Bookshelf speakers to match the CS20? I recently purchased the Polk CS20 center channel and looking for front & rear bookshelf speakers to complete a Home theater system. I have a powered subwoofer and receiver, just looking for the fronts & rears now. If it matters, the room is hard-wood and quite large at 18' X 28'. Mainly interested in watching movies on the system.Thank you for any help. Bookshelf speakers to match the CS20? I recently purchased the Polk CS20 center channel and looking for front & rear bookshelf speakers to complete a Home theater system. I have a powered... » Read More Bookshelf speakers to match the CS20? I recently purchased the Polk CS20 center channel and looking for front & rear bookshelf speakers to complete a Home theater system. I have a powered subwoofer and receiver, just looking for the fronts & rears now. If it matters, the room is hard-wood and quite large at 18' X 28'. Mainly interested in watching movies on the system.Thank you for any help. « Show Less
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How do you bi-amp a speaker from one source? Can you give an example of a receiver with this feature? Does one need to buy an extra amp?
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At this price point the speaker combination listed is a good match. It is usually better to match your center speaker with your front speakers in size and impedence, but in this case the center SC-C is 5.25" while the front RC-85i is 8". There are some larger budget center speakers available, however their quality will not be as good as the SC-C. The sound is very good when a quality reciever is used. If your budget allows you more flexability keep searching, for there are other inwall/cieling speakers for you to chose from. Note: Add a powered subwoofer for added enjoyment with these speakers. At this price point the speaker combination listed is a good match. It is usually better to match your center speaker with your front speakers in size and impedence, but in this case the center SC-C is 5.25" while the front RC-85i is 8". There are some larger budget center speakers available, however their quality will not be as good as the SC-C. The sound is very good when a quality reciever is used. If your budget allows you more flexability keep searching, for there are other inwall/cieling speakers for you to chose from. Note: Add a powered subwoofer for added enjoyment with... » Read More At this price point the speaker combination listed is a good match. It is usually better to match your center speaker with your front speakers in size and impedence, but in this case the center SC-C is 5.25" while the front RC-85i is 8". There are some larger budget center speakers available, however their quality will not be as good as the SC-C. The sound is very good when a quality reciever is used. If your budget allows you more flexability keep searching, for there are other inwall/cieling speakers for you to chose from. Note: Add a powered subwoofer for added enjoyment with these speakers. « Show Less
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I bought a house recently with what appear to be Nxg NX-C60 80 W RMS Speakers in the ceiling. Would the Polk CS20 work well with those? I have a Dennon 1612 Receiver. Thanks for your input.
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I appreciate that, I wanted to get back to you.I love my Definitive speakers I am running the 40s on the sides I'm running actually 10 speakers with definitive studio 350s in the rear a separate single powered older Definitive subwoofer I bought in the early 90s for the heck of it, the 8060's in the front, and an 8080 center speaker. I listen to a lot of heavy metal and I like my whole house to expand and they do the trick, your set up sounds perfect for the 40s, I'm sure you'll love them.Stan
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I got a subwoofer and center speaker also. I would recommend a subwoofer. It helps a lot. I think the speakers sound too shrilly though. It's good for home theater but not accurate for classical music.
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The speakers are recommended to be driven with 20-125 watt amp. I use my RM8s as surround speakers for the Polk CSI-A6 and an old pair of RTA 11s. When compared with that setup they are a little bright and less full sounding. They work well for surrounds in my situation. I don't know about the CS10. I would ask your question on a Polk forum for a more informed answer.
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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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Ebay has good deals... such as Sony SS-CN490, CN290, CN305 etc. I bought CN5000 from sears when they closed their store in Norfolk for just $19 + tax. Speaker has really good sound.. Compare to Polk, Polk has good lows buy Sony has good mids and excellent highs, which we need from center as low is taken care by sub-woofer. Good Luck.M. Kumar
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Hey Adam, Since this is a very good receiver, I went with Sonance In-wall Theatre-Cinema speakers all around t Center and they sound great with this receiver. It's worth spending a few more dollars on higher end speakers. Best of luck!
