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How would these Polk speakers sound in my room?

videopho

videopho

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I am not considering myself an audiophile any more since I've been out of the loop since around 2002 or so.
Anyway, my current NHT center speaker in coupling with the NHT SW2 sub are on their last legs after a decade of very well serving/entertaining my family.
Just this morning I came across techbargains site and saw the Polk CS2 on sale at the Egg so I decided and pulled trigger on the Polk CS2 for $115 and while at it I also decided to pick up the sub psw505b for around $250.
My room is hi ceiling and quite large (20x22).
My worry is the sub more than the CS2 since the room is quite large. Should I go for a dual sub later on if this one won't cut it?

The current setup is a denon AV8000 pre/pro powered by two amps a 3x2 and a 3x3 denon with 105w each channel.
The L&R front are NHT VT2 and surrounded by a pair of NHT (I do not remember the model).
 
As per your topic title, "how would these polk speakers sound in your room". There is no good answer for that. The reason is because the way speakers sound within a room has everything to do with the room acoustics (amount of absorption, amount of flat hard surfaces, glass, slap echo, room dimensions, etc), how the speakers are setup within the room (distance between speakers and the room boundaries, distance between speakers and a piece of furniture, etc.), in addition to the actual speaker (its drivers, cabinet, crossover). Different speakers will have their own unique sound signature many times are love it/hate it. They may sound great to you, poor to someone else since we all have different hearing abilities.

Amount of subwoofer is up to your goals. Multiple subwoofers can help even out the bass and also increase bass headroom. The subwoofer requirements are based on room size and the amount of bass you expect depending on the material that you play back and at what volume level you desire.

Frankly, I would never buy a speaker unheard because of the high amount of variance that exists in sound quality between different speakers. So, I guess you will have to tell us how they sound in your setup. Ideally, if in your situation, I would have done things very differently, but we do not live in an ideal world...
 
All I'll add to this is that your front sound stage will sound off if you have a center that's a different brand and even different model than your mains. If you're not planning to replace your mains, then you should stick with a center that matches them.
 
Cancel the sub. Polk is not good value in subwoofers; you can do much better for the same price.

edit -- if you liked your NHT setup, they've reinvented themselves as an internet direct company with some pretty good prices. Obviously the VT series is long gone, but perhaps the new stuff might be a decent match.
 
Originally posted by: s44
Cancel the sub. Polk is not good value in subwoofers; you can do much better for the same price.

edit -- if you liked your NHT setup, they've reinvented themselves as an internet direct company with some pretty good prices. Obviously the VT series is long gone, but perhaps the new stuff might be a decent match.
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Ooh, thanks for the link! 3x classic 3's when they come back in stock would be a pretty sweet front end!
 
Originally posted by: s44
Cancel the sub. Polk is not good value in subwoofers; you can do much better for the same price.
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I agree, and i own a Polk sub. The only reason I bought it is because it's a $300 sub that I got for $100 on ebay. At $100 it was a great buy. At $300 I definitely wouldn't have gone with Polk.
 
Both pieces came last week and took me ~ 1 hr to remove the old NHT pirces and then set the new Polks up.
The CS2 sounds very nice though a little bright due to its newness drivers, it probably needs ~ 100hrs to completely break in.
The sub however is a tad boomy but that's expected for a sub at that price line.
I'm no longer into video or audiophile any more so both new two pieces will do the trick for now.
 
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