Don't look like Newegg sells the full line of Polk speakers

Turbo6TA
Turbo6TA Posts: 42
edited April 2012 in Speakers
I keep hearing on this forum that some members here buy there Polk speakers from Newegg.

Today I went to the Newegg site to look for a pair of RTi A7 floor standers. Couldn't even find them on there website.

Are the RTi A7s being discontinued, or is it that Newegg just has an incomplete line of Polks?

Looked elsewhere, but other than used, refurbished or open-box speakers, it looks like everyone is selling them for $499 each .. no deals insight that I can find for new, unopened RTi A7s.

Thank's,
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While I'm at it, I have another question concerning the RTi A7 speakers. I am buying an Onkyo A-9070 integrated 2-channel amp when it becomes available from Onkyo in about a month or two. This amp is rated at 100 watts per channel @ 9 ohms.

Do you think this amp has enough power to drive a pair of RTi A7s and a pair of RTi A3 bookshelf rear speakers for 2-channel music only? I am going to hold off buying a powered sub, but thinking about an Epic Legend 12" sealed / double-side firing sub (300 watts RMS) maybe in the future .... This system will be placed in a living room that's about 15' x 20' with 10' ceilings and partially open on one end. Don't need super-loud! :razz:


Onkyo A-9070

Continuous Output Power:..........100 W /Ch (8 Ohms) RMS
Total Harmonic Distortion:..........0.006%
Frequency Response:.................10 Hz - 100,000 Hz
Signal / Noise Ratio:..................107 dB
Weight:....................................40 Lb.

Advanced Wide Range Amplifier Technology (AWRAT)
Dynamic Intermodulation Distortion Reduction Circuitry (DIDRC)
Parallel Push-Pull Amplification Design with 3-Stage Inverted "Darlington" circuitry
4 Large 15,000 uF Capacitors
Closed Ground Loop Circuits
Independant Headphone Amplifier
Phono Equalizer

Digital-Analog Converters:............2 (Separate Lft & Rt Channel "Wolfson" 192 kHz / 24-Bit)
Digital Audio Inputs:..........-.........1 Optical, 2 Coaxial
Analog Audio Inputs:.........._........3
Analog Audio Outputs:....._...........1


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  • JustinHEMI
    JustinHEMI Posts: 198
    edited April 2012
    They may be out of stock. When I had A7's, I bought them from Newegg. So just keep checking. They often run real good sales on Polk stuff so they're probably just out of stock.

    Justin
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited April 2012
    Turbo6TA wrote: »
    I keep hearing on this forum that some members here buy there Polk speakers from Newegg.

    Today I went to the Newegg site to look for a pair of RTi A7 floor standers. Couldn't even find them on there website.

    My bet is simply that they are out right now since they still have the A9's, A5's and A3's listed. Polk IS NOT getting rid of the A7's.
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • Syndil
    Syndil Posts: 1,582
    edited April 2012
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882290160

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882290161

    Newegg says it's deactivated, which means they won't be selling them any more. This usually means they have been discontinued by the manufacturer, but Polk is still selling them directly, so who knows.

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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited April 2012
    Buy refurbs from Polk on ebay, you'll be happy you did.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited April 2012
    Syndil wrote: »
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882290160

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882290161

    Newegg says it's deactivated, which means they won't be selling them any more. This usually means they have been discontinued by the manufacturer, but Polk is still selling them directly, so who knows.

    Eh, I have seen them do that with some of the Polk Monitor speakers and re-activate them when they get their next shipment in, so I wouldnt totally trust that....
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited April 2012
    gdb wrote: »
    Buy refurbs from Polk on ebay, you'll be happy you did.

    I second this.......
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • Turbo6TA
    Turbo6TA Posts: 42
    edited April 2012
    Ok ... thank's for the info.

    Out of Stock .. that makes sense
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited April 2012
    Turbo6TA wrote: »
    Ok ... thank's for the info.

    Out of Stock .. that makes sense

    However the Polk ebay site will have them cheaper than Neweggs price.......
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • Turbo6TA
    Turbo6TA Posts: 42
    edited April 2012
    EndersShadow wrote: »

    However the Polk ebay site will have them cheaper than Neweggs price.......

    I just looked at the Polk Ebay site. Unfortunatly they don't have any RTi A6s. They do sell lots of the RTi 6, but I think it's a different speaker. Maybe a discontinued speaker?

    They also sell lots of the Monitor 60 and 70s ... I am wondering if there not a discontinued line too.

    I don't even see the Monitor series or the RTi 6 speakers on the regular Polk website.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited April 2012
    Turbo6TA wrote: »
    I just looked at the Polk Ebay site. Unfortunatly they don't have any RTi A6s. They do sell lots of the RTi 6, but I think it's a different speaker. Maybe a discontinued speaker?

    They also sell lots of the Monitor 60 and 70s ... I am wondering if there not a discontinued line too.

    I don't even see the Monitor series or the RTi 6 speakers on the regular Polk website.

    The Monitor series is a Newegg ONLY series as the big box stores replaced it with the TSi series, same with the RTi's, they were replaced by the RTi Ax models. You can find both by going to the "Recent and Vintage Models" link under Products and doing a search.
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited April 2012
    Looked elsewhere, but other than used, refurbished or open-box speakers, it looks like everyone is selling them for $499 each .. no deals insight that I can find for new, unopened RTi A7s.

    http://www.amazon.com/Polk-Audio-Floorstanding-Speaker-Single/dp/B000V2OQL6 $450 shipped
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  • Turbo6TA
    Turbo6TA Posts: 42
    edited April 2012
    Thank's GDB ... Well, that's $100 cheaper for a pair!
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited April 2012
    You can use the $100 as a down payment on some cables !:lol:
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  • Turbo6TA
    Turbo6TA Posts: 42
    edited April 2012
    Or a down payment for a set of headers for my car ..

    :cheesygrin:
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited April 2012
    http://www.thecamerabox.com/polk-audio-rti-a7-floorstanding-speaker-black-single.html Lower price for black.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited April 2012
    Turbo6TA wrote: »
    Or a down payment for a set of headers for my car ..

    :cheesygrin:

    Get stainless, steel is just money rusted and burnt out !
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  • teekay0007
    teekay0007 Posts: 2,289
    edited April 2012
    Here's a novel idea: How about calling Newegg and saying something like, "Hey! Ya gettin' any more of those Polk RTi A7s in, or what?" :idea:

    Or, calling Polk and sayin', "Hey! Ya discontinuin' them RTi A7s, or what?" :idea:

    Just a thought...
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  • Turbo6TA
    Turbo6TA Posts: 42
    edited April 2012
    teekay0007 wrote: »
    Here's a novel idea: How about calling Newegg and saying something like, "Hey! Ya gettin' any more of those Polk RTi A7s in, or what?" :idea:

    Or, calling Polk and sayin', "Hey! Ya discontinuin' them RTi A7s, or what?" :idea:

    Just a thought...

    Then we wouldn't have anything to talk about or read about here!

    :biggrin:
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