Rti4, a Grand Slamm

Paramount Polk
Paramount Polk Posts: 38
edited January 2007 in Speakers
Hello, its my first post and i've been following threads and posts on this forum and love it! especially since its polk!

I would like to find out if the Polk Rti4's are unmatched in bass output of its kind and class price. i currently own a pair and my friend who is interested in new speakers are looking at the Rti4's because of my recommendation. i'd be glad to tell him that no other bookshelf speaker of its type and price class can match its bass output because the grand total of his spending would be about 300-500 dollars. a pair of bookshelf speakers and a mid level stereo receiver.

So are the Rti4's as good as it gets in the types with 5.25 inch woofers and as small as the rti4's?
Receiver- Onkyo TX-SR304S
Speakers- Front-Polk Rti4
Rear- Bose 161
Center- Bose Cubes
Subwoofer- composed of
-PIONEER TS-W251R 10" SUBWOOFER
-Dayton 1.0 CU FT SUBWOOFER CABINET
-DAYTON SA240-B 240W Sub Plate Amp
Desktop
-AMD Athlon 3000+ 1.8Ghz
- Geforce 6600
- 512mb Ram upgrading soon...
- 80 Gig HD 160 Gig Slave HD
- ECS Nforce-A939 Motherboard
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited January 2007
    Paramount Polk wrote:
    Hello, its my first post and i've been following threads and posts on this forum and love it! especially since its polk!

    I would like to find out if the Polk Rti4's are unmatched in bass output of its kind and class price. i currently own a pair and my friend who is interested in new speakers are looking at the Rti4's because of my recommendation. i'd be glad to tell him that no other bookshelf speaker of its type and price class can match its bass output because the grand total of his spending would be about 300-500 dollars. a pair of bookshelf speakers and a mid level stereo receiver.

    So are the Rti4's as good as it gets in the types with 5.25 inch woofers and as small as the rti4's?


    Does he like the way yours sound? If he does then that's all that matters!
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited January 2007
    Yes!
    Never Forget
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  • Paramount Polk
    Paramount Polk Posts: 38
    edited January 2007
    Hes actually going to heading to my house this wenesday to audition them. but i just dont wanna make any false statements on my praising of this model.
    Receiver- Onkyo TX-SR304S
    Speakers- Front-Polk Rti4
    Rear- Bose 161
    Center- Bose Cubes
    Subwoofer- composed of
    -PIONEER TS-W251R 10" SUBWOOFER
    -Dayton 1.0 CU FT SUBWOOFER CABINET
    -DAYTON SA240-B 240W Sub Plate Amp
    Desktop
    -AMD Athlon 3000+ 1.8Ghz
    - Geforce 6600
    - 512mb Ram upgrading soon...
    - 80 Gig HD 160 Gig Slave HD
    - ECS Nforce-A939 Motherboard
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited January 2007
    Meh, praise them all you want. If he agrees and says they sound great then those are the speakers for him.
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited January 2007
    Is it the best small bookshelf with a 5.25" driver? NO. There are quite a few I would consider much better. Some slightly more expensive and some a lot more expensive. For the price it is not a bad choice, but don't get carried thinking it is THE BEST speaker of its size and configuration.
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited January 2007
    shack wrote:
    Is it the best small bookshelf with a 5.25" driver? NO. There are quite a few I would consider much better. Some slightly more expensive and some a lot more expensive. For the price it is not a bad choice, but don't get carried thinking it is THE BEST speaker of its size and configuration.

    Can you think of any that sound better for less?
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited January 2007
    For the $190 plus shipping you can snag a pair on eBay for, I'm not sure what other speaker in that price range would have more bass? Let me rephrase that, more good sound quality bass!
    DKG999
    HT System: LSi9, LSiCx2, LSiFX, LSi7, SVS 20-39 PC+, B&K 507.s2 AVR, B&K Ref 125.2, Tripplite LCR-2400, Cambridge 650BD, Signal Cable PC/SC, BJC IC, Samsung 55" LED

    Music System: Magnepan 1.6QR, SVS SB12+, ARC pre, Parasound HCA1500 vertically bi-amped, Jolida CDP, Pro-Ject RM5.1SE TT, Pro-Ject TubeBox SE phono pre, SBT, PS Audio DLIII DAC
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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited January 2007
    I heard some Mordaunt Short 902s this weekend that were pretty damn impressive run on a Marantz integrated for ~ $200. The Rocket XLS bookshelves are supposed to be very comparable to GR AV1s for ~ $200.

    Combo rig:

    Onkyo NR1007 pre-pro, Carver TFM 45(fronts), Carver TFM 35 (surrounds)
    SDA 1C, CS400i, SDA 2B
    PB13Ultra RO
    BW Silvers
    Oppo BDP-83SE
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited January 2007
    Depending on who you ask the following are worthy contenders in the LESS THAN the price of the RTi4. Epos ELS-3, Paradigm Atom, NTH Classsic Absoulute Zero or the PSB Alpha B1. The list of more expensive is longer. The RTi4 is a very good small, reasonably priced bookshelf. Calling it THE BEST is a matter of opinion.
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited January 2007
    I forgot about the ONIX speakers, those would be a contender based on reviews! I have the RTi4's and the EPOS ELS-3's, the ELS-3's have more articulate bass, but don't go as deep and would not be a better choice for HT use. For music, they are pretty amazing! I have also had the Paradigm Atom's inhouse, and again, I think if you are just comparing the bass, the RTi4's would be my choice for HT use.
    DKG999
    HT System: LSi9, LSiCx2, LSiFX, LSi7, SVS 20-39 PC+, B&K 507.s2 AVR, B&K Ref 125.2, Tripplite LCR-2400, Cambridge 650BD, Signal Cable PC/SC, BJC IC, Samsung 55" LED

    Music System: Magnepan 1.6QR, SVS SB12+, ARC pre, Parasound HCA1500 vertically bi-amped, Jolida CDP, Pro-Ject RM5.1SE TT, Pro-Ject TubeBox SE phono pre, SBT, PS Audio DLIII DAC
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,060
    edited January 2007
    I agree, wouldn't say the best, but a damn good speaker overall for what you pay !
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