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PolkFan1
PolkFan1 Posts: 130
edited February 2007 in Speakers
I have a pair of Polk Audio rti8's and a yamaha htr-5740 receiver rated at around 85 watts per channel. I was thinking of upgrading to a pioneer elite vsx-80txv. WOuld this upgrade help reduce the brightness of these speakers and make them sound significantly better?
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  • MikeC78
    MikeC78 Posts: 2,315
    edited February 2007
    Probably not...

    It will be a little dificult trying to change the sound characteristics of those RTi's by changing the receiver to a Pioneer. You are essentially probably adding only a few watts more a channel, and the Pioneer really isn't on the "laid back" side to begin with.

    You can try a few things that seemed to help me a tinny bit when I had RTi8's not to long ago.

    1. Remove the stock jumpers on the connection posts and replace with some good quality wire.

    2. I found this to help the most, especially at higher volumes. Adding external amplification, an amp rated at least 200wpc.

    3. You can always try and demo out the Pioneer with the RTi's and see what you think, the Yammy is known to be on the "brighter" side to begin with.

    Hope this helps, as I had to go with the LSi series to solve my problems.

    Mike
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited February 2007
    Maybe you could also try a Monster power conditioner. Say maybe a used HTS 2500 on Ebay. That helped me with some brightness in one of my new systems a few years ago.
    Sharp Elite 70
    Anthem D2V 3D
    Parasound 5250
    Parasound HCA 1000 A
    Parasound HCA 1000
    Oppo BDP 95
    Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
    Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
    Totem Mask Surrounds X4
    Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
    Sony PS3
    Squeezebox Touch

    Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door.
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  • MikeC78
    MikeC78 Posts: 2,315
    edited February 2007
    wingnut4772 wrote:
    Maybe you could also try a Monster power conditioner. Say maybe a used HTS 2500 on Ebay. That helped me with some brightness in one of my new systems a few years ago.

    Are you serious?:confused: I'm trying to figure out how that helped?

    Mike
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  • MADGSF
    MADGSF Posts: 603
    edited February 2007
    I agree with the most of the statements above. As you can see from my signature I have an older Elite and RTi-10s. I also have a Monster 1100 power bar.

    While I have not heard the VSX-80 I would not call my Elite/RTi combo laid back and depending on your other sources it can be way too bright. I did make wire jumpers which has helped a little and plan to upgrade my interconnects. However I will be slowly migrating to B&K separates as my budget allows for the ultimate fix.

    Were I in your position I would look into HK receivers. You could even pick up a cheap HK with pre-outs and get a good used external amp for the retail price of that Pioneer. My .02.
    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 February 2007
    ^ Another darn good idea.

    Mike
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  • MikeC78
    MikeC78 Posts: 2,315
    edited February 2007
    I hate to say this, but I'd look into different speaks if you are looking for such a drastic change in sound.

    Mike
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited February 2007
    MADGSF wrote:
    Were I in your position I would look into HK receivers. You could even pick up a cheap HK with pre-outs and get a good used external amp for the retail price of that Pioneer. My .02.

    Exactly what I did. The HK as a Pre works very well. I had a Yami, and I wouldn't even think about selling it to someone who truly cared about sound quality. I run Adcom amps from the pre out on the HK that I picked up from HK direct on Ebay for about $250. I have been real happy with my setup.

    Ben
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
    Ben
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  • PolkFan1
    PolkFan1 Posts: 130
    edited February 2007
    Can anyone recommend me an amp that will bring some more life into my rti8's ..my budget is 450..i might go a bit higher like 500...
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  • scottvamp
    scottvamp Posts: 3,277
    edited February 2007
    MikeC78 wrote:
    Are you serious?:confused: I'm trying to figure out how that helped?
    Mike
    By conditioning power and making it "cleaner". It will improve or give different improvments audio and video in many cases. HomeTheater mag did a huge artical about it a few months ago.
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited February 2007
    MikeC78 wrote:
    Are you serious?:confused: I'm trying to figure out how that helped?

    Mike
    Yes I am . It just did. I had crappy power in my Town house and it was a pretty cheap improvement. It just removed a bit of 'etch'.
    Sharp Elite 70
    Anthem D2V 3D
    Parasound 5250
    Parasound HCA 1000 A
    Parasound HCA 1000
    Oppo BDP 95
    Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
    Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
    Totem Mask Surrounds X4
    Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
    Sony PS3
    Squeezebox Touch

    Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door.
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  • MikeC78
    MikeC78 Posts: 2,315
    edited February 2007
    scottvamp wrote:
    By conditioning power and making it "cleaner". It will improve or give different improvments audio and video in many cases. HomeTheater mag did a huge artical about it a few months ago.

    Cool. Didn't realize they would make a difference in sound.

    Mike
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