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I wish that I could help you out. I'm using the speaker's from the home theater system that I already had hooked up. There are 100watt wall and ceiling shelve size speaker's. I do believe that the speaker's you do use, will have to be speaker's for surround,(FL>Center>FR>RL>RR&gt;) for 5.1 system. The rear speaker's are also known as(SL>SR). If you use just any kind of speaker's, like for stereo. Then you wont get the separation, any true affect of surround sound. I wish that I could help you out more, and hope that this will help you some what. Nick I wish that I could help you out. I'm using the speaker's from the home theater system that I already had hooked up. There are 100watt wall and ceiling shelve size speaker's. I do believe that the speaker's you do use, will have to be speaker's for surround,(FL>Center>FR>RL>RR&gt;) for 5.1 system. The rear speaker's are also known as(SL>SR). If you use just any kind of speaker's, like for stereo. Then you wont get the separation, any true affect of surround sound. I wish that I could help you out more, and hope that this will help you some what. Nick
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My "go to" recommendation is the Definitive Technology Studio Monitor 450's. They are manufactuer discontinued, but you can still get a pair from Amazon Prime. They've got an unbelieveable response of 24 Hz to 30 kHz - - unheard of for a small book shelf speaker. The secret is a 10 inch pressure activated subwoofer mounted on the side of the unit. Best speakers I've ever heard. Don't take my word for it: go listen to a pair before you buy if you can. Max power input 225 watts. 13 inches tall and 11.44 inches deep.
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Mine is right in front center of TV. That was what I was looking for barely 4" high it fits below the screen without getting in the way like bulkier taller center channel speakers. I have a subwoofer as it part of my 7.1 speaker system with 2 Cerwin Vega bookshelf a up front and 4 Boston acoustic cubes as surrounds. Relatively inexpensive but great sounding system with my Sony 7.1 receiver.
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Any speaker can be used as a surround but the comments by others are right. These would be overkill since they don't produce that much bass and you have the sub. Consider going with the BIC 6" book shelf speakers to match the sound. If you've read other's questions on here you'll see I'm a big advocate of using decent bookshelf speakers instead of towers because the difference in sound is so miniscule but price can be substantially lower. In fact if you A-B'd these towers to the bookshelfs you'd hear almost no difference in quality or volume. You would hear a difference in bass but that's what the sub is for. Any speaker can be used as a surround but the comments by others are right. These would be overkill since they don't produce that much bass and you have the sub. Consider going with the BIC 6" book shelf speakers to match the sound. If you've read other's questions on here you'll see I'm a big advocate of using decent bookshelf speakers instead of towers because the difference in sound is so miniscule but price can be substantially lower. In fact if you A-B'd these towers to the bookshelfs you'd hear almost no difference in quality or volume. You would hear a difference in bass but... » Read More Any speaker can be used as a surround but the comments by others are right. These would be overkill since they don't produce that much bass and you have the sub. Consider going with the BIC 6" book shelf speakers to match the sound. If you've read other's questions on here you'll see I'm a big advocate of using decent bookshelf speakers instead of towers because the difference in sound is so miniscule but price can be substantially lower. In fact if you A-B'd these towers to the bookshelfs you'd hear almost no difference in quality or volume. You would hear a difference in bass but that's what the sub is for. « Show Less
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I have some Polk Bookshelf speakers that sound great. Polk Audio Monitor Series Monitor 45B - $200 for the pair
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These speakers are sold in pairs. They will work fine in a 5.1 system provided the room is not larger than about 15 x 20. You will also need a center channel speaker, the Polk CS-10 uses the same drivers and will compliment these nicely.
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On the back are the wire connections and a small round "bass port" to give it a little bottom end base response. That said, I don't think you could (or would want to) mount them flush against the wall. I suppose if you found a mount that supported them from the bottom and left a little air gap behind it might work OR put them on a shelf?? They might be a bit large for wall mount. I would look for something slightly smaller for wall mount satellite speakers if available. My Polk's set on top of a large entertainment center from Ikea and point out into the living room. Anyway, hope that helps. Good luck! On the back are the wire connections and a small round "bass port" to give it a little bottom end base response. That said, I don't think you could (or would want to) mount them flush against the wall. I suppose if you found a mount that supported them from the bottom and left a little air gap behind it might work OR put them on a shelf?? They might be a bit large for wall mount. I would look for something slightly smaller for wall mount satellite speakers if available. My Polk's set on top of a large entertainment center from Ikea and point out into the living room.... » Read More On the back are the wire connections and a small round "bass port" to give it a little bottom end base response. That said, I don't think you could (or would want to) mount them flush against the wall. I suppose if you found a mount that supported them from the bottom and left a little air gap behind it might work OR put them on a shelf?? They might be a bit large for wall mount. I would look for something slightly smaller for wall mount satellite speakers if available. My Polk's set on top of a large entertainment center from Ikea and point out into the living room. Anyway, hope that helps. Good luck! « Show Less
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As far as being sturdy, I would imagine the NF-30C and BF-31B are pretty similar in that regard. I purchased the NF-30C to match my cherry Polk speakers. My choice was for purely visual reasons not sound nor sturdiness. But I will say with the spikes in the NF-30Cs, they are very solid and create an awesome soundstage. I would recommend either of them for a set good bookshelf type loudspeakers. Also: get some Blu-Tack for between the speakers and the stands, good luck!