RT55i as fronts and RTi38 rear OK?

machit
machit Posts: 3
edited March 2004 in Speakers
Hi all,

I just bought a pair of RTi38s, CSi40, PSW303 to go with my RT55i that I got a while back. The RTi38s were opened box items which cost about half the retail price. I also upgraded the free sub PSW202 to the PSW303.

Receiver:
Onkyo, TX-SR601

Fronts:
RT55i

Center:
CSi40

Rears:
RTi38

Sub:
PSW303

Any info. is appreciated.
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  • HBombToo
    HBombToo Posts: 5,256
    edited March 2004
    The 55i is a fine piece of equipment. A pair spent alot of time in my shelter over the weekend. Great IMHO!

    From what i have read the 38's will be fine in the rear and match with your 55i's. IMHO don't dump the 55i's. Its cool to see you building a fine system!

    1/2Twin
    ***WAREMTAE***
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  • bokdaddy
    bokdaddy Posts: 176
    edited March 2004
    I would say it'll sound great. I sort of did the reverse of your tweeter combo, having a CS245i with RTi38's as mains. I couldn't tell a difference in sound across the front. I'd bet it'll sound great for you.
    Home:
    Denon AVR-1803
    Polk CSi30
    Polk RTi70
    Polk RTi28
    Polk PSW-303

    Car:
    Kenwood KDC-BT945U
    RF Punch P400-4
    Polk MM6501
    Polk MM651
    RF Punch P300-1
    Boston Acoustics G312-4
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  • scottvamp
    scottvamp Posts: 3,277
    edited March 2004
    Originally posted by machit
    Hi all,

    I just bought a pair of RTi38s, CSi40, PSW303 to go with my RT55i that I got a while back. The RTi38s were opened box items which cost about half the retail price. I also upgraded the free sub PSW202 to the PSW303.
    Receiver:
    Onkyo, TX-SR601
    Fronts:
    RT55i
    Center:
    CSi40
    Rears:
    RTi38
    Sub:
    PSW303

    Any info. is appreciated.
    Great little setup - all matches and seems perfectly fine. ENJOY!
    Awesome bang for the buck setup -period!!!!!!
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  • machit
    machit Posts: 3
    edited March 2004
    Cool,

    I feel better about my purchase. Thanks for everyone's input.
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  • spyderman
    spyderman Posts: 678
    edited March 2004
    I once owned a pair of 55's... and I miss them to this day. I now have 70's for fronts, which are fine, but I regret not pushing the 55's to the rear. Instead I have 38's in the rear and they do just fine.

    Enjoy!
    RTi70 Fronts
    CSi40 Center
    RTi38 Rear
    PSW650 Sub
    Str-de1075 Receiver

    Hope is on the way!

    ABB

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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited March 2004
    machit,

    Welcome to the Club...

    Gotta agree with everyone else, nice rig you've established there.
    More later,
    Tour...
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  • fgr41
    fgr41 Posts: 432
    edited March 2004
    I don't think the 55i's will really do what you want. It's an ok speaker and all but just doesn't match up with the 38's. Tell you what, I'll take the 55's off your hands and you can use the $ to put down for a pair of 70's. This way everything will be timber matched and seamless.

    ;)

    The 55's are so popular, and for good reason, I really wonder why polk doesn't come out with a newer version.
    Front
    Polk RT800i (BI-wired)
    Rear
    Polk RT600i
    Center
    Polk CS400i (BI-wired)
    Sub
    SVS 25-31PCi (22Hz tuning port)... it's SubHuman
    Receiver
    YAMAHA RX-V1400
    TV
    Mitsubishi WT-46807 HDTV
    HD receiver
    T i V o HR10-250
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