I have a harman kardon avr 347 5.1 setup in a fairly small room, will this center matchup with my other hk speakers&sound good? also looking at dt procenter1000 or polk tl3 is the horn a better choice than a tweater? I prefer more treble than thumping bass most of the time thanks I have a harman kardon avr 347 5.1 setup in a fairly small room, will this center matchup with my other hk speakers&sound good? also looking at dt procenter1000 or polk tl3 is the horn a... » Read More I have a harman kardon avr 347 5.1 setup in a fairly small room, will this center matchup with my other hk speakers&sound good? also looking at dt procenter1000 or polk tl3 is the horn a better choice than a tweater? I prefer more treble than thumping bass most of the time thanks « Show Less
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I cannot speak about the other speakers you mentioned, the BIC is in a small room so that is not a problem, with this speaker be careful about the amount of sound you put through it to keep it balanced. On the point Horn vs Tweeter You said you like allot of treble this is the speaker for you mid and high have a very clear and bright sound. Hope this is helpful.
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DT are great, but overpriced, imo. I also own Polk RTI A9s. Yes, the BIC spkr will work perfectly with your system. Why? Simply put, it's a dynamic spkr (range-wise) with a great SPL.
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Speaker option is a personal preference for any turntable, however I run a Yamaha YHT series box system that has a headphone hookup. It has a 5.1 system with a 100W sub that sounds fine for my small apartment. If you are looking for a true audiophile style setup then this is the wrong turntable to be using. On the upside this table has a built-in preamp and if you want something that you can plug in and just use this is a great turntable. The table itself does not have a plug in for headphones so you will need to rely on your receiver or computer to take of that. You can use audacity and listen directly through a computer via usb, it won't sound that great but you can still listen that way. Speaker option is a personal preference for any turntable, however I run a Yamaha YHT series box system that has a headphone hookup. It has a 5.1 system with a 100W sub that sounds fine for my small apartment. If you are looking for a true audiophile style setup then this is the wrong turntable to be using. On the upside this table has a built-in preamp and if you want something that you can plug in and just use this is a great turntable. The table itself does not have a plug in for headphones so you will need to rely on your receiver or computer to take of that. You can use audacity and... » Read More Speaker option is a personal preference for any turntable, however I run a Yamaha YHT series box system that has a headphone hookup. It has a 5.1 system with a 100W sub that sounds fine for my small apartment. If you are looking for a true audiophile style setup then this is the wrong turntable to be using. On the upside this table has a built-in preamp and if you want something that you can plug in and just use this is a great turntable. The table itself does not have a plug in for headphones so you will need to rely on your receiver or computer to take of that. You can use audacity and listen directly through a computer via usb, it won't sound that great but you can still listen that way. « Show Less
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personally i think (one) should have towers that go down to or close to 20Hz and no sub, or bookshelves (to save space) and a sub that goes down to about 20Hz. (Yamaha YST-SW315) i do not see what good big towers are for anymore if you are going to have a sub and then set your receiver to cut low frequencies to 80Hz and higher anyway? keep in mind humans are only supposed to be able to hear between 20Hz and 20Khz. and check your receiver for your cross over settings. mine for instance are 50, 80, 100, 150Hz. use that as a guide to how low you want your bookshelves to go. my books cut off at 50Hz, so i dont want to use the 50 (to not put too much of a load on my books thus making them better midranges. i can use 80 and 100 but not 150, because my sub stops at 140Hz. if your receiver has more and smaller increments for the cross over than mine you will have more options for your bookshelves. my polks (RTi4) go down to 50Hz and sound pretty good and deep at moderate volumes, about the same as the 12" towers they replaced.... but if you want to turn it up to "louder" volumes they become a bit more stressed, not as accurate and want to distort. which is why i got the sub. i got the books in the first place because i was getting sick of the amount of space the towers took up (4 - 12"woofers) the polk TSi200's look like the best "match" for the 'Polk Cs20 center', but the RTi4's are only missing a few less in lower freq. (which you might not need anyway due to the Xover thing) and has 1 5.25" 'driver' where the TSi has 2. the RTi4 is a little more than HALF the price of the TSi200's. ---also keep in mind among all these types of reviews, 'taste in sound' is subjective.---
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Hello... When matching speakers you want to get the specs close. Klipsch F-20, very nice speaker by the way. Frequency Response 38Hz-23KHz 3dB SENSITIVITY: 95.5dB @ 2.83V / 1m Polk Audio CS10 Center Frequency Response 53Hz-25kHz SENSITIVITY 91 dB The Klipsch will be a little louder then the Polk with a little wider frequency response. Your Yamaha receiver can adjust the center channels out put to blend in the center a little more so you can hear it. Also you want to look at the RMS watts. Polk is 125watts RMS. Klipsch is only 100watts RMS. Yamaha RX-V375 AV is 100watts per channel, 70watts RMS x 2 channel. So the out come, you should be fine. your mids and highs will be better with the Klipsch towers. You will have a little more lows from the Polk, but that could make the vocals from the center channel sound more natural. Also your receiver can adjust if you use the microphone to self adjust instead of doing it by ear. It will be fine.. Should sound good and I think you would be happy..
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I'm running two 6.5 Polk Audio in the front and two 5.25 Polk Audio in the back. It sounds really good. And it's very loud. I have both Gains set at 5 and it goes up to a Spinal Tap 11.
