With pricing on a used pair of Rti A9

pablo_rodz
pablo_rodz Posts: 331
edited March 2013 in Speakers
Morning,

I may have an opportunity to buy a pair of Rti A9 for $800. Is that a fair price? I would like to upgrade my Rti 10s in my home theater.

thanks,
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  • Dabutcher
    Dabutcher Posts: 2,597
    edited March 2013
    I bought my Rti12,s new for that for two w free shipping? They go for that apiece now(RTi A9). Seems pretty fair price. Make sure you have an external amp to push them. They will need it. Good luck. D
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  • pablo_rodz
    pablo_rodz Posts: 331
    edited March 2013
    Dabutcher wrote: »
    I bought my Rti12,s new for that for two w free shipping? They go for that apiece now(RTi A9). Seems pretty fair price. Make sure you have an external amp to push them. They will need it. Good luck. D

    I have an Adcom GFA-555. I have to repair a 2nd GFA 555 to bi-amp them.
    Thanks,

    Any other opinions?
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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    edited March 2013
    Good price. Seen them cheaper, but not often.
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  • pablo_rodz
    pablo_rodz Posts: 331
    edited March 2013
    Well, actually he is asking $700. I Will see if its negotiable, he says that they are mint but 3 years old.
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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    edited March 2013
    Hard to go wrong at $700 if there mint. Try 6 cash. Never hurts to ask.
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    edited March 2013
    that is a good price i think
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  • zane77
    zane77 Posts: 1,696
    edited March 2013
    I wisj that I could have found a pair for that price when I got mine
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  • Drenis
    Drenis Posts: 2,871
    edited March 2013
    I bought mine brand new, for $800 taxes in. (Wicked sale) For HT, I wish I had kept them for what I paid for them.
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  • Geoff4rfc
    Geoff4rfc Posts: 2,469
    edited March 2013
    Bought mine for 749 each. 700 a pair seems like a pretty good deal.
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  • pablo_rodz
    pablo_rodz Posts: 331
    edited March 2013
    I'm supposed to look at them tomorrow. He seems open to the $600, but apparently someone else is offering the same, so I may have to put in another $25-$50.
    Wish me luck.
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  • pablo_rodz
    pablo_rodz Posts: 331
    edited March 2013
    Drenis wrote: »
    I bought mine brand new, for $800 taxes in. (Wicked sale) For HT, I wish I had kept them for what I paid for them.

    Why did you sell them?
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  • pablo_rodz
    pablo_rodz Posts: 331
    edited March 2013
    Geoff4rfc wrote: »
    Bought mine for 749 each. 700 a pair seems like a pretty good deal.

    How do you like the A9s, how is the sound with the emotivas?
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  • Thorton
    Thorton Posts: 1,324
    edited March 2013
    600-700 seems pretty good if their in very good condition. I had the A7's and moved up to the A9's which are great for the price.
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  • Geoff4rfc
    Geoff4rfc Posts: 2,469
    edited March 2013
    pablo_rodz wrote: »
    How do you like the A9s, how is the sound with the emotivas?

    Man, I love my A9's!! For 2ch I prefer the emo 300wpc over the 200wpc, less bright sounding. I have a second set of A9's as wides and running the emo 200wpc and for H.T. the sound is great.

    If he's letting them go for 600, your bid for 650 is still quite a deal! Hope it works out for you.
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  • Drenis
    Drenis Posts: 2,871
    edited March 2013
    pablo_rodz wrote: »
    Why did you sell them?

    I discovered SDA's and bought my current 3.1TL's. There was NO comparison on which was the better musical speaker.

    That and a buddy REALLY wanted them so it all worked out. Too bad he now wants a pair of SDA's :razz:
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  • pablo_rodz
    pablo_rodz Posts: 331
    edited March 2013
    I would Love to listen to some SDA.... I read so much here about how awesome they are.
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  • pablo_rodz
    pablo_rodz Posts: 331
    edited March 2013
    Well, the seller brought the speakers... They were not mint :frown: they had a few scuff marks two small dings one on a button edge and another on a side front edge. The drivers were covered in dust... The guy would not take less than $650 do you think the are worth $600?

    I can clean the drivers and polish the cabinets, but Does Polk Audio sells touch up paint?

