Infinity P362 vs Polk Monitor 50 / Tsi300

[statikcat]

How does the Infinity stack up against these two Polks? Are both Polks better or only the TSi? Which would you buy? The Infinity costs the most but I have read they are a little over priced and is why they go on sale often.

Infinity P362

http://www.amazon.com/Infinity-Primu...6092963&sr=1-1

Polk Monitor 50

http://www.amazon.com/Polk-Audio-Mon...6092900&sr=1-1


Polk Tsi300

http://www.amazon.com/Polk-Audio-TSi...6092931&sr=1-1

thanks

[Siri]

The TSi is just a better looking cabinet thatn the Monitors. They are essentially the same speaker

[Go Blue]

Originally Posted by statikcat

How does the Infinity stack up against these two Polks? Are both Polks better or only the TSi? Which would you buy? The Infinity costs the most but I have read they are a little over priced and is why they go on sale often.

Infinity P362

http://www.amazon.com/Infinity-Primu...6092963&sr=1-1

Polk Monitor 50

http://www.amazon.com/Polk-Audio-Mon...6092900&sr=1-1


Polk Tsi300

http://www.amazon.com/Polk-Audio-TSi...6092931&sr=1-1

I can't comment on how they compare, but I have the previous generation of Infinity Primus speakers (P250's). I just bought the PC350 Infinity Primus center channel and am planning on getting the P362's for fronts and moving my P250's to the rear. If you have a Fry's near you, they put the P362's on sale all the time. I think they are $129ea right now. Last month they were $119ea. I have heard they go down to $99ea, so I am waiting on that.

Like I said, I don't know how they compare to the polks, but the Infinity's Low-Frequency Driver's are 1" larger and they have a 4" Midrange Driver.

[statikcat]

Yeah, I actually bought the Infinity this weekend. I do like them but while I am still in the return period I am thinking about getting one of the Polks instead. I want to have these speakers for awhile so I want to be sure I get the better pair. I also have the Polk CS10 center if that makes a difference.

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Originally Posted by statikcat

Yeah, I actually bought the Infinity this weekend. I do like them but while I am still in the return period I am thinking about getting one of the Polks instead. I want to have these speakers for awhile so I want to be sure I get the better pair. I also have the Polk CS10 center if that makes a difference.

Since you have a Polk center, you might want to get either of the Polk fronts you mentioned.

Do you not like the P362's? I think they sound awesome when I demo'd them.

[statikcat]

Originally Posted by Schultzy

Since you have a Polk center, you might want to get either of the Polk fronts you mentioned.

Do you not like the P362's? I think they sound awesome when I demo'd them.

Yeah I think they sound great for what I paid.

If I keep the Infinity mains I will probably swap the CS10 to the PC350 Infinity center (might be too wide though) to keep everything in the front the same. I will probably keep the Infinity I just want to be sure it is not a no brainer to go Polk.

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Originally Posted by statikcat

Yeah I think they sound great for what I paid.

I personally don't think Polk is a no-brainer. If you keep the Infinity mains I will probably swap the CS10 to the PC350 Infinity center to keep everything in the front the same. I will probably keep the Infinity I just want to be sure it is not a no brainer to go Polk.

If I were you, I would either get the PC350 to match the P362's or move up one tier to the Monitor 60's or TSI 400. It seems to me like the P362's beat the 2 Polks you previously mentioned, but would loose to Monitor 60's and similar spec'd models.

Where did you get your P362's from and how much?

I haven't received my PC350 yet, but it is a beast with Dual 5-1/4" Low-Frequency Drivers and Dual 3" Midrange Drivers. I got a Factory Remanufactured one with a factory warranty from the Harmon (Infinity) Direct ebay store for much cheaper than I have seen any new ones online.

The PC350 is very wide. Eventually, I will have to get a new stand for it, but I think that is worth it for this speaker.

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Looks like the Infinity has a bit better specs, unless I am wrong, in that it has a higher db sensitivity than the 2 Polks and goes a bit lower in Hz than them also. On the other hand, I like the cabinet design of the Polks better and they can be bi-amped/bi-wired, while the Infinity cannot.

Like I said I will be getting the P362's from Fry's during one of their sales to match my new center.

What kind of center channel do you have?