Has anyone installed these along with the TIC GS-3 ground speakers? How do they compare? Thanks
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I have had a set of 3 TIC GS-3 outdoor speakers in my pool area for over 20 years. They sound amazing!! They obviously last a long long time. I bought these TFS5CN Rock speakers to replace two of the three original GS-3's. Those two had been sunken into planters near a deck. After 20 years the planters began falling apart. When I demolished them I noted both speakers had some weather damage, the foam that surrounds the speaker mesh was long gone and the speakers had some rasp from loose stuff getting down in them. I chose the rock speakers because they fit into the new landscaping better and were slightly less expensive. Also I didn't have the room to bury new GS-3's in the new landscaping. As far as how these two different speakers work together I can say they work together superbly. They are both great choices for outdoor sound either separately or together. Nice base, especially from the ground speakers but only when they are buried per unstructions. Good choices, both.
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Yup. That is what I have on mine. I used the speaker spikes included with the stands and everything works well. I've bumped them slightly a few times while cleaning and while they have rocked a little but I have yet to knock one over. I am happy with them.
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I have two connected from my PC to speakers. There was no buzzing, however during installation I noticed the sound would dip out (in volume) if I bent the cable in a certain way. Best not to expect a long life time out of these if you're moving them around too much.
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I had an electrician do the installation. The speakers are hooked up to a home audio system. They sound great, by the way! No distortion at all and can hear them clearly without being turned up too loud.
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I use these on my patio outside. I've been using 200 watts and 50 feet of speaker cable, they seem to work just fine, I did add a 10" powered sub woofer to enhance the bass. I can't say I've pushed them to their max.. I have neighbors that I like. the speakers work for me in my application.
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I have measured their impedence as around 4 1/2 ohms over much of their frequency range; this is likely to rise around the crossover point when you add a capacitor (eg 3.3 microfarad) to keep low frequencies out. Whether they sound any good will depend on whether they are similar to what you are replacing, they are very efficient and might end up sounding very bright, with unpredictable integration with whatever woofers you are using. Good luck!Richard
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I have flush mounted them and has not noticed any degradation in sound quality. My speakers are almost 3 feet higher than the ear highets and 4 feets away from the sofas. Again no issues.
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My speakers are not mounted and I don't remember the mounting. The cable terminals are recessed. Quality sound will require a break in period.
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I didn't find any part of spectrum emphasized. I have Monitor Audio BX6 floor standing loudspeakers. What's your source? Speakers?
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No, these are are replacement speakers and will work as is. You might want to use adapters for the wire connections if space is limited. It makes the installation easier as you don't have to splice the wiring.
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which speakers do you have? the same? If you do the connections right yes they will work fine.
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I really wish I could help but. We ordered these and they never came. We ended up going with a different set of Polk Audio speakers like the ones we already had. Sorry. :(
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Forget about the wire, it will not help. If you have not purchased these speakers I recommend that you don't. If you have, I recommend that you send them back. The sound quality is really bad compared to others that I've heard, in fact, the ones that I purchased are somewhere in storage in my garage. You would be better off going to Lows.
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I love these speakers and they are very loud with the right receiver. We play both movies and music literally every other day and never experienced any popping, distortion, or fuzziness. The only thing I would change would be the tilting or swiveling. When I installed them in my living room, it was a little annoying having to hide the wires. I ended up cutting a small slot in the plastic for it to have no wires, but other than that they are the beat speakers I've opened. If your not sure to get the newer vs old, I'm not really the best person to speak to bc I never heard or experienced the new ones. But for me and what I have and know, I wouldn't trade or sell mine for anythingGood luck!! I love these speakers and they are very loud with the right receiver. We play both movies and music literally every other day and never experienced any popping, distortion, or fuzziness. The only thing I would change would be the tilting or swiveling. When I installed them in my living room, it was a little annoying having to hide the wires. I ended up cutting a small slot in the plastic for it to have no wires, but other than that they are the beat speakers I've opened. If your not sure to get the newer vs old, I'm not really the best person to speak to bc I never heard or... » Read More I love these speakers and they are very loud with the right receiver. We play both movies and music literally every other day and never experienced any popping, distortion, or fuzziness. The only thing I would change would be the tilting or swiveling. When I installed them in my living room, it was a little annoying having to hide the wires. I ended up cutting a small slot in the plastic for it to have no wires, but other than that they are the beat speakers I've opened. If your not sure to get the newer vs old, I'm not really the best person to speak to bc I never heard or experienced the new ones. But for me and what I have and know, I wouldn't trade or sell mine for anythingGood luck!! « Show Less
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just to add more info to your question,,,i had these speakers dropped in on the rear deck,,,,not installed under the rear deck
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Yes, i buried mine about 1/2 to 2/3 into the ground. They sound great but after about 3 years the woofer in one of them went out. Haven't replaced it yet but I plan to.
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Hi Anna, I have 2 floorstanding speakers. Including CS20 for center and 2 Tsi100 for the rear. Feel free to ask me any other questions regarding these speakers. Best of luck,... Ed