I was thinking about getting these for front speakers...would they also work good as rear speakers in a 5.1 system? I already have a BIC sub.
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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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They will work if you have a 1/8" output jack for your rear speakers. I would not recomend these if you have a 100w per channel or more receiver that you are using for the front.
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I put these in my 1999 Celica and they seem to make the factory system sound great. Of course the former speakers were blown. Bass is punchy and pretty damn good for door speakers. I think the system lacks some in the mid range, but the rear speakers are still a little dodgy and replacing them will probably do the trick. Note the factory speakers were impeadance 2 ohm and 25 watt. These are very different rated and only experimentation would demonstrate a superb speaker through comparison. I am pleased with the sound and the price. I would rather some infinity speakers but I might pay 3 times more and get only a little better sound, plus I didn't find any 8" ones, and these were a steal. I put these in my 1999 Celica and they seem to make the factory system sound great. Of course the former speakers were blown. Bass is punchy and pretty damn good for door speakers. I think the system lacks some in the mid range, but the rear speakers are still a little dodgy and replacing them will probably do the trick. Note the factory speakers were impeadance 2 ohm and 25 watt. These are very different rated and only experimentation would demonstrate a superb speaker through comparison. I am pleased with the sound and the price. I would rather some infinity speakers but I might pay 3... » Read More I put these in my 1999 Celica and they seem to make the factory system sound great. Of course the former speakers were blown. Bass is punchy and pretty damn good for door speakers. I think the system lacks some in the mid range, but the rear speakers are still a little dodgy and replacing them will probably do the trick. Note the factory speakers were impeadance 2 ohm and 25 watt. These are very different rated and only experimentation would demonstrate a superb speaker through comparison. I am pleased with the sound and the price. I would rather some infinity speakers but I might pay 3 times more and get only a little better sound, plus I didn't find any 8" ones, and these were a steal. « Show Less
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I have a 5.1 setup, I have 2 micca for my rears, and a Yamaha rx v475 pushing them, I've had them for a couple months, and they sound great, hope this helps!
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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.
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AK, I don't quite get your question, but here is my take. I purchased these speakers about a year ago, and have no complains about its performance. To me they are very efficient for the use I give them. Whether its music or movies, they rock and they are not that small. They can be used as front or rear in a surround set up. When it comes to speakers, there is such a wide variety, that you really have to do your homework and based on all the info that you gather, then make a decision. I do not regret getting these. They add to my decor and they sound great. Good luck.
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Just my 02 since I have them. Mine are hooked up to a low power amp. 45wpc if I remember right. That sound good but do not produce a lot of bass. I'm thinking without an amp they would produce even less bass. Hopefully someone has tried them without an amp. The good point on these is I'm hearing far more detail in the music than I ever heard from 2 way and 3 way all in one speakers. I would recommend them even without an amp for that reason. I have the tweeters mounted on the plastic cover behind the side mirrors. It's easier when you keep the wiring within the doors.
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I use them for call of my 7.2 setup, they work great! I've had them for 6 months now and they're fantastic speakers for the price.
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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.
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You can use just about any speaker as a rear surround, although you would not be using these speakers to their full potential. These speakers have a higher range than what is normally used in surround speakers (low to high), therefore, you end up with expensive surround speakers. Tower speakers are typically used as front speakers in a 2.1 or 3.1 setup. If you have the money to spend, I guess "why not?". But if you want bang for your buck, use these as front speakers and buy some nice rear surround speakers and save some space.
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Sure! I use these as my front speakers (left and right) and they work very well for a theater setup. As a rear speaker they should do just fine.
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I would not recommend it. They sound great for surround but you won't get the bass you need for fronts.
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If you are installing only two front and two rear speakers they should work fine. If you are planning a 5:1 surround system they do not perform well as center channel speakers.
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I don't see why not. I use them as my rears in a 5.1 and plan to transition them to my side speakers once I install another pair of speaker for rears to complete a 7.1 system. They might not have as much power as you would want for front speakers but that all depends on room size and your taste.
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Depending on what your other speakers are, I actually think they would be a pretty good speaker as a high or wide. The reason I said that it depends in your other speakers is because you typically want your speakers to be timbre matched, otherwise it does not sound quite right. I believe that these are timbre matched to the Polk tsi or monitor speaker series.
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I use them as rear speakers actually. you can make these speakers as rear or from as long as you have a receiver to connect them to.one thing I found out was that it still would give you 2.1 surround sound and not 5.1 because of the way a/v receiver senses them. I use them at home with my tv and it doesn't make difference and sounds pretty good. also acoustimass is not actually a subwoofer but it is kind of a subwoofer. performance is a little bit down if you are expecting some boom boom woofer performance. Just FYI.
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I'm using them as fronts with a PL-28II Center speaker and PL-66 as surrounds they sound great I ordered two more FH-65B for wides I'm also running two subs the F12 and a Polk Audio PSW505 12-Inch Powered Subwoofer that I already had. At first i thought the FH-65B were a little too harsh but they have settle down nicely using my TX-NR818 to drive I ran audyssey XT32 and it set the cross over at 40Hz, I left it there so there you are i'm very happy with these speakers.