rti8's discontinued already???

idealty
idealty Posts: 24
edited April 2004 in Speakers
Hey. I came across this website that gave a brief review of the rti8's, but said in the beginning of the article that they were discontinued. Can anyone confirm that Polk discontinued the rti8? If so why??

Here's the link:
http://products.consumerguide.com/cp/electronics/review/index.cfm/id/26041
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  • tasdisr
    tasdisr Posts: 32
    edited April 2004
    Crutchfield still shows these as being available and in stock
    Mains - RTi6
    Center - CSi3
    Surround - Polk OWM3
    Sub - DSW PRO 550wi
    AVR - Onkyo TX-SR809
    Movies/Games - Toshiba HD A35 & Sony BDPS590 BluRay
    Music - iPod
    TV - Sharp LC-60C8470U
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited April 2004
    Polk site still says "New Model."
    Never Forget
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  • idealty
    idealty Posts: 24
    edited April 2004
    I'm still trying to verify this. I e-mailed Polk but they didn't respond yet. Anyone heard about this??
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited April 2004
    The RTi8's debuted in October, so it will probably be another four or five months before they are discontinued, I would guess.
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  • dave shepard
    dave shepard Posts: 1,334
    edited April 2004
    Originally posted by fireshoes
    The RTi8's debuted in October, so it will probably be another four or five months before they are discontinued, I would guess.

    Geesh :confused:. How long were the 70's around before they were discontinued? seems like a pretty short time before making another change doesn't it? I have seen some new models being sold as clearence shortly after Christmas at CC and asked myself the same question and couldn't come-up with a reasonable answer.

    Dave
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  • idealty
    idealty Posts: 24
    edited April 2004
    I called Polk's customer service. The guy i spoke to said as far as he knew the rti8's were NOT discontinued at all. Far from it, as he kept reiterating how they were new speakers so that wouldn't make sense. According to him, a speaker series' typical produciton cycle is about 2 years long. So we shouldn't expect production to stop or any new rti's before fall of 2005. However, I still don't know why that website might have said that. Thanks guy.
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited April 2004
    Originally posted by dave shepard
    Geesh :confused:. How long were the 70's around before they were discontinued? seems like a pretty short time before making another change doesn't it? I have seen some new models being sold as clearence shortly after Christmas at CC and asked myself the same question and couldn't come-up with a reasonable answer.

    Dave

    According the press releases, the RTi70's came out in April '02, so they were out for 18 months before the RTi8's were released. I'm not sure when the RT800i's came out.
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