RTiA vs TSi series bookies

kevhed72
kevhed72 Posts: 5,126
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Are these 2 lines considered timbre matched?
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,065
    Won't matter much if the speaker your using is in the surround position though.
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,126
    Eh.....need them for fronts to go with a CsiA6. I may cheap out and go with the RtiA1s as fronts vs. the larger A3s.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,065
    Go with the 3's.....
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • gp4jesus
    gp4jesus Posts: 2,016
    edited December 2016
    tonyb wrote: »
    Go with the 3's.....
    ...or the 5's. I own both the A1s & A3s - have compared them in 2 channel. General SQ diff, even as surrounds, the 3s are worth the $. The A3 pumels A1's bass response.

    Tony

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