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Posted at 1:37 AM on Saturday 02/2/08 by
Ben
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JR.com has the Polk Audio CSi3-CH Center Channel Speaker, Cherry finish for $100 + $19 shipping = $119 shipped. Two 5.25" woofers and a 1" tweeter, Perfect for home theater or multi-channel music. [BizRate]
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    Elpee - Posted 4:51 am PST 02/2/08 (1345 Posts)  Report Spam

    I want to build my 5.1 home theater. Can you guys recommend any other speakers that match with this one? Thanks.

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    krizzz - Posted 5:47 am PST 02/2/08 (176 Posts)  Report Spam

    Try to stay within the same speaker line and use the same speakers for the front and rears. This way the pitch and tone of the sound will stay consistent as it moves throughout your listening environment. If you can't match the exact line, try speakers from the same manufacturer with similar characteristics (in this case 2 x 5.25" woofers and a 1" tweeter).

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    Towncivilian - Posted 7:37 am PST 02/2/08 (1236 Posts)  Report Spam

    Rears don't really have to match with the front as it won't be as noticeable, but the center must match or at least be very close otherwise it will sound awkward.

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    RayKCMO - Posted 8:47 am PST 02/2/08 (431 Posts)  Report Spam

    Rather than woofer size, as long as the the tweeter used is the same, you will do okay. Athena tends to use the same 1" Teteron tweeter across pretty much every speaker in their line (or at least, used to) except for the budget ones.

    In this case, just buy three of these speakers, and find two pairs of smaller Polk bookshelfs and you have a decent 7 speaker rig.

    Or, to buy a set, try av123 bacon or Fluance bacon, to name just two, to try out spebacont manufacturers.

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    lawnsprinkler - Posted 10:04 am PST 02/2/08 (1876 Posts)  Report Spam

    Ben's business model includes keeping his website visitors ignorant by filtering useful information into gibberish.

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    Anonymous - Posted 6:20 am PST 02/3/08 (16776936 Posts)  Report Spam

    So you leaned it from him?
    It sure has worked on you.

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