just auditioned rti70/150 at cc

dave shepard · September 2003

My wife and I came back from cc and we liistened to the 150 alone and the rti70 with sub and we both liked the 70 with a sub hands down(for us). Seems MX was right, the 70 has more detail in the mid's and the highs were crisper too. we listened to OZZY Crazy Train switching between both and playing through with both and the 70 and sub out-did the 150. The only way I would buy the 70 is if they would price match some of the prices I see some getting, $399 ea is still too high compared what Ive been seeing here. I just have to find the post of the reciept from cc and print it out the salesman said that the mgr. would look at it. They did have an open-box at $339ea but still not a good deal. Any help would be appreaciated in finding the post.

Thanks Dvae

faster100 · September 2003

339.00 each for what?? the rti70? or the 150? you said above for the 70, but i think you mean the 150.. clarify

VR3 · September 2003

Dude, price match them off their website. It's like 300 each on there...

faster100 · September 2003

for what??????????

dave shepard · September 2003

They were $399ea for the rti70, $439ea for 150, $339 open-box rti70. I asked him why the price diff. from their web and he said it was because of the shipping charge that would be added to the final cost if bought on the web. So he said they wouldn't match it.

faster100 · September 2003

dave, hows $450.00 sound for a pair of like new cherry Rti70's? with box, papers and warranty + shipping

VR3 · September 2003

Originally posted by dave shepard
They were $399ea for the rti70, $439ea for 150, $339 open-box rti70. I asked him why the price diff. from their web and he said it was because of the shipping charge that would be added to the final cost if bought on the web. So he said they wouldn't match it.

That dude is FOS...

Dosnt CC have that free s/h going on?

faster100 · September 2003

i have a deal, sid lay down lol. your burrying my post/offer

dave shepard · September 2003

Thanks but the wife wants the black to match the others, otherwise they would be mine.

Thanks again Dave

faster100 · September 2003

Damm!!! I just found a deal on the rti150's and need to sell these.. actually we have all black, and wanted the cherry for the mains, it actually adds alittle something of contrast to the front stage.. the cherry is truley classier then plain black, and not just because i wannna sell them, I really would prefer the 150's in cherry... but CC only carry black now

oh well, think on it.. i can post a pic tomorrow to show how sexy they look, LOL and then you can show your wife

VR3 · September 2003

Man I tell ya, I regret buying that black...i saw Faster's cherry pair and my jaw hit the floor! lol!

The RTi70 goes for 600 on Crutchfield. That dude at CC is an idiot

tschep20 · September 2003

glad to hear you liked the 70s, they are excellent speakers. i have the 150s and like them a lot, but the other day i was thinking about returning them for the 70s. so after i got off work (i work for cc), i did a comparison between the two in our store for about an hour, and really couldn't tell a difference. then i got home and listened to mine and i was like wow. they didn't sound anywhere near this good in the store even though a better receiver was hooked up at the store.

anyways, what i'm trying to say is that whichever you speaker you go with, the 70s or 150s, both are going to sound a lot better at your home if you do a proper setup. at our store the 70s are still 399 each also.

faster100 · September 2003

Originally posted by tschep20
at our store the 70s are still 399 each also.

enough said, someone take these gems off my hands

VR3 · September 2003

Faster..I'll trade you my RTi70 for your RTi70. Then you can sell it to good ol dave....

JK, then my tower combo would be messed up lookin

dave shepard · September 2003

I agree that the guy was probably f.o.s. and why would anybody want to save that little bit for open-box I thought that was a joke. Guess I'll have to wait and see what happens, There's going to be a reciever upgrade comming soon too I had no idea I couldn't add an amp that sucks alittle.

faster100 · September 2003

what ever dude, i'll do it... hey pm me i have a question for ya??

VR3 · September 2003

Dave, here is an idea of that sexy cherry! OMG!

Faster,
Wire managment maybe? lol

dave shepard · September 2003

Thanks but I wiil have to wait for the black. But I will excuse the the stone colored box next to it for $450. That will is in the works, mabey next week (pb2+).

VR3 · September 2003

hahaha! Stone colored box...classic!

Faster! Told ya! Should have gotten the pimpin yellow!

brettw22 · September 2003

Dave,

Look at DynamiteD's thread about the Fry's pricing on the 70's. If you're not in the area of one of those things, then I'm sure a forum member here could help ya out with the pickup long as you're willing to pay shipping.........

Just a thought.

VR3 · September 2003

Brett go away! lol!

Dave, don't make any moves....just yet. Wait a bit...

Trust me on this

faster100 · September 2003

Here Trey, this is what a 38 on a 70 would look like..

faster100 · September 2003

and

faster100 · September 2003

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VR3 · September 2003

u got pm

Loud & Clear · September 2003

Faster - Try the stack with the 38 upside down.

VR3 · September 2003

He did that so I could see how they looked with it like that. I was going to trade, but I don't think i am. I don't like the look that has...who knows, I'll see

bigsexy1 · September 2003

CC's website does have free shipping. One pair of my FXi30s came from there, didn't cost a penny. However, it was ordered from the store though.

You just about can't possibly get a good demo in a CC
"soundroom". Even if you could, I'm really not too terribly surprised with Dave's opinion, as CC simply does not have an amp that can do the 150s justice. I am perplexed however, at how the 70s supposedly had "crisper highs", when they have the exact same tweeter?

Faster, I see you are trying to sell the 70s before you get the 150s. If you could somehow manage it, wouldn't it be better to compare them head to head first?

dave shepard · September 2003

I wouldn't have thought so either but they did. They were using an onkio THX with a rated 700watts and a $1100 price tag I don't know the model. Maybe it's that all the power goes to the mid's and tweeter only on the 70 instead of the tweeter,mid and 3-woofoers. Either way we thought the 70 had what we are looking for in sound quality and defination. MX was on the money as to his discription of them for my wife and I anyhow.

Just my thoughts on it

Dave

VR3 · September 2003

Sound is taste, different taste like different sound. However, the i70, is a more logical and fact to being better than the other towers, but still, it all boils down to taste.

If you run them with amps, I would stack a RTi38 or something like that on top to see if you like that. I personally enjoy it. I wouldn't run it A/B, but with a y-splitter between amps to seperate the signal. It works well, and is worth the try!

I hope you find a killer deal! Good luck!

bigsexy1 · September 2003

Dave, just some friendly advice here. Trust me, take my advice on this one thing if you never take it from me on anything else ever again. Whatever you do (if you continue to frequent this board), DO NOT always put all of your blind faith, stock, trust, and belief into anything and everything that Sid says! Now, that doesn't mean that he's always wrong, but, well, you'll see for yourself what I'm talking about here if you stay long enough! He knows a whole lot more about this than I, and probably anyone else here did at
14 years of age (I had an 8 track/turntable console then), but he can really come up with some off the wall stuff sometimes, more so than anybody I've ever heard of. One thing I've got to give him credit for though, if nothing else, he certianly is very creative..

just auditioned rti70/150 at cc

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