New member Advice needed

DeanoBlado
DeanoBlado Posts: 5
edited December 2010 in Speakers
Hi from sunny South Africa :-)

I am in the process of buying my first set of decent speakers and have decided on the polk range.

I basically have three sets to choose from in my budget:

1. RTi A3 - R3700
2. TSi 300 - R3000
3. TSi 400 - R4000

For now i will be only running in stereo from a Yamaha RXV 650. sub and centre to come at later stage.

Will be used for everything Music, movies, Ps3 gaming.

I have listened to the A3s only so far and i liked it but now that the TSi is within range and a floor stander,

My question is whick one is a better deal? the newer bookshelf or older Floorstander?

Please help :confused:
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited December 2010
    I haven't had any experience with those speakers, but I would like to say welcome to Club Polk:smile:
    Ben
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    Thanks
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  • DeanoBlado
    DeanoBlado Posts: 5
    edited December 2010
    ben62670 wrote: »
    I haven't had any experience with those speakers, but I would like to say welcome to Club Polk:smile:
    Ben

    Thanks
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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited December 2010
    what warranty is included with the 'older' floor ?

    if it is the same as the new then consider the space that a floor standing speaker
    takes over the book shelf.

    usually a floor speaker will have more pronounced bass but that will be a preference
    that you would decide if you like.

    Welcome to Club Polk !
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited December 2010
    AG is right.

    Another question: is that each speaker of per pair of speakers. Also have to look up the exchange rate for your currency because I can't compute those numbers. I realize that Being in S.A. you will probably be paying more than we do in the U.S. for the same product?

    cnh
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited December 2010
    Can you hear all of them before buying? That would help your decision.

    If you're getting a sub soon, I would go with the RTi A3, just because it's a "better" line.

    Welcome to the club!!

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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited December 2010
    Welcome!
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited December 2010
    Agree with Ricardo. If you're planning on getting a good sub soon that can impact the decision. If you can spend some time listening to each speaker, even better!

    Welcome to Club Polk. I find when I sit down with some music and a glass of Amarula Cream that whatever gear I am listening to will sound a little better!
    DKG999
    HT System: LSi9, LSiCx2, LSiFX, LSi7, SVS 20-39 PC+, B&K 507.s2 AVR, B&K Ref 125.2, Tripplite LCR-2400, Cambridge 650BD, Signal Cable PC/SC, BJC IC, Samsung 55" LED

    Music System: Magnepan 1.6QR, SVS SB12+, ARC pre, Parasound HCA1500 vertically bi-amped, Jolida CDP, Pro-Ject RM5.1SE TT, Pro-Ject TubeBox SE phono pre, SBT, PS Audio DLIII DAC
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited December 2010
    Welcome to CP-- good luck in your journey-- I'm not very familar with the newer line,so I'll defer to others. :smile:
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • DeanoBlado
    DeanoBlado Posts: 5
    edited December 2010
    It comes with a five year warranty same as the newer RTi series.

    The price is per pair.

    eventually i wanna get a sub and a centre but not sure how soon as the price for the sub is quite expensive.

    Ricardo you a funny guy :smile:@dkg999 Amarula does tend to have a nice effect on you. hahaha...

    Thanks guys. i'm going tomorrow to listen to all three speakers and take it from there.

    The RTI is just so close to the Floor stander and thats my biggest issue because the RTI is "better build" but still a bookshelf and that means extra stands etc. But coupled with a sub i can have a good set to begin with.:confused:
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  • DanAckerman
    DanAckerman Posts: 70
    edited December 2010
    I have the TSi400's and like them and your price for them is actually $19 less than NewEgg's price.

    The price for the TSi300's and RTi A3's are higher than prices in the US.
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  • DeanoBlado
    DeanoBlado Posts: 5
    edited December 2010
    DanAckerman wrote: »
    I have the TSi400's and like them and your price for them is actually $19 less than NewEgg's price.

    The price for the TSi300's and RTi A3's are higher than prices in the US.

    Thanks man, how are you running them? in a HT setup or stereo?
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  • DanAckerman
    DanAckerman Posts: 70
    edited December 2010
    I run 90% HT. They aren't bad for music.
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  • DeanoBlado
    DeanoBlado Posts: 5
    edited December 2010
    Hi guys, i finally made the decision and went with the LSi 400.:biggrin:

    They sound great both music and movies.

    now my question is about setting up my receiver. Currentley it's set to factory defaults, is ther any changes i need to make e.g frequency ranges etc?

    It's a yamaha RXV 650 and i only have the two speakers at the moment.

    Thanks for the help, i am a novice still at these things.:redface:
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