new RTi8 owner

swchma
swchma Posts: 49
edited April 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
Can anyone give me thier honest opion on the RTi8 speakers?
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  • petrym
    petrym Posts: 1,912
    edited November 2005
    Hi swchma,

    I don't have them myself, but there are some reviews on the Home Audio side.
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited November 2005
    I've been loving mine, I think they're about the best you can do in that price bracket.
    Never Forget
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited November 2005
    Hi Swchma, and welcome to Club Polk.

    If you've already bought the speakers, then you should have already made up your own mind by judging with your own ears. I say congratulations on your new set of rti8's and i hope you enjoy them. No reason to beat yourself over the head w/ buyers remorse that shouldn't exist in the first place.
    H/K Signature 2.1+235
    Jungson MagicBoat II
    Revel Performa M-20
    Velodyne cht-10 sub
    Rega P1 Turntable

    "People working at Polk Audio must sit around the office and just laugh their balls off reading many of these comments." -Lush
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  • Driver
    Driver Posts: 137
    edited November 2005
    to true
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited November 2005
    it could be worse...
    H/K Signature 2.1+235
    Jungson MagicBoat II
    Revel Performa M-20
    Velodyne cht-10 sub
    Rega P1 Turntable

    "People working at Polk Audio must sit around the office and just laugh their balls off reading many of these comments." -Lush
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  • Mike682
    Mike682 Posts: 2,074
    edited November 2005
    Congrats! Enjoy them, they are great speakers. What are you using to power them?

    Welcome to the club

    Mike
    Receiver: harmankardon AVR235
    Mains: polk R30
    Center: polk CSi3
    Rear Surrounds: polk R20
    Subwoofer: polk PSW404
    DVD: Panasonic DVD-S29
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited November 2005
    i'm runnin' with 'em. four times my pleasure....

    POLK SDA-SRS 1.2TL -- ADCOM GFA-5802
    PANASONIC PT-AE4000U -- DIY WILSONART DW 135" 2.35:1 SCREEN
     ONKYO TX-SR805
    CENTER: CSI5
    MAINS: RTI8'S
    SURROUNDS: RTI8'S
    7.1 SURROUNDS: RTI6'S
    SUB: SVS PB12-PLUS/2 (12.3 series)
    XBOX 360    WiiPS3/blu-rayTOSHIBA HD-A35 hd dvd

    http://polkarmy.com/forums/index.php
    bobman1235 wrote:
    I have no facts to back that up, but I never let facts get in the way of my arguments.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,078
    edited November 2005
    anonymouse wrote:
    Make sure you set them up right, with proper amplification (they do not sound anywhere close to their potential with a cheap receiver), and a decent subwoofer properly calibrated. The RTi series is amazing value for money.


    I would agree !!
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited November 2005
    I effing love them! They are about my favorite all-around speaker in the Polk lineup.
    polkaudio sound quality competitor since 2005
    MECA SQ Rookie of the Year 06 ~ MECA State Champ 06,07,08,11 ~ MECA World Finals 2nd place 06,07,08,09
    08 Car Audio Nationals 1st ~ 07 N Georgia Nationals 1st ~ 06 Carl Casper Nationals 1st ~ USACi 05 Southeast AutumnFest 1st

    polkaudio SR6500 --- polkaudio MM1040 x2 -- Pioneer P99 -- Rockford Fosgate P1000X5D
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  • swchma
    swchma Posts: 49
    edited January 2006
    Thanks for all your comments, isn't our technology great?
    I am running the rti-8 with the following:

    denon 3805
    denon 2910
    polk psw-505
    cs new ensemble surround
    cs center
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  • keith allen
    keith allen Posts: 734
    edited January 2006
    Hey man,congrats on your speakers,Ive owned a set for about two years,and I really like em.I use mine just for music,two channel of course,I do have my tv,vcr/dvd hooked into my system,but very seldom watch a movie with them,I do listen to a lot of concert dvd's on em...and they do sound good!I run a 10"onix sub with them,it gives them a good fill-in,in the lows.I run some good power ,carver amp,with a moded carver pre,and a music hall cd with an opa627 upgrade,the cd player seem to settle down the tweets a little bit.Only thing I dont like about them is the harsh tweeters,and the silver faceplates,looks cheesy.But I have more than once thought about upgrading to some lsi9's,or even some 15's,and I just cant pull the trigger,the lsi's are smoother,but I do throw on some rock music,and thats about all my wife listens to,and the rti's just do a better job in that department.Anywho,enough about me,let us know your thoughts after you have logged some hours on them.
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  • MrNightly
    MrNightly Posts: 3,370
    edited January 2006
    Picked my 8's up around November 2005, and am pushing them with the 3805 Denon as well. (Thanks opus ;)) I don't have any other speakers yet besides these, but man.. playing the Matrix just sounds AMAZING. I love it. They are usually run around -10 dB's, and the clarity and power is great. I paid $300 or so for them, and I bet you couldn't get anything even in the same ballpark for that low of a price.

    Good buy, and hopefully i'll be able to land a CSi5 soon and also get a sub to compliment them. Until then, 2 channel stereo for DVD's works just fine!!!

    happy in kansas with 'em.
    Honoured to be, an original SOPA founding member
    Stuff...

    RTi12's - front
    CSi5 - center
    FXi3's - surrounds
    RTi4's - surrounds
    SVS PB12-NSD/2 - sub :D:D:D
    Denon 3805
    Rotel RB-985 5-Channel Amplifier

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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,078
    edited January 2006
    swchma wrote:
    Can anyone give me thier honest opion on the RTi8 speakers?


    They suck I'll buy yours for 200$ ;)
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