Rti 10's

tommyt21
tommyt21 Posts: 685
edited September 2011 in Speakers
I know this has probably been beat to death a hundred times, however I am about to pull the trigger on some new speaks. I currently have t90e(m60)'s i would really like to get the RTi A7 however there 1000 for a pair or I can pick up the rti 10's for 500. My question is two fold is there a 500 dollar difference between the two in sound quality and how big a step up are the rti 10's from M60's?

Thanks Thomas

PS will also be picking up a Pio SC-35 to run the new speaks.:biggrin:
Living Room
Fronts: RTi A7's
Center: Csi A6 VR3 "Fortress Plus"
Front Heights: Rti A1
Surrounds: Rti A3
Sub: HSU VTF-2 MK4 Damn this is a good SUB
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  • polrbehr
    polrbehr Posts: 2,834
    edited September 2011
    I can't comment on the differences between all the speakers you describe, as I have not heard the A7s or the m60s, but I do own a pair of RTi10s, and absolutely enjoy the Hell out of them. I like them all the way around, but I would also say they were more suited to HT than 2 channel.

    Is there a $500 difference? Not sure, really, but if it was my money, I'd put the $500 you'll save towards an external amp and maybe some good quality bi-wire speaker cables (made a huge difference when I did that).
    So, are you willing to put forth a little effort or are you happy sitting in your skeptical poo pile?


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  • PrazVT
    PrazVT Posts: 1,606
    edited September 2011
    Yeah I'm pretty sure most of the difference is cosmetic. I'd probably take the 10s over the A7s given that much price difference.
    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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  • B Run
    B Run Posts: 1,888
    edited September 2011
    I can tell you I had the 60's and now have the Rti8's, and the 8's are WAY better speakers. I can only imagine the jump the 10's would be, I think the A7's are nice but a lot of the difference with them is cosmetic, maybe slightly smoother highs. I'd take the 10's and put the $500 you saved into something else for your system. I just picked up the SC-35 and I absolutely love it.
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