Nice Review of A7s

Gulfstrings
Gulfstrings Posts: 313
edited March 2010 in Speakers
Found this positive review after bringing my own A7s home but have to say after a few months of living with them, I wish I'd written it.

Good stuff, Polk. Thanks!

http://hifi-reviews.com/2009/07/polk-audio-rti-a7-floorstanding-speakers-review/

Dave
Marantz AV7005
Marantz MM7055
Onkyo DX-755 CdP
Oppo BDP-93
Technics SL-1301/Shure M97xE
Polk RTi A7s
Polk CSi A6
Polk FXi A6s
Velodyne VDR10-BV
Panamax M5100-PM
Antec VERIS A/V Cooler x 2
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  • NewHTguy
    NewHTguy Posts: 584
    edited March 2010
    Gulfstrings wrote: »
    Found this positive review after bringing my own A