New Polk's on the way!

dbike199
dbike199 Posts: 7
edited January 2009 in Speakers
I'm new on the forum and I have been all over it reading about speakers recently. Great information!

I am in the process of upgrading my HT system. My wife blessed me with an Onkyo TX-SR876 for Christmas and that justifies some new Polk's.

I have in the mail and hopefully here by Monday:
Rti A7 Fronts
Csi A6 Center
Fxi A6 Surround
DSW Pro 600 Sub woofer

I read several times that the Rti A's need plenty of power and now I'm wondering if I have enough power with the SR876? It's rated at 140 watts per channel and 160 watts in dynamic mode. What do you think?

I will be spending about 60% of the time watching movies and 40% listening to music. Do you think I ordered the right front speakers? I almost got the Ati A9's, but thought they might be a bit much.

Thanks in advance for your wisdom.
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  • nikolas812
    nikolas812 Posts: 2,915
    edited December 2008
    I'd say your in for a treat!

    Thats a great system you've put together.

    Lets us know how it sounds when you get it all hooked up.

    I wouldn't worry about the power with RTi's. There not near the power hogs as Lsi's.


    And Welcome to the club!!



    Nick
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  • Menasor
    Menasor Posts: 283
    edited December 2008
    I think you'll definitely love your setup! I'm absolutely loving mine (which is practically the same as yours minus the surrounds)

    Fronts: Energy RC-70
    Center: Energy RC-LCR
    Surrounds: Energy Veritas 1.0CM
    Subwoofer: SVS PC12-NSD
    Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR705
    Amplifier: Denon POA-2200 w/ Ben's ICs


    Pics of my setup (click me)
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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,205
    edited December 2008
    Hey dbike199! That's going to be pretty darn great altogether, I wouldn't sweat it if I were you! What a wife BTW!

    It could reasonably be argued that the RTi A7 are a bit much for a receiver without external amplification, and perhaps the RTi A5 would have been a more judicious choice, but opinions vary on this topic and Onkyo have been working hard to increase the true world output of their most recent products. Hook 'em up and let us know how they sound!

    Congratulations ... on both the setup and the wifey! Kex.
    Alea jacta est!
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  • BrettT1
    BrettT1 Posts: 560
    edited December 2008
    Congrats on the new Polks!
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited December 2008
    Congrats and welcome to Club Polk. Hook them up first listen for a while and then re-evaluate about more power.
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • Retro152
    Retro152 Posts: 985
    edited December 2008
    Hey, Welcome to the Forum, I have a pair of 7's on order myself, as well as an A6. I have a Yamaha 663, rated at 95w per channel, but read the 7's love power, so i was going to add an external amp. Congrats!
    Receiver: Pioneer Elite SC-05
    Amp: Emotiva Xpa-3
    Front L/R: POLK Rti-a9s':D
    Center:POLK Csi-a6
    Rear surround's:POLK Rti-a1s'
    Sub: Klipsch Synergy sub-12
    Sony Kdl-46w4100 46" LCD
    PS3
    Audioquest type 4 wiring.
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  • trinidesignz
    trinidesignz Posts: 97
    edited December 2008
    Welcome dbike199
    Wow! I'm also expecting my shipment on Saturday:
    RTi A5's • CSi A6 and Some juice to wake them up Emotiva XPA-5 $699 ( good deal). The XPA-5 would be a good recommendation to wake up your RTi A7's.
    Samsung-55 LED
    Denon 3808ci
    RTi A5 (Fronts)
    CSi A6 (Center)
    FXi 5 (Rears)
    Velodyne DPS-12 (Sub)
    EMOTIVA XPA-5 :D:cool::p;):)
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  • curved
    curved Posts: 664
    edited December 2008
    cfrizz wrote: »
    Congrats and welcome to Club Polk. Hook them up first listen for a while and then re-evaluate about more power.

    Agreed....give them a good chance to break in. It may be perfect for your needs.....it may not :D
    Living Room:....................[HTML] [/HTML] Zone 2 (Workout Room):
    AVR - Yamaha RX-V757......JBL 4312 Pro Monitors
    Pre - Nak CA-5
    AMP - Adcom 555 (Main)
    Main - Polk RTI8**/RTiA5
    AMP - Adcom 545II (Center)
    Center - Polk CSiA4**
    Sub - Snell Basis 300:p......Zone 3 (Outside)
    CD - Yamaha CDC-555.......Def Tech AW5500
    TV - Pani TH-42PZ80U
    BR - LG BD390
    Monster HTS1600 Power Center
    Dedicated Circuit - (2) 20amp, (1) 15amp
    Ben's IC, Canare 4S11
    **Dayton and Sonicap Caps with Mills Resistors**
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited December 2008
    You should be pretty happy with your results. Those are some good speakers.

    Like everyone else said, try out the A7's through the receiver first. It may be enough for your needs since you mainly use it for home theater purposes. If you ever want to add an external amp though, you'll have that option. The A7's really wake up with more power, but it's not necessary all the time.
    The nirvana inducer-
    APC H10 Power Conditioner
    Marantz UD5005 universal player
    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
    Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
    PolkAudio LSi9's/PolkAudio SDA 2A's/PolkAudio Monitor 7A's
    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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  • manman
    manman Posts: 256
    edited December 2008
    wait till you get that csi A6- it's a monster! Haha. I just got mine today to replace the csi 3. I knew the dimensions, but somehow seeing it in front of me... it dwarfs the csi3!
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited December 2008
    manman wrote: »
    wait till you get that csi A6- it's a monster! Haha. I just got mine today to replace the csi 3. I knew the dimensions, but somehow seeing it in front of me... it dwarfs the csi3!


    Did you notice a big difference in sound?
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  • dbike199
    dbike199 Posts: 7
    edited January 2009
    Thanks for the insight! Looks like I will just have to wait and see if I have enough power....
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  • manman
    manman Posts: 256
    edited January 2009
    leroyjr1 wrote: »
    Did you notice a big difference in sound?

    I just recently got it set up. The thing was so big I had to move some equipment to a side rack to fit it under the tv...

    I do notice a good difference, but not a huge one. I used one of my favorite blu-ray movies- Blade Runner to test it. It's got some good dialog scenes in diferent types of environments like rooms with echos etc. The dialog did feel more full and rich- like it was a little more crisp and defined without having to boost the volume. Good range too- from deep dialog to higher pitched sound like dialog over walkie-talkie in some scenes- all were very crisp.

    I didn't have any real complaints with the csi3, but I found the A6 at a great deal from a fellow member here- refurbed and barely used for $150 (only about 30 bucks more than I paid for the csi3). It is in excellent condition no marks at all and great sound, so at that price it was definitely worth it to me. I don't know if the difference would have been big enough for me to pay full price for a brand new one right now though. In any case- I'm very happy with it :D
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