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over50
over50 Posts: 201
edited August 2011 in Speakers
I saw a pair of vintage Polk Rt800 Floor standing in CL for $350. pair. Does anyone know if these are the same as the Rti8 or Rtia5? The spec's seems to be the same.I've been looking at replacing the m70 with RT fronts. I have a desent sub so a7 or a9 might be bass overkill. Thank you in advance for your help.

http://www.polkaudio.com/homeaudio/products/recent/rt800i/?reviews=1
Marantz SR 7007
polkaudio RTi10
polkaudio CSi A6
polkaudio RTiA3
B&K ST.3140 Power Amplifier
HSU Research VTF2 MK3
Vizio P65-C1
Panasonic 605 blu ray
Onkyo DS-A4 i-pod Dock
Universal Remote
BDI Icon 9429 TV Stand
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  • devani
    devani Posts: 1,497
    edited August 2011
    pre-RTi8

    for $350 i think you can do better than RT800(i)....Rti8 can be had around $300 plus it will match prefectly with the Center that you already have....
    Video: LG 55LN5100/Samsung LNT4065F
    Receiver: HK AVR445
    Source: OPPO BDP-93
    HT: POLK SPEAKERS RTi6, FXi3, CSi5, VTF-3 MK2
    2Ch system: MC2105, AR-XA, AR-2A, AR9, BX-300, OPPO BDP-83
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  • nwohlford
    nwohlford Posts: 700
    edited August 2011
    over50 wrote: »
    I saw a pair of vintage Polk Rt800 Floor standing in CL for $350. pair. Does anyone know if these are the same as the Rti8 or Rtia5? The spec's seems to be the same.I've been looking at replacing the m70 with RT fronts. I have a desent sub so a7 or a9 might be bass overkill. Thank you in advance for your help.

    http://www.polkaudio.com/homeaudio/products/recent/rt800i/?reviews=1

    They are a decent speaker but should be under $200. While they are the same basic set-up as the RTi8 and RTi A5s, the RTi8 and RTi A5s include a number of changes including a different tweeter. Since you already have the CSi A6, I would hold out for a used pair of RTi8s which be a better match for your CSi A6. You should be able to find them used for around $300.
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  • over50
    over50 Posts: 201
    edited August 2011
    Thanks for the feedback. After reading the replys i totally agree. Thanks
    Marantz SR 7007
    polkaudio RTi10
    polkaudio CSi A6
    polkaudio RTiA3
    B&K ST.3140 Power Amplifier
    HSU Research VTF2 MK3
    Vizio P65-C1
    Panasonic 605 blu ray
    Onkyo DS-A4 i-pod Dock
    Universal Remote
    BDI Icon 9429 TV Stand
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,606
    edited August 2011
    $350?? :eek: Way over priced imo. I passed on a pair for $75 a while back. Hopefully Scotty snagged them.
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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