second row will be on a riser.
    Samsung 52" Flat Panel LCD
    Sunfire TGP-5
    Sunfire TGA-7400
    Sony S300 Blue-ray
    RTi12, CSi5, FXi5
    SVS 20-39 CS Plus
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,505
    edited November 2008
    I dont think the fxi5's would be bad. I think they're made for rear surround duty as well.

    of course, RTi6's will be fine too
    Living Room 2 Channel -
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    Upstairs 2 Channel Rig -
    Classe Audio 5 Preamp, DIY1200as2 Icepower Amp x 2, Wiim pro streamer and Topping E70 Velvet DAC, California Audio Labs DX1 CD player, Polk LSi15's with MM840 woofer upgrade.

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  • TB Cruzer
    TB Cruzer Posts: 27
    edited November 2008
    Given my room size above, I'm worried about the directional sound from the FXi5s. I'm considering selling them and buying 2 sets of RTi6s for side and rear surrounds. Thoughts?
    Samsung 52" Flat Panel LCD
    Sunfire TGP-5
    Sunfire TGA-7400
    Sony S300 Blue-ray
    RTi12, CSi5, FXi5
    SVS 20-39 CS Plus
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,634
    edited November 2008
    My only thought is that the RTi6's are rather big bookshelves; make sure you have the room to place them without having people hitting them with their head every time they move around the room.
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  • Eric W
    Eric W Posts: 556
    edited December 2008
    Second (or even third) set of FXi5's. It's best to use the same set of surround speakers sides and rear- mounted at the same height. The only situation I'd use the RTi6's if your rear wall is quite a distance from the seating area.
    -Eric
    -Polk Audio
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