How well would these fill out the middle register?I have very nice small bookshelves and a very strong sub, but my mid range is lacking.
1512911
In my opinion, these speakers have a very good mid range. I have some Infinity Towers, so I use these as rears, but if I didn't have the towers, these would be very good clear, and open speakers with a sub. I listened to a lot of book shelves, but to me these had the best mids of all. Very clean.
1709299
I'm very pleased with the full range of these speakers. They cannot compete with a dedicated sub on the low end but do a fine job on their own. I have a 5.1 home theatre that's not comparable (apples & oranges); I'm using these strictly for music in the dining/kitchen area.
1709300
Depends ..how you place them is important I found out.Any place I tried sounded bad until I put em 8" from the floor.They have good mids if set a 8o hz crossover. Lower they sound good but a lil less so .The 153s are better and have a airy quality that is great , their off axis much better also. But I don't like using a sub for music and at full range these excel .Decent bass and all ,that is if you turn up the volume.At low volume..um no .Always some trade off,no speaker is perfect .For movies and the sub on they are great.I cross over at 70 for that.
1709301
Highs and mids clear and accurate. You do need decent power to get the full and best performance out of these speakers.
1709302
They have very good treble and mid-range, bass is not so strong but fairly enough, depends on how you fit them in your system, they should be a good match.
1281147
This sub-woofer will not fit the best as a mid-range speaker. I will suggest to go for a woofer that is smaller then 6.5 and fits the voices (mid) freqs.
1646222
they would probably serve for a small space, I use mine for surround speakers and they work great for that.
1465440
They're awfully small. I just have them sitting on top or the bookcase that I've turned into a stereo stand. I hope that helps.
710873
The minimum cu ft of air space per sub is .70. You won't get the deepest bass out of them, more punchy and tight.
1390787
They are very minimal. I won't say I hate them. I personally plug mine into a speaker setup that had two speakers and a subwoofer. And so it's the record player and the speakers together. I would like the built in speakers to be better but what can you do?
1202531
I need to clarify something on my last answer... There are no built in subs in these speakers. They have dual 6.5 inch ported woofers. The low end sound they produce are more than adequate for my needs. If you choose to add a separate sub to your system, I feel you won't need much as this model of speaker carries the low end quite well
70254
The sub is quite capable of producing low notes, but you can't use a small sub successfully in a large room. When you add too much volume, the distortion rises quickly. If you have a smaller room or only want to fill out the lowest frequencies to augment existing speakers, then this should work well.
346921
These will work nicely as main (L-R)speakers. Elevating off of the floor with stands, on bookshelf, etc. will be a consideration for most. They lack deep bass, but sound fine never the less. A subwoofer can fill in if desired. I would suggest avoiding excessive bass enhancement settings at elevated power input levels, to prevent damage, and improve sound quality.
868112
Jeanine, I have a 5.1 system (4 polk RC85i speakers (two on each side), once center speaker and the subwofer). My place is similar to yours. In my opinion your distribution could work very well...
143459
Any sub sounds better in a vented box. Even so, I made a closed box for the small space I have an it sounds great.
346923
They wouldn't be my first choice as they are a little on the small side for front mains. They will work okay, just don't expect huge sound from them. If you have a sub, these should work fine, but if not, I would look for something bigger.
152993
they would do the job nice clean mids and round bass, to help out a sub would go along way to avoid driving the main speakers too hard
1922152
Your best bet honestly would be to go get a custom box built for this particular sub. Reason being the quality of the boxes sold here are TRASH!!!!!. Go to a shop and have them put the specs of the sub on a program and build the box for it to the specs of the sub.
1012778
I have small in wall speakers in my house. They sound great, but I also Have a zone2 with old yamaha floor speakers that sound equaly good. Get the best you can afford. I also have an Epik 2x15 empire sub. Best purchase in my life. expensive but well worth it.
376727
I actually put them on speaker stands so they are at ear level when i sit down. If you hang it, maybe find a stud to anchor it. They sound great for mid range set.
810862
I've been happy with wiring the second inputs separately on the big L and R speakers and using that for the low end, but I'm also not a major bass-head. I'd suggest trying that first and then if you feel you need to add a sub, do it.