Bookshelf speakers to match the CS20?
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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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For 2.0 the towers are 3 way speakers so they will work best. For 2.1 you can get away with the bookshelf speakers because u have a sub. The bookshelf still do produce a good low
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I don't know anything about the ones you mentioned but I do know that I'm very impressed by my Definitive Technology Center speaker. The sheer weight of it is impressive and it sounds fantastic. I'm very happy with the purchase and I got it on sale as well. It's well worth the expenditure.
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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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It was actually a gift.I really don't think the person has the speakers you are talking about though. Sorry wish I could help more
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Ideally, bookshelf speakers on the order of 25W will provide highest quality response. Teac has a well matched line of bookshelfs. I use those and a subwoofer fr Yamaha. The system is in my office and sounds better than a $10k. sound system in my living room.
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go to edesignaudio.com, and dont be fooled by the prices, these speakers are for real, especially the 6t6 towers....and by the way, they have a package builder where you can build any size package you want, and if you use this feature, its 15 percent off, oh and free shipping for almost everything
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It is hard to tell, you should be more forthcoming about the speakers. Although I'd recomend to take a look at XPA-2 instead.
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Hey Slater, I pretty much have the same setup you just described, got the Son STRDG 720 last week and just purchased these speakers today. Which speakers do you think would be a good purchase to convert this system into 7.1? I have two large polk bookshelves at home although they are a bit old, what do you think?
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There's a pair of Dayton bookshelf speakers for around $50 on Amazon that get glowing reviews for unbelievable sound at a modest price. And they have a built on keyhole latch to mount the speakers on the wall which is a great consideration.
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Hi Maricela, the KEF Q Series bookshelf speakers (Q100 and Q300) pair very well with this integrated amp. I have also heard Dali Zensor 1's and Monitor Audio BX5's pair well.
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I have the original Heresy 1 speakers from the late 70's and the klipsch reference series is a very close match in timber for klipsch heritage speakers like the heresy short of another heresy. If you have a small to medium size room the klipsch rc-42ii works just fine that's what I have with my heresy 1 speakers along with rb41ii bookshelf speakers for surround. If you have a large room go for the bigger RC-52ii. The RC42ii may be small but it packs a good punch for its size although you should set it for small on your receiver. I set my crossover point at 100Hz
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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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I purchased an inexpensive set of computer speakers for $25 -- three-pieces. This particularly set isn't as loud as I would like it, though, and I am looking for something stronger. Still, it was cheap and is better than the projector speaker. And they are self-powered.
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Almost impossible to answer... the KEF is a dynamic bookshelf size speaker and is superb at any price. The ESL type (I have stacked Quad 57s) are also excellent. I can say that I use the KEF in my bedroom system and am totally satisfied. It is really a matter of scale, not so much sound quality.
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If you already have speakers, get a receiver or amplifier. Amazon should have an assortment to browse.
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I think maybe your best answer is YouTube, there's not a lot on cs400? But there is earlier cs100, which shows up...is same basic tone function. Pictures worth 1000...