Moved in some RTi A7's.

Upstatemax
Upstatemax Posts: 2,685
edited September 2010 in Speakers
I'm moving my Montitor 70's to my Home Office to run my 2 channel music duty while I move in some Rti A7's to take their place. The A7's are a great speaker for the price (Polk Refurb)!

Music has been pretty good so far. I feel that my Monitor 70's have an edge there, but that's why they are moving to full time music duty!

My plan is to make the upstairs HT system almost complete TV and Movie detail while I dedicate music to my new office. The whole reason for the new office, I have a baby girl on the way!

I picked up a Harmon Kardon HK 3490 to power the Monitor 70's in the office. I think I have decided to no-go the SACD option and possibly go for a Marantz CD5004 for CD playback in the office(I'm ditching rhapsody for CD based audio). I looked at the NAD C 515BEE, it seems to perform on nearly the same level as the CD5004, but it looks like crap... Sad, but in my office, where I hold some meetings, it HAS to LOOK good... The CD5004 has the Marantz name, looks and sound at a good price...

If anyone has ANY suggestions, I'm open!

Anyone see any major flaws in my choices?
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  • Loud & Clear
    Loud & Clear Posts: 1,538
    edited September 2010
    I, too, prefer the Monitor 70's over the reference theater speakers when it comes to two channel music. You'll probably get some dissenting views on the topic, but you're certainly not alone.

    Two Channel Setup:

    Speakers: Wharfedale Opus 2-3
    Integrated Amp: Krell S-300i
    DAC: Arcam irDac
    Source: iMac
    Remote Control: iPad Mini

    3.2 Home Theater Setup:

    Fronts: Klipsch RP-160M
    Center: Klipsch RP-160M
    Subwoofer: SVS PB12NSD (X 2)
    AVR: Yamaha Aventage RX-A2030
    Blu Ray: Sony BDP-S790
    TV Source: DirecTV Genie
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  • Upstatemax
    Upstatemax Posts: 2,685
    edited September 2010
    Picked up a Marantz DV7600 today.

    $125 shipped, I think it's a good deal. :cool:

    http://us.marantz.com/Products/397.asp
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  • geebolt
    geebolt Posts: 215
    edited September 2010
    I have TSi500's (very similar to Monotor 70's) for surrounds with RTi A7's up front. Although I like the TSi's I like the RTi's more even when listening to 2 channel material. Greater clarity IMHO. But as Loud and Clear said, there will be some dissenting views...

    George
    Fronts: Polk RTi A7's
    Center: Polk CSi A6
    Surrounds: Polk TSi500's
    Subwoofer:Polk DSW Pro 500, Emotiva Ultra 12
    Amplifier: Emotiva XPA-5
    Processor/AVR: Emotiva UMC-1
    DAC: Emotiva XDA-1
    CD player:Emotiva ERC-1
    Blu-Ray: Oppo BDP-93
    Turntable: Kenwood KD-500
    Tonearm: Polk-Mayware Formula 4
    Cartridge: Shure M97-XE
    Television: Sony KDL-55EX500
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited September 2010
    Nice upgrade. I prefer the rti a's over the newer monitor series. The vintage monitors sound great for music listening.
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  • Gulfstrings
    Gulfstrings Posts: 313
    edited September 2010
    Upstatemax wrote: »
    Picked up a Marantz DV7600 today.

    $125 shipped, I think it's a good deal. :cool:

    http://us.marantz.com/Products/397.asp

    That's a heckuva deal! I was about to support the CD5004 (have the 5003) thinking, but you've got that AND the SACD capability now. Well done.

    Also well done on the A7s. For me they serve as all purpose speakers and, since getting them the right amount of power, have really impressed.
    Marantz AV7005
    Marantz MM7055
    Onkyo DX-755 CdP
    Oppo BDP-93
    Technics SL-1301/Shure M97xE
    Polk RTi A7s
    Polk CSi A6
    Polk FXi A6s
    Velodyne VDR10-BV
    Panamax M5100-PM
    Antec VERIS A/V Cooler x 2
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  • Upstatemax
    Upstatemax Posts: 2,685
    edited September 2010
    geebolt wrote: »
    I have TSi500's (very similar to Monotor 70's) for surrounds with RTi A7's up front. Although I like the TSi's I like the RTi's more even when listening to 2 channel material. Greater clarity IMHO. But as Loud and Clear said, there will be some dissenting views...

    George

    I like the Monitor 70's far more than the TSi 500's...

    The RTi A7's are more musical than I thought they were going to be, but the Monitor 70's seem more natural at music than the RTi's to me.
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  • Ric5811
    Ric5811 Posts: 400
    edited September 2010
    Upstatemax wrote: »
    I like the Monitor 70's far more than the TSi 500's...

    The RTi A7's are more musical than I thought they were going to be, but the Monitor 70's seem more natural at music than the RTi's to me.

    Give them time and power, u will be surprised how musical they will get once broke in. But they do need plenty of power to max their potential.

    Rock on!
    Polk RTi A7's FrontPolk CSi A4 CenterPolk Tsi 100's SurroundOnkyo TX-RZ50:)Oppo BDP 83 (Collecting dust)MIT Terminator 3 Speaker CableMIT Terminator 2 IC's (Oppo 2 chan)Signal Cable HT TWOEpson PowerLite Home Cinema 1080Hisense 55 U8GBelkin PF 60 Power Center
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited September 2010
    Let's see some pics.
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  • Upstatemax
    Upstatemax Posts: 2,685
    edited September 2010
    leroyjr1 wrote: »
    Let's see some pics.

    Gonna have to find my camera... Guess I should find that before the baby comes anyway.
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  • Upstatemax
    Upstatemax Posts: 2,685
    edited September 2010
    Ric5811 wrote: »
    Give them time and power, u will be surprised how musical they will get once broke in. But they do need plenty of power to max their potential.

    Rock on!

    I would love to give them more power...

    But that's going to have to wait. No more money for audio. :(
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