LSi9 compares to RT800i???

onstar
onstar Posts: 6
edited February 2009 in Speakers
I have a pair of RT800i for over 8 years. I want to upgrade to better speakers. How do you compare the LSi 9 or LSi 15 to RT800i as an upgrade?
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,206
    edited February 2009
    Totally different sounding speakers. The rt800's are more theater like speakers as the Lsi's are more musical refined speakers.

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  • bluecomet
    bluecomet Posts: 1,118
    edited February 2009
    I have RT800i front matched with a LSIC in my HT room. They sound great together. The LSIC is a 4 ohm speaker. I run them on a Yamaha RX-V2300 set at 6 ohms. I don't have a problem doing this because I don't crank it way up. I don't need to when watching movies they are plenty loud enough. The optimum way is naturally to have all the speakers and impedence the same. I did not know the LSI series is 4 ohm speakers until after I bought it. If you want to do it right you should have all LSI speakers and then buy a high powered amp at 4 ohms. It will get costly. You would be better served to go with the RTA6. It is a newer speaker in the RT line and it is 8 ohms. Just something to keep in mind.
    Polk HT system 1: LSIC, LSI25 mains, LSI F/X rears, Lsi F/X rear centers,
    Yamaha RX-V2500 System, Carver A753 3 channel amp.

    Polk HT system 2: , SRT system with f/x 1,000's rear speakers on 7.1 system currently using Onkyo TX-RZ820 receiver, powered by Sunfire Grand Theater amp

    Polk Speaker collection: SDA SRS 1.2tl x 2, SRT system, SDA SRS 2 P/B, SDA 2A, SDA 1C Studio, SDA CRS+, Monitor 7B & 4, SRS 3.1tl, RTA 15tl, LS90, LSI 9
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  • onstar
    onstar Posts: 6
    edited February 2009
    I use Sony STR-DA2400ES receiver which can handle 4 ohm (for center and surrounds). I also have Adcom GFA-555 for front speakers so I think LSi will be ok. I did listen to RTi A7 and A9 but I did not like their sound. My RT800i sounds much better than the RTiA series. If I upgrade, I will upgrade to LSi (maybe VM 30) or other brand names.
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