Rti A9

brendonvodden
brendonvodden Posts: 11
edited February 2010 in Speakers
I am looking to put together a HT system and have a few questions. In the middle of renovating my basement I have one area 16.5 x 40 (man room) :), back parts gonna have a wet bar front part HT. I was thinking about purchasing the TSI series (500's for mains, but I think I might step up and go for the Rti A9's instead.

Not much of an audiophile would I see a difference in going to the Rti series from the Tsi. Or should I stick with the cheaper Tsi series? I hate buying something that I am going to regret in the future, but I dont wanna spend a furtune on this system seeing how my wife's alrady gonna shoot me when she finds out how much I am gonna spend.

Also i was thinking of getting Onkyo TXNR807B receiver, whould that be a good choice, any other suggestions, and am I going to need to get a amp as well to run Rti A9's as mains?

Any suggestions and comments would be great.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited January 2010
    I'd definitely step up to the RTI a9. What's your total budget?


    welcome to the club!!!!
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited January 2010
    Welcome to the Club!

    Go for the RtiA series!
    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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  • adabro
    adabro Posts: 212
    edited January 2010
    I have the 807 as well as the RTi a9's and really like the setup. I started out with the Monitor line, which is the precursor to the TSI line (I think) and it was also nice, but go for the RTi's if you can....

    I ended up getting an amp to pair with the 807, but it didn't do a bad job on it's own...
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  • brendonvodden
    brendonvodden Posts: 11
    edited January 2010
    My budget I would like around 3000 to 4000 canadian. If I do decide to get a amp to run the a9's what would you suggest I have a issue finding amps for home audio.
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  • adabro
    adabro Posts: 212
    edited January 2010
    I don't know enough about amps to start recommending them, but I will tell you the a9's are hard to get here in Canada. Future Shop, Crutchfield, and Gibby's Audio are the few places I found and all were online deals...
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  • brendonvodden
    brendonvodden Posts: 11
    edited January 2010
    Yah I was looking at Gibby's they seem to be the cheapest. They are on sale right now. But I am gonna hold out for a bit, got about a month of reno's left before I can use them anyways. Already have all my speaker wires ran in the walls and ready to go. Im kinda liking this Audio thing I thing i see an addiction coming on
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  • tennyis
    tennyis Posts: 3
    edited January 2010
    I just bought the RTI A7's from Future Shop and love them! Given that yoru not an audiophile I can't imagine the cost of the A9's being worthwhile, given your budget for $4,000.

    When I bought mine I bought the Yamaha HTR6290 amp (RX-V1900 in the US i think) for $699, incredible deal as they just went on clearance, I would check locally and see if you can get this amp, it's awesome!

    RTI A7 - $1300
    Amp - 700
    csi a6 - 500
    fxi 4 - 400
    sub - 400
    with taxes that will fit in your budget with a few hundred left for cables.
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  • GTB
    GTB Posts: 87
    edited January 2010
    brendonvodden wrote: »
    Im kinda liking this Audio thing I thing i see an addiction coming on

    LOL - Oh yeah, its starting.:D
    Home Theater
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited January 2010
    brendonvodden wrote: »
    Im kinda liking this Audio thing I thing i see an addiction coming on

    LOL, with a statement like that, it's already too late. :D

    -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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  • bklynNupe
    bklynNupe Posts: 728
    edited January 2010
    I say the a9's and you don't look back :D

    emotiva xpa-2
    emotiva xpa-3
    Denon 3312ci
    Rtia9 /csia6 / FXi A6
    Samsung LN46A650
    SVS PB-12-NSD sub

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  • xrapidx
    xrapidx Posts: 73
    edited January 2010
    adabro wrote: »
    I have the 807 as well as the RTi a9's and really like the setup. I started out with the Monitor line, which is the precursor to the TSI line (I think) and it was also nice, but go for the RTi's if you can....

    I ended up getting an amp to pair with the 807, but it didn't do a bad job on it's own...

    First post :)

    Quick question - I just bought the A9's and the 807 - waiting for delivery :)

    Did you try bi-amping them? Wondering if there will be a significant benefit. I will only be running the 2 fronts for the next couple of months while my bank account recovers :p
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  • adabro
    adabro Posts: 212
    edited January 2010
    xrapidx wrote: »
    First post :)

    Quick question - I just bought the A9's and the 807 - waiting for delivery :)

    Did you try bi-amping them? Wondering if there will be a significant benefit. I will only be running the 2 fronts for the next couple of months while my bank account recovers :p

    No, I have not tried bi-amping..

    Letting the dust settle before I try any 'tweaking'. I usually end up making things worse...
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  • gp4jesus
    gp4jesus Posts: 1,990
    edited February 2010
    Let the dust settle & allow some time for break-in as well

    cheers
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