Hello,
I posted this as a follow-up to my original question in the theory forum (found here) but I thought it may be more prudent to ask in the speaker section. I apologize in advance if I broke any rules double posting across forums.
With the current deal on Newegg for the Polk Monitor Series II, it seems like I'll have a hard time beating the price-to-performance ratio. Given that, I'm having trouble trying to determine the speakers to buy.
For example, the price difference is not significant to put 4 Monitor70s & 1 CS2, compared to 2 M70s, 1 CS2, and 2 M30 surrounds. ($890 vs $620 respectively)
I could also do a 7 speaker setup with either of the following configurations, and not spend much more:
$780
2 M70
1 CS2
2 M50 (surround)
2 M30 (rear surround)
$980
4 M70 (front & surround)
1 CS2
2 M30 (rear surround)
We could even go 9.2 by adding a couple M30s to any of these solutions and still be quite close to $1000 with the current sale. Can anyone help me understand what the major differences I would expect with these configurations, if any? I will probably pair whatever I choose with a couple BIC F12 and an Onkyo TX-NR1007.
My question is, essentially, is there any detriment having a speaker as large as my fronts also be my surrounds and/or rear surrounds? Should I stick to speakers with higher frequency responses, or is it OK to have something like an M70 as a surround as well?
Please note that none of the equipment listed have been purchased yet. These are simply the solutions I've came up with in a few days of research that appear to be quite reasonable.
Totals ~$2600
speakers: ~$1000
receiver: $1100 (Amazon has one new, and at least one used at or below $1100)
sub: ~$520 for 2 BIC F12
I posted this as a follow-up to my original question in the theory forum (found here) but I thought it may be more prudent to ask in the speaker section. I apologize in advance if I broke any rules double posting across forums.
With the current deal on Newegg for the Polk Monitor Series II, it seems like I'll have a hard time beating the price-to-performance ratio. Given that, I'm having trouble trying to determine the speakers to buy.
For example, the price difference is not significant to put 4 Monitor70s & 1 CS2, compared to 2 M70s, 1 CS2, and 2 M30 surrounds. ($890 vs $620 respectively)
I could also do a 7 speaker setup with either of the following configurations, and not spend much more:
$780
2 M70
1 CS2
2 M50 (surround)
2 M30 (rear surround)
$980
4 M70 (front & surround)
1 CS2
2 M30 (rear surround)
We could even go 9.2 by adding a couple M30s to any of these solutions and still be quite close to $1000 with the current sale. Can anyone help me understand what the major differences I would expect with these configurations, if any? I will probably pair whatever I choose with a couple BIC F12 and an Onkyo TX-NR1007.
My question is, essentially, is there any detriment having a speaker as large as my fronts also be my surrounds and/or rear surrounds? Should I stick to speakers with higher frequency responses, or is it OK to have something like an M70 as a surround as well?
Please note that none of the equipment listed have been purchased yet. These are simply the solutions I've came up with in a few days of research that appear to be quite reasonable.
Totals ~$2600
speakers: ~$1000
receiver: $1100 (Amazon has one new, and at least one used at or below $1100)
sub: ~$520 for 2 BIC F12
