Alternative to FXi5's?

[dowdj]

I'm slowly buidling a system for a 12 x 16 media room. So far i have
(2) RTi10's and (1) CSi3 (I know everyone recommends the CSi5, but my room is relatively small and the I got the CSi3 for $100).

My question is what surrounds should i look for and how many for the room size? I was looking for FXi5's but they dont seem to be available any more.

[rainman31]

You could use FXI A6 or rti 4 's

[dowdj]

Rainman -

which of those is better?
Are they better or worse then FXi5's?
how many should i use, 2 or 4?

[Keiko]

I'm slowly buidling a system for a 12 x 16 media room. So far i have
(2) RTi10's and (1) FXi3 (I know everyone recommends the FXi5, but my room is relatively small and the I got the Fxi3 for $100).

My question is what surrounds should i look for and how many for the room size? I was looking for FXi5's but they dont seem to be available any more.

I don't see any benefit with just '1' FXi3 assuming this is a 5.1 HT surround set-up. That being said I agree with rainman. The RTi4 is a good choice. Even the RTi6. There were some good deals on these to be had since Polk introduced the new 2008 RTi series.

2 surrounds (rear) BTW. Left and right (if you can get another single FXi3 you got your surrounds covered). Your RTi10's should be great for mains. A good center channel (CSi5) + sub and your set as far as speakers.

[dorokusai]

There's absolutely nothing wrong with the FXi3 for your application. That's typical room size, no worries. I find it strange that you only have one so far but keep your eyes peeled for another....or another pair.

I'm with Keiko, as you can get some smoking deals on discontinued models.

[Sherardp]

I have Fxi3s( 1 pair) and they sound great, nothing wrong them at all. You should be fine with the 3s, granted you find another one. In a 7.1 setup I would opt for the Rti4s, which is a great speaker, relatively smaller than the Rti6 and you can mount them on the wall using the B-tech 77 wall mount. See my pic http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/show...1&postcount=14

[rainman31]

You could use FXI A6 or rti 4 's

I have seen people use the fxi3 and the rti 4's both in there surround setup. I personally have 4 fxi5's for my surround in a 7.1 setup. The fxi 5 and fxi 3's are not made anymore,but you can still find them on ebay. The fxia4 replaced the fxi 3's and the fxia6's replaced the fxi5's.

[Keiko]

I have seen people use the fxi3 and the rti 4's both in there surround setup. I personally have 4 fxi5's for my surround in a 7.1 setup. The fxi 5 and fxi 3's are not made anymore,but you can still find them on ebay. The fxia4 replaced the fxi 3's and the fxia6's replaced the fxi5's.

I recently added a pair of RTi4's as rears to my system. Been very pleased with them. onecall.com had em' 150.00 for the pair over the Holidays so I jumped on it before they disappeared. ebay probably is the best option to find any of the discontinued RTi's now. I think Crutchfield might have some of the 4's left for 199.00.

[dowdj]

Sorry guys...i'm a newbie and had the wrong model for the center to boot.

corrected:
I'm slowly buidling a system for a 12 x 16 media room. So far i have
(2) RTi10's and (1) CSi3 (I know everyone recommends the CSi5, but my room is relatively small and the I got the CSi3 for $100).

I'm not on a budget, but also not an audiophile so wont go crazy. I'll use the system mostly for movies but for music also.

[Keiko]

Everybody was a newbie once. ;)