    Thanks for the help
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  • pablo_rodz
    pablo_rodz Posts: 331
    edited March 2013
    He said that there are two other guys that will look at them, but will let me know if he takes my offer.
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  • pablo_rodz
    pablo_rodz Posts: 331
    edited March 2013
    Well, the seller ended up accepting my offer. He called me like 30 min after leaving my house, turned around and delivered the speakers. At 1st i was a bit skeptical, but once I cleaned the speakers I must say that they look nice. The only issues are the two small dings and a scuff mark that I will try to fix. They sound very good. I haven't been able to calibrate the system yet.

    I'll post pics as soon as I can.
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  • Squishy Tia
    Squishy Tia Posts: 79
    edited March 2013
    pablo_rodz wrote: »
    I have an Adcom GFA-555. I have to repair a 2nd GFA 555 to bi-amp them.
    Thanks,

    Any other opinions?

    I have that setup. I have two GFA-555 MkIIs for bi-amping. My setup is one Adcom amp for each speaker (left channel powers bass array, right channel powers upper array). I find it to give a much better stereo separation than using one amp's channels (L and R) for bass arrays and the other amp's channels for the upper arrays.

    You'll really, really enjoy the oomph those amps can give the A9s. You will find yourself often using whatever Pure Direct equivalant mode your AVR uses quite often with your intended setup. They just sound that good. :)
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  • pablo_rodz
    pablo_rodz Posts: 331
    edited March 2013
    I'm really liking these speakers. Very noticeable improvement from the Rti10's.
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    Now I need spikes to decouple (sp?) them from the floor.
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,781
    edited March 2013
    pablo_rodz wrote: »
    I'm really liking these speakers. Very noticeable improvement from the Rti10's.
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    Now I need spikes to decouple (sp?) them from the floor.

    They should have came with spikes, no?
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  • pablo_rodz
    pablo_rodz Posts: 331
    edited March 2013
    The seller didn't have spikes, and couldn't remember if they came with spikes. Also, I've never seen pictures of this speaker line with spikes.
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  • pablo_rodz
    pablo_rodz Posts: 331
    edited March 2013
    pablo_rodz wrote: »
    The seller didn't have spikes, and couldn't remember if they came with spikes. Also, I've never seen pictures of this speaker line with spikes.

    Huh, interesting. I will try that. A friend told me to try milk paint.
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  • Geoff4rfc
    Geoff4rfc Posts: 2,469
    edited March 2013
    pablo_rodz wrote: »
    The seller didn't have spikes, and couldn't remember if they came with spikes. Also, I've never seen pictures of this speaker line with spikes.

    They in fact do come with spikes. If you give Polk a call, I'm sure they could fix you up with some for your new speakers.......btw, you need to fix your signature :cool:
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    Cables: AudioQuest McKenzie XLR's/CDP/Amp, Carbon 48/BRP, Forest 48/Display, 2 channel speaker cable: Furutech FS Alpha 36 12AWG PCOCC Single Crystal (Douglas Connection)

    EXPERIENCE: next to nothing, but I sure enjoy audio and video MY OPINION OF THIS HOBBY: I may not be a smart man, but I know what quicksand is.
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  • Squishy Tia
    Squishy Tia Posts: 79
    edited March 2013
    I have carpeted floors, so I use the spikes for more stability. These things aren't exactly "stable" without them on some kinds of carpeting.

    Now if Polk made longer feet for the MicroPro series subs...that passive radiator on the bottom can hit the floor very easily :P
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  • pablo_rodz
    pablo_rodz Posts: 331
    edited March 2013
    Squishy Tia wrote: »
    I have carpeted floors, so I use the spikes for more stability. These things aren't exactly "stable" without them on some kinds of carpeting.

    Now if Polk made longer feet for the MicroPro series subs...that passive radiator on the bottom can hit the floor very easily :P

    Yeah they aren't very stable on my carpet. Are the original spikes plastic like on the Rti10,s?
    Polk charge $5/spike set which is a good price, however I'm tempted on spending a bit more on some nicer ( metal) ones.
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  • Drenis
    Drenis Posts: 2,871
    edited March 2013
    pablo_rodz wrote: »
    Yeah they aren't very stable on my carpet. Are the original spikes plastic like on the Rti10,s?
    Polk charge $5/spike set which is a good price, however I'm tempted on spending a bit more on some nicer ( metal) ones.

    The spikes that come with the A9's are metal.
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  • unclemat
    unclemat Posts: 10
    edited March 2013
    Good deal for $600 for sure.
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