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I am using fh6-lcr's as fronts and center for two years they are wonderful.Make sure your amp has enough to push them.Remember center channels make the best speakers.Also fyi you have to stand them up vertically for proper sound when using as surrounds,Google for technical reason.
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Michael is correct, but if you're looking for particular brands to be suggested you can't go wrong with pairing JBL speakers with Harman Kardon receivers. I've been a fan of Harman Kardon for awhile and I will either get their receivers or Denon. Denon is a bit pricey, but either will do. And like Michael said...you can pair it with any 5.1 surround sound system of your choice.
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tony,,i have the 5.1 kef kht 3005 speaker system,,on my sub that looks like a big m&m; there are a couple switches on the bottom,,one that has 3 choices for i think how much thump and also a switch that has mhz or i think i saw a 180 on one choice,,i'm at work so i'm not sure anyway my question is do you know what these switch should be on??? kevin
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the Harman Kardon is amazing, haven't tested the other but this one offers the best sound quality, goes very loud and looks really good too
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Quick question... I already have a very nice Klipsch powered subwoofer. I should receive my RM6750 set today. Should I use the new subwoofer as Polk recommends, connecting it to the front channels, and then the front speakers to the Sub, and then connect my other subwoofer to the subwoofer port?If I do this, when I setup my surroundsound in my Sony receiver, should I set the front speakers to large isntead of small, even though they are small? I'm thinking small would strip the lower end frequencies out of the signal, but since I am connecting the subwoofer to the front channels in the receiver, I want to send the full signal, right? Quick question... I already have a very nice Klipsch powered subwoofer. I should receive my RM6750 set today. Should I use the new subwoofer as Polk recommends, connecting it to the front channels, and then the front speakers to the Sub, and then connect my other subwoofer to the subwoofer port?If I do this, when I setup my surroundsound in my Sony receiver, should I set the front speakers to large isntead of small, even though they are small? I'm thinking small would strip the lower end frequencies out of the signal, but since I am connecting the subwoofer to the front channels... » Read More Quick question... I already have a very nice Klipsch powered subwoofer. I should receive my RM6750 set today. Should I use the new subwoofer as Polk recommends, connecting it to the front channels, and then the front speakers to the Sub, and then connect my other subwoofer to the subwoofer port?If I do this, when I setup my surroundsound in my Sony receiver, should I set the front speakers to large isntead of small, even though they are small? I'm thinking small would strip the lower end frequencies out of the signal, but since I am connecting the subwoofer to the front channels in the receiver, I want to send the full signal, right? « Show Less
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For me it was the lower price for the older model. I use my BS-21LR for the rear surround speakers and they do a very nice job for me. It doesn't matter to me that they don't exactly match the newer model Pioneer SP-FS52 LR front speakers and matching center speaker. I also used the older model subwoofer to save $$. If price is a concern for you, it's where you can cut on a surround system without sacrificing looks or performance.
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While I hesitate to give answers on these types of questions because there are some serious audio snobs out there but here we go... I have the entire set (center and rear surrounds as well as fronts) and I love them. They are crisp and clear. A good friend has the Bose speakers and we both prefer the sound of my system. That said, the rooms are different and speaker wire and receiver... are all different. I assume you're pairing them with a sub because they lack deep punch on their own. Long story short - I love mine. I compared them at electronics stores as well to Polk and Bose - and they sounded better to me, as well as the sales guys there. Hope it helps.
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I am sorry, but do not no your type of speakers. I have 4 Bose 301's the older style big box Bose sub woofer, replaced Bose v10 center with Polk. Polk has larger speakers, pushes better sound, then Bose v10. I hate doing a mix, but main is still Bose, except switch out for Polk center. Also really depends on your amp. I have a Yamaha amp. It worked out, adjusted speakers doing sound test to set levels. For movies have center set higher vs music.
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I bought 4 of these for my HK520 and love them. They are great for music and movies but if you like it loud, they will need some help from a subwoofer. If you run them by themselves, make sure you switch the receiver's speaker setting to small speakers. If not, you will damage them because they can't handle low frequencies. I set my crossover at 100hz and they sound pretty good. Hope that helps.
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I have a TX-SR806 ONkyo receiver and wanted to know if a 100 watt subwoofer is good for this? I have (mirage) nano 5.0 speakers and am looking to buy a (klipsch) polk a subwoofer psw10 that puts out 100 watts. thanks
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Your higher end speaker manufacturers match and balance the speaker drivers and sizes for optimized sound between speakers. So, ideally, matching is better. For me, a lover of good sound, with few coins, you get what you can when presented on sale. I have the Klipsch RC-42 II center speaker, Wharfedale Diamond 10.4 side speakers and the 8" Yamaha sub that came with my Yamaha receiver. I've tweaked the crossovers, distance and volume settings and really love what I hear. When working with good quality speakers and a good amp, you can't go too far wrong!
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I have always need partial to Klipsch, plenty of stamina to handle the peak outputs when you want to feel the music. For the living room I stay with Polk, great quality throughout the listening range for a pleasant experience. If I already had the JBL's I would look for complementary JBL's to finish the setup. Speaker choice really depends on what you listen to, the acoustics of the room, your budget and how it sounds to you. Find a store that will let you try out different speakers or at least exchange without a fee.