new here - which bookshelf pair?

LVD
LVD Posts: 12
edited April 2008 in Speakers
Hey all,

I am moving to manhattan, and I have gotten rid of my collection of floor speakers for ease of moving and space saving in those tiny apartments. I am trying to decide between the Monitor 30s and the RTi A1s. Do the RTi's sound a lot better? They are 3x the price, but I would go with them if they deliver 3x the sound quality.

I have a Pioneer receiver, and these would be my only speakers.

Thanks!
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  • bopicasso
    bopicasso Posts: 878
    edited April 2008
    Rti's are better. I owned a pair of monitor 40s and rti6s. Liked them both but definately favored the rtis.. You can probably find a pair of rti6s somewhere for a very good price, probably comparable to the monitor40s. I actually saved money when I upgraded to the rti6.
    Living Room setup: Pioneer Elite VSX-21TXH, Krell KAV 300i, PS Audio DL III DAC, Tyler Acoustics Taylo 7u, Dynaudio Audience 120C+, SVS 25/31PCI, B-P-T Clean Power Center, Ps3, Panny 50" S1 Plasma, Tekline speaker cables, Audio Art interconnects, and Pangea power cables.
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  • LVD
    LVD Posts: 12
    edited April 2008
    thanks, ill keep my eyes out for a deal on the rti's
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  • cmy330go
    cmy330go Posts: 2,341
    edited April 2008
    I would actually consider trying to find a used pair of RT25i, or RTi28. Both are a little smoother on the top end in my opinion, and can be had for a fraction of the price. I'd probably recommend the 25's over the 28's.

    Just a thought.
    HT
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    2 CH
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited April 2008
    My father in law purchased the RTi-A1's for 5 channels of his 6.1 system. They sound surprisingly good. The RTi6's (I have a pair in the bedroom) are great speakers as well and would be worth trying to track down if you don't mind used.

    RTi6's would be my first choice. (looks like about $270 new but I am not sure they are an authorized dealer if you care about such things....)

    Michael
    Mains.............Polk LSi15 (Cherry)
    Center............Polk LSiC (Crossover upgraded)
    Surrounds.......Polk LSi7 (Gloss Black - wood sides removed and crossovers upgraded)
    Subwoofers.....SVS 25-31 CS+ and PC+ (both 20hz tune)
    Pre\Pro...........NAD T163 (Modded with LM4562 opamps)
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  • LVD
    LVD Posts: 12
    edited April 2008
    cmy330go wrote: »
    I would actually consider trying to find a used pair of RT25i, or RTi28.

    Those seem pretty hard to track down - Polk even hides them on their site so you can't browse to them (at least not easily).
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  • LVD
    LVD Posts: 12
    edited April 2008
    McLoki wrote: »
    RTi6's would be my first choice.l

    Thanks for the input - I like the form factor of the Rti4's / RTi A1's a little better. The 6.5 woofer just seems a little large to be setting on a bookshelf. Where do you have yours set up?

    I am also looking at the Paradigm Atoms. There is a set on eBay right now, how much do they usually go for?
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  • cmy330go
    cmy330go Posts: 2,341
    edited April 2008
    LVD wrote: »
    Those seem pretty hard to track down - Polk even hides them on their site so you can't browse to them (at least not easily).

    RT25i's pop up on eBay pretty frequently. Not sure about 28's because I haven't really been watching them lately.
    HT
    Mits WD-65737, DirecTV, Oppo DV-970HD, XBOX ONE, Yamaha RX-A1030, Parasound Halo A23, Rotel RB-985, Music Hall MMF-7, Parasound PPH-100, LSi-15, LSi-C, LSi-FX, LSi-7, PSW-1000, Monster HTS2600

    2 CH
    Parasound Halo P3, Parasound Halo A21, Sutherland Ph.D, VPI Classic 3 w/ 3D arm & Soundsmith Aida Cartridge, Arcam CD72T, B&W 802 S3, Monster HTS2500,
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  • LVD
    LVD Posts: 12
    edited April 2008
    cmy330go wrote: »
    RT25i's pop up on eBay pretty frequently. Not sure about 28's because I haven't really been watching them lately.

    How much do they go for?
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,798
    edited April 2008
    hundred bucks or less
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • LVD
    LVD Posts: 12
    edited April 2008
    Cool.

    I'm thinking about these

    Has anyone had any experience with Paradigm Atoms?
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