Is this a better route than RTis?

dane_peterson
dane_peterson Posts: 1,903
edited November 2006 in Speakers
Guy's selling a 6.1 B&W setup for $650 + shipping. I really want to invest in LSis, but having a full surround sound for less than I'd pair for a pair of towers would be cool...

http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cl.pl?spkrmoni&1169961461


Anyone have experience with the B&W DM303s?

Dane
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited November 2006
    These 2 speaker companies make speakers at opposite ends of the spectrum! I've never heard a B & W speaker that my ears could tolerate for an extended period of time. I HATE metal tweeters.

    Don't get sidetracked by a good deal just to get something in the house. Stay true & patient for your dream speakers!
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited November 2006
    I dont really see (hear) that speaker as being something you would be satisfied with for very long.

    RT1
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  • Home Theatre
    Home Theatre Posts: 469
    edited November 2006
    cfrizz wrote:
    These 2 speaker companies make speakers at opposite ends of the spectrum! I've never heard a B & W speaker that my ears could tolerate for and extrended period of time. I HATE metal tweeters.

    Don't get sidetracked by a good deal just to get something in the house. Stay true & patient for your dream speakers!



    Wow I agree I like the RTI series more than the 600 series from B and W.
    Everything I own burned in the fire!!!!!!!!!!
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  • dane_peterson
    dane_peterson Posts: 1,903
    edited November 2006
    Right on, thanks guys.

    You're right... I'm getting impatient. Deep breath Dane!
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  • MSALLA
    MSALLA Posts: 1,602
    edited November 2006
    dane_peterson wrote:
    Right on, thanks guys.

    You're right... I'm getting impatient. Deep breath Dane!

    Holiday sales are coming and people will be selling the equipment that they replaced with those "gifts to self".
    Michael


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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited November 2006
    reeltrouble1 wrote:
    I dont really see (hear) that speaker as being something you would be satisfied with for very long.

    RT1

    I have to second this opinion.... that set-up doesn't really scream "til' death do us part."

    The LSi's on the other hand will be there through thick and thin (and even hold your hair as you pray to the Porcelain God -- they're that dedicated).
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • tommyboy
    tommyboy Posts: 1,414
    edited November 2006
    dane... what are you doing, you're buying the lsi15s right?
    AVR: H/K AVR240
    Fronts: Monitor 50s
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    surrounds: R15s
    Sub:Velodyne DPS10
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  • dane_peterson
    dane_peterson Posts: 1,903
    edited November 2006
    I'm trying to. Not getting a whole lot of help from the seller.. he doesn't seem too driven to sell them to me.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited November 2006
    Dane, it's not you. It is the great potential of damage to the speakers themselves during shipping that is the limiting factor. If I had them I wouldn't ship them either!
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • dane_peterson
    dane_peterson Posts: 1,903
    edited November 2006
    I know. I don't blame him. I shipped out a receiver, a PS3, and a Monster PowerCenter a couple days ago. After I was done packing them, I wanted to hang myself.
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  • MSALLA
    MSALLA Posts: 1,602
    edited November 2006
    iI shipped out a set of Monitor 40's via ups. We packed the hell out of them and ups still managed to damage them. Pushed in tweeter dust cap, cracked face plate, corners, you name it.
    Michael


    Samsung 50" HD DLP
    Yamaha RX-V2500
    (2) Outlaw 200
    Adcom GFA 555
    Sony BDP300
    Denon 2900 DVD
    Lsi9's mains
    Lsi7's rear
    Lsic center
    12.1 SVS driver in 4.53 cuft. tube
    Harmony 880
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,217
    edited November 2006
    dane_peterson wrote:
    Right on, thanks guys.

    You're right... I'm getting impatient. Deep breath Dane!

    Seriously hold out for the Lsi's. Have some more patience used ones wil be avail in your area before you know it. Don't settle just because you want to get something.
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited November 2006
    ^^^^
    Words to live by H9

    Dane -- why spin your wheels? In the grand sheme of this audio journey, time is the least of your issues.
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,586
    edited November 2006
    Get what you want.

    I say wait out for the LSi.... they are good speakers.

    Joey
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  • MSALLA
    MSALLA Posts: 1,602
    edited November 2006
    Asking on here helps but all anyone can give you is there opinion. You have to listen before you buy or see if the store has a return policy. I know the B&K dealer in my area will give you a demo set to take home before you buy them to make sure it's what you want.
    Michael


    Samsung 50" HD DLP
    Yamaha RX-V2500
    (2) Outlaw 200
    Adcom GFA 555
    Sony BDP300
    Denon 2900 DVD
    Lsi9's mains
    Lsi7's rear
    Lsic center
    12.1 SVS driver in 4.53 cuft. tube
    Harmony 880
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  • dane_peterson
    dane_peterson Posts: 1,903
    edited November 2006
    Part of the reason I was on a hunt for used is there really are no high-end dealers in my area. The only high-end dealer I've found around here sells Canton, KEF, and B&W.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,791
    edited November 2006
    Those DM303... with a good amp and a good pre...

    Will smoke the socks off the RTi series in depth, detail, staging... you name it...

    Theres really no comparison in the overall refinement... which the RTi line up is vastly lacking --- the RTi line was designed for one real purpose, reference theater and the DM303 has alot more musical traits to it in comparison...

    The DM303 is not theater based and it surely is not based for full, enveloping sound... its all about the 1 on 1

    YMMV
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,791
    edited November 2006
    ....
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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