Rti10's

PolkFan1
PolkFan1 Posts: 130
edited January 2007 in Speakers
Are the Rti10's good for music? I have heard the Rti8's sound too bright for music. I have been trying to find the Rti8's and 10's in stores and many stores have them discontinued!..
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited January 2007
    IMO the RTi10's are OK for music and fairly decent for HT.

    If I were to do this again I would probably go with LSi9's or 15's for my mains.

    You will need an amp to extract the most from any of the above speakers. I have taken a pretty modest approach with my HT and it is more than my family can handle. I have never been able to really let my HT shine without protest from my family.

    Scott
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  • MADGSF
    MADGSF Posts: 603
    edited January 2007
    I agree with Scott, were I to do it again I would get the LSI-9 for my mains. And you will need an amp to get the most out of any of the speakers we're discussing. I am not referring to the "loudness" but the sound and refinement.

    The RTi-10s are a little bright but since I use them for 90/10 HT/Music they work for me. I have not heard them with an amp but I want to, this year I hope to pick up a good used B&K amp to drive them. If that doesn't satisfy I will probably sell them and try some LSI. I have also read the RTi series sound great behind a tube amp.

    As for being discontinued, Polk is releasing a new version of the RTi series, I think called RTiA? Maybe the stores are clearing out stock? You might want to wait and give them a listen but if your primarily interested in music head straight for the LSI series with a good amp.
    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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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited January 2007
    MillerLiteScott wrote:
    I have never been able to really let my HT shine without protest from my family.

    Scott

    I agree with you there, thats for sure.
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  • PolkFan1
    PolkFan1 Posts: 130
    edited January 2007
    When are the New RtiA's supposed to come out?
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  • MADGSF
    MADGSF Posts: 603
    edited January 2007
    Polk has not given a release date yet but you can read about them in this thread.

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47928
    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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  • Kelley_Moore
    Kelley_Moore Posts: 57
    edited January 2007
    MADGSF wrote:
    I have not heard them with an amp but I want to, this year I hope to pick up a good used B&K amp to drive them. If that doesn't satisfy I will probably sell them and try some LSI.QUOTE]

    I started driving my RTi10's with my Denon 4306 and it sounded great for both Movies and music. It was better for movies though. Since I tend to listen to movies around -10, I figured I should get an amp to protect the speakers and hopefully make them sound even better. I got an Outlaw 7700 and it had minimal difference for movies but made the music way to bright. I'm tempted to sell the Outlaw and get an Earthquake since some of the articles I have read claim that this amp will help with bright speakers. Whether or not that's true, I don't know. I wish I could demo one.
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  • Schwingding
    Schwingding Posts: 363
    edited January 2007
    I really liked my RTi10s for both music and home theater, powered by separate Outlaw 2200 monoblocks, until I got my new Mirage towers. Now I don't like my RTi10s anymore and they are pulling duty as my surrounds.

    They are very easy to identify in the soundstage - the speakers do anything but disappear, and they're overly bright - but you won't know this until you compare them against something with a slightly better pedigree. They will sound great to you - and they are damned nice speakers.
    HT/music rig
    Panasonic PX60U 50" plasma
    Yamaha 5990 AVR
    Onix SP3 tube amp
    bunch of Outlaw 2200 monoblocks
    DUAL SVS PB12+/2 subs :eek:
    Denon 3910 DVD/SACD/DVD-A
    DirecTV HR10-250 DVR
    Onix Strata Mini mains
    Mirage OM10 surrounds
    Polk CSi5 center
    Polk SC80 rear surrounds
    Samsung BDP1000 blu-ray player

    Bedroom rig
    Jolida SJ302a tube amp
    Denon 2910 universal player
    Onix Ref 1 monitors
    Velodyne minivee
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  • Midnite Mick
    Midnite Mick Posts: 1,591
    edited January 2007
    Kelley_Moore wrote:
    MADGSF wrote:
    I have not heard them with an amp but I want to, this year I hope to pick up a good used B&K amp to drive them. If that doesn't satisfy I will probably sell them and try some LSI.QUOTE]

    I started driving my RTi10's with my Denon 4306 and it sounded great for both Movies and music. It was better for movies though. Since I tend to listen to movies around -10, I figured I should get an amp to protect the speakers and hopefully make them sound even better. I got an Outlaw 7700 and it had minimal difference for movies but made the music way to bright. I'm tempted to sell the Outlaw and get an Earthquake since some of the articles I have read claim that this amp will help with bright speakers. Whether or not that's true, I don't know. I wish I could demo one.

    Auditioning some cables/speaker wire may help you with the brightness as well.

    Mike

    Please let it not go in the direction that this could lead!
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  • MADGSF
    MADGSF Posts: 603
    edited January 2007
    I got an Outlaw 7700 and it had minimal difference for movies but made the music way to bright. I'm tempted to sell the Outlaw and get an Earthquake since some of the articles I have read claim that this amp will help with bright speakers. Whether or not that's true, I don't know. I wish I could demo one.

    I heard LSI9s driven by a B&K AVR507 when shopping for my current setup and loved the sound but it was way out of my price range. I read B&K are "warm" sounding amps which is why I want to try one. Just got to get some money saved up and if I go with a LSI setup later I already know I like the sound.
    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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  • Kelley_Moore
    Kelley_Moore Posts: 57
    edited January 2007
    Midnite Mick wrote:
    Kelley_Moore wrote:

    Auditioning some cables/speaker wire may help you with the brightness as well.

    Mike

    Not to open up the Cable can of worms argument, but what do you suggest? As of now I use BetterCables throughout my entire system for speakers wires and HDMI. I have done some comparisons for my unbalanced interconnects between Blue Jeans and BetterCables and I chose BetterCables. For speakers, I have never tried anything different.
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