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Re: Thoughts from the Shane Mann/RT1/Raife Smith Auditorium….

My CRS's sound great, I can only imagine how Raife’s Crs+’s sound! I'm glad to see these stayed in "the family".

HzTweaker

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Thoughts from the Shane Mann/RT1/Raife Smith Auditorium….

So, I’ve got Raife’s Crs+’s installed in the listening room, dedicated to a couple of our departed Polk comrades…..

I still have some work to do getting the CRS’s dialed in…..the L800’s are going back in the living room and the Amazings may get a long overdue crossover refresh….

But, I gotta tell you, I didn’t think that the sound I’m getting was possible from legacy SDA’s. The level of resolution and soundstage depth is breathtaking….and this is hastily set up sitting on a cheap pair of stands…..

VIVA SDA!!

TroyD

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2 New additions to the rig.

Parasound JC2 BP preamp
JBL HDI1600 stand mounts

First off the preamp...what a perfect match with the Parasound A21+ amp. Complete synergy, drop dead silent background. The music just oozes from a huge soundstage. The HT bypass is fabulous & super easy to switch back & forth between HT & 2 channel. A huge feature for me. I should have picked one of these guys years ago if I only knew how it performs.

Now for the JBL's...I never really had JBL speakers on my mind. I auditioned quite a few speakers in my home along with audio stores but nothing really grabbed me.
On a whim I ordered the JBL's thinking I could return them. Man oh man was I ever wrong!! Their newly developed compression driver mounted inside a newly designed wave guide really threw me for a loop. The sheer dynamics & presence of filling my room is awesome. Nothing short of amazing for HT & downright seductive for 2 channel. I was afraid of brightness but nothing could be further from the truth.
They really thred the needle between dynamics & softness. I'm so glad I gave them a shot. Oh & did I mention they can play LOUD & I mean LOUD without breaking a sweat or sounding harsh. I think JBL knows a thing or 2 about designing speaker's.

pearsall001

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Re: Old-school flagship rti150

That model didn't last for all that long in the market so it's not common to see used in good condition. The veneer was a bit flakey. Was the next step after Polk abandoned the powered tower concept. I had a pair of the RTi150s for a bit less than a year until I did the awesome, but expensive for them, Circuit City full-credit free trade up for the next version of the RTi* big speakers.