Polk made some sattelites RM6500 and 7500 not sure if that is what you have, but they were made to work with amps that have as low 25 watts per channel, so you should have enough power with what you have, more than enough.
Polk Audio Dsb2 Subwoofer Series II SurroundsPair of RTi70s, CSi30 center, RM series II surrounds, and a PSW-250 sub.To locate them where I wanted them, I had to run 50 ft of speaker wire around the baseboard and up the walls to mount them behind the listening area.The mains and center are wired with Monster cable (14 awg I believe) The surrounds are wired with Philips High Grade speaker wire (16 awg).The problem is that the volumesound coming out of the surrounds is very low.barely audible. Could this be a result of the speaker wire length I know the quality of the surrounds is not up to that of the rest of the system, but they do sound very nice when played by themselves. I did not think I would have a problem using them just as surrounds. Can anybody provide some insight as to why the sound is so low Thanks, Steve. My friend had a similar problems as yours with his surrounds being pretty low. Secondly, have you calibrated the sound levels with a SPL meter this will probably find out that the levels on the surrounds are way to low. Get a set up disc and a sound pressure level meter from Radio Shack. Check the settings on your receiver, you should have volume control for all speakers. The speaker wire length really shouldnt be having the effect you describe. Have you simply turned up the surround channels I dont know exactly what RM series II speakers are, but I have a small pair of Polk M2s, which sound all right, but are quite a bit less efficient than my larger Polks. Connect the two surround speaker runs to the mains on your receiver, and see how the speakers sound. If you have to turn the volume up a lot more than with the 70s, then I think the problem is the efficiency of the surrounds, so turn up the surround channels. If they shine on the main channels and you dont have to turn the volume up, then perhaps it is something with the surround amps. The speaker wire length is the least of the concerns, as is the fact that it is 16g. Thanks guys, I did hook up the RMs ( they must be an older model Polk large satellite type speaker.and they are very heavy for tiny speakers) to the main lines and they did take a lot to push them.power wise. ![]() I did not realize that you can change the volume settings on the receiver for each set of speakers. I think it makes sense that these surrounds are very inefficient. ![]() Where are your surrounds located They should be about 3 feed above your listening sweet spot. Steve--The calibration of the speakers is essential, it is really not possible to do it by ear. You need to use a SPL meter if you have one, if not Radio Shack has an analog meter for about 35.00 that is well worth the money and very easy to use. There are discs you can buy to help you, many here use Avia or the Sound and Design setup disc.
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