Question: SRS 3.1TL vs RTi150??

doogie
doogie Posts: 2
edited March 2012 in Vintage Speakers
I have a question about how different are the SRS 3.1TL's versus the RTi150's? I currently have the RTi150's pushed by an Emotiva XPA-2 and they sound fantastic. Would the SRS 3.1TL's be a latteral move or just "different"?

I currently run the 150's for mains, the CS400i center, and the RT1000i's for rear's with a DSWPro 600 sub.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited March 2012
    For theater use, I see it as a lateral move. For music, the 3.1 wins in my book with the SDA soundstage.
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited March 2012
    Dennis Gardner wrote: »
    For theater use, I see it as a lateral move. For music, the 3.1 wins in my book with the SDA soundstage.

    Agreed. Although, I would also argue that the tones of the 3.1TL's vurses the RTi150's are pretty different. My preference being for the 3.1TL with the RDO-198 tweeter included. If you redid the crossovers and added RDO-198 tweeters in the 3.1TL's I would also argue that the tones, clarity and overall fidelity would absolutely be better than the RTi-150's. The downside is that it would cost you a pretty penny to do these changes. The upside is you would have some nice sounding speakers when you are done.

    Greg

    Edit: If you are looking to do mostly home theatre use, I would stay with the RTi-150's. If you are looking to get into 2 Channel music more, I would go for the 3.1TL's (IMO).
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited March 2012
    Ever heard an SDA speaker set ? If not, you'll never have a basis for comparisons. JMHO.:wink:
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,564
    edited March 2012
    You can't drive SDA's with emo's, it's against the law.
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited March 2012
    If your close to WI and own the 3.1's I'll take them off your hands :)

    I would say if you do HT stick with what you got.
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