RTi10 compatibility

Hokiebryan
Hokiebryan Posts: 2
edited December 2010 in Speakers
I have a set of RTi10 speakers I bought several years ago. I am building a home theater in my bonus room (20' by 14') and am hoping to use them up front pairing them with new center and surrounds in a 7.1 configuration along with a screen and projector, etc. My question...are the new RTiA components matched/compatible with the older RTi10? For my room size, which center and surround sizes would go best if so? If not matched, any ideas for me? What is? Thanks!
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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited December 2010
    welcome to club polk !
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  • B Run
    B Run Posts: 1,888
    edited December 2010
    I went with the Csi5 and Fxi3's and they match perfectly. There's a few people on here that have matched the Rti with Rtia series with good results, but I haven't personally heard it so I can't comment.
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  • pablo_rodz
    pablo_rodz Posts: 331
    edited December 2010
    I have the same RTi10's and an CSiA6, I love the setup, and I think its a perfect match. Good Luck!
    HT:
    Projector - JVC HD100, 100" Fixed Screen, A/V Receiver - Pioneer Elite VSX-92TXH, Power Conditioner - Panamax M5300-EX, BluRay - Sony PS3, (2) ADCOM GFA 555 Bridged, Speakers - LSi 15, LSi C, LSi FX, Sub - 12" M&K VX-1250.

    Living Room:
    Schiit Saga, Parasound HCA-600, OPPO BDP-103D, LSi7
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited December 2010
    Bottom line is yes, the CSiA series will work fine with your RTi speakers. Best to go with the larger CSiA6 (or CSi5 if you can find one). The consensus around here is that bigger is better when considering a center. Good luck, and welcome to Club Polk! Keep us informed on your progress! :smile:
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited December 2010
    AudioGenics wrote: »
    welcome to club polk !

    I'm sure you have more to offer than that... Huh? Otherwise, posting is pointless. It gives the impression that you didn't even read what the OP wrote. :confused:
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  • Hokiebryan
    Hokiebryan Posts: 2
    edited December 2010
    Thanks for the great feedback...glad to hear it should play well together.

    I am thinking of going...
    Fronts.....................RTi10's
    Center.....................CSiA6
    Surrounds................FXi A4

    Are the smaller surrounds okay for my room size in a 7.1 config? 20Lx14wx8h roughly. Just worried about over powering the room, both physical presence and sound.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited December 2010
    Hokiebryan wrote: »
    Thanks for the great feedback...glad to hear it should play well together.

    I am thinking of going...
    Fronts.....................RTi10's
    Center.....................CSiA6
    Surrounds................FXi A4

    Are the smaller surrounds okay for my room size in a 7.1 config? 20Lx14wx8h roughly. Just worried about over powering the room, both physical presence and sound.

    Smaller surrounds should work fine. Most end up overkilling their surrounds (I did but I didnt know better). If your listening to multichannel stereo then you want more speaker cone area, but for just mostly HT, smaller surrounds will work fine.
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited December 2010
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    Smaller surrounds should work fine. Most end up overkilling their surrounds (I did but I didnt know better). If your listening to multichannel stereo then you want more speaker cone area, but for just mostly HT, smaller surrounds will work fine.

    I agree. I certainly haven't ever been left wanting for more surround... although it's not like I've tried both, but I think ES got it right.
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