Right AVR/Power Amplifier for RTi A 9s

Indo68
Indo68 Posts: 2
edited December 2012 in Electronics
Hello folks,

I have purchased a pair of Polk RTi A9s to add to my existing collection of Polk Monitor 70s, R50s & Monitor 20s, CSi A-4 and a pair of PSW 111 subs. They are currently hooked up to a Pioneer VSX-1017K bought in 2008. In addition the AVR is hooked up to a Pioneer BPD-140 (Blue Ray), PS-3 and a 64" Samsung 8000 series Plasma.

I have not hooked up the RTi A9s to this set up as I feel my current AVR does not have enough juice to drive these magnificent speakers.

I'm thinking of getting the Pioneer Elite SC-68 which puts out 140W RMS but even that falls short in my opinion.
At some online forums I have read that hooking up a power amplifier to the AVR set up like Emotiva XPA-2 which puts out 300Wx2 RMS using the pre -outs to drive the front speakers will work well.

I use this set up to watch movies as well as listen to music(in a 2 channel mode)

I look forward to your feedback on a suitable AVR/Amp combination to do justice to the RTi a-9s.

Thanks.
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited December 2012
    Budget...budget....budget.....

    You can get quantum leaps in performance with the right budget....imho....

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    edited December 2012
    Pioneer SC series & Parasound amp.
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  • Irrenhaus
    Irrenhaus Posts: 1,097
    edited December 2012
    I have an Adcom 585 on my RTi12s and started with a Parasound 2125 no problemes with them..

    Cheers
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  • snake1
    snake1 Posts: 567
    edited December 2012
    Parasound 2250 are on my 12's and they are awesome now! Your right to think that way about your AVR. You can hook them up to it however and it will work for a while but external amplification is where its at!!
    AVR - Onkyo NR809
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    Amp - Parasound 2250 - FOR SALE BTW!! PM me if interested!
    Mains - Polk RTi12 towers
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited December 2012
    If you are happy with your receiver and since it has preouts, then get an external amp to hook it up to. Emotiva & Outlaw audio are great for brand new at reasonable prices. If you are willing to shop the used market, you can also check out Rotel, Parasound, Adcom, NAD, Sunfire, and B&K. Get at least 200wpc @ 8ohms, this much power will drive just about anything to its full potential now and in the future with any other speaker upgrades you may do.

    Welcome to Club Polk.
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  • friggy
    friggy Posts: 66
    edited December 2012
    I just hooked up an Emotiva XPA 5 yesterday to some RTi10's, it sounded like a totally different speaker. This is my 1st power amp. and don't have anything to compare it to, but it works fine for me. If budget wasn't a factor I really liked what I read about the Parasound 5250 V I believe it is. I'm no autoiophile but wanted to upgrade the music side of listening and the XPA 5 has definately changed the sound of the RTi10's. Which were in place for about 4hrs, then some B&W CM9's took their place.
    Panasonic 50"
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  • michael1947
    michael1947 Posts: 775
    edited December 2012
    You need an amp, no way around it. A9's just need much more juice than the 10 series Pio can produce. A couple hundred bucks should do it.
    Main Family Room: Sony 46 LCD, Sony Blue Ray, Sony DVD/VCR combo,Onkyo TXNR 708, Parasound 5250,
    Polk SDS-SRS with mods, CSI 5 center + Klipsch SC2, Polk RT2000P rears, Klipsch KG 1.5's sides, Polk Micro Pro 1000, Polk Micro Pro 2000, Polk SW505, Belkin PF60, Signal Cable Classics,Monster IC's, 2 15 amp circuits & 1 20 amp circuit.

    Living Room: Belkin PF60, Parasound HCA2200, MIT ProlineEXP balanced IC's,Emotiva XDA-1 DAC/Pre,Emotiva ERC2 transport,MIT AVT2, Polk LSI 9's.
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  • Indo68
    Indo68 Posts: 2
    edited December 2012
    Thank you very much folk for all your informed advice. I really feel that Polk forum has been very helpful. I will be going for Pioneer Elite SC 68 & an amplifier (one of the brands suggested here). Once again thanks everyone for advice.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,236
    edited December 2012
    Indo68 wrote: »
    Thank you very much folk for all your informed advice. I really feel that Polk forum has been very helpful. I will be going for Pioneer Elite SC 68 & an amplifier (one of the brands suggested here). Once again thanks everyone for advice.
    I'd give the SC-68 a chance before you go spending money on an external amp. The internal amps of this AVR are amazing.
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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