RT800i vs. RTi70 - Which is better??

team_canada
team_canada Posts: 107
edited August 2005 in Speakers
Well, jsut as the title says, which of these towers is better all around. I have a pair of the RTi70's but am looking at a pair of RT800i's. Any help would be most appreciated!!
POLKPIONEER SYSTEM

Receiver - Pioneer Elite VSX-56TXi
Amp - Pioneer Elite M-10X
DVD Player - Pioneer Elite DV-59AVi
Front Speakers - polkaudio RTi70's
Center Channel - polkaudio CS400i
Sub - polkaudio PSW202
Surround Speakers - polkaudio R15's (7.1 System)
Speaker Cable - Unity Monster Link Biwire
(Fronts & Center)

TOTAL SPEAKER UPGRADE COMING SOON!!
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  • jdhdiggs
    jdhdiggs Posts: 4,305
    edited August 2005
    800i's are superior to my ear but not so much to be worth the bother in selling one and buying the other.
    There is no genuine justice in any scheme of feeding and coddling the loafer whose only ponderable energies are devoted wholly to reproduction. Nine-tenths of the rights he bellows for are really privileges and he does nothing to deserve them. We not only acquired a vast population of morons, we have inculcated all morons, old or young, with the doctrine that the decent and industrious people of the country are bound to support them for all time.-Menkin
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited August 2005
    with good power behind them... they are both good sounding speakers.. and like jdhdiggs said.. not worth the trouble selling what you have and replace with the RT800i's.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited August 2005
    I actually prefer the RTi70s - so it's just a matter of personal preference...
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  • team_canada
    team_canada Posts: 107
    edited August 2005
    Thanks for the replies. Yeah, that's what I thought. I compared specs and they seem to be almost identical. Now I just purchased a used CS400i center. Will this be a good match with my RTi70's??

    Oh ya, I failed to mention earlier, I use my system for 90% home theater. Does this change any opinions??
    POLKPIONEER SYSTEM

    Receiver - Pioneer Elite VSX-56TXi
    Amp - Pioneer Elite M-10X
    DVD Player - Pioneer Elite DV-59AVi
    Front Speakers - polkaudio RTi70's
    Center Channel - polkaudio CS400i
    Sub - polkaudio PSW202
    Surround Speakers - polkaudio R15's (7.1 System)
    Speaker Cable - Unity Monster Link Biwire
    (Fronts & Center)

    TOTAL SPEAKER UPGRADE COMING SOON!!
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,776
    edited August 2005
    90% HT - you wont be able to hear the difference in any of the models - RT16, RT800, RT800i, RTi70, RTi8 - HT is just not a picky material for speakers.

    Sit back and enjoy.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited August 2005
    Stick with your i70's.
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