RT25s for surround speakers

pepcid

I have the following set up for my home theater:
RT600 fronts
CS300 center
RT25 rears
PSW120 subwoofer

The front and center are voice matched, and have the same 1" trilaminate tweeter. The rear bookshelf speakers have the 1" dynamic balance tweeter (not the trilaminate), but it does have the power port for bass.

Is it worth the trouble to replace the RT25 with an older model surround speaker, like the RT f/x? The RT f/x has the double trilaminate tweeter, but no power port for the bass, and is hard to find on eBay. Should I try to find a model like the FXi30, which has the double tweeter, but it's not the trilaminate?

Or should I settle for what I have now, if it is not going to be that big a difference in sound quality for the rear surrounds? Overall I'm happy with my system, but I don't know if it would sound possibly even better with true surround speakers. Thank you for your help.

schwarcw

Welcome to Club Polk! Most people are happy with the dispersed sound of the fx speaker. I used the RTi25 as my rear surrounds and was happy. Depending on your ear, you may not appreciate much benefit. I know mis-matched voices will bother some people.

Merry Christmas!

ViperZ

From personal experience, I found RT/FX are pretty hard to position - you really need them closer to the corners, so that you'll get the whole dipole/bipole effect. I put back my R15's in the back after playing with RT/FX for a month.

Kex

pepcid wrote: »

I have the following set up for my home theater:
RT600 fronts
CS300 center
RT25 rears
PSW120 subwoofer

The front and center are voice matched, and have the same 1" trilaminate tweeter. The rear bookshelf speakers have the 1" dynamic balance tweeter (not the trilaminate), but it does have the power port for bass.

Is it worth the trouble to replace the RT25 with an older model surround speaker, like the RT f/x? The RT f/x has the double trilaminate tweeter, but no power port for the bass, and is hard to find on eBay. Should I try to find a model like the FXi30, which has the double tweeter, but it's not the trilaminate?

Or should I settle for what I have now, if it is not going to be that big a difference in sound quality for the rear surrounds? Overall I'm happy with my system, but I don't know if it would sound possibly even better with true surround speakers. Thank you for your help.

Welcome to Club Polk! That's a pretty good setup IMO. I don't think it's worth it to change your RT25 for what you suggest ... a sideways move at best. You'll have much better things to spend your money on if you think about it for a while (especially if you hang around here for long).