As this is Reference II center channel, would it be OK to put with 2 Reference 8" tower speakers? Same company but different models. Thanks :)
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I don't see why it would be a problem, unless you're very particular about the preciseness of your sound. I have an old pair of 5.2's paired with this center channel. Mine sounds great. As long as the receiver has a port for it you should be fine.
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I had to look up the 'Reference 8 towers' but you could probably insert the RC-62 II into your A/V rig as the center channel speaker flanked by the Reference 8 Towers. I have been toying with the idea of putting my Klipsch RF-82 II towers as my front pair of speakers in my A/V system using the RC-62 II as the center channel unit and a pair of RF-61 II bookshelf speakers for the rear channel reproduction. Currently my RF-82 II's are dedicated to my high end stereo system.
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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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Sorry. I did not answer about the center channel. I am using these speakers as surround, left and right speakers. But for my center I am not utilizing the outlet. The center channel is mainly used for dialog which I have do not have to. Two front left and right with surround left and right which will give you very good sound clarity, definition, no distortion and the whole spectrum. This all depends on your sound system and the front speakers you are using.
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Remember to screw in to an 2x4? Its heavy and try to put a bit of foam or something to take the vibration of from going into the wall? Also center speakers are made to b put in front of th listener's or angle ur speaker down ? This is very important ! And vrak in the speaker for 40-50 hrs of mid high volume? Face the speaker 1 inch from the wall and turn it up for a while. This speaker sucks until u brake the 8 inch speakers in? This is important! !!!! Have fun ,and enjoy !!!!&#128515;
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Get a seperate amp. If my stock one was a 2/10, after speakers and a head unit id rate it a 4/10. But the amp jumped it to 8.5/10. AMP is a HUGE difference
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No, you want your front speakers to be your ear level, same with center. I just installed these as a 7.1 set up. 4 in ceiling and the rest are up front on entertainment center. Think about your voice sounds coming from the top up in the ceiling, not nice.
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Hello! You only need one center channel speaker. I believe the 'each' is referring to the 87$ per speaker. I'm watching a movie now and I can assure you, one is enough!.
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I know that you can add at least 1 more of the same speaker, it also gives you a left and a right option for the speakers so that you could have one for the right channel and one for the left. I just have one and use it as a mono. One thing I will say is that i no longer use my speaker wireless. It was giving me wifi sensitivity (headaches/cloudy head) I know just use it as a portable speaker via 1/8 inch adapter and have hard wired my house where I used to use it wireless.
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I have 62's as my surrounds, so I cannot say for certain. That said, the center channel is an excellent speaker, comparing favorably to my much more expensive polk CS 350. I suspect they have the same tweeter, which is the most important factor in speaker matching. They are close enough where you could probably only detect the difference with an analyzer.
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Since these are each a stereo speaker (i.e both the left and right channel are included in the single speaker. Your Zone 2 would need to have outputs for four speakers in order for the impedance to match the speakers. If you are interested in a "pair" of speakers one for the left channel and one for the right channel, you may want to consider a different speaker.With that said, I have a single speaker as Zone 2 in my bath, and I love the sound.
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Really it depends on your system and what you want to do. But typical surround setup would require just one center speaker and that is what this is. Fantastic sound quality and output as well by the way. I know I ordered these for a friend and set this up along with a pair of the bookshelf speakers and they sound great. Now my setup also allows me to only use this center speaker alone and I could not believe the output by this one alone. Hope this answer helps you and good luck. I would highly recommend this to someone looking for good surround speakers and have the money.
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I've been happy with wiring the second inputs separately on the big L and R speakers and using that for the low end, but I'm also not a major bass-head. I'd suggest trying that first and then if you feel you need to add a sub, do it.
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I got mine for a center channel with the 5650 as left and right and a sub. Sounds great. I almost would even have bought this one for my left and right. Very clear and crisp but definitely pair with an additional sub.
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Interesting scenario. The only I can think of is to split the connection since you probably only have one center channel speaker output on your receiver. The other thing you can do is use your rear center channel connection if your receiver has it.
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I'm also interested in knowing if anyone found an actual answer... My center channel speaker is just under 31 lbs. Has anyone mounted anything this heavy or heavier? Thanks!
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Thanks. Is there anything in the middle like a crossbar or anything that would get in the way of the center channel speaker?
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You need a multi channel 5/1 or higher receiver which would have a connection on the back for a center channel speaker. A stereo 2 channel receiver would not have that connection.