Oh hell yeah! New RTi and LCi!!!

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  • ncw
    ncw Posts: 62
    edited June 2003
    Originally posted by jbowl
    maybe marketing... to distinguish from lsi

    Definitely. What I learned in Econ 101 while in College is that the value of a widget is what you and I are willing to accept to pay for. What I did not learn in my limited exposure to Econ, is that prices also depend on what the competitors charge for similar goods. Price is not necessarily directly dependent on manufacturing cost as long as the business is profitable and consumers are wiiling to pay for the goods.

    Just my $.02 worth of opinion.

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  • bignorm
    bignorm Posts: 120
    edited June 2003
    Glad to see the new RTi release...NOW the CSi40 will be on sale
    everywhere!!!!!!!!!!

    :cool: :cool: :cool:
    Eliab/Dave Abrams calibrated Panny
    Yamaha,Denon,Toshiba "in the rack"
    Polks all around
    SVS on the floor
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited June 2003
    They look really good, wish I had waited now....:mad:

    But as mentioned previously, we RTi lovers will be able to find all our line cheaper than before...woo hoo!
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • jkratzer
    jkratzer Posts: 148
    edited June 2003
    Originally posted by dorokusai
    They look really good, wish I had waited now....:mad:

    But as mentioned previously, we RTi lovers will be able to find all our line cheaper than before...woo hoo!

    Deals abound already. I bought my CSi40 for $50 off and my RTi70's for $100 off at CC. Crutchfield is running insane deals on the RTi70's right now with $160 off.

    I'm looking forward to comparing the current RTi line with the new line at CC. Hopefully they will still have some old models to A/B the new ones with in the sound room.

    I expect the sound to be nearly identical to a comparable existing model as the new models use the same silk tweeter. If not it may be time to take advantage of the CC upgrade policy again in a years time. :D
    My 7.1 setup consists of:
    Denon 3803
    Panasonic DVD
    RTi70s front
    CSi40 front center
    RTi28s side surround
    FXi30s back surround
    PSW202 Subwoofer - Hey, it's my first sub!
    RCA 46" 4:3 RPTV
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  • zebmaster
    zebmaster Posts: 6
    edited June 2003
    The RTi70 are at CC for $599.99 and the Rti100 for $699.99.
    Television: Hitachi S500 51" Widescreen
    Receiver: Onkyo, SR-800
    DVD Player: Denon 2900 - M1000
    Comcast HDTV Motorola 5100 - M1000
    Fronts: RTi70's (Bi-wired w/ Monster M1.4's)
    Center: CSi40 (Bi-wired w/ Monster M1.4's)
    Subwoofer: Polk 505 - Monster MSB1000 cable
    Surrounds: FXi30's
    Rear Surrounds: RTi38's
    Brickwall PWRM20AUD

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  • jkratzer
    jkratzer Posts: 148
    edited June 2003
    Originally posted by zebmaster
    The RTi70 are at CC for $599.99 and the Rti100 for $699.99.

    :eek:
    My 7.1 setup consists of:
    Denon 3803
    Panasonic DVD
    RTi70s front
    CSi40 front center
    RTi28s side surround
    FXi30s back surround
    PSW202 Subwoofer - Hey, it's my first sub!
    RCA 46" 4:3 RPTV
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited June 2003
    I talked to my Polk rep today and he said no changes to the LSi or R series speakers are in the plans this year to his knowledge.
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  • ncw
    ncw Posts: 62
    edited June 2003
    Originally posted by zebmaster
    The RTi70 are at CC for $599.99 and the Rti100 for $699.99.


    :( Huh? At your local CC store in Maryland?:D
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  • Dr. Spec
    Dr. Spec Posts: 3,780
    edited June 2003
    Great pic, RS159 - almost missed that. Also, good post on the Fs of the smaller drivers.

    Doc
    "What we do in life echoes in eternity"

    Ed Mullen (emullen@svsound.com)
    Director - Technology and Customer Service
    SVS
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  • begbie
    begbie Posts: 630
    edited June 2003
    Polk are labeling their new rti tweeters- "vifa tweeters"
    So are they similar to the Lsi series ?
    Polk Rt800i -Fronts
    Polk cs400i -Center
    Polk fx500i -side surrounds
    Polk rc60i -rear surrounds
    Onkyo TX-NR 1009 (9.2) receiver
    Velodyne cht12
    Polk psw111
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,624
    edited June 2003
    Originally posted by begbie
    Polk are labeling their new rti tweeters- "vifa tweeters"
    So are they similar to the Lsi series ?
    Vifa makes different tweeters, so where they wouldn't be exactly like the LSi's which use the Ring Radiator Tweeter, it would be a Vifa Dome Tweeter as pictured for the new line...........different sound.....same company. Also, the LSi tweeter is 4ohm and the RTi would be 8.
    comment comment comment comment. bitchy.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,743
    edited June 2003
    DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! DANGIT! I WAS ALMOST DONE! ALMOST DONE WITH MY SYSTEM! AND DANGIT POLK! YOU HAD TO COME OUT WITH A LINE LIKE THAT! Vifa tweets and all! That is a ella cool look and im bout to go MAD! I think it'd be worth my while to sell my RT25i, and CS245i and get the TOTL bookshelf (RT new line) and their TOTL center (RT new line). Looks alone, its worth the upgrade! lol! DANGIT! I was ALMOST DONE! The Rti4....I believe it is. Is that a 7 or 8 inch woofer? No way thats a 6.5". If it is, Polk upgraded to the surround and dust cap. They are way bigger. By the look of that surround is could hit 30hz. WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,743
    edited June 2003
    Dude.....ur getting a draw up......
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • ncw
    ncw Posts: 62
    edited June 2003
    Originally posted by begbie
    Polk are labeling their new rti tweeters- "vifa tweeters"
    So are they similar to the Lsi series ?


    I checked the Vifa product website http://www.d-s-t.com and found no similarity between their tweeters and Polk's. Perhaps the ones used by Polk are specially made to Polk specifications.

    Can the folk at Polk Audio entertain us in this respect?
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