Polk rti8

Cmiller
Cmiller Posts: 108
edited February 2011 in Speakers
How are these..? i can pick up a pair in "cherry" local for $300.00

Thanks

Polk rti8
Samsung PN50B550 Plasma
Pioneer Elite SC-25
Pioneer Elite BDP-23FD
Adcom 7500 Amp-Panamax 4300 Conditioner
Polk RTi10's Fronts
Polk Csi A6 Center-Polk M60s rear Surrounds
Klipsch Synergy Sub-10 X2
Klipsch Synergy S-10 Premium back surround
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  • nhhiep
    nhhiep Posts: 877
    edited February 2011
    good for movies, suck for music.
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  • B Run
    B Run Posts: 1,888
    edited February 2011
    I like em. They're a little bright and definitely good HT speakers, I listen to music on mine and i'd call em decent. Running them off an amp definitely improved the sound from them but they're not as power hungry as the Rti 10's or 12's.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,019
    edited February 2011
    Seeing that you already have the 10's, you have a good feel for their sound. Just a tad less of it.
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • Cmiller
    Cmiller Posts: 108
    edited February 2011
    Ok thanks guys..so there just a smaller version of the Rti10
    Samsung PN50B550 Plasma
    Pioneer Elite SC-25
    Pioneer Elite BDP-23FD
    Adcom 7500 Amp-Panamax 4300 Conditioner
    Polk RTi10's Fronts
    Polk Csi A6 Center-Polk M60s rear Surrounds
    Klipsch Synergy Sub-10 X2
    Klipsch Synergy S-10 Premium back surround
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited February 2011
    I love mine for HT.
    Polk Audio Surround Bar 360
    Mirage PS-12
    LG BDP-550
    Motorola HD FIOS DVR
    Panasonic 42" Plasma
    XBOX 360[/SIZE]

    Office stuff

    Allied 395 receiver
    Pioneer CDP PD-M430
    RT8t's & Wharfedale Diamond II's[/SIZE]

    Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music. ~Ronald Reagan
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited February 2011
    I have my rti8 paired up with a tube amp and they sound great with music . The rti8's are very detailed with a nice fast punchy bass from the dual 6 inch drivers and can really vanish when hooked up to some good equipment .I think they sound very forgiving with alot of old rock tracks

    Listen to them before you buy and check them out for anything suspicious
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  • larry777
    larry777 Posts: 480
    edited February 2011
    For that price I would definately pick up the 8's. Some people say they are also good for surrounds,and I could see how they would be. Either way for $300 I would find a use for them.
    Home Theatre.............

    Pioneer SC-35
    Polk RTi10's Fronts
    Polk CSiA6 Center
    RTi4 Surrounds
    SVS PB-12 Sub


    2 Channel.............................

    Yaqin MC-100B
    Energy RC-70 Speakers
    Arcam CD-192 Disc Player
    Van Den Hul Interconnects
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  • TORI3
    TORI3 Posts: 234
    edited February 2011
    They're a little too bright in the music department, but than again, I've never heard them with tubes. For HT, I think they're fantastic. I was planning on selling my RTi8s, but was able to dial them in with a better receiver. Now they sound fantastic.

    At $300, you really can't go wrong. I bought my pair for around $600 and thought that was a great deal. $300 is a steal in my book.
    HT: RTi8s, CSi3, RTi4s, HSU ULS-15, Pioneer Elite VSX-23TXH, Sunfire Cinema Seven.
    2CH: CJ MF2300, Parasound P3, PS Audio DLIII, Wadia 170i, Music Hall Maverick, Sierra-1s, Sunfire HRS8
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  • MLZ
    MLZ Posts: 214
    edited February 2011
    I love my RTi8's paired with an Onkyo A-9555 integrated amp fed from my PC based collection of WMA Lossless rips, via a USB DAC. This rig sounds fantastic to me.

    In July 2008 I paid $399 for the pair, new at Fry's - I think they were being cleared out for the RTiA line.
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