monitor 40's or tsi200 or RTi4

saleens7turb0
saleens7turb0 Posts: 11
edited December 2009 in Speakers
I was wondering if I should get monitor 40's or tsi200 or RTi4. I am looking for them as rear surround speakers. I am kinda budget in mind but will pay more for a much better speaker. I see on new egg you can get monitor 40's for 129.99. The tsi200 I can't find under 300. Is it worth over double the price? I would like it to be more powerful. I don't know if the RTi4 is as powerful as the 40's or tsi200.
Rti10's - Front Speakers
Csi3 - mid Front Speaker
PSW10 - Sub
Pioneer 5 channel receiver

Graham
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  • VSchneider
    VSchneider Posts: 443
    edited December 2009
    For your system, RTi4. They are also the best out of these three, IMHO.
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  • saleens7turb0
    saleens7turb0 Posts: 11
    edited December 2009
    Thank you for the help! Just to help for future HT systems is it better to alway stay with the same series for the speakers all the way around? and the best deal I can find is $150 at my local fry's electronics for the RTi4's. Is that about right?
    Rti10's - Front Speakers
    Csi3 - mid Front Speaker
    PSW10 - Sub
    Pioneer 5 channel receiver

    Graham
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  • messiah
    messiah Posts: 1,790
    edited December 2009
    Voice matching is actually easier (usually) if you stay within the same series. There are some exceptions though. The original Polk Rt line featured 2 different tweeters in that line, so voice matching could be more difficult. It has often been said however that it is more important to voice match your front stage than it is your surrounds.
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  • saleens7turb0
    saleens7turb0 Posts: 11
    edited December 2009
    I have RTi10's up front with a csi3 for the center. I really want to experience the 5.1 surround sound. And have music play all around instead of everything coming from the front.
    Rti10's - Front Speakers
    Csi3 - mid Front Speaker
    PSW10 - Sub
    Pioneer 5 channel receiver

    Graham
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited December 2009
    Keiko wrote: »
    Go with the RTi4. They'll timbre match with the rest of your speakers.

    +1

    IMO, RTi4 would match the system well and sound great!
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  • saleens7turb0
    saleens7turb0 Posts: 11
    edited December 2009
    Thanks for all the help. Definitely going with the rti4's now. And i can find them on amazon or ebay. I am going to go to fry's electronics to get them though. Here is the link. I will admit, 6's seem impossible to find.

    http://www.frys.com/product/3753246?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
    Rti10's - Front Speakers
    Csi3 - mid Front Speaker
    PSW10 - Sub
    Pioneer 5 channel receiver

    Graham
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited December 2009
    Good advice here, the guys have steered you to the best option as usual. As stated above it isn't as important to timbre match your surrounds with the rest of your system, but it doesn't hurt to keep it in the family.

    -Jeff
    HT Rig
    Receiver- Onkyo TX-SR806
    Mains- Polk Audio Monitor 70
    Center- Polk Audio CS2
    Surrounds- Polk Audio TSi 500's :D
    Sub- Polk Audio PSW125
    Retired- Polk Audio Monitor 40's
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    Polk Audio Monitor 10A's :cool:

    It's not that I'm insensitive, I just don't care.. :D
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