how far above is CSI5 from csi40

CA-AVR330
CA-AVR330 Posts: 30
edited September 2004 in Speakers
As the topic of the thread asks....

I am wanting to sell my old system entirely...just curious how much different my csi40 is from csi5

TIA! :)
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  • wallstreet
    wallstreet Posts: 1,405
    edited September 2004
    Since you have both, why not hook them up and do a comparison and post your thoughts?
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  • CA-AVR330
    CA-AVR330 Posts: 30
    edited September 2004
    I do not have a CSI5.
    I want to purchase one though.
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  • hellotheworld
    hellotheworld Posts: 205
    edited September 2004
    last week I compared CSi40 and CSi5 side by side, tho not very carefully...
    I turned off all the other speakers and listend to CSi40 and CSi5 only, watching TV and listening a couple CDs. I could not tell the difference by my system.

    BTW: receiver is onkyo 501
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited September 2004
    The difference between the CSi40=CSi5 is in the tweeter...The tweeter in the most recent RTi/CSi series is in my opinion,has a cleaner,clearer,more detailed sound to it.

    I couldn't hear much difference/improvement in the mids though.But the overall sound of the 5 was an improvement,but not day/night...
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  • EricH
    EricH Posts: 140
    edited September 2004
    Originally posted by Mike Reeter
    The difference between the CSi40=CSi5 is in the tweeter...The tweeter in the most recent RTi/CSi series is in my opinion,has a cleaner,clearer,more detailed sound to it.

    I couldn't hear much difference/improvement in the mids though.But the overall sound of the 5 was an improvement,but not day/night...

    Well, since I just bought a CSi40 off Mike, I will have chime in. I have listened to both and thought that the 5 was brighter sounding, but not necessarily any more clear. I personally like the more mellow highs of the 2003 RTi line. Bottom line, neither speaker is better IMHO, they just sound slightly different. You won't go wrong with either as long as you match them with their own kind. (2003 RTi line or 2004 RTi line)
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited September 2004
    **** The following post is based on opinion of the RTixxx line (RTi70, i100, i38, etc, etc), if you feel you may be offended, please do not read ****








    The CSi40 uses a Silk tweeter, if you read some of my past post concerning this tweeter - I do not particularly like it.

    To me it has a very muffled sound, and has no detail while still being continuously bright/harsh. However the details it misses are mainly centered around the acoustic guitar, drums, and anything with any real 'high-frequency detail'. This is to my findings, in my room with my system.

    The new tweeter, I have heard it one time, and it sounds completely different. If you plan to listen to multi-channel music, then I suggest you get the CSi5, if you just listen to movies - then the CSi40 will more than suffice.

    The CSi5 also uses a different midbass with a more robust surround (from pictures - has a larger 'roll' which may allow more excursion, dunno)

    This is all my opinion, many people like the Silk tweeter in that line and that is fine.

    You may also want to check out the older line with the Tri-Lam or even better yet, the line before it...(RT5, RT16, etc etc)
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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