I have been building a very modest and budget friendly Home theater for the last 5-6 years, and am in the upgrading state again. It all started with a Rear projection Set a few years ago and simple entry level sony 5.1 Audio System. Starting last year we started upgrading again when our Sony AV Receiver broke down on us. It was replaced with a Onkyo TX-SR505 that again forced us to pick up a new Polk PSW10 powered sub too as the Onkyo receiver ONLY supports a powered sub and our old Sony sub was powered from the old Sony receiver. The Onkyo 505 has proved to be adequate and the PSW10 was one of the best decisions I have ever made. Then later that year we picked up a Blu-ray player with a deal that we couldn't pass up. This Blu-ray player started to show the limitations of our aging Rear Projection unit and we opted to pick up a Sharp LC52D64U to take its place earlier this year. Needless to say, these few upgrades have got me going again and I am ready to start working on the surround sound again and that is what leads me to these questions... Which should I get when budget and space both play a huge role in the decision?
I have been looking at a few speaker packages from Polk and one in particular from Klipsch. The Polk options for me are the RM20, the RM75 and the RM85 that fall into the range that I would like to spend. Now unless I am mistaken it seem that all three packages include the exact same Center channel speaker, does anyone know this for a fact? And, if not which package has the best center channel? And is it just me or are the rear speakers shaped awful weird in the RM85 package, with speakers pointing in two directions? Is this a good thing or a bad thing in a rear channel like this? And last but not least with the RM20 and the RM85 being the same price $399.99 at amazon.com, which is the better package seeing as how the RM20 is on sale and was originally $799?
The one Klipsch package that falls anywhere close to my price range is the Klipsch Synergy Quintet III line. Amazon currently lists them at $525. Would I be able to hear $125 worth of improvement by picking up this bottom line Klipsch package?
I guess I should also add that since my receiver is a 7.1 that the two front channels (no matter what brand I go with) may/could be moved to the surround back channels in the future if I decide to add a couple towers to the front channels. Oh an one last question... I have only looked at package deals like this because it seems to be more cost effective. But would parting it out slowly and buying separates be a better tactic?
Thanks in advance...
I have been looking at a few speaker packages from Polk and one in particular from Klipsch. The Polk options for me are the RM20, the RM75 and the RM85 that fall into the range that I would like to spend. Now unless I am mistaken it seem that all three packages include the exact same Center channel speaker, does anyone know this for a fact? And, if not which package has the best center channel? And is it just me or are the rear speakers shaped awful weird in the RM85 package, with speakers pointing in two directions? Is this a good thing or a bad thing in a rear channel like this? And last but not least with the RM20 and the RM85 being the same price $399.99 at amazon.com, which is the better package seeing as how the RM20 is on sale and was originally $799?
The one Klipsch package that falls anywhere close to my price range is the Klipsch Synergy Quintet III line. Amazon currently lists them at $525. Would I be able to hear $125 worth of improvement by picking up this bottom line Klipsch package?
I guess I should also add that since my receiver is a 7.1 that the two front channels (no matter what brand I go with) may/could be moved to the surround back channels in the future if I decide to add a couple towers to the front channels. Oh an one last question... I have only looked at package deals like this because it seems to be more cost effective. But would parting it out slowly and buying separates be a better tactic?
Thanks in advance...
