Just ordered RTi8's

shimey013
shimey013 Posts: 79
edited January 2008 in Speakers
In Process of piecing together a system, so now I have my reciever ONK TXSR705 and now the RTi8's, im replacing a 5 yr old Yam HTIB, was just good for the time. Anyway, question on Center, surrounds and sub for a solid 5.1 system. Any advice on what would be good for the ONK 705 and RTi8's??
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  • crd2002
    crd2002 Posts: 174
    edited January 2008
    I have a onkyo 805 and velodyne dls4000 and it sounds great
    Home Theater sony 52 inch lcd,Cinenova grande 7 channel, polk RTI8,CSI5,FXI5,onkyo 805
    2 Channel rig Sunfire grand cinema 5ch,sunfire TGA III,Rotel 1072,polk RTI12,Monster hts 5100
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited January 2008
    I would recommend a pair of f/xi5 for the surrounds, CSi5 for the center, and a PSW 404 or 505 for the sub. They will all match and sound wonderful!
    Jake
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited January 2008
    shimey013 wrote: »
    Any advice on what would be good for the ONK 705 and RTi8's??

    run the audyssey! i didn't and couldn't get my onkyo to sound good with my rti8's. swallowed my pride, ran the audyssey and am a happy camper now. yeah, get the csi5 center. you can try the fxi5's for surround. or you'll be fine with rti 6's. but if you have room, another set of rti 8's works wonders. it all depends on your room setup.

    POLK SDA-SRS 1.2TL -- ADCOM GFA-5802
    PANASONIC PT-AE4000U -- DIY WILSONART DW 135" 2.35:1 SCREEN
     ONKYO TX-SR805
    CENTER: CSI5
    MAINS: RTI8'S
    SURROUNDS: RTI8'S
    7.1 SURROUNDS: RTI6'S
    SUB: SVS PB12-PLUS/2 (12.3 series)
    XBOX 360    WiiPS3/blu-rayTOSHIBA HD-A35 hd dvd

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  • shimey013
    shimey013 Posts: 79
    edited January 2008
    BIZILL wrote: »
    run the audyssey! i didn't and couldn't get my onkyo to sound good with my rti8's. swallowed my pride, ran the audyssey and am a happy camper now. yeah, get the csi5 center. you can try the fxi5's for surround. or you'll be fine with rti 6's. but if you have room, another set of rti 8's works wonders. it all depends on your room setup.


    I thought about the RTi8 as surrounds but sadly dont have the room...i will be looking into the suggestions....as of now looks like my speakers come monday...cant wait.
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  • shimey013
    shimey013 Posts: 79
    edited January 2008
    I was looking around, besides ebay who still sells the Csi5??? I can find the Csi3 and the A4 (crutchfield) but the CSi5 i cant find anywhere...if someone knows an online site that sell them, please let me know.
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  • Gizmo99
    Gizmo99 Posts: 169
    edited January 2008
    shimey013 wrote: »
    I was looking around, besides ebay who still sells the Csi5??? I can find the Csi3 and the A4 (crutchfield) but the CSi5 i cant find anywhere...if someone knows an online site that sell them, please let me know.

    ahhh you missed my fire sale of the CSI5 a two days ago :)

    try tweeter, they will deliver but its going to be expensive
    Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR805
    Amp: Emotiva XPA-5
    Front: LSI15
    Center: LSIC
    Sourround: FxiA4
    Rear: Fxi3
    Sub: Bic H100
    TV: Sony 52' XBR4


    "The more time you spend researching here, the less money you will have" :D
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  • shimey013
    shimey013 Posts: 79
    edited January 2008
    So if i cant find the CSi5, what would match the RTi8 best???
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  • vivarey
    vivarey Posts: 24
    edited January 2008
    shimey013 wrote: »
    So if i cant find the CSi5, what would match the RTi8 best???

    Crutchfield has the CSi3 for $150 -- not a bad deal even though the consensus around here is that the CSi5 is much better.
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  • Acadian
    Acadian Posts: 60
    edited January 2008
    shimey013 wrote: »
    So if i cant find the CSi5, what would match the RTi8 best???

    I was told CsiA6 by someone from Polk and a few people on here. Unfortunately, i'm waiting on speaker wires, so i can't tell you how it sounds yet.
    Rti8
    CsiA6
    Rti4
    PSW505
    Yamaha 6050
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