RT1000p owners

HTguru1982
HTguru1982 Posts: 1,066
edited July 2013 in Speakers
Okay these fell into my lap over the weekend. Being broke, I had to unload my RT800i's real quick to pay for them. I'm not a big fan of "I" variation of these speakers. And since the tweeters in the 1000p's will match my other speakers better, it only made sense to get them.

I've heard mixed opinions on these particular speakers so I wasn't sure what to expect. I hooked them up and immediately could tell a difference. Surrounds were much more convincing. Having better matched tweeters really made an impact.

I also started to get a sense of a delicate midrange so I thought, for fun, I'd hook up them up as fronts. No way they could sound better than my RT16's. After getting everything in place and nearly throwing my back out, I put on a fav demo disc, transformers 3, and I was taken back by how good the 1000's were. They had all of the detail of my 16's but a more sculpted midrange. Overall output and dynamics were about the same. Only issue is that one of the amps is bad. I had no plans for using the powered subs anyway so this isn't a deal breaker. I do hope to get it repaired or replaced at some point though...

So in the end, I've found a speaker that I can be happy with for a long time. And I was already thrilled with the 16's.

Does anyone else own the RT1000p's? If so, how do you feel about them?
Display: Sony 42" LCD
Sources: Harman Kardon DVD-27,
Panasonic DMP-BDT110 blu ray player
AVR: Sony STR-DA2400ES
Amps: Sonance Sonamp 260(fronts),
Kenwood KM-894(surrounds)
Fronts: NHT 2.5
Center: NHT VS-1.2A
Surrounds: NHT Super One
Subwoofer: SVS PB10-ISD
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  • HTguru1982
    HTguru1982 Posts: 1,066
    edited April 2013
    No one? I've been reading up on old posts and it looks like only a few people actually enjoy these speakers. Kind of surprising. They really remind me of Kef's XQ speakers from the early 2000's. Makes me wonder how much better the RT2000p's and RT3000p's are....
    Display: Sony 42" LCD
    Sources: Harman Kardon DVD-27,
    Panasonic DMP-BDT110 blu ray player
    AVR: Sony STR-DA2400ES
    Amps: Sonance Sonamp 260(fronts),
    Kenwood KM-894(surrounds)
    Fronts: NHT 2.5
    Center: NHT VS-1.2A
    Surrounds: NHT Super One
    Subwoofer: SVS PB10-ISD
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  • Inspector 24
    Inspector 24 Posts: 1,308
    edited April 2013
    I had a set once. Liked them, liked the RT800i more (still have) like the A9's more.

    2000i's wasnt that impressed with, I haven't had a chance to hook up my 3000's yet but I hear they're a whole other kind of beast.
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  • HTguru1982
    HTguru1982 Posts: 1,066
    edited May 2013
    I hear good things about the new RTiA series. Would love to listen to a set someday.
    Display: Sony 42" LCD
    Sources: Harman Kardon DVD-27,
    Panasonic DMP-BDT110 blu ray player
    AVR: Sony STR-DA2400ES
    Amps: Sonance Sonamp 260(fronts),
    Kenwood KM-894(surrounds)
    Fronts: NHT 2.5
    Center: NHT VS-1.2A
    Surrounds: NHT Super One
    Subwoofer: SVS PB10-ISD
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  • c_nitty
    c_nitty Posts: 38
    edited July 2013
    Can't give a full review one towers mid is frozen will have to replace.
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  • c_nitty
    c_nitty Posts: 38
    edited July 2013
    Still need mid if one or two are available.
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  • newrival
    newrival Posts: 2,017
    edited July 2013
    Enjoy your speakers!
    As for the difference moving up the RT line of that series, I can say from experience the RT3000p are much better speakers. Essentially RT55s with external subs. They're really quite impressive.
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