RTi28's or towers
I've recently got on this kick of matching all my speakers. I've got a CSi30 in the center, and two RTi28's up front with some old Bose in the back. I'm planning on getting rid of the Bose, but I'm not sure what to replace them with. On the Polk site, it suggested RTi28's up front and in back along with the CSi30.
Should I go with another pair of 28's as my surrounds or move my current 28's in back and go get those R30 floorstanders I've had my eyes on.
- the guy
Should I go with another pair of 28's as my surrounds or move my current 28's in back and go get those R30 floorstanders I've had my eyes on.
- the guy
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I would suggest to stay in the RT line. If your budget is tight then get RTi38 or RTi28 upfrount. Otherwsie look for RTi70 floorstanders.-izafar
Goldenear Technology Triton 1 - Benchmark AHB2 - Benchmark LA4 - Auralic Vega - Auralic Aries Mini - Marantz TT-15S1 - Clearaudio Nano -
Any other thoughts?
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Get the RTi70 if you can.
I have these with the CSi30 ctr and it sounds great..
ALTHOUGH, when pushed REALLY hard the CSi30 cannot keep up
with the RTi70.....IMO
I just do not have room for the big CSi40, If I did that would be
my center in a heartbeat....Eliab/Dave Abrams calibrated Panny
Yamaha,Denon,Toshiba "in the rack"
Polks all around
SVS on the floor -
RTi70's all the way! :cool:Mains: polkaudio RTi70's (bi-wired)
Center: polkaudio CSi40 (bi-wired)
Surrounds: polkaudio FXi30's
Rear Center: polkaudio CSi30
Sub: SVS 20-39 PC+
Receiver: ONKYO TX-SR600
Display: JVC HD-56G786
DVD Player: SONY DVP-CX985V
DVD Player: OPPO DV-981HD 1080p High Definition Up-Converting Universal DVD Player with HDMI
Remote: Logitech Harmony H688 -
(2) RTi70, (1) CSi40, (2) FXi50, and (2) RTi28 - an excellent 7.1 set-up. Keep the silk dome tweet all around - definitely."What we do in life echoes in eternity"
Ed Mullen (emullen@svsound.com)
Director - Technology and Customer Service
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I have the RTi70's and they do a great job even without a sub, although matched with my psw404 its a complete package, I also have the csi40 and rti28's as surrounds and the whole system makes me happy now, although i will be thinking of fx surrounds and moving my rto28's to the rear some day... I don't think 28's as front mains will bring total happiness:(MY HT RIG:
Sherwood p-965
Sherwood sd871 dvd
Rotel 1075 amp x5
LSI15 mains
LsiC center
LSIfx surround backs
Lsi7 side surrounds
SVS pb12/plus2
2 Channel Rig:
nad 1020 Pre-amp
Rotel 1080 stereo amp
Polk sda 2B
kenwood grunt Tuner
realistic lab 450 TT
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I have the RTi38's up front and they make great front/main speakers. You will need a sub with them but I think you need a sub even with the RTi70's. The RTi38's have the same 6 1/2 driver as the CSi40 and RTi70, but only one instead of two. If you want bookshelfs I would get these instead of the RTi28's up front.My 7.1 setup consists of:
Denon 3803
Panasonic DVD
RTi70s front
CSi40 front center
RTi28s side surround
FXi30s back surround
PSW202 Subwoofer - Hey, it's my first sub!
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If you have the floorspace, the RTi70. If you are limited then definetly go RTi38 for new fronts, move the RTi28's to rear duty. Are you 6.1 or 5.1? I forgot to look......
I would also upgrade your center, if your 6.1 to the CSi40 and move the CSi30 into rear duty.
The aforementioned comment about the CSi30 having some trouble on some movies is correct. Or at least, I have experienced the same thing.CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.