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Polk Monitor 60's + PSW10 for home audio, good?

2535 Views 15 Replies 4 Participants Last post by m_vanmeter, Jul 16, 2009

twistid

Discussion Starter · Jul 16, 2009

This will be my first home setup, mostly just for my room since im single and live in apartment style housing (military)

I can get 2 monitor 60's and the psw10 for $340 shipped brand new which seems like a huge deal to me? Would this be nice for my room hooked up to my computer (through a reciever of course) ... mostly for music, gaming, and movies... I'm looking for bang for buck here, don't want to spend alot, but still have nice quality and get loud too

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m_vanmeter

· #2 · Jul 16, 2009

bang for the buck wise, the current deals on Polk Monitor series speakers are excellent and give you a lot of speaker for the money. The only thing that comes close are the Jamo towers on sale at wwstereo.com
http://www.wwstereo.com/#/ecommerce/...103__0_0_0_-1/

or
http://www.wwstereo.com/#/ecommerce/...103__0_0_0_-1/

twistid

Discussion Starter · #3 · Jul 16, 2009

Wow I really like the E680 with 2 8" woofers , will the one with a single 8" woofer stay with the Polk Monitor 60's ? It's nearly half the price, and every penny saved is good to me

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afrogt

· #4 · Jul 16, 2009

The smaller one is actually a single 6" woofer. It doesn't have a whole lot of bass. You'd want to use a subwoofer with it.

The larger E680 is an excellent speaker, especially for that price.

twistid

Discussion Starter · #5 · Jul 16, 2009

Can I use 2 E680's without a subwoofer and still have decent bass? What would be a nice 2 channel reciever thats on the cheap side? Thanks for all the help!

afrogt

· #6 · Jul 16, 2009

Yes you can. What's your price limit for a receiver?

ack_bk

· #7 · Jul 16, 2009

If you do go the Polk route, I recommend not buying the PSW10. I owned one at one point and was very disappointed with it's performance.

afrogt

· #8 · Jul 16, 2009

You can go to Best Buy and listen to the Polk Tsi 400, they're similar to the Polk Monitor 60.

twistid

Discussion Starter · #9 · Jul 16, 2009

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Originally Posted by afrogt /forum/post/16834350

Yes you can. What's your price limit for a receiver?

mayby $100-$250 ? Cheaper the better

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afrogt

· #10 · Jul 16, 2009

That's not much of a budget. You may want to look at one of the Harman Kardon refurbs on ebay or a Marantz from Accessories for Less. Those two brands generally have accurate power ratings and should work well.

Marantz 4001, free shipping
http://www.accessories4less.com/make...OSEOUT-/1.html

Harman Kardon AVR-254
http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trk...All-Categories

Also these two Denon's may do the trick in your price range.
http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/it...denon-avr-1609
http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/it...denon-avr-1709

Onkyo has a couple in your price range
http://www.accessories4less.com/make...r-BLACK/1.html
http://www.accessories4less.com/make...r-BLACK/1.html

You can also try find a used receiver for cheap.

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twistid

Discussion Starter · #11 · Jul 16, 2009

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/show...number=252-125

What about this? It's only a 2 channel, but thats all I really need, and then line inputs for the subwoofer? Or would it be best to get a 5.1 or 7.1 and just bridge the extra channels?

twistid

Discussion Starter · #12 · Jul 16, 2009

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Originally Posted by afrogt /forum/post/16834504

You can go to Best Buy and listen to the Polk Tsi 400, they're similar to the Polk Monitor 60.

No Best Buys in Korea

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afrogt

· #13 · Jul 16, 2009

That's fine too if that's all you need.

afrogt

· #14 · Jul 16, 2009

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Originally Posted by twistid /forum/post/16836992

No Best Buys in Korea

Do any of those places even ship to Korea?

twistid

Discussion Starter · #15 · Jul 16, 2009

Yes, I have an APO address.

m_vanmeter

· #16 · Jul 16, 2009

AAFES has decent prices on Pioneer, Denon, and Yamaha receivers. I would recommend at least a 5.1 box, you can always use it in stereo mode, or stereo + subwoofer. But you have the option to add channels whenever you want.

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