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And more importantly, what are you using for front speakers??? If at all possible, you'd like the center to be timbre matched to the fronts/rest of your system so the dialogue/sound up front is seamless in a movie.
I've got the Polk RTi series all the way around, including a csi-3 center to match my RTi-10 towers. Bang for the buck, Polk is tough to beat in regards to good sound and speaker quality...but in your case I'd definitely go with the larger center (whatever the new version of the csi-5 is.)
Yes, it could be a million times better. You'll want a nice set of front speakers, and a center that is timbre matched to those. More importantly, if you want to push those speakers properly, you'll need good amplification to drive them. Check out www.emotiva.com for good prices on new amps. A good receiver with pre-amp outs (not sure if yours has pre-amp outs or not) and a nice amp will really make your speakers sing.
So I'd start with that, and then build the surround speakers around your chosen front speakers. Honestly, I'd start with the fronts (if it were me) and then add a quality, timbre matched center when you can. But some nice floor standing speakers with good amplification will absolutely blow you away if you're currently running pc speakers...
Thanks for this. Will be ordering next week. Also does anyone know how good the Paradigm PDR series subwoofers are? I currently have one and thought it was a cheap POC but have been told it was a very good one.
You wont be disappointed in the X-Voce. It's a beast of a center.
Not sure what your budget is for a sub, but you'll also want to check out av123s MFW-15 subwoofer. It's been getting great reviews for HT and for being a musical sub.
http://av123.com/component/page,shop.product_details/flypage,shop.flypage/product_id,265/category_id,9/manufacturer_id,0/option,com_virtuemart/Itemid,37/
Here's Craigsub's ("the authority" in subwoofers) ranking list. You'll see how well the MFW-15 does for the price. It also shows many other great subs you'll want to look into.
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showpost.php?p=9164136&postcount=8
The x-voce will work well with any av123 product.
Depends if this is only going to be used as a HT or if you're going to listen to music as well.
The x-statik will match the center perfectly. They both use an open baffle design. It's a Danny Richie speaker, so it's going to be amazing.
http://av123.com/component/page,shop.product_details/flypage,shop.flypage/product_id,266/category_id,21/manufacturer_id,0/option,com_virtuemart/Itemid,37/
If you want a little more punch, there's always the Rocket series. They are having a lot of specials right now. Give them a call. They'll be willing to work with the price for you.
http://av123.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=19&Itemid=37
If it was me, I'd get the x-statik. That speaker will be priced over $1000 after the new year. And make sure you get something in stock. Seems people have been waiting ages for back orders.
80% movies, 10% TV, 10% emulators (although let's face it, I don't really want the sound on). X-Statik seems like a better buy. Will be purchasing this very soon than, I've heard great reviews about AV123, I'll call them up though to see what they could do for me. Why is the X-Statik going to get a higher price though? Is there a new revision of the speaker coming out?
BTW thanks for all the help. I'm kind of a dummy for speakers, I'm more of a video person but would love to hear everything clearly .