Advice on the RtiA7
Im in the market for some new speakers. I definitely want to go with towers and Im heavily leaning toward the RtiA7. I have a setof Rti6s that give me the bright, forward and detailed sound I am looking for. Ive tried others (Wharfedale, Monitor Audio) and found them too laid back and rather dull sounding. Ive tried running a sub with the A6s which doesnt sound bad, but not as seamless as a tower.
The only thing that is holding me back is that now Im reading that the A7 is designed as a home theater speaker and Im looking for something purely for music. Im hoping that the A7 will give me the same detail and brightness with some authority in the low end. Anyone listened to both and could possibly give me some insight as to what to expect? BTW, Im powering it with an 85 WPC Yamaha integrated in a fairly small room (12 x 18) and will be listening at low to medium volume.
Thanks guys!
The only thing that is holding me back is that now Im reading that the A7 is designed as a home theater speaker and Im looking for something purely for music. Im hoping that the A7 will give me the same detail and brightness with some authority in the low end. Anyone listened to both and could possibly give me some insight as to what to expect? BTW, Im powering it with an 85 WPC Yamaha integrated in a fairly small room (12 x 18) and will be listening at low to medium volume.
Thanks guys!
Life's too short too listen to bad speakers
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Your RTI6's are also designed for HT....but you like that sound right ? Then you'll like the 7's too. I would not go any bigger in that small a room. Your Yamaha will work fine but a good amp will kick it up a notch.HT SYSTEM-
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Your RTI6's are also designed for HT....but you like that sound right ? Then you'll like the 7's too. I would not go any bigger in that small a room. Your Yamaha will work fine but a good amp will kick it up a notch.
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You might want to consider the RTI8's as well. They are also designed for HT, but I gotta tell you that mine sound outstanding with music. Some people think that the Polks are fatiguing while listening to music for long periods of time, and I feel that way about Klipsch, but you obviously like the sound of your RTI6's, so I think you'll also like the RTI8's (same speaker as the RTIA5's). By the way, I actually sat and listened to all kinds of music yesterday for 7 hours, and just couldn't stop I was enjoying it so much.
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I've had these for a few weeks now with a 90wpc yamaha and found them to be nice with music. FWIW I did use my 110 Wpc pioneer and bi amped them ( I know not true bi-amp) and thought they sounded better in that set up. I thought the low end was great without sub.
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I agree here...a receiver can only do so much, going to a dedicated amp will make an A7 sing loud and proud.
He doesn't have a receiver, he has......85 WPC Yamaha integrated in a fairly small room (12 x 18) and will be listening at low to medium volume.
Now for my opinion. The Yammie and RTiA7's will give you all the bright, forward and detailed sound you can handle........and then some.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
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This is what I wrote about choosing between Tsx550 and RtiA7:
"Dear Mr2686,
I auditioned the Tsx550 vs. the Rti A7. Guess what? I bought the Rti A7.
You are correct on so many points. The Tsx550, being the flagship of the Tsx series, is truly a great sounding speaker. It's bigger woofers make the vocals sound humanly real. I can get drowned in listening to high quality audio with the Tsx550 because it sounded warmer. I guess I listened too long (3 songs) to the Tsx550. When I listened to the RtiA7, the first time the pair were powered up, I almost immediately disliked the extreme clarity of its sound. The vocals sounded more 'metallic' than human. I felt that clarity was a surplusage. But I couldn't just choose the Tsx550 because I heard you whispering that I may become "tired" of listening to its totality of sound performance. After one song with the RtiA7, I had the Tsx550 hooked up again. There it was, the warm sound, the obvious bass, and the lower clarity which made the vocals sound real. I didn't finish the song and had the RtiA7 plugged in again in the middle of the same song. And there it was, an explosion of clear sound without the 'metallic' timber. The RtiA7 sounded a lot more alluring now, a lot more clear and with higher fidelity.
I had my Pioneer SC 1522K configured last night with the RtiA7. I played Audiophile music using them as stereo speakers. And I think they sounded even better than the set up at the Polk distributor's store.
Thanks a lot, sir!"
In all, I believe that the Tsx550 is compatible with HT and the RtiA7 is very good with music.
Get the RtiA7 and you will not regret it.
Raul
