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Sid,

Did you mean the center channel was "not meant" for LFE-in or "not designed" for LFE? It certainly has the option for LFE-in and the manual states it should come from the center channel...

gregure,

I paid about $3500 for the DT speakers from 6 Ave Electronics. We only recently got a Magnolia here in the Best Buy at West Paterson, NJ. It grand opened first week of June but I bought...

aaharvel,

I considered the CHT10 once but that's all behind me now. I need something that will reach below 28Hz and shake the room! I want to hear the T-rex stomp in JP, feel the depth charges...

Ed,

It's been some time since my last post. In the last few months, I moved out of the condo to a house and bought a new speaker system for a dedicated home theater (my Polks and Aiwa sub now...

Mjr7531,

While shaggypud could certainly use an R20 as a center channel, I don't think that would be much of an improvement over the recommended model (CSi20) since it's still a single woofer...

ccon2000,

Having an all Monitor lineup is very tempting but I would have to agree with Polkmaniac. See what sounds better before making the move. Sometimes replacing a floorstander with a...

Rawdeal,

The CS1 does a good job with a pair of R50's flanking it. I only notice a difference in the "voice" when doing test tones using Avia calibration (don't notice anything when watching a...

MrAnderson,

It's called marketing-speak. Companies do it all the time so Polk is not alone. To a certain extent, their statement would apply to the typical Joe who may not be as discerning as...

I would recommend the CS1 on a pure timbre-matching basis. The woofer and tweeter are made of the same material as the M60 and therefore would give the best match. The woofers are bi-laminate...

It seems reports of the deaths of DVD-A and SACD have been greatly exaggerated!

I've been shopping around for a good universal player. Does anyone have any experience with the Onkyo DV-CP802? ...

Willow,

HD probably works the same in Canada as it does in the US. There are dedicated HD channels so that your regular broadcast channels will NEVER give you high def video or audio. If you...

Willow,

If you do get DD through your box, then the problem may be with the current setting of your receiver. I have done a similar thing in the past myself: at one point I was expecting a DD...

Willow,

Since you don't have HD, I think your cable box is only feeding a stero signal to your system (regardless of whether you have analog or digital cable). Only HD-capable cable boxes have...

Willow,

24 sounded great with DD last night. I have Comcast cable with HD through a Motorola box and optical out to the receiver. Who's your provider?

I almost bust out laughing when Jack...

Did anyone else read this editorial?

http://www.hometheatersound.com/features/editorial/20041201.htm

I was thinking of buying a universal player and starting a hi-def music collection but this...

I guess what it boils down to is what you plan to do with the R30 or the R50. Use as mains or surrounds? The most obvious difference b/w the two is that the R30 only has one 6.5" woofer while the...

To me, Avia is worth $40 but you can always find it cheaper in new or almost-new condition on EBAY. There is another option, however. I believe all THX certified DVD's contain a little setup...

tecmo,

Avia is a calibration DVD that helps you properly set up your home theater (both audio and video). You can find it in any local video store that carries DVD's or online retailers like...

I'll second Willow's recommendation and would rather have you get the RTi10's, if it's within your power, of course. Not only will you have an exact voice match with your higher quality center, you...

Highway,

In an ideal world, you would want every speaker in a surround system to be the same for seamless 360 deg sound. The reason why most setups are not like this is because of how soundtracks...

I'll second masanz1's suggestion for getting the R30 or R50 as your mains and move the R15's to the back. Note that these are floorstanders and I'm not sure how "small" your room is. I bought a...

Highway,

I'm going to throw some options at you but it may take a little digging. Since you named a "vintage" center channel, I'll first give you the "vintage" option:

There was a bookshelf...

Thanks for all the replies, guys!

I don't have any kids or pets so I guess I'll leave them off unless I'm moving them around the house. The grilles on my vinyl R50's do detract from the overall...

Hi all,

In general, is it better for sound reproduction to keep the grilles off? I normally keep them on to protect the delicate tweeters that so often have been maimed in stores like CC, BB,...

Merlin,

I was going to suggest you buy the R50 when you first started this thread since it would timbre-match the Csi20 but from what I've read about the Csi20, you are much better off upgrading...