polk audio rtia 7 tower speakers.

crash68
crash68 Posts: 6
edited March 2011 in 2 Channel Audio
has any one ever compared the rtia7 to the monitor 10a , which is more musical and are the rtia7 a better speaker. will be pushing this a system with marantz ,amp sm-7 pre amp sc-7 and tuner st-8 ,looking for the best sounding speaker, both have good reviews.
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  • SRTer
    SRTer Posts: 372
    edited March 2011
    crash68 wrote: »
    has any one ever compared the rtia7 to the monitor 10a , which is more musical and are the rtia7 a better speaker. will be pushing this a system with marantz ,amp sm-7 pre amp sc-7 and tuner st-8 ,looking for the best sounding speaker, both have good reviews.

    I wish someone would comment on this too. I'm picking up a pair today, but I would like to see what other think. I'm making the Polk RTi A7's my rear speakers. Therefore, it might not matter much.

    I hear people saying that they are on the bright side as far as sound goes for music.
    Fronts: Polk RTi A9
    Center: Polk CSI A6
    Rears: Polk RTi A7
    Receiver: Pioneer Elite SC-35 (140 watts x 7)
    Amplifier: Adcom GFA-555 Mk.II (200 watt @ 8 ohms)
    Sub: Polk DSW PRO 500 (10 inch, 200 Watt)
    TV: Samsung 59 inch 3D Plasma 600 Hz PN59D7000
    Sources: Samsung BD-D6700 3D Blu-ray Player, DirecTV, PS3, iPhone 4 and IPod Classic with Apple Lossless Tracks
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  • quadzilla
    quadzilla Posts: 1,543
    edited March 2011
    Probably not a lot of people have both of those. The RTiA7 is a nice speaker though. You should be happy with it.
    Turntable: Empire 208
    Arm: Rega 300
    Cart: Shelter 501 III
    Phono Pre: Aural Thrills
    Digital: Pioneer DV-79ai
    Pre: Conrad Johnson ET3 SE
    Amp: Conrad Johnson Evolution 2000
    Cables: Cardas Neutral Reference
    Speakers: SDA 2.3TL, heavily modified
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  • SRTer
    SRTer Posts: 372
    edited March 2011
    quadzilla wrote: »
    Probably not a lot of people have both of those. The RTiA7 is a nice speaker though. You should be happy with it.

    Is there a reason why you think a lot of people don't have the Polk RTi A7's? They are not terribly expensive.
    Fronts: Polk RTi A9
    Center: Polk CSI A6
    Rears: Polk RTi A7
    Receiver: Pioneer Elite SC-35 (140 watts x 7)
    Amplifier: Adcom GFA-555 Mk.II (200 watt @ 8 ohms)
    Sub: Polk DSW PRO 500 (10 inch, 200 Watt)
    TV: Samsung 59 inch 3D Plasma 600 Hz PN59D7000
    Sources: Samsung BD-D6700 3D Blu-ray Player, DirecTV, PS3, iPhone 4 and IPod Classic with Apple Lossless Tracks
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited March 2011
    SRTer wrote: »
    Is there a reason why you think a lot of people don't have the Polk RTi A7's? They are not terribly expensive.

    Yeah, I would say they are for a surround application. Consider the size too, in a smallish room it would be hard to situate big floorstanders. Add in furniture and space gets cramped quickly. Also not as much detailed sound is routed to the surrounds, music is a different story of coarse, so for HT, in most cases it may be over kill. Then add the WAF, and you will get a nice comfy pillow on the couch to use.
    I would rather spend the coin on dual subs, matching subs, up front than on a huge speaker for surround duty, thats just me though.
    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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  • Jesse22
    Jesse22 Posts: 60
    edited March 2011
    quadzilla wrote: »
    Probably not a lot of people have both of those. The RTiA7 is a nice speaker though. You should be happy with it.

    I believe what was meant is that a lot of people probably don't have a set of each... not separately.
    Polk CS1 Series II
    Monitor 30s
    Monitor 40s Series II
    Klipsch RW-12D
    Onkyo TX-SR308
    Samsung 46" LED-LCD
    Samsung BD-C5500 (Don't Recommend)
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  • quadzilla
    quadzilla Posts: 1,543
    edited March 2011
    Jesse22 wrote: »
    I believe what was meant is that a lot of people probably don't have a set of each... not separately.

    You, sir, are a winner.
    Turntable: Empire 208
    Arm: Rega 300
    Cart: Shelter 501 III
    Phono Pre: Aural Thrills
    Digital: Pioneer DV-79ai
    Pre: Conrad Johnson ET3 SE
    Amp: Conrad Johnson Evolution 2000
    Cables: Cardas Neutral Reference
    Speakers: SDA 2.3TL, heavily modified
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