Subwoofer for Rtia3

gaetanoformato9
gaetanoformato9 Posts: 19
edited July 2014 in Speakers
Hi, some time ago, thanks to your advice, I purchased a pair of Polk Rtia3, amplified by a yamaha a-s500. I think it's time to add a subwoofer, which you believe will match better with Rtia3?

Thank you
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,779
    edited July 2014
    Lot's of questions before we can make a recommendation. For music or movies (if both %)? Room size? Openings into other rooms? Listening habits? And most importantly BUDGET??
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  • gaetanoformato9
    gaetanoformato9 Posts: 19
    edited July 2014
    It's only for music, the room is about 16 m^2. I don't have a fixed budget, under € 300 would be fine but i can wait and spend something more, but I want to avoid taking something of quality too high / low compared to Rtia3. In short, I'm looking for a subwoofer good enough not to degrade their sound but not exaggerated compared with those speakers
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,779
    edited July 2014
    For music I'd go with a sealed design. Can you convert your budget to $$?
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  • gaetanoformato9
    gaetanoformato9 Posts: 19
    edited July 2014
    Yes, it should be around $ 400
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,779
    edited July 2014
    Where are you located?
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  • gaetanoformato9
    gaetanoformato9 Posts: 19
    edited July 2014
    I didn't understand, you mean the country? Italy in this case :)
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,779
    edited July 2014
    Yeah, country. Just asking because SVS has some sealed subs in their clearance center but I'm not sure if they ship overseas.

    http://www.svsound.com/specials/outlet-specials
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  • gaetanoformato9
    gaetanoformato9 Posts: 19
    edited July 2014
    If I have understood correctly they ship overseas but shipping would be very expensive due to import taxes.
    There is a dealer in Italy: http://svsound.it/
    But I see that prices are quite high, however, is there a specific model that you advise me of this or another brand?
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
    edited July 2014
    http://www.svsound.com/merlin

    SVS recommends one of these as a match to your RTIA3's
    Home Theater
    Parasound Halo A 31 OnkyoTX-NR838 Sony XBR55X850B 55" 4K RtiA9 Fronts CsiA6 Center RtiA3 Rears FxiA6 Side Surrounds Dual Psw 111's Oppo 105D Signal Ultra Speaker Cables & IC's Signal Magic Power Cable Technics SL Q300 Panamax MR4300 Audioquest Chocolate HDMI Cables Audioquest Forest USB Cable

    2 Channel
    Adcom 555II Vincent SA-T1 Marantz SA 15S2 Denon DR-M11 Clearaudio Bluemotion SDA 2.3tl's (Z) edition MIT Terminator II Speaker Cables & IC's Adcom 545II Adcom Gtp-450 Marantz CD5004 Technics M245X SDA 2B's, SDA CRS+

    Stuff for the Head
    JD LABS C5 Headphone Amplifier, Sennheiser HD 598, Polk Audio Buckle, Polk Audio Hinge, Velodyne vPulse, Bose IE2, Sennheiser CX 200 Street II, Sennheiser MX 365

    Shower & Off the beaten path Rigs
    Polk Audio Boom Swimmer, Polk Audio Urchin B)
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
    edited July 2014
    Just put in Polk Audio for make and RTIA3 for model and it will give you 3 choices that are recommended to match your a3's
    Home Theater
    Parasound Halo A 31 OnkyoTX-NR838 Sony XBR55X850B 55" 4K RtiA9 Fronts CsiA6 Center RtiA3 Rears FxiA6 Side Surrounds Dual Psw 111's Oppo 105D Signal Ultra Speaker Cables & IC's Signal Magic Power Cable Technics SL Q300 Panamax MR4300 Audioquest Chocolate HDMI Cables Audioquest Forest USB Cable

    2 Channel
    Adcom 555II Vincent SA-T1 Marantz SA 15S2 Denon DR-M11 Clearaudio Bluemotion SDA 2.3tl's (Z) edition MIT Terminator II Speaker Cables & IC's Adcom 545II Adcom Gtp-450 Marantz CD5004 Technics M245X SDA 2B's, SDA CRS+

    Stuff for the Head
    JD LABS C5 Headphone Amplifier, Sennheiser HD 598, Polk Audio Buckle, Polk Audio Hinge, Velodyne vPulse, Bose IE2, Sennheiser CX 200 Street II, Sennheiser MX 365

    Shower & Off the beaten path Rigs
    Polk Audio Boom Swimmer, Polk Audio Urchin B)
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  • gaetanoformato9
    gaetanoformato9 Posts: 19
    edited July 2014
    Among the subwoofer recommended by SVS the cheapest is the SB-2000, and costs $ 700. But it's worth taking a subwoofer that costs $ 700 and match it to Rtia3?
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
    edited July 2014
    I run dual subs Polk Psw111s with RTIA5' s and RTIA3's s and I'am quite happy with them, that being said I would love to have one of those subs that SVS recommends, for your A3's.
    Home Theater
    Parasound Halo A 31 OnkyoTX-NR838 Sony XBR55X850B 55" 4K RtiA9 Fronts CsiA6 Center RtiA3 Rears FxiA6 Side Surrounds Dual Psw 111's Oppo 105D Signal Ultra Speaker Cables & IC's Signal Magic Power Cable Technics SL Q300 Panamax MR4300 Audioquest Chocolate HDMI Cables Audioquest Forest USB Cable

    2 Channel
    Adcom 555II Vincent SA-T1 Marantz SA 15S2 Denon DR-M11 Clearaudio Bluemotion SDA 2.3tl's (Z) edition MIT Terminator II Speaker Cables & IC's Adcom 545II Adcom Gtp-450 Marantz CD5004 Technics M245X SDA 2B's, SDA CRS+

    Stuff for the Head
    JD LABS C5 Headphone Amplifier, Sennheiser HD 598, Polk Audio Buckle, Polk Audio Hinge, Velodyne vPulse, Bose IE2, Sennheiser CX 200 Street II, Sennheiser MX 365

    Shower & Off the beaten path Rigs
    Polk Audio Boom Swimmer, Polk Audio Urchin B)
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited July 2014
    gaetanoformato9 wrote: »
    Among the subwoofer recommended by SVS the cheapest is the SB-2000, and costs $ 700. But it's worth taking a subwoofer that costs $ 700 and match it to Rtia3?

    I would say yes.

    I had the RTiA3s and was using a sealed subwoofer design that cost close to $600 US and it was definitely worth it.

    A good musical sub will anchor the whole soundstage making it more spacious, the low freq performance will match nicely with the extended clear highs of the RTiA3.

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
    edited July 2014
    NHT makes some nice sealed subs. 10" & 12"
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  • gaetanoformato9
    gaetanoformato9 Posts: 19
    edited July 2014
    Okay, perfect, thank you all for the advice, I will wait and consider the SVS SB-2000 or a NHT sub now that I know it's worth it :)
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