Need Advise: Upgrade RT800 to RTiA5??

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Hello all, first time posting but have been reading you guys for years. Bought my RT800 towers back in '99 and have been in absolute love with them since day 1. Still going strong but a few years back had to replace woofers and used RTi woofers as I had been using a CS400i center. This new improved matching between fronts and center (at least what I think sounded more seamless) with the new woofers, brought new found life into them and I figured I would keep these for many more years.

Fast forward to this week and I have upgraded my AVR and just purchased a Sony 55" 4K TV (which is absolutely stunning by the way). Add in the fact the Friends & Family promotion and I can't sleep at night debating what to do.

I still love my RT800s but I know my wife would like me to have something a little more aesthetically appealing (because she knows I will never not have floorstanding speakers) and if I could improve sound at same time, then win-win.
The RTiA5 seems to be the logical choice for my setup and they look great too.

I just dont want to go through the process and find that the RTiA5 are either the same or only marginally better than the RT800 or even worse for that matter. I am about 50/50 with movies/music. With my new Hi-Res audio AVR, the sound imaging and clarity is so unbelievable that it is hard to think that there could be that much of a noticable improvement unless I jump to the LSi series.

Please, if any of you have first hand experience with these two models, I appreciate any input. On a side note, I recently aquired a CSi40 center (currently not in use) and would like to know how that would match with the RTiA5 if I do go that route. Otherwise, I would prob just get a CSiA6.

Thanks in advance for any help!
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