Polk RM Series

[mcorey]

New guy here. Was looking for anyone with any feedback on the Polk RM speakers as well as setup advice for surround speakers. I was thinking about using the RMs for my surrounds. I like thier small size, but was not sure if they are going to work. I am also looking at the Definitive Mytos Gems. My room has a notch so the walls are not straight, the notch is like this...


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The room is 25 feet long and 15 feet wide, with that notch going in about 2 feet(along the 25'). My TV is along the far wall (15'), there are windows along the notch wall and doors (bathroom, furnace) along the other wall.

I have had a few ideas one was to have 3-4 RM speakers for the surround, 2 on the wall and two on the ceiling. Another is 2 RMs on wall and 1 or 2 in-ceiling speakers. I have a receiver that can support 7.1, so I would like to make use of it if I can.

Any suggestions?

 

[CaliHwyPatrol]

Which RM's?

~Chuck

 

[mcorey]

I guess my attempt a quick and dirty picture did not work. Sorry..

The long 25 foot wall dog legs inward 2 feet at the halfway mark of the room.

 

[mcorey]

The RM 6901/201

 

[CaliHwyPatrol]

Those are some decent sounding speakers. I think the Monitor 30's sound better than those, but they are a little bigger than the ones you were looking at. You are going to need a pretty good sub to make up for the lower frequencies that you won't be getting with those speakers.

If you put speakers on the ceiling I would get the in-wall speakers. I think ceiling mounted on-wall speakers look kind of cheesy up there but that is up to you.

~Chuck

 

[mcorey]

I have a Polk 400 Series sub, I believe its the 402 or 403. Its about 4-5 years old. Do you think that will be sufficient? If not what should I look at?

Have you heard the Gems from Definitive?

 

[CaliHwyPatrol]

I have a Polk 400 Series sub, I believe its the 402 or 403. Its about 4-5 years old. Do you think that will be sufficient? If not what should I look at?

Have you heard the Gems from Definitive?

Nope, I don't sell the Gems.

As for the Polk sub, that is a 10" right?

You might want to look at the 500 series, with the current model being the 505. That is the one I plan on getting soon. Another guy I work with has it as well and he loves it. They have a nice tight sound and will shake the walls if you play it right.

~Chuck