RTiA7 are they worth it? They look great!

sockeye

These speakers just call to me, are they worth the price? Im thinking Csi A4 middle, FXiA4 for surround. 12x24 room. Too much?

sockeye

Nobody owns these speakers? Anybody have any second hand knowledge?

ben62670

You do realize that it is nearly 2am EST don't you?

leroyjr1

Budget?

dorourke07

Go RTiA9 for the bass and call it a night.

F1nut

The A7's are great for HT and much easier to drive than the A9's. You'd be better off getting the CSi A6 for the center.

Hey, are you in bed already?

gfong

I have first hand knowledge!
Great for Ht use and highly recommended. Do a search on here as there are a few of us that have recently upgraded from 7's to 9's. I do not think that any of the owners disliked the 7's.

larry777

Not sure of your budget but the RTi10's are on for $249 Each at Futureshop in Canada. They are pretty well the same speaker as the 7's except the 7's have a different rear cabinet design. The CSiA6 center will match with either towers best. Futureshop also has the RTi4's on for $149 " Pair " which could be used for surrounds. These are a lot of Bang for the Buck speakers for the price. That leaves additional money available for something else....possibly an AVR upgrade or Amp.

danz1906

The RTia7s are great speakers for HT, they are on the bright forward side on Music.

mdaudioguy

larry777 wrote: »

Not sure of your budget but the RTi10's are on for $249 Each at Futureshop in Canada. They are pretty well the same speaker as the 7's except the 7's have a different rear cabinet design. The CSiA6 center will match with either towers best. Futureshop also has the RTi4's on for $149 " Pair " which could be used for surrounds. These are a lot of Bang for the Buck speakers for the price. That leaves additional money available for something else....possibly an AVR upgrade or Amp.

Yeah, but the RTi10s are quirky-looking, while the RTiA7s are SEXY! IMHO, of course.

+1 to the recommendations on the larger center.

PrazVT

I love my RTi A7s - and the brightness tends to vary with gear. Great bass (as I'd rather listen to music w/o the sub on) and they are quite pretty to look at. If I had a bigger place, I'd probably have sprung for the RTi A9s, but I have zero complaints. I also went with the CSi A6 center, as dialog sounds better (the added low end).

So +1 for the proposed setup

mantis

danz1906 wrote: »

The RTia7s are great speakers for HT, they are on the bright forward side on Music.

I find this not to be true if you power them with a good high quality AVR . I suggest the Pioneer ELite VSX33 or a SC-35 series receiver for fantastic music and Theater reproduction. Brightness with be a non factor.

Yes the RTIA7's are impressive and worth full retail. I really enjoyed all the times I spent with them on our showroom floor and in my customers house. I always found myself running more clips and demoing them for my customers more then other speakers at that time. I think they are a perfect balance of music and theater at that price class. One of my personal favorite speakers in this range.

Ericw2431

I second the rtia7 are a bit to bright on the music side! but for games and HT there Perfect! =].......although for music i got lsi9.....i say just turn down the trebble and they will sound a bit hollow in the cabnet but not to shabby! +1 on the csia6! surrounds dont really matter!

mantis

Ericw2431 wrote: »

I second the rtia7 are a bit to bright on the music side! but for games and HT there Perfect! =].......although for music i got lsi9.....i say just turn down the trebble and they will sound a bit hollow in the cabnet but not to shabby! +1 on the csia6! surrounds dont really matter!

I'd like to get your impressions and meaning of the word bright. I'd like to know more about your room and placement.

Did you properly calibrate your system with MCACC?

I do understand "Bright" is a term used when the high end of a speaker tends to be " in your face" or highs sound un natural , is this what you mean by bright?

Ericw2431

Yes by bright i mean the highs/vocals high pitch noises are in your ear!! yes i do got it calibrated......and i have acoustic panels wit a 5' x 7' carpet in the middle of the room!....

danz1906

mantis wrote: »

I find this not to be true if you power them with a good high quality AVR . I suggest the Pioneer ELite VSX33 or a SC-35 series receiver for fantastic music and Theater reproduction. Brightness with be a non factor.

Yes the RTIA7's are impressive and worth full retail. I really enjoyed all the times I spent with them on our showroom floor and in my customers house. I always found myself running more clips and demoing them for my customers more then other speakers at that time. I think they are a perfect balance of music and theater at that price class. One of my personal favorite speakers in this range.

I do understand "Bright" is a term used when the high end of a speaker tends to be " in your face" or highs sound un natural , is this what you mean by bright?

Yes, the RTiA series is on the bright side.

sockeye

I am remodeling downstairs, room size 12x24. Thinking about FXiA4 for surround on walls. Is there a better choice in this price range?
David

Sherardp

If you can afford the A9s, then I would go right along with F1's suggestion. If not, then A7's should be ok with a nice sub as mentioned.

I wouldn't let the term "bright", stand in the way. With alot of receivers you can actually tame the higher freqs with built in software. I know it's all in the processing but with the right amp (some guys use B&K) you should have no problems.

