7.1 RTia Home Theater Speaker Selection Help

SolidSqual
SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
edited January 2010 in Speakers
Hey Guys,

I currently have a RTia9, CSia6, Fxia6, and dual PSW Micro Pro 3000 subs for HT. I want to finish the speaker system with another pair of surround speakers for a 7.2 setup. The room is 15WX17LX15H

1. Should I buy a second pair of Fxia speakers or RTia bookshelves? Should I go with 6s or 4s?

2. Where should I place the Fxia speakers if I get Rtia bookshelves in the back or side surround placement?

Regards,

Mike
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  • Zeros
    Zeros Posts: 940
    edited January 2010
    1. I personally would go for the FX series since I prefer dipoles for home theater.

    2.; I read an article a bit back where then compared monopoles to dipoles and placement. They recommended putting the dipoles in the back and monopoles on the sides in a 7.1 system. Let me see if I can dig up the article.

    Here you go:

    http://www.hometheatermag.com/bootcamp/25/index1.html
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited January 2010
    In my 17x14 room I ran

    RTi A9's
    CSI a6
    4 FXI a6's
    and dual 4000's

    and they sounded fantastic. I did have RTI a3's for the rears but I liked the FXI a6's better.
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  • madnod
    madnod Posts: 79
    edited January 2010
    leroyjr1 wrote: »
    In my 17x14 room I ran

    RTi A9's
    CSI a6
    4 FXI a6's
    and dual 4000's

    and they sounded fantastic. I did have RTI a3's for the rears but I liked the FXI a6's better.

    that's alot of speakers/power for such a relatively small room :D.

    yes the FXIs are better for rear surrounds unless u are sitting too far from them then the RTI A might be better. my rear surrounds are the A1, but i am 14' away from them.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited January 2010
    Mine is 11.5 x 25 (HT in 11.5 x 16.5) and one 300 watt 12" sub shakes the daylights out of my wife's home office above this? I can't imagine what all that does to a 14 x 17 space. Which is effectively smaller than my area because the entire room picks up all the sound and its reflections. I'd be terrified of running two 4000s in there. It's an old house with baseboard heat that rattles like the devil with my current sub...with two 4000s I'd be calling up the plumber!

    cnh
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited January 2010
    madnod wrote: »
    that's alot of speakers/power for such a relatively small room :D.


    +2, IMHO you are just fine with 5.1 and aren't going to gain much from cramming 2 more speakers in there. If you want more (and who doesn't, lol) get the FXi's.


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  • Murray1
    Murray1 Posts: 193
    edited January 2010
    madnod wrote: »
    that's alot of speakers/power for such a relatively small room :D.

    yes the FXIs are better for rear surrounds unless u are sitting too far from them then the RTI A might be better. my rear surrounds are the A1, but i am 14' away from them.


    Wow, did not realize you can have the rears that far away. I am assuming you have them on the back wall. Are you 5.1 or 7.1. Wonder how dipoles would sound if you have a 5.1 set up.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,476
    edited January 2010
    Hey Mike...

    If you want some help getting everything set up just send me a pm...
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

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  • madnod
    madnod Posts: 79
    edited January 2010
    Murray1 wrote: »
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    Wow, did not realize you can have the rears that far away. I am assuming you have them on the back wall. Are you 5.1 or 7.1. Wonder how dipoles would sound if you have a 5.1 set up.

    i am running 7.1 , the sides are FXi A4 (i matched the surrounds drivers with the RTI A9s), room is 18.5 X 28. TV is 52A650, plan is to get a 165" screen with a 3-D projectors by year end. my fronts are 13' away from each other!.

    the total sound field is impresive as the sound has space to disperse, u can't really pinpoint any on the surrounds, as for setting the rear that far the calibration take care of this issue.
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