RTi10 Owners... need your help

Ern Dog
Ern Dog Posts: 2,237
edited October 2006 in Electronics
I recently upgraded from Monitor 70's to RTi10's. I must say that I'm very impressed with the added detail, clarity and tighter bass. However, the tweeters are a bit too bright for my taste- especially when listening to female vocals, flutes, and some electric guitar, etc. I enjoy listening to my music loud, but find that now it is too uncomfortable to tolerate with these higher frequencies.

To help tame the tweeters I've adjusted the treble to -10 which has helped. I've also removed brass jumpers and replaced with speaker wire. My next move is to upgrade to some decent Bi-wire speaker cable from Signal cable then get a 2-channel amp.

What warm sounding used amp would you recommend to help tame these tweeters?
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  • MADGSF
    MADGSF Posts: 603
    edited October 2006
    I have been there with the too bright. I found that my old Yamaha CD player with some cheap monster interconnects made some music extremely bright. I switched cables to some better monster interconnects I had and it helped some. I found using my Sony DVD player with a digital connection was much better. No digital option on my CD player.

    The bottom line is the RTi-10 is a bright, revealing speaker. I am a 90% HT/TV and 10% music person so they work very well in my application. I am also thinking about adding an amp and have been leaning towards B&K or Parasound. Is this a music only system or HT/Music?
    AVR: Elite VSX-21TXH
    Amplifier: B&K 7250 Series ii
    Misc: Velodyne SMS-1
    Mains: RTi-10
    Center: CSi-5
    Rear: Boston DSi460
    Sub: SVS PC-Ultra
    TV: Panasonic TC-P58V10
    DVD: Panasonic DMP-BD60K
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  • MikeC78
    MikeC78 Posts: 2,315
    edited October 2006
    Those were my thoughts on the RTi's as well.... I just got LSi's, we'll see?

    Mike
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  • Home Theatre
    Home Theatre Posts: 469
    edited October 2006
    Rti 10's are so nice. Enjoy.
    Everything I own burned in the fire!!!!!!!!!!
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  • Ern Dog
    Ern Dog Posts: 2,237
    edited October 2006
    MADGSF wrote:
    Is this a music only system or HT/Music?


    75% 2 channel music, 25% HT
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  • cbl117
    cbl117 Posts: 285
    edited October 2006
    Rotel amps are on the warm side. maybe a used RB-1080?
    2 Channel

    Vandersteen 3a Sigs
    Music Reference RM-200
    Hovland HP-100
    VPI Scout w/ Benz Ace
    Rotel RCD-1072
    Cardas Golden Reference Speaker Cables
    Cardas Golden Reference Interconnects
    Cardas Golden Power Cords
    PS Audio UPC-200HB
    Black Diamond Racing Isolation
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited October 2006
    I think I am going to go with some Outlaw 2200's for mine. But the SVS is first.
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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