RT25I Yard Sale Score. I'm lovin' em!

plainoledave
plainoledave Posts: 408
edited May 2013 in Speakers
So i just nabbed some rt25i's for $55 at a yard sale and wasn't expecting much as they only sounded "fair" at the guy's house. Now that i have them hooked up at home to some real power, I cannot believe how good they are! They seem to be head and shoulders better than my rtia1's. Better lows, crisper highs and bigger soundstage. Am I smoking something or are they good speakers?

I bought these to sell (at cost) to my sister in law but i don't know if i can part with them. She turned down my rtia1's for $100 so she probably won't want these either. Problem solved. lol.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,461
    edited May 2013
    just 6 more posts and you can sell them here...
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  • Loud & Clear
    Loud & Clear Posts: 1,538
    edited May 2013
    Those were given some best in class awards in their day. Oddly, I never owned them or even heard them. I say oddly because I owned the 35is, 55is, & 800is, and I'm pretty sure I heard the powered towers as well.

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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,204
    edited May 2013
    I have a pair I use in small 2ch system with tubes and the midrange is to die for. Highs are sweet and crisp and a surprisingly amount of realistic bass. Definitely one of the best in it's class. Those tweeters in the RTxxi series were excellent. Better than the RTixx series, IMO.
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,668
    edited May 2013
    Gotta love yardsales. :) enjoy them.......randy
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  • plainoledave
    plainoledave Posts: 408
    edited May 2013
    well, i a/b tested the rt28i vs my rtia1 and i now give the a1's an edge, if ever so slight. I was fooled into thinking the rt28i were better than they actually were due to an unusually good recording i was unfamiliar with (AIC unplugged). Still a very good speaker! I think these will stay with me for awhile (maybe not). :mrgreen:
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  • plainoledave
    plainoledave Posts: 408
    edited May 2013
    I also tested my lsi7's on the 7000 and i noticed they really sound bad with 1/3 less continuous power. I honestly thought the rti's sound better with 150 wpc than the 7's did with 50 wpc. I'm sure this is a "duh" moment for the old timers.
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  • Tbone289
    Tbone289 Posts: 661
    edited May 2013
    Well done.

    I love my RT25i 2-channel setup with tubes. As already stated, they have fantastic midrange and soundstage.
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  • custopper30
    custopper30 Posts: 252
    edited May 2013
    Good eye for the deals!
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    Rears: Polk Audio Monitor 50 (x2)
    Center: Polk Audio Monitor 70
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