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jonathan posted:Downsides: Not available in Canada yet. You'd have to ship them in or drive across the line to get them if you're in Canadia. This is currently killing me. I'd love to pick up some of these speakers but I can't justify a trip down to Bellingham or Seattle to see if I could find some. Any ideas when they might be available up here? Or any recommendations for similarly priced solutions? I'm an apartment dweller on a tight budget so I'm probably looking for a 3.0 or a 3.1 system.
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Doc Spratley posted:If you are in the Vancouver area, use TSB shipping in Point Roberts. (or other depot of your choice) This would be ideal. Any idea if customs would be a problem? We're talking like $300 worth of equipment here but I'm a foreigner in Canada and I always get loving nervous at the borders.
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Feb 28, 2011 19:56
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Hob_Gadling posted:Polk Audio Looked in to this for alternatives to a US trip to pick up Pioneer speakers and Newegg does indeed have some pretty reasonable prices on what seem to be acceptable starter Polk speakers. Does anyone have any experience with the Monitor50s (~$260 a pair) or the Monitor60s (~$360 a pair)? Or the CS1 centre?
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Mar 4, 2011 04:14
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Hob_Gadling posted:The only difference I can perceive is bass. As to CS1, it'll work with both sets. As someone who is probably be going 3.0 (tightish budget, most of it going on a nice big LED LCD  ) would it be worth moving up to the 60s then? Any idea of the CS2 is worth the extra $80 over the CS1? As I mentioned earlier I'm not planning on going super loud (apartment) or super high quality/budget (this is literally my first home theatre system) and I can't see anyone who retails these things locally that I could go try them out myself. Thanks!
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Mar 4, 2011 04:52
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Hob_Gadling posted:What's the receiver you're using? I was intending picking up a Pioneer VSX-820-K. It's unlikely I'll ever run 5.1 let alone 7.1 and this thing has all the inputs I could ever need, plus it seems to be at a great price and available everywhere. Thanks for the speaker advice guys, I'll more than likely pick up a set and a CS1 some time this week.
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Mar 7, 2011 06:36
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Nevermind!
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Mar 18, 2011 03:14
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FINALLY got all my gear talked about on page 1 and spent several hours setting it up. Here's a picture! I ran in to some troubles straight up because the Polk CS1 is a lot bigger than I thought it would be (I originally thought I'd be able to have it sit in front of the TV). I ended up having to put it on shelf on the TV bench and ended up pulling out the drawer and adjusting the shelf height so that the receiver could fit below it. At least Ikea furniture is flexible in that regard. I am a little worried about how this may affect the sound quality and positioning but it's the only feasible solution without dumping more money in to this project. My favourite part of the set up is the old Macbook Pro under the cable box which is going to basically just be a media player. I'm currently controlling it using Rowmote Pro on my iPhone which is the best $5 I've ever spent (I don't have a wireless keyboard/mouse handy). My next goal is to coherently organize all my media on my hard drives and set up Plex. Thanks to everyone in the thread!
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Well, it sounds a lot better than the TV speakers I upgraded from! I gave it a shot using a HD source last night and I have to say it sounded pretty drat good to me at least. I'd definitely describe the bass from the Monitor60s as sufficient, especially for my apartment. The main issue I'm having right now is sometimes dialogue is a little quite and "loud" scenes are too loud. I haven't had a chance to read through the manual but is there some setting I should play with first?
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