What rears to get?

The Hun
The Hun Posts: 4
edited February 2013 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
Hello All.

I got a pair or RTiA9 for my fronts bi-amped, CSiA6 for my center channel and a 10 inch Boston Acoustics sub ASW 650 so far.
Now I am in the market for the rest of my 5.1.

Do you guys think that I should go for the RTiA5s or a pair of F/XiA6?

The space is not an issue, price wise it will cost about the same because I would have to get stands for the F/XiA6.

I got the system powered by an Pioneer Elite SC-65 receiver and a Panasonic TC-P60GT50 plasma.

Thanks for all the help
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited January 2013
    Welcome!

    F/XiA6.
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  • The Hun
    The Hun Posts: 4
    edited January 2013
    Thanks, I been a member since 2012 but never posted anything.
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  • ViperZ
    ViperZ Posts: 2,046
    edited January 2013
    FX series will give you more of a 'surround sound' type as they are not pointed right at you. RT bookshelves will give you more directional sound.
    Panasonic PT-AE4000U projector for movies
    Carada 106" Precision Series (Classic Cinema White)
    Denon AVR-X3600H pre/pro
    Outlaw 770 7-channel amplifier
    B&W CDM1-SE fronts
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    JBL SP8CII in-ceiling height speakers
    Samsung DTB-H260F OTA HDTV tuner
    DUAL NHT SubTwo subwoofers
    Oppo BDP-93 Blu-Ray player
    Belkin PF60 Power Center
    Harmony 1100 RF remote with RF extender
    Sony XBR-X950G 55" 4K HDR Smart TV + PS3 in the living room
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  • michael1947
    michael1947 Posts: 775
    edited January 2013
    Welcome. On my main HT rig I use some old Polks. RT2000p, you can look them up and notice they were once about $1k each and now be had for a couple of hundred a pair. Each tower has 2 8" powered sub-woofers which really add to the base experience, they can be moved around some and do not have to be mounted on the walls or placed on stands. Food for thought, and they are easy to power whereas the RTI a towers require substantial power which could put you over the top on your AVR power. Just my .02 worth.:rolleyes:
    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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  • Thorton
    Thorton Posts: 1,324
    edited January 2013
    mdaudioguy wrote: »
    Welcome!

    F/XiA6.

    +1, F/XiA6 will serve the purpose.
    _____________________________________________________________________________________________
    Ethernet Filter: GigaFOILv4 with Keces P3 LPS
    Source: Roon via ethernet to DAC interface
    DAC: Bricasti M1SE
    Pre/Pro: Marantz AV8805
    Tube Preamp Buffer: Tortuga TPB.V1
    Amp1: Nord One NC1200DM Signature, Amp2: W4S MC-5, AMP3: W4S MMC-7
    Front: Salk SoundScape 8's, Center: Salk SoundScape C7
    Surround: Polk FXIA6, Surround Back: Polk RTIA9, Atmos: Polk 70-RT
    Subs: 2 - Rythmik F25's
    IC & Speaker Cables: Acoustic Zen, Wireworld, Signal Cable
    Power Cables: Acoustic Zen, Wireworld, PS Audio
    Room Treatments: GIK Acoustics
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  • The Hun
    The Hun Posts: 4
    edited January 2013
    Thanks for the advice, I will go for the F/XiA6.

    Does anybody know what brand or type of speaker stands I should get that will complement the A6?
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  • zane77
    zane77 Posts: 1,696
    edited January 2013
    Can't you mount them on the wall, they seem to work best in my situation mounted a little (two to three feet) my seated listening level
    Home Theater
    Onkyo PR-SC5508 Sharp LC-70LE847U
    Emotiva XPA-5 Emotiva XPA-2 Emotiva UPA-2
    Front RTi-A9 Wide RTi-A7 Center CSi-A6 Surround FXi-A6 Rear RTi-A3 Sub 2x PSW505
    Sony BDP-S790 Dishnetwork Hopper/Joey Logitech Harmony One Apple TV
    Two Channel
    Oppo 105D BAT VK-500 w/BatPack SDA SRS 2.3 Dreadnought Squeezebox Touch Apple TV
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  • htrdln
    htrdln Posts: 116
    edited January 2013
    i enjoy the monitor 70 series 2 for my rears
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  • math wizard
    math wizard Posts: 106
    edited January 2013
    For the job that surrounds do, I think that RTia-1's would be more that sufficient.
    Processor - Emotiva UMC-200
    Pre-Amp (2 Ch) - Emotiva USP-1
    DSP Minidsp nanoAVR DL
    DAC (2 Ch) - Emotiva XDA-2
    Amp (Fronts) - Emotiva XPA-2
    Amp (Center/Surrounds) - Emotiva XPA-3
    CD - Emotiva ERC-1
    Fronts - Polk Audio RTi 12
    Center - Polk Audio CSi5
    Rears - Polk Audio RTiA1
    Sub - Epik Knight
    Sub EQ - Velodyne SMS-1
    Monitor - Sony XBR65X850C
    Blu-Ray - OPPO BDP-203
    Network Media Player - Chromecast Ultra
    Power Conditioner - APC H15
    Power Conditioner - Emotiva CMX-2
    PVR - DirecTV C61k
    Remote - Harmony Touch w/Hub
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  • Goldenboy72206
    Goldenboy72206 Posts: 126
    edited January 2013
    How much do you Like your panasonic gt50 if you could do it all over again would u get a vt50
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  • Anthony Hinton
    Anthony Hinton Posts: 107
    edited January 2013
    X100 on the F/XiA6, I just bought a pair and I LOVE them!
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  • The Hun
    The Hun Posts: 4
    edited February 2013
    I love the Panasonic gt50, the reason that I dint go for the vt50 was simply the price. It was almost a grand more.
    My friend has a vt50 55 inch and to tell you the truth its not worth the higher price.
    The blacks might be a little darker and it has a single pane glass.
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