Damnit I Think Rti's Are Better Than Lsi's!

aaharvel
aaharvel Posts: 4,489
edited October 2005 in Speakers
there. now i feel better.

must...
fight....
upgraditis.... :mad:
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  • marker
    marker Posts: 1,084
    edited July 2005
    I agree. Seriously. I personally like the RTi sound better. For some reason, I just didn't dig the LSi sound. I'm not saying that they aren't great speakers, especially for the money, but they just weren't for me. They were too laid back for me. But I will say this, I'll bet you could listen to them literally all day long and half the night and never get fatigued by them.
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited July 2005
    damnit Marker! You're making it worse! I like my speakers like I like my women! Warm, laid-back, non-fatiguing.

    You're making it worse! :rolleyes:
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  • marker
    marker Posts: 1,084
    edited July 2005
    Well, it sounds like the LSi might be for you after all.
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited July 2005
    Originally posted by marker
    Well, it sounds like the LSi might be for you after all.

    hmm... aren't the Lsi-7's like $3,000 a pair or something? Yeah I thought so.

    Nope. Too expensive.
    Too expensive.. ;)
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited July 2005
    There's a pair of 7's hangin out in the flea market for $400. But after the whipping that guy got I bet he won't be back. There's another pair for $450 in the flea market too.

    Marker,
    Maybe you didn't like the Lsi because of the gear they were on or the way they were setup; I could be wrong though. They just might not be for you.
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  • marker
    marker Posts: 1,084
    edited July 2005
    No man! You can pick them up for about $300, and your Adcoms would drive them. Matter of fact, I'll bet Adcoms are a good match for them.
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  • marker
    marker Posts: 1,084
    edited July 2005
    They aren't AP. I wanted to like them, and I gave them every chance on all kinds of different gear, but to me, the NHTs sounded much better.
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited July 2005
    $300, $300...

    add a zero or two... $3,000!

    $3,000! Nope! Too expensive! :)
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited July 2005
    Seriously, RTi4's kick ****. They don't need any break-in time either. They are probably the best bookshelf pound for pound.

    Regards,
    PolkThug
    Never Forget
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  • marker
    marker Posts: 1,084
    edited July 2005
    Just as the RT25i did before it!
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited July 2005
    Originally posted by PolkThug
    Seriously, RTi4's kick ****. They don't need any break-in time either. They are probably the best bookshelf pound for pound.

    Regards,
    PolkThug

    ah, yes. End of Thread. :D
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  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited July 2005
    ...until you get a couple of pairs of Lsi's.....
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited July 2005
    Originally posted by Frank Z
    ...until you get a couple of pairs of Lsi's.....

    I know...
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited July 2005
    c'mon all the cool kids are doing it....
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited July 2005
    kids couldn't afford the ****. :D
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited July 2005
    You are probably right. If there is a bad decision to be made, I will make it and I have the LSi's without even hearing the RTi's. You must be right.

    Thankfully to my underdeveloped ear and uneducated brain, the LSi's sound absolutely awesome.

    Then again, I keep getting sucked into the music I am listening to or the movies I am watching - it just sounds so real to me I forget where I am at. I should definately switch to something else so I can appreciate the sound of the speakers rather than just experience the sound of the music or movie.....

    :D:D:D

    Michael
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited July 2005
    Cherry RTi4's are great!!!
    Never Forget
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  • marker
    marker Posts: 1,084
    edited July 2005
    At this point, I'll take any kind of cherry I can get, RTi4 or not!
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited July 2005
    Originally posted by McLoki
    You are probably right. If there is a bad decision to be made, I will make it and I have the LSi's without even hearing the RTi's. You must be right.

    Thankfully to my underdeveloped ear and uneducated brain, the LSi's sound absolutely awesome.

    Then again, I keep getting sucked into the music I am listening to or the movies I am watching - it just sounds so real to me I forget where I am at. I should definately switch to something else so I can appreciate the sound of the speakers rather than just experience the sound of the music or movie.....

    :D:D:D

    Michael

    lol
    Good one
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited July 2005
    I bought my first LSIs when I was 16 :D Isn't it handy having a job with no bills to go along with the nice flow of cash :)
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited July 2005
    Originally posted by marker
    At this point, I'll take any kind of cherry I can get, RTi4 or not!

    LOL-
    seriously though Most NC girls I've seen are f---king gross.
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  • marker
    marker Posts: 1,084
    edited July 2005
    What you talkin' 'bout man? There are some babes here in the RDU area! Literally more than you can shake a stick at!
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited July 2005
    Originally posted by marker
    What you talkin' 'bout man? There are some babes here in the RDU area! Literally more than you can shake a stick at!

    sure at the universities. God knows I know. But i'm talking about OUTSIDE the colleges- the pickings are slim, especially if you're picky.:D
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  • marker
    marker Posts: 1,084
    edited July 2005
    So are you saying up your way, the pickings are slim if your picky, but if you are not picky, the pickings aren't slim, and neither are the girls?
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited July 2005
    Originally posted by marker
    So are you saying up your way, the pickings are slim if your picky, but if you are not picky, the pickings aren't slim, and neither are the girls?

    Up here in Greensboro they're nothing to shake a stick at. On campus however is another story. But campus is a smaaaaal part of Greensboro. To be fair though, I haven't been to the R/D area in over a year.
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited July 2005
    well, I can't even read this entire thread. I have to go back upstairs, turn on my 9's and touch myself. Good night all. :p:p:p
    Never kick a fresh **** on a hot day.

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  • marker
    marker Posts: 1,084
    edited July 2005
    Well AAH, keep in mimd when you get my age you aren't as picky as you used to be either!:p
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited July 2005
    lol later Toxis
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,776
    edited July 2005
    Originally posted by michael_w
    I bought my first LSIs when I was 16 :D Isn't it handy having a job with no bills to go along with the nice flow of cash :)

    Man I was wondering who was going to chime in first.

    It isnt hard for a kid to get something KILLER, killer ANYTHING. If kids just knew the POTENTIAL they have! ha!

    I mean I started working when I as TWELVE. All because of this effing hobby. I hate it. I hate it. I hate it.

    *Going to listen to music*

    Slow and Steady wins a race, if you want the LSi series - save for them. That is that. Simple Simple.
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited July 2005
    aaharvel -- what college do you attend?
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