Monitor 60 or RTiA3

RodneyWoodford
RodneyWoodford Posts: 144
edited June 2011 in Speakers
Which would be better Monitor 60 or RTIA3's? i have RTI4 as front now with RM8 as surround and would like to upgrade. I'm in Canada and can get Monitor 60's for $399 a pr or RTIA3's for $349. Thanks
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited June 2011
    RodneyWoodford wrote: »
    Which would be better Monitor 60 or RTIA3's? i have RTI4 as front now with RM8 as surround and would like to upgrade. I'm in Canada and can get Monitor 60's for $399 a pr or RTIA3's for $349. Thanks

    Neither. The RTiA3's are the next generation of your RTi4's so your not going to gain much. The Monitor series is a series under your RTi's.

    Go with RTi floorstanders if you want to upgrade, or jump into the LSi bookshelves provided you have amplification.
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • RodneyWoodford
    RodneyWoodford Posts: 144
    edited June 2011
    Isn't the RTIA1 the next generation of the RTI4 and not the RTIA3? Just figured towers upfront would be better than the RTI4's I have now.
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited June 2011
    I started with RTi4s as fronts, then upgraded to RTiA3s.

    Did a comparison awhile back:
    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=72553


    If you can get the RTiA3s for a good price, it would be a modest upgrade, imo.

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • jbooker82
    jbooker82 Posts: 1,627
    edited June 2011
    I thought the a3's were bookshelfs, and the towers started out at A5's, A7's, and A9's
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited June 2011
    The Monitor 60s are towers.

    The RTiA3s are bookshelves.


    There is a *steal* on audiogon for RTiA3s...reputable source :smile:

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • RodneyWoodford
    RodneyWoodford Posts: 144
    edited June 2011
    I know the Moniton 60's are towers and RTIA3's are bookshelves, just trying to figure which would be better in a room 14x16. The ones listed on Audiogon are US only and I'm in canada.
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  • Almadacr
    Almadacr Posts: 185
    edited June 2011
    RodneyWoodford wrote: »
    I know the Moniton 60's are towers and RTIA3's are bookshelves, just trying to figure which would be better in a room 14x16. The ones listed on Audiogon are US only and I'm in canada.

    If you are in Canada the best deal right now on the RTi line is the RTI 10 at FS for 249$ each and this is a notch up the monitor line .

    RTI 10
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  • B Run
    B Run Posts: 1,888
    edited June 2011
    Almadacr wrote: »
    If you are in Canada the best deal right now on the RTi line is the RTI 10 at FS for 249$ each and this is a notch up the monitor line .

    RTI 10

    +1 to that, don't go down to the Monitor line I don't think you'd be happy. I think the Rti a3's would be an upgrade but not a HUGE one.
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  • RodneyWoodford
    RodneyWoodford Posts: 144
    edited June 2011
    What kind of receiver would you suggest running RTI10's, RTI4's , RM8 back rears , and PSW125 sub? I have a Sony Str-710 (7x110 watts) now, would this do it or something a little more powerful? Thanks
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  • Almadacr
    Almadacr Posts: 185
    edited June 2011
    RodneyWoodford wrote: »
    What kind of receiver would you suggest running RTI10's, RTI4's , RM8 back rears , and PSW125 sub? I have a Sony Str-710 (7x110 watts) now, would this do it or something a little more powerful? Thanks

    You have 2 options buy in store ( more expensive ) or truth out the internet , but whatever you buy get something with Pre-outs :wink:

    Keep in mind also that several internet sales don`t carry the same warranty like for example pioneer and amazom , but none the less , the best deal that i found on the internet and that they will ship for canada is the pioneer VSX-33 . Its a Elite model that will cost you 568$ , if you buy them in store in canada will cost you 1000$+ .
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  • gp4jesus
    gp4jesus Posts: 1,990
    edited June 2011
    jbooker82 wrote: »
    I thought the a3's were bookshelfs, and the towers started out at A5's, A7's, and A9's
    yup!
    Samsung 60" UN60ES6100 LED, Outlaw Audio 976 Pre/Pro Samsung BDP, Amazon Firestick, Phillips CD Changer Canare 14 ga - LCR tweeters inside*; Ctr Ch outside BJC 10 ga: LCR mids “Foamed & Plugged**”, inside* & out
    8 ga Powerline: LR woofers, inside* & out
    *soldered **Rob the Man (Xschop) LR: Tri-amped RTi A7 w/Rotels. Woofers - 980BX; Tweets & Mids - 981, connected w/Monoprice Premiere ICs
    Ctr Ch: Rotel RB981 -> Bi-amped CSi A6 Surrounds: Premiere ICs ->Rotel 981 -> AR 12 ga -> RTi A3. 5 Subs: Sunfire True SW Signature -> LFE & Ctr Ch; 4 Audio Pro Evidence @ the “Corners”. Power Conditioning & Distribution: 4 dedicated 20A feeds; APC H15; 5 Furman Miniport 20s
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  • gp4jesus
    gp4jesus Posts: 1,990
    edited June 2011
    Almadacr wrote: »
    If you are in Canada the best deal right now on the RTi line is the RTI 10 at FS for 249$ each and this is a notch up the monitor line .

    RTI 10
    the '10 is the predicessor to the RTi A7

    and to post #11: +2! the '10s & 'A7s like separate amps. I believe the 'A7 traces its lineage to the '10. W/that in mind, w/the 'A7 your amp/receiver will see 4 ohms below 125hz
    Samsung 60" UN60ES6100 LED, Outlaw Audio 976 Pre/Pro Samsung BDP, Amazon Firestick, Phillips CD Changer Canare 14 ga - LCR tweeters inside*; Ctr Ch outside BJC 10 ga: LCR mids “Foamed & Plugged**”, inside* & out
    8 ga Powerline: LR woofers, inside* & out
    *soldered **Rob the Man (Xschop) LR: Tri-amped RTi A7 w/Rotels. Woofers - 980BX; Tweets & Mids - 981, connected w/Monoprice Premiere ICs
    Ctr Ch: Rotel RB981 -> Bi-amped CSi A6 Surrounds: Premiere ICs ->Rotel 981 -> AR 12 ga -> RTi A3. 5 Subs: Sunfire True SW Signature -> LFE & Ctr Ch; 4 Audio Pro Evidence @ the “Corners”. Power Conditioning & Distribution: 4 dedicated 20A feeds; APC H15; 5 Furman Miniport 20s
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  • gp4jesus
    gp4jesus Posts: 1,990
    edited June 2011
    RodneyWoodford wrote: »
    Isn't the RTIA1 the next generation of the RTI4[?]
    to the OP & RW: yup!
    RodneyWoodford wrote: »
    ... and not the RTIA3?
    The RTi4, like the RTi A1, has a 5 1/4" MW making the 'A3 an upgrade from the RTi4
    http://www.polkaudio.com/homeaudio/specs/recent/rti4/

    cheers tony
    Samsung 60" UN60ES6100 LED, Outlaw Audio 976 Pre/Pro Samsung BDP, Amazon Firestick, Phillips CD Changer Canare 14 ga - LCR tweeters inside*; Ctr Ch outside BJC 10 ga: LCR mids “Foamed & Plugged**”, inside* & out
    8 ga Powerline: LR woofers, inside* & out
    *soldered **Rob the Man (Xschop) LR: Tri-amped RTi A7 w/Rotels. Woofers - 980BX; Tweets & Mids - 981, connected w/Monoprice Premiere ICs
    Ctr Ch: Rotel RB981 -> Bi-amped CSi A6 Surrounds: Premiere ICs ->Rotel 981 -> AR 12 ga -> RTi A3. 5 Subs: Sunfire True SW Signature -> LFE & Ctr Ch; 4 Audio Pro Evidence @ the “Corners”. Power Conditioning & Distribution: 4 dedicated 20A feeds; APC H15; 5 Furman Miniport 20s
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  • RodneyWoodford
    RodneyWoodford Posts: 144
    edited June 2011
    Would this receiver push the RTI10's okay,Pioneer Elite VSX-23TXH or should I look at something else? Thanks
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  • Almadacr
    Almadacr Posts: 185
    edited June 2011
    That receiver will drive your speakers ok but like any other speaker that moves that amount of air , its also better to buy later a amp and you will notice a big improvement in your speakers .
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
    edited June 2011
    The Rti a5,s are where the floorstanders start, get a pair of those I bet they would sound great with your Rti4's my 5's and 3's sound awesome together I look forward to listening to them every day.
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