Matching surrounds for RTi-A9s

Squishy Tia
Squishy Tia Posts: 79
edited December 2009 in Speakers
Yewwo :)

I'm trying to determine whether or not the TSi200s will match up to my A9s and a CSiA6 decently. I listened to the F/X series and was duly unimpressed with them as surrounds. Maybe as presence speakers, but definitely not surrounds.

Any thoughts would be appreciated. :)
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited November 2009
    RTI a3's would do a great job.
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  • bklynNupe
    bklynNupe Posts: 728
    edited November 2009
    Also can't go wrong with the FXi A6's.

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  • mmadden28
    mmadden28 Posts: 4,283
    edited November 2009
    But were the FXi's you listened to properly calibrated? Were they level matched to the rest of the speakers?
    What was it about them that you didn't like?
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  • Squishy Tia
    Squishy Tia Posts: 79
    edited November 2009
    mmadden28 wrote: »
    But were the FXi's you listened to properly calibrated? Were they level matched to the rest of the speakers?
    What was it about them that you didn't like?

    I had trouble localizing them sonically. I know speakers are supposed to blend in with each other, but it just felt too "spacey" too me. I've noticed this with a lot of bipolar speakers actually.
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  • mmadden28
    mmadden28 Posts: 4,283
    edited November 2009
    FXi's operate in either di-pole or bi-pole modes. The one's you listened to may have been in Bi-pole mode.
    In Bi-pole mode, the surround effects will be diffuse and difficult to localize.
    In Di-pole mode they will be more direct.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited November 2009
    Not to derail the thread...

    But is there any kind of a purpose to running FXi's if you're running them in dipole? Would running FXiA6's in dipole mode be any different from running a pair of RTiA3's?




    I'm running RTi6's(old version of RTiA3) as surrounds with my RTi8's up front. They do a fantastic job.
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  • superjunior
    superjunior Posts: 1,632
    edited November 2009
    comfortablycurt wrote: »
    Not to derail the thread...

    But is there any kind of a purpose to running FXi's if you're running them in dipole? Would running FXiA6's in dipole mode be any different from running a pair of RTiA3's?




    I'm running RTi6's(old version of RTiA3) as surrounds with my RTi8's up front. They do a fantastic job.

    when running the a6's in dipole there is still sound coming from the other tweeter, which in my case directly faces the bar area - perfect speekers for my setup. have them set to large and they sound amazing from anywhere in the room
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    fronts - rti a9's
    center - csi a6
    surrounds - fxi a6's
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited November 2009
    bklynNupe wrote: »
    Also can't go wrong with the FXi A6's.

    Agreed!
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited November 2009
    If that's the case, then what is even the difference between bipole and dipole modes?
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    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
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    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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  • superjunior
    superjunior Posts: 1,632
    edited November 2009
    comfortablycurt wrote: »
    If that's the case, then what is even the difference between bipole and dipole modes?

    I've only had the fxi's a few days but from what I've heard so far, dipole mode blends the sound a bit more equally to both sides of the speeker as where bipole the sound is directed more the the driver side. either way there is still sound coming from both sides of the speeker.
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    pioneer elite vsx-92txh
    pioneer elite bdp-05fd
    emotiva xpa-3
    monster power hdp 2550
    sa 8300 hd dvr
    sda 2b's
    fronts - rti a9's
    center - csi a6
    surrounds - fxi a6's
    sub - polk dsw pro 600
    harmony one
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  • adabro
    adabro Posts: 212
    edited December 2009
    Would RTi A3's sounds 'better' than Monitor 60's with the same setup? (9's and a CSi A6)
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