Couldn't Sleep. Got a pair of RTi150's.....
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...and I'm still smilling from ear to ear. I got a pair of RTi100's last week for $360, but was not very happy with it. The power bass was cool but I've heard better. So I went to CC today to audition the RTi70 because I heard much good things about it.
While I was auditioning the RTi70 . The SALE tag on the RTi150s in the room kept flashing at me and calling out for me to take them home. $245.96 each for the RTi150 while the RTi70 was still at $399 each... I couldn't resist.
I decided to audition them both, RTi150's and RTi70 with the Velodyne CHT120. I also try the RTi150's without the Sub. I was there for more than two hours. The sales manager (who knows me because I buy all my speakers from him for the past five years) showed me how to switch back and forth between the speakers and left me there to make up my mind.
Eric Clapton was on the DVD. He sounded so good that I decided to buy the DVD with whatever speakers I choose.
The 70s were very clear, concise, and louder than the 150s at the same volume postion on the receiver. But it was too much "in your face" kind of clarity. The RTi150 was more reserve. Quiet at the right moment, rumble at the right moment, and thunderous when it needs to. When I unplugged the sub... no contest... the 150s were the clear winner for me.
I brought the 150s and Eric home with me, hooked them up to my old Denon 3801. Set them on "Large". I turn the cross-over on my PSW350 way down to its minimum. Put Eric on and I'm still grinning from ear to ear at 1:30 in the morning (LA time). My wife is deep asleep and she has no clue that I have upgraded my 600i's to 100s last week then to 150s this afternoon. She sure enjoyed Eric though.
And that folks was a very good day.
Sign off
Solaris
While I was auditioning the RTi70 . The SALE tag on the RTi150s in the room kept flashing at me and calling out for me to take them home. $245.96 each for the RTi150 while the RTi70 was still at $399 each... I couldn't resist.
I decided to audition them both, RTi150's and RTi70 with the Velodyne CHT120. I also try the RTi150's without the Sub. I was there for more than two hours. The sales manager (who knows me because I buy all my speakers from him for the past five years) showed me how to switch back and forth between the speakers and left me there to make up my mind.
Eric Clapton was on the DVD. He sounded so good that I decided to buy the DVD with whatever speakers I choose.
The 70s were very clear, concise, and louder than the 150s at the same volume postion on the receiver. But it was too much "in your face" kind of clarity. The RTi150 was more reserve. Quiet at the right moment, rumble at the right moment, and thunderous when it needs to. When I unplugged the sub... no contest... the 150s were the clear winner for me.
I brought the 150s and Eric home with me, hooked them up to my old Denon 3801. Set them on "Large". I turn the cross-over on my PSW350 way down to its minimum. Put Eric on and I'm still grinning from ear to ear at 1:30 in the morning (LA time). My wife is deep asleep and she has no clue that I have upgraded my 600i's to 100s last week then to 150s this afternoon. She sure enjoyed Eric though.
And that folks was a very good day.
Sign off
Solaris
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From the title I thought this thread was going to be about breaking into the local CC...
Good going Sol... you did almost as well and your approach was considerably more legal.More later,
Tour...
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Originally posted by Solaris
...I'm still smilling from ear to ear....
...kept flashing at me and calling out for me to take them home...
... I couldn't resist.....
....I decided to audition them both....
....I was there for more than two hours....
...He sounded so good.....
....But it was too much "in your face"....
....Quiet at the right moment, rumble at the right moment, and thunderous when it needs to....
... Put Eric on and I'm still grinning from ear to ear at 1:30 in the morning (LA time).
///and the 2 lines that are the kicker for me///
...My wife is deep asleep....She sure enjoyed Eric though.
Solaris
I think I've seen this porno before....
Cheers,
RussCheck your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service. -
lol.....More later,
Tour...
Vox Copuli
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb
"Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
"It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
"There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD -
Russ you got too much time on your hands! That was great Front
Polk RT800i (BI-wired)
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Polk RT600i
Center
Polk CS400i (BI-wired)
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SVS 25-31PCi (22Hz tuning port)... it's SubHuman
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YAMAHA RX-V1400
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Mitsubishi WT-46807 HDTV
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For the price the rti150's are going for......hell I would buy a pair.
I bet with some time they could sound fantastic.....Dan
My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time. -
Couldn't Sleep. Got a pair of RTi150's.....
Dude, as much as I can't sleep, if I bought a RTi150 everytime...I'd have one every 2 inches....lined up from one wall to the next wall, filling into the center!
Russ, that is HILARIOUS!!! WAAAAAAAAA! Your time must be limitless...waaaaaaaaaa! ROFL!!!
Dude, congrats on the purchase!!- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
