Just got some Rti8's

JujuR6
JujuR6 Posts: 7
edited December 2009 in Speakers
Just picked up some Rti8's and was wondering would they sound alright paired with my cs2 center or should i upgrade to a csi to match the new speakers? I also moved the monitor 60's that were the fronts to the surrounds.
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  • sk1939
    sk1939 Posts: 295
    edited November 2009
    JujuR6 wrote: »
    Just picked up some Rti8's and was wondering would they sound alright paired with my cs2 center or should i upgrade to a csi to match the new speakers? I also moved the monitor 60's that were the fronts to the surrounds.

    Try it and find out. It may work fine, just because it isn't voice matched doesn't mean it doesn't sound fine. If you don't like it then upgrade to the CSI.
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  • packetjones
    packetjones Posts: 1,059
    edited November 2009
    Ideally you want the center and fronts to be from the same series.

    I would try it out and see what you think. If it sounds good to you then keep it. If you notice a difference then i would upgrade. Or if you are like me and it all has to match go ahead and upgrade.

    Best of luck and welcome.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited November 2009
    That will work but the CSi will sound a lot better with the RTI-8s...so you should consider the upgrade eventually...60s in the back won't be much of a problem at all....only the 3 front really need to be voice matched.

    cnh
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited November 2009
    Welcome to the Club!
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • MrGlobe
    MrGlobe Posts: 401
    edited November 2009
    I had my 60s as surrounds for a few months, let me know what you think of them. I had a feeling they would do better on blocks or something, that they were just too low to the ground to provide the proper surround experience
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  • schnottus
    schnottus Posts: 15
    edited December 2009
    I would see if you can find a csi center to try, I thought my csi3 sounded good with the pair of speakers I made for my fronts but when I made a new center to match my front left and right I was amazed at how much better it sounded matched.
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  • domflane
    domflane Posts: 653
    edited December 2009
    go with the csi, you'll be a lot happier in the long run, I can't wait untill I upgrade my center to match my rtiA5's
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