TSI Series for Apartment Living Room

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Greetings everyone!

I just ordered a Pioneer VSX-21TXH and TSI CS10 center. I already have a pair of M10 that I plan for surround.

I listen a lot to smooth jazz and lounge, watch a lot of movies as well but don't have any preference though. The living room/listening area of my apartment is about 11x10 sq. foot. with another 7 foot extended to the open kitchen. So the combined living/kitchen is around 18x10.

What kind of TSI series suits my setup the most? TSI 200 bookshelf or TSI 300/400 floorstanding? Don't have plan to get a sub as it annoys the wife. I stay up pretty late sometimes just to listen to music. Don't need super low frequency booming bass but still like bass presence (what do you guys call this? tight bass?)

Most of my music collections are iTunes and some uncompressed FLAC/AAC. Also listen to Internet radio streaming. Not really an audiophile. It's just that I can get the stuff I want a lot easier from iTunes than shopping for CDs.

Thanks!

[DSkip]

Subwoofers don't have to be boomy. A lot of it has to do with where the filter is set. The higher it gets, the boomier the sub sounds. Don't relate boomy to lower frequencies, its really not the case. If you leave the filter lower, you get the punch that most speakers cant reproduce. Just a thought to consider.

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Thanks DSkip. I have ordered a pair of TSi 200, CS10 and PSW 125 (got them for good price). Will try to play around with the setting. Just realized Polk got an education area with some useful tips. It's a really good site.

[BeefJerky]

Subwoofers don't have to be boomy. A lot of it has to do with where the filter is set. The higher it gets, the boomier the sub sounds. Don't relate boomy to lower frequencies, its really not the case. If you leave the filter lower, you get the punch that most speakers cant reproduce. Just a thought to consider.

Yes and no. Boominess is less about frequency than it is about control. It stands to reason that a large speaker like a subwoofer is harder to control in high frequencies since it has to move faster. However, boominess at lower frequencies is very common in inexpensive subs, especially if ported. I had a Sony sub that was boomy regardless of the frequency played since it was designed for loudness and not accuracy. I now have a Paradigm 15" sub that is not boomy at all even though it has a larger, heavier cone. It is simply a quality sub that is designed to be accurate.

In other words, if you want a sub that is not boomy, be prepared to spend a decent amount of money on a quality one.

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