Rt1000i Vs Rt1000p

chungml
chungml Posts: 1
edited June 2003 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
:confused: Hi,

Can someone tell me what is the difference between RT1000I and RT1000P? Can I mix and match for the LR front speaker?

Thanks
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited June 2003
    Yes I comes before P


    there you go. you're welcome! :p


    ha ha ha. sorry couldn't resist. Welcome to the forums here. Have fun, read all you can stand, and ask questions.

    THe P version is the older of the two. The "I" version has the Tri Laminate tweeters. whereby the "P" i think has the Silk Dome tweeters. I could be wrong. but it does have to do with the tweeters used.

    You can mix and match. I do sometimes. I mix a RT800i and a RT1000i for fronts some times. both have the tri lam tweeters. Some people will scoff at me for doing it. but i like the powered sub from the 1000.

    Mixing tweeters shouldn't... I say shouldn't be much of a problem for ya. It's better than mixing say a Polk speaker with a Klipsch or Cerwin Vega. That's a big no no. Or God forbid a Bose. :D

    Someone please correct me if i'm way off.

    Al
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,200
    edited June 2003
    Good try Dangerboy but yes,your way off.

    There are several differences between the "I" series and the "P" series.
    1)The P series is the older version.
    2)The P series has Velvin dampening material on the front of the speaker.It's grey in color.The I does not.
    3)They tweaked the Tri Laminate tweeter in the I series to smooth out responce,make it less harsh and also tweaked the Crossover.
    4)The I series added a bottom grill,I don't know why there is no speaker there to protect.
    5)The 6 1/2 drivers color changed on the I series.It's blue instead of black.No sound quality difference.

    Personally I perfer the I series sound over the P series.I owned the Rt1000p's and modified them to the I series with new Tweeters and crossovers.The P series where harsh in compare.

    You can mix and match P,I or the newer rti series as they made slight inprovements,but the overall tonal quality still matches close.
    I perfer to use all the same series.
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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