Polk RT1000i vs. NHT?
england
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After setting up a Polk RM7600 in the basement for home theater, I'm a little disappointed in the sound of the audio system upstairs. I'm looking for a new pair of floor-standing speakers.
Went up to the city yesterday and listened to a number of speakers. The Polk RT1000i were great, and had (naturally) a very similar sound to the RM7600 system with subwoofer. The Klipsch's were a real disappointment. I spent quite a bit of time enjoying a pair of NHT 2.5i speakers, but unfortunately it wasn't at the same place as the Polks, so I couldn't hear them side by side.
Has anyone spent much time comparing the NHT's to the Polk RT1000i or RT2000i? I can buy the NHT 2.5i for in between when the 1000i and 2000i will run. I realize that the Polks will have an independently powered integral subwoofer. I won't be using these for home theater, but for simply enjoying music, and occasionally running the soundtrack off a VHS tape.
I wasn't able to audition the NHT 2.9 speakers, but might be able to find a good deal. How would these compare? Thanks much.
Went up to the city yesterday and listened to a number of speakers. The Polk RT1000i were great, and had (naturally) a very similar sound to the RM7600 system with subwoofer. The Klipsch's were a real disappointment. I spent quite a bit of time enjoying a pair of NHT 2.5i speakers, but unfortunately it wasn't at the same place as the Polks, so I couldn't hear them side by side.
Has anyone spent much time comparing the NHT's to the Polk RT1000i or RT2000i? I can buy the NHT 2.5i for in between when the 1000i and 2000i will run. I realize that the Polks will have an independently powered integral subwoofer. I won't be using these for home theater, but for simply enjoying music, and occasionally running the soundtrack off a VHS tape.
I wasn't able to audition the NHT 2.9 speakers, but might be able to find a good deal. How would these compare? Thanks much.
Post edited by RyanC_Masimo on
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You know, if you're looking for a truly full range floorstander, you really will get better performance with an integrated powered sub. We could prolly have a huge thread of arguments one way and other, but I think that you will get far more dynamic range with the sub in the speaker. It's something to think about.
This is the part of your email I love: "Went up to the city yesterday." Sounds so "rural"! I miss living in the country!
Micah -
england, what part of idaho ?
i am in boise:cool:Speakers:
Definitive BP7001sc mains
Definitive C/L/R 3000 center
Polk RT800i's rears
Definitive supercube I Sub
Audio:
Onkyo TX-NR3010
Emotiva XPA five Gen 3
OPPO BDP-103 CD, SACD, DVD-A
Video:
Panasonic TC-P65ZT60
OPPO BDP-103 Bluray
Directv x's 2 -
Thanks, Micah. I'm just gray enough and deaf enough that I don't hear any noticeable differences between decent CD players or different amplifiers. However, speakers make such a huge difference.
I wasn't surprised that I liked the RT1000i's, given how pleased I am with the RM7600 system. The NHT's did seem to have equivalent, well-defined bass, but they were being driven by a hefty amp/receiver. That might be a problem for me that the Polk's would avoid.
It's awfully hard to compare speakers when they aren't side-by-side, and even then I'd prefer to do it at home. Oh well.
ntculenuff, I'm up in Lewiston. -
england-
Been down that road. I have listened to alot of speakers. Polk,(2000's, 3000's) Energy, klipsch, boston, bose, infinity, etc.
I liked the 1000's first, and try as I did,
I kept coming back to them.
And they remain today, one of the cleanest,
most balanced, bass adjustable speakers
I've ever heard.
Love 'em.
-luc -
polk speakers work well, probably one of the best speakers run even with low power, some speakers require gobs fo power to properly drive them, and of course the polks are going to sound better with the more you feed them, but polk has mastered sound quality at both high and low levels of power being fed into their speakers. just a thought if power/amps is an issue...