FXiA4's are awesome speakers for surround duty.

cnh

I agree with Sherardp above. Though I don't run Rti-A towers. I do have a second system that has RTi-A3s up front along with the smaller center in that series. And, I do find that my slightly older Denon AVR tames the bright side of the RTi-As quite nicely.

Other processors/AVRs will have similar effects.

cnh

hagmanm2

+1 with cnh. My Denon did fantastic job with my 7s... and my Adcom is even smoother. I use them mainly for music, then HT. I very rarely find their sound fatiguing. And as others have said, much easier to drive.

Gulfstrings

sockeye wrote: »

These speakers just call to me, are they worth the price? Im thinking Csi A4 middle, FXiA4 for surround. 12x24 room. Too much?

Several years ago I purchased an "unplanned" pair Polk's RTi10s from Sound Advice. Waiting for my salesman to finish with another customer, I watched him demonstrate several high end amps/receivers noticing that whatever power equipment he demo'd, all were played thru the 10s. When I asked him why he casually said, "... just like the sound of the Polks."

So I asked that we compare the 10s to the B&Ws I was there to pick up (and had sweated over and dealt for like a crooked politician). With a little effort he made that happen - same power, same music - sold! I put half the money I was prepared to spend back in my pocket and brought the 10s home.

Fact is, I never really powered them correctly, but always enjoyed their clear, balanced voice playing them only in two channel with sub for both my vinyl collection and a few CDs.

Last year I made a gift of that system to our daughter and started over. First purchase? The A7s (that replaced the 10s). But this time I did it right by providing quality power in the form of a NAD amp.

The power and warmth NAD is known for was like eighteen year old scotch for the A7s. There are more expensive speakers out there but for what I expect from our primary music and movie system, those 7s are hard to beat! Really nice looking, too.

Checkout the rest of my stuff in the signature ... we're very happy with the package. And that kid in Nashville "ain't gittin this one ... "

Dave

paradiddle

Gulfstrings wrote: »

Several years ago I purchased an "unplanned" pair Polk's RTi10s from Sound Advice. Waiting for my salesman to finish with another customer, I watched him demonstrate several high end amps/receivers noticing that whatever power equipment he demo'd, all were played thru the 10s. When I asked him why he casually said, "... just like the sound of the Polks."

So I asked that we compare the 10s to the B&Ws I was there to pick up (and had sweated over and dealt for like a crooked politician). With a little effort he made that happen - same power, same music - sold! I put half the money I was prepared to spend back in my pocket and brought the 10s home.

Fact is, I never really powered them correctly, but always enjoyed their clear, balanced voice playing them only in two channel with sub for both my vinyl collection and a few CDs.

Last year I made a gift of that system to our daughter and started over. First purchase? The A7s (that replaced the 10s). But this time I did it right by providing quality power in the form of a NAD amp.

The power and warmth NAD is known for was like eighteen year old scotch for the A7s. There are more expensive speakers out there but for what I expect from our primary music and movie system, those 7s are hard to beat! Really nice looking, too.

Checkout the rest of my stuff in the signature ... we're very happy with the package. And that kid in Nashville "ain't gittin this one ... "

Dave

Great story!

Can I ask you folks some advice? I'm currently looking to put together my first stereo... on a shoestring budget.My budget is around $500. What do you think I should invest in?

I need a L/R pair and amp for the money and have narrowed down to the following optoins.

Options now include:

AMP (surround, when I want to put together a HT)
-Used Denon 5-7.1, 100w/side approx ($150-300)
-Used Yamaha (same specs 100-200)

Speakers
-New rti4 (they're on clearance for $149/pair)
-Used Rsi7 (if I can find some on here for $300ish)
- other options?

Sub-(already purchased)
- PSW111 ($129 - already picked up)


sorry for jacking the thread!

mdaudioguy

Sherardp wrote: »

If you can afford the A9s, then I would go right along with F1's suggestion. If not, then A7's should be ok with a nice sub as mentioned.

I wouldn't let the term "bright", stand in the way. With alot of receivers you can actually tame the higher freqs with built in software. I know it's all in the processing but with the right amp (some guys use B&K) you should have no problems.

FXiA4's are awesome speakers for surround duty.

I agree with what you've said, except that F1 didn't actually recommend the A9s over the A7s. He only mentioned that the 7s were easier to drive.

mdaudioguy

Gulfstrings - Nice story, and quite an endorsement of the RTi10/A7 speakers. I've been pleased with my 10s going on 3 years now, and cannot foresee replacing them unless they somehow wear out.

mdaudioguy

Paradiddle - Welcome to Club Polk. I understand you're looking for the same speakers, too, but I suggest you start a new thread, considering your questions are somewhat different than the OPs. But, keep reading this thread, because there's lots of solid advice here.

PS - If you can find a pair of 7s for $300ish, let me know!

BtrSound

I got the Rti A7's at newegg for $325 and the RTI A9's for $399 right before or right after Christmas. They cam right after but I do not remember when I ordered them. I had to jump on it. As far as the center. The A6 has a much fuller sound. If you can deal with the size. The A4 sounds great as well, but when compareing the two, the A6 shined in comparison. If you do not want to buy an amp and a receiver with preouts, then the A7's are a better bet than the A9's, but the A7's really shine with higher power.