RT55 vs RT55i

mdevine
mdevine Posts: 11
edited December 2005 in Speakers
I am seriously downsizing in speakers. Going from RT55 to M10s.

I simply can no longer justify the large speakers with the few times we ever get to use them properly. Had child about 3 months after I bought them three years ago and we just had another 2 weeks ago. They need to go.

Anyone know what the difference is between the RT55 and the RT55i?

Thanks
Mike
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  • speakergeek
    speakergeek Posts: 555
    edited December 2005
    I believe they are the same speaker (RT55 should be RT55i). :)
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited December 2005
    speakergeek wrote:
    I believe they are the same speaker (RT55 should be RT55i). :)
    Wrong. They are different...subtle differences...but different. The tweeters on the two models are slightly different. The crossover on the "i" was tweeked a little. The driver material was upgraded/changed to blue from black, and the "i" had real wood veneer and more color options. However they should be pretty compatable sound wise.
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  • speakergeek
    speakergeek Posts: 555
    edited December 2005
    shack wrote:
    Wrong. They are different...subtle differences...but different. The tweeters on the two models are slightly different. The crossover on the "i" was tweeked a little. The driver material was upgraded/changed to blue from black, and the "i" had real wood veneer and more color options. However they should be pretty compatable sound wise.


    Thanks for setting things straight! ;)
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  • mdevine
    mdevine Posts: 11
    edited December 2005
    Thanks Shack. Much appreciated.

    NM
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  • Schris22
    Schris22 Posts: 983
    edited December 2005
    i is for "improved"

    =)

    Chris
    Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR502-S
    DVD Player: Pioneer DV-578A-S
    Left and Right: R50
    Center: CS1
    Rear Center: R15
    Surrounds: R30
    Subwoofer: 10'' Dayton 100 Watt
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  • BrentMcGhee
    BrentMcGhee Posts: 548
    edited December 2005
    55i...... have em'....... love em....... never lose em'.......
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