Upgrading Polk 6750

[trekdude]

Hi,

I am thinking of upgrading the center speaker of my Polk RM6750. The other speakers are fine for my needs, but the center channel could use a little more power or strength. Sometimes the dialogue gets lost in the sound or if a voice trails off then it is hard to understand the words. Plus, voices just sometimes sound weak.

My limitation is space. My center speaker sits in front of my TV on top of a TV stand. The new speaker can't be much more than 5 inches high or it will block the TV screen. The stand is new so I can't change it.

Any suggestions? I'm only looking at a center speaker.

By the way, I'm using a sony blu-ray player, sony TV and the Pioneer VSX-919. Other than the center speaker everything else is fine for me.

[Fors*]

Originally Posted by trekdude

Hi,

I am thinking of upgrading the center speaker of my Polk RM6750. The other speakers are fine for my needs, but the center channel could use a little more power or strength. Sometimes the dialogue gets lost in the sound or if a voice trails off then it is hard to understand the words. Plus, voices just sometimes sound weak.

My limitation is space. My center speaker sits in front of my TV on top of a TV stand. The new speaker can't be much more than 5 inches high or it will block the TV screen. The stand is new so I can't change it.

Any suggestions? I'm only looking at a center speaker.

By the way, I'm using a sony blu-ray player, sony TV and the Pioneer VSX-919. Other than the center speaker everything else is fine for me.

What kind of fronts do you have? Really, if they are 50's, 60's or 70's from Polk, you should get the CS series for a center channel. You want your center channel to timber match the fronts, and the CS1, 10, 2 or 20 all do this, however they are all rather large in height, as none are less than 7 inches high. Therefore, assuming the TV is resting on it's base, is it possible you could raise the TV up 2-3 inches to allow for one of these center speakers to fit in front of the TV? In this scenario, raising the TV by putting something under it, seems to be the best option. You will want to make sure you rest the TV on something very solid that can support the TV's weight of course, but others have done this with success.

[Hammie]

Originally Posted by forsberg21

What kinds of fronts do you have? Really, if they are 50's, 60's or 70's from Polk, you should get the CS series for a center channel. You want your center channel to timber match the fronts, and the CS1, 10, 2 or 20 all do this, however they are all rather large in height, as none are less than 7 inches high. Therefore, assuming the Tv is reasting on it's base, is it possible you could raise the TV up 2-3 inches to allow for one of these center speakers to fit in front of the TV? In this scenario, raising the TV by putting something under it, seems to be the best option. You will want to make sure you rest the TV on something very solid that can support the TV's weight of course, but others have done this with success.

You never said that you could not wall mount the TV. Is that an option? That would give you plenty of breathing room for whatever center you want.

[Pycroft]

If I'm not mistaken the RM series are sold as a matched set, and I'm not sure they even make a replacement center channel. Can you post a picture of the setup so we can get a better look see. I didn't think that would be much of a difference but someone on another site, after looking, had me buy replacement parts to my TV stand that raised it and I could then fit my center below it. That was 12 dollars total. Maybe a picture may help us figure something out.