rti's for a small living room

eclimax13
eclimax13 Posts: 168
edited January 2010 in Speakers
Hi..I'm trying do decide between the vm 20... and rtia1 csia4 surround sound for my living room...I'm goin to be using the denon avr3806 to drive them..looking for thoughts and pics of these wall mounted
Theater: Epson 8500ub, Elite 120" screen, Lsic, Lsi25, Lsifx, SVS Pc12plus, SVS Pc12plus, Emotiva Xpa-5, Denon Avr3311ci, Sony Bdps1000es
Living Room: Panasonic TCP58VT25, PS3, Energy FPS, Onkyo Tx sr707, Sony Ps3, DswmicroPro 2000
Bed Room: Panasonic TCP50x1, Samsung Bd c7500
Weight Room: Panasonic TCP46G10, Polk Pswi225, PS3
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited December 2009
    I'd go with the RTI series and you'll save a little money as well.
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  • anton.chigurh
    anton.chigurh Posts: 239
    edited December 2009
    +1 on the rtis
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited December 2009
    Another vote for the RTiA1s - but keep your eye out for RTiA3s on Polk's ebay site - just a bit more, but worth considering!

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • eclimax13
    eclimax13 Posts: 168
    edited December 2009
    i went and checked them out today and i dont think they'll look good with my setup...the vm's will match much better..i just have no way of hearing them
    Theater: Epson 8500ub, Elite 120" screen, Lsic, Lsi25, Lsifx, SVS Pc12plus, SVS Pc12plus, Emotiva Xpa-5, Denon Avr3311ci, Sony Bdps1000es
    Living Room: Panasonic TCP58VT25, PS3, Energy FPS, Onkyo Tx sr707, Sony Ps3, DswmicroPro 2000
    Bed Room: Panasonic TCP50x1, Samsung Bd c7500
    Weight Room: Panasonic TCP46G10, Polk Pswi225, PS3
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  • apphd
    apphd Posts: 1,514
    edited December 2009
    Not many owners of the VM's seem to post here very much but for the most part they seem to get good comments from those that hear them. I think that most just feel the RTi's and LSi's offer a better price/performance value for their particular tastes. If you do some searches you might be able to find some photos of some wall mounted.

    Different speakers but here are some pics of a similar sized wall mount speaker built into the walls (they are both around 4" deep) to show another option you can consider.
    This is a nice clean install by a member here, the Mythos are about 9" taller than the VM 20's but it might help give you an idea.

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1136342&postcount=1
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  • superjunior
    superjunior Posts: 1,632
    edited December 2009
    wow that is a very nice looking install. I wonder how deep the cabinets are and how exactly they're mounted. attached to the side of a stud?
    panasonic th-50pz85u
    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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  • madnod
    madnod Posts: 79
    edited December 2009
    i have the RTI A1 as my rear surround and they are great.
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  • Jdubbs
    Jdubbs Posts: 51
    edited December 2009
    I just heard the VM 20's at a friends house. He had the VM10's for rears and I think a PSW sub. It sounded really, really good... but I think you def need to get a strong sub. I am thinking of getting the same set up with either DSW Pro 600 or MicroPro 3k.
    50" Sony LCD
    Denon 3805
    Polk Audio RM 20 system
    Polk Audio 12" sub
    PS3
    Wii
    Harmony One

    HT system #2
    55" Samsung LED
    Pioneer Elite VSX 23
    Fronts, Center- Polk VM 20
    Rears- Polk VM10
    Sub - DSW Pro 600
    Harmony 900
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  • gp4jesus
    gp4jesus Posts: 1,990
    edited January 2010
    Between the A1s* and A3s get the A3s! slightly more $, lots more performance! Either is a great choice**!
    * for a very small room
    ** include a sub a sub if your serious about HT at any level
    Samsung 60" UN60ES6100 LED, Outlaw Audio 976 Pre/Pro Samsung BDP, Amazon Firestick, Phillips CD Changer Canare 14 ga - LCR tweeters inside*; Ctr Ch outside BJC 10 ga: LCR mids “Foamed & Plugged**”, inside* & out
    8 ga Powerline: LR woofers, inside* & out
    *soldered **Rob the Man (Xschop) LR: Tri-amped RTi A7 w/Rotels. Woofers - 980BX; Tweets & Mids - 981, connected w/Monoprice Premiere ICs
    Ctr Ch: Rotel RB981 -> Bi-amped CSi A6 Surrounds: Premiere ICs ->Rotel 981 -> AR 12 ga -> RTi A3. 5 Subs: Sunfire True SW Signature -> LFE & Ctr Ch; 4 Audio Pro Evidence @ the “Corners”. Power Conditioning & Distribution: 4 dedicated 20A feeds; APC H15; 5 Furman Miniport 20s
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  • gp4jesus
    gp4jesus Posts: 1,990
    edited January 2010
    Opps! Regardless which series you pick get a center speaker from the same series. (e.g. RTi A=CSi A; LSi9=LSiC, etc)
    I'm using a CSi A6 with A5s/1s
    Samsung 60" UN60ES6100 LED, Outlaw Audio 976 Pre/Pro Samsung BDP, Amazon Firestick, Phillips CD Changer Canare 14 ga - LCR tweeters inside*; Ctr Ch outside BJC 10 ga: LCR mids “Foamed & Plugged**”, inside* & out
    8 ga Powerline: LR woofers, inside* & out
    *soldered **Rob the Man (Xschop) LR: Tri-amped RTi A7 w/Rotels. Woofers - 980BX; Tweets & Mids - 981, connected w/Monoprice Premiere ICs
    Ctr Ch: Rotel RB981 -> Bi-amped CSi A6 Surrounds: Premiere ICs ->Rotel 981 -> AR 12 ga -> RTi A3. 5 Subs: Sunfire True SW Signature -> LFE & Ctr Ch; 4 Audio Pro Evidence @ the “Corners”. Power Conditioning & Distribution: 4 dedicated 20A feeds; APC H15; 5 Furman Miniport 20s
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  • renowilliams
    renowilliams Posts: 920
    edited January 2010
    eclimax13 wrote: »
    Hi..I'm trying do decide between the vm 20... and rtia1 csia4 surround sound for my living room...I'm goin to be using the denon avr3806 to drive them..looking for thoughts and pics of these wall mounted

    Hi Eclimax

    I would suggest going with the rti's, especially if it is primarily an HT setup. If space is an issue, I have my setup in a room that 14x12. I have taken some pics. Please excuse the mess with the wires. I have just hooked up my new Panisonic plasma and haven't had a chance to get things fixed up properley yet. As you can see this is a fairly small space. I can tell you that it sounds very nice.
    "They're always talking about my drinking, but never mention my thirst" Oscar Wilde


    Pre-Amp: Anthem AVM 20
    Amp: Carver TFM-35
    Amp: Rotel RB-870BX
    Fronts : SDA 1B w/ RDO-194s
    T.V.:Plasma TC-P54G25
    Bluray: Oppo BDP-93
    Speaker Cables: MIT Terminater
    Interconnect Cables:DH Labs Silver Sonic BL-1isonic
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited January 2010
    I have my speakers wall mounted: fronts, center and rears.

    It works for my room layout: RTiA3s and CSi3 for fronts and RTi4s in the rear.

    http://erikt.cts.com/Pictures/hometheater/home-theater-valor.JPG

    http://erikt.cts.com/Pictures/hometheater/RTI4-Omni-mount-2.JPG

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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