Does anyone know if these speakers will work okay as front speakers in the living room? Rear are in ceiling.
346921
These will work nicely as main (L-R)speakers. Elevating off of the floor with stands, on bookshelf, etc. will be a consideration for most. They lack deep bass, but sound fine never the less. A subwoofer can fill in if desired. I would suggest avoiding excessive bass enhancement settings at elevated power input levels, to prevent damage, and improve sound quality.
346922
They will work very well. I used them as such and they worked out well. Polk makes a great bang for the buck speaker. You will not be dissapointed. Just make sure you get the matching center channel.
346923
They wouldn't be my first choice as they are a little on the small side for front mains. They will work okay, just don't expect huge sound from them. If you have a sub, these should work fine, but if not, I would look for something bigger.
1479372
depends. personally they do not throw enough power for the space I am in. But the space is huge & I AM using them as SECONDARY front speakers (for a total of 4) - so, they are a bit weak but if your space is small enough they should suffice for front speakers. Crisp sound, all "highs" but I'm sure your rear speakers and sub take care of the lows. Hope this helps.
76168
They should work with the audio out connection. I got these speakers for my laptop and they work great. That's a big TV you have though. For it I'd consider bigger speakers although wouldn't know what to recommend. Something more in the home theater line perhaps. To provide the surround sound effect you are most likely wanting.
2229989
They will sound very good---not to expect the sound to fill a concert hall--using four of these for your channels will be fantastic--or a two channael receiver like you said "vintage"---I uses mine as rear speakers for my Onkyo.Hope this helps.
1366189
I'm using them as my front speakers. I'd say they should be more than sufficient for rears!
1376047
I used them for the front and back side speakers. I would not use them for the center channel speaker. I use a center speaker that sets just below my television, but this is strictly a personal preference.
1295322
As long as you don't plan on Bi-wiring them, yes it shouldn't be an issue. Keep in mind for better results you should just save up for floor standing right and left speakers. Otherwise I recommend paying the same price for left and right channel speakers.
666316
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&gt;Center&gt;FR&gt;RL&gt;RR&gt;) for 5.1 system. The rear speaker's are also known as(SL&gt;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
1357087
I'm using them as front stereo speakers with a subwoofer in my living room. I use them for stereo music and we use them when watching movies. They should be plenty loud. You'll have to find the right balance with them if you are using a center channel. Otherwise they will work fine. I have these and an 8 inch Yamaha subwoofer and it fills the room with sound during music and movies.
1530467
Probably not, they are a decent ceiling surrounds only. Not much bass, decent mids and highs. Hope that helped
676299
No, these are designed to be mounted t your sides to provide an imursive surround stage. Using them as front speakers would provide a muddy, non directional, surround expreiace.
1792002
I think they are meant to be front speakers. That is where I have them in a fairly small room and they are excellent.Todd
71650
they are big and you dont hang them. I use mine for rear surrounds because I dont have the equalizer they came with originally. they need a wall to reflect off. I just got a couple of cool tables at the thrift store and aimed so the 9 speaker array points and reflects off a wall. perfect surround rear speakers. I have JBL L100's for the front left right and a real nice vintage B&W; Center speaker with a old school Velodyne sub. King Kong never roared so good. I like those old vintage speakers. Head room for days
1470528
Um mm hard to say....There nice speakers and nice looking...I think they would look a little funny on the ceiling. I would mount them on the wall. As I have mine that way....they look and sound great. Helps being a 3 way speaker as well.
1295324
They would not direct the sound in the forward position. I would think a floor standing speake would sound better. My suggestion would be the rf 42ii. I do use the rs 42ii as front high speakers on a 9 channel system.
1092512
I have these speakers as Home Theater systems in 2 rooms in my house. They sound excellent to me with real crisp audio with excellent highs and mid range. I am also using them with sub-woofers so I cannot comment on the low sounds. The cavity chamber is designed to increase the lows, so I assume they will be OK for that. Suggest you go listen to them and judge sound quality for yourself.
1364139
Sorry for the late response, and you've already seen other replies to your question. These speakers are a great improvement over the TV speakers and the price is hard to beat. I use mine as part of a surround system with a center channel and two rear speakers, which really fills the room. Try then alone to start, and add to your system for the true surround experience if you so desire.