How good are the RTI A1,s

thesurfer
thesurfer Posts: 574
edited February 2011 in Speakers
Local fella who sells them, claims there the best polk has ever put out, as far as bookshelf goes,????
Not an Audiophile, just a dude who loves music, and decent gear to hear it with.
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  • ShadowTowel
    ShadowTowel Posts: 89
    edited February 2011
    I'm guessing he does not sell the a3's then, because they blow the a1's away in all of my A/B comparisons.

    I'm sure some LSi fans will say that that line has better bookshelves, but the rti a3's have to be one of the best bookshelf speakers Polk makes, yes. I would say the a1's are immediately next in line on that list. :)
    Polk Audio RTi A3 (mains)
    Polk Audio CSi A4 (center)
    Polk Audio RC60i (rears)
    BIC Acoustech PL-200 (sub)
    Denon AVR-590 (receiver)
    Samsung LN46B550 (LCD)
    Sharp BD HP22U (Blu-ray player)
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited February 2011
    thesurfer wrote: »
    Local fella who sells them, claims there the best polk has ever put out, as far as bookshelf goes,????


    No, they're not the best but they do sound good. Give them a listen.
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  • PrazVT
    PrazVT Posts: 1,606
    edited February 2011
    I have the RTi A1s as surrounds and listened to music with them one afternoon while one of my amps was in the shop. For their size, they sound really nice. But I'd agree with ShadowTowel - The RTi A3s would be better.

    My LSi9s are coming in tomorrow, so I'll get a chance to compare in the coming days.
    ALL BOXED UP for a while until I save up for a new place :(

    Home Theater:
    KEF Q900s / MIT Shotgun S3 / MIT CVT2 ICs | KEF Q600C | Polk FXi5 | BJC Wire | Signal / AQ ICs | Shunyata / Pangea PCs | Pioneer Elite SC 57 | Parasound NC2100 Pre | NAD M25 | Marantz SA8001 | Schiit Gungnir DAC | SB Touch

    2 Channel:
    Polk LSi9 (xo mods), Polk DSW MicroPro 2000 sub | NAD c375BEE | W4S DAC1 | SB Touch | Marantz SA-8001 | MIT AVt 2 | Kimber Hero / AQ / Signal ICs | Shunyata / Signal PCs
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  • el_duderino
    el_duderino Posts: 40
    edited February 2011
    prazvt please post results and impressions
    I'm the Dude. So that's what you call me. You know, that or, uh, His Dudeness, or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.
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