Got my RTi12's!

fireshoes
fireshoes Posts: 3,167
edited July 2004 in Speakers
I picked up my new speakers today. I got RTi12's, a CSi5, FXi5's, RTi6's, and another PSW505. And let me tell you, it's not as easy to fit all that into a Monte Carlo as you'd think! Ok, I had to make two trips to the store and two uncomfortable trips from the store lol. The early verdict is....awesome! I just hooked up my Yamaha DVD-Audio player today too, so I've been playing some Linkin Park, Queen, and Steely Dan. Anyway, pics are below!
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited June 2004
    Obligatory naked pic...
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited June 2004
    And this one goes out to Trey....RTi12's with RTi6's on top (not hooked up though ;))
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited June 2004
    Thank ya!

    Love the stacked pic! LOL

    Lookin good...
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited June 2004
    Oh yeah, I forgot about the kitten in the pic. They were very interested in those RTi12 ports. Hope no one gets stuck lol.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited June 2004
    Looks great!
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • Terrax
    Terrax Posts: 483
    edited June 2004
    Very nice, congrats man!
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited June 2004
    Our rigs are very similar. Is that a Hitachi 51/57S500? I'm not the only one with stacked 505's now. Enjoy!

    Regards,
    PolkThug
    Never Forget
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  • hellotheworld
    hellotheworld Posts: 205
    edited June 2004
    very coooooooooooooooool
    especially with RTi6's on top
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited June 2004
    Thug, close, it's a 51GWX20. I haven't got the 2nd 505 hooked up yet because I need an rca coupler. I'm not going to hook up my surrounds until I move at the end of August, but I might use the RTi6's as presence speakers and leave them on top of the 12's. I dunno, I'll play around with it some.
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  • Dr. Spec
    Dr. Spec Posts: 3,780
    edited June 2004
    Kick ****, rig. Very nice showcase of the TOTL RTi series. How much power are you sending the 12's?
    "What we do in life echoes in eternity"

    Ed Mullen (emullen@svsound.com)
    Director - Technology and Customer Service
    SVS
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited June 2004
    Plug the RTi6 up!

    Upside down though!
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • PolkWannabie
    PolkWannabie Posts: 2,763
    edited June 2004
    Congrats ... Looks great ... If those pix were taken from the listening area then the 12's might be toed in a little too much, trust your ears.
    Rick
    HT+ Sunfire TG IV, Dual CG Sig II's, CinePro 1K2, Oppo 981, Audio Technica PL120, Polk SRT's & F/X1000's, Samsung 71" DLP
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  • bigsexy1
    bigsexy1 Posts: 557
    edited June 2004
    Congrats FS. I thought you already had a whole LSi set up though with 2 pairs of 15s. Are you setting up a second system?
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited June 2004
    Right now I'm just running it off of my Yamaha RXV2400, but I'm planning on getting one of the Monster 3-channel amps for the front stage after I move to St. Louis (and get my moving bonus ;))

    Trey, I think I'm going to leave the RTi6's stacked like that and hook them up using the presence outputs, so they are supposed to be right-side up for that lol. Ideally presence speakers would be higher and wider than where they are at, but I'm not mounting those bad boys on the wall. I'll probably get some RTi4's for presence speakers and mount them when I move. The 6's will go to surround back at that point.

    BS, I sold the LSi system a few months ago. Racer here at Club Polk got a 5.1 set, which it sounds like he is enjoying. The other pair of 15's got ebayed to a good home in Minnesota. At the time, the LSi's where changing finish and I planned on getting the new cherry finish, but production has been backed up because of a shortage of Vifa tweeters. One of my co-workers has been waiting since February for his 15's, so I decided to get the RTi12's since they are more readily available. I listen to a lot of rock and metal, and I like how the RTi's bring out the midrange (i.e crunching guitars) more than the LSi's. Plus they look cool!

    Ultimately, I plan to get LSi's again, probably for a two channel rig this time. I'm looking at spring '05 for that, and who knows, maybe the next-gen LSi or SDA will be out at that point.
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  • bigsexy1
    bigsexy1 Posts: 557
    edited June 2004
    I think you made the right move FS. For dynamic movie soundtracks, and especially for the type of music you listen to, I believe the 12s are much better suited for that than the 15s IMO.

    I have my 12s in a dedicated 2 channel rig with 3 NAD 270 amps powering them. 1 each bridged in mono at 300 watts powering each set of woofers, and the other powering the tweets/mids in stereo at 120 watts per. So I'm getting 420 watts per channel out of them like this.

    What are the amps you are looking at for the 12s rated at?
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited June 2004
    250 watts per @ 8 ohms. Should be okay. Retails for $3 grand. Richard Marsh designed it.

    http://www.monstercable.com/power/productPagePower.asp?pin=1903
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited June 2004
    Hell yes, and you have a Dreamcast.
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited June 2004
    Yeah, but....*hangs head in shame*...I haven't used it in months!
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited June 2004
    But, you are getting to watch THE LION KING, with your cool new speakers, BTW the stacked subs rock.!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited June 2004
    Hahaha, sorry, no Lion King here....that's a video on my Linkin Park Reanimation dvd-audio disc.
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  • MSkeezer
    MSkeezer Posts: 1,183
    edited June 2004
    I'm a little jealous. Well, really jealous. Nice system.
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  • scottvamp
    scottvamp Posts: 3,277
    edited June 2004
    Very freaking nice FireHouse (snicker). Man you have those dual 505's just off to the side next to an entrance. Man - you got be losing 60% of your bass. Corner load those baby's - ouch!!!!
    That kitten looks just like one of my little guys.
    Killer system and nice tv to boot. Yes, that Linkin Park DVDA blows everything away.......
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited July 2004
    I did a couple of frequency sweeps with the subs yesterday to see how things were going. I've got a 7-8db peak in the 80 hz range and from about 45hz to 55hz, then it's solid down to 22hz. I've only done the one location with 0 and 180 degrees so far.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,583
    edited July 2004
    hey firehouse,

    dual 505s look mighty scary... almost as scary as dual svs tubes.... hehehe...

    anyway, i read in specs that the rti12 can extend to 20hz? is this true?:confused:
    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited July 2004
    Possibly with room gain, but it's definitely not the same as having a seperate subwoofer, at least with my current power source lol. We'll see how much things change when I add an amp.
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  • stereo55
    stereo55 Posts: 418
    edited July 2004
    Well done !!! :D
    (comment from another jealous member ;) )


    *here , kitty , kitty , kitty ....... don't play on the kick a_s system*:eek:
    SDA-2B's ~ Pair SDA-CRS's ~ ,*** Main listening: Maggies MG1 ~ Polk SDA 2B's ~ Monitor 10's , 3-pairs (2 pairs moded into SDA's w/SDA-2B/CRS cross-overs) , * DCM TF600's * Mission M71/M72 *** Main brdrm FRT: RTiA-5's /Presence RTi-4 / LSI-704 Cntr / Rear FXI3's ~~~ Assorted Main listening rm : , 2- Heathkit W-5M /tube mono blocks (Parasound P/HP-850)* * 2- Altec Lansing 1590b's/mono blocks (Yamaha C-45) * CM Labs 35D * Dynaco ST-70 ~ Occasionally ~* Yamaha CR-820/A-760 ,* Sansui AU-317/AU-217 * Carver 900 rec *2-Dynaco ST 120* 1 Hafler DH-220* Marantz 1040 ... more
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