Are Rti A5's bi-ampable?

WagBoss
WagBoss Posts: 108
edited January 2012 in Speakers
According to the polk website, they are and they are not.

The rti a series technical specs page, says this

Inputs 5-way binding posts
http://www.polkaudio.com/homeaudio/rtia/specs.php

The rti a series overview page says this:

High-quality, Gold plated 5-way Binding Post Inputs ensure snug connections every time. Tower and bookshelf models feature bi-wire and bi-amplification capability. We don't use cheap spring clips or plastic terminals with RTi A series speakers!

http://www.polkaudio.com/homeaudio/rtia/index.php


From what I have seen, I thought if it's 5-way binding post it can not be bi-amped, but if it says "dual 5-way binding posts" it can be bi-amped.

Is this an error, or am I just reading it wrong?
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  • WagBoss
    WagBoss Posts: 108
    edited January 2012
    after reading more, apparently the rti a1 has dual 5-way binding posts, and the rti a3 has 5-way binding post. Huh?

    and both the csi a4 and csi a6 have only one 5-way binding posts.
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  • Glowrdr
    Glowrdr Posts: 1,103
    edited January 2012
    If the back of the speaker only has 1 set of binding posts - then you cannot bi-amp. If it has 2 sets, then you can (1 set for each amp)

    I'm just going to assume you know what you are doing, and I will not beat the bi-amping dead horse. Someone posted an excellent link the other day about it - if I ever find it again, it will be my goto "post" for bi-amping questions.
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  • WagBoss
    WagBoss Posts: 108
    edited January 2012
    Glowrdr wrote: »
    If the back of the speaker only has 1 set of binding posts - then you cannot bi-amp. If it has 2 sets, then you can (1 set for each amp)

    I'm just going to assume you know what you are doing, and I will not beat the bi-amping dead horse. Someone posted an excellent link the other day about it - if I ever find it again, it will be my goto "post" for bi-amping questions.

    I don't even own the speakers, I am just wondering. Obviously you can't bi-amp with only 1 post. that is why I'm asking. Polk says they have bi-amping capability but only 1 set of posts.
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  • Glowrdr
    Glowrdr Posts: 1,103
    edited January 2012
    Just checking - I've heard way worse from this site before. lol

    Here's the back of the A3 - I think Polk just got lazy on the description details.

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  • WagBoss
    WagBoss Posts: 108
    edited January 2012
    Glowrdr wrote: »
    Just checking - I've heard way worse from this site before. lol

    Here's the back of the A3 - I think Polk just got lazy on the description details.

    1650_polk-audio-rti-3u-bookshelf-speakers-black.jpg

    Thanks. Not really lazy, its just straight up wrong information. They should really fix that.
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  • Drenis
    Drenis Posts: 2,871
    edited January 2012
    WagBoss wrote: »
    Thanks. Not really lazy, its just straight up wrong information. They should really fix that.

    You should email or call polk CS tomorrow and advise them since you found the error. Doing nothing about it......................................................
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  • WagBoss
    WagBoss Posts: 108
    edited January 2012
    Drenis wrote: »
    You should email or call polk CS tomorrow and advise them since you found the error. Doing nothing about it......................................................

    ya i'll probably email them. lol also found that the fx a4 and fx a6 reviews are both for the csi a4 and csi a6. there is no review section for the fx's lol, they both direct to csi a4 and csi a6
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,755
    edited January 2012
    WagBoss wrote: »
    after reading more, apparently the rti a1 has dual 5-way binding posts, and the rti a3 has 5-way binding post. Huh?

    and both the csi a4 and csi a6 have only one 5-way binding posts.

    All of the above have dual binding posts.
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  • WagBoss
    WagBoss Posts: 108
    edited January 2012
    F1nut wrote: »
    All of the above have dual binding posts.

    Yeah i assumed that. Error on the technical specifications page is not very good advertisement though lol.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,755
    edited January 2012
    In the scheme of all things audio, it matters not.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,011
    edited January 2012
    WagBoss wrote: »
    Yeah i assumed that. Error on the technical specifications page is not very good advertisement though lol.

    Errors happen, with everything in life. Thanks for pointing it out though, but as already said, not a huge deal.
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