RT800i vs RT2000p

bkfk
bkfk Posts: 44
edited December 2004 in Speakers
I'm looking into buying either a pair of RT800i or RT2000p as new front speakers.The rest of my system is;
cs400i center
fx500i rear surround
rt55i side surrounds(trying to find the best place for these
Denon 3802
12inch 100 watt powered sub
Does anyone have a feel on what would make better front speakers?Also if I went with the RT2000p would I still need the powered sub?Thanks for any advise
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  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited December 2004
    I'd go for the 800i's. They're timbre matched to the rest of your speakers and will provide for a seamless sound stage.
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  • Crystalclear
    Crystalclear Posts: 196
    edited December 2004
    Go with the 800i's or 800's and invest in a more powerful sub.IMHO:)
    Old School stuff
    Sunfire Theater Grand Processor
    Sunfire Cinema Grand 225x5 Amp
    Monster AVS 2000 Signature
    Polk RT800i's
    Polk CS400i
    Polk FX500's
    (2) 2700 watt Sunfire Signature Subs
    65' HDTV Mitsubishi Widescreen
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  • trubluluc
    trubluluc Posts: 2,067
    edited December 2004
    I have two pairs of 800i's, I just sold a pair of 1000i's and I've listened long and hard to the 2000's.
    The 800's win hands down in clarity and detail of image. As mentioned, get a better stand alone sub, to handle your low end.
    The 800's and 400 are a match made in audio heaven.


    -Luc
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  • Loud &amp; Clear
    Loud &amp; Clear Posts: 1,538
    edited December 2004
    Move the 55i's to the front and replace them with another pair of 55i's or 35i's.

    Two Channel Setup:

    Speakers: Wharfedale Opus 2-3
    Integrated Amp: Krell S-300i
    DAC: Arcam irDac
    Source: iMac
    Remote Control: iPad Mini

    3.2 Home Theater Setup:

    Fronts: Klipsch RP-160M
    Center: Klipsch RP-160M
    Subwoofer: SVS PB12NSD (X 2)
    AVR: Yamaha Aventage RX-A2030
    Blu Ray: Sony BDP-S790
    TV Source: DirecTV Genie
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  • hamzahsh
    hamzahsh Posts: 439
    edited December 2004
    I use 800i's both for music and movies and I love the clarity and clean detailed, warm sound they have. I've bi-wired them and hooked them with NAD C272 150w x 2 (love this amp!)

    Wow when you ask for bass, they sound like a dual 10" sub side by side when I play music at -10 db below REF level in DIRECT STEREO mode, In this mode SUB is automatically disables and all the bass is redirected to the mains, full range in other words. I have Velodyne CHT-15 and I don't even bother to use it for the music!!!

    A++++++ speaker, RT800i's one of the most beautiful and best sounding speakers from Polk Audio IMHO! period.

    Love the glossy black oak finish and the solid built quality of 800i's best example of a high quality speaker that should look like. Too bad Polk don't make speakers they use to!

    ;)
    Panasonic TH-50PX80U Plasma HDTV
    Polk Audio RT800i (fronts)
    Polk Audio CS400i (center)
    Polk Audio F/X1000 (side surrounds)
    Polk Audio RTi6 (back surrrounds)
    Velodyne CHT-15 (subwoofer)
    Yamaha RX-V1400 (Pre/Pro)
    NAD C272 (2-ch Amp)
    Adcom GFA-7605 (5-ch Amp)
    Toshiba SD-3109 (DVD/CD player)
    Malata DVP-580 (Multi-region DVD player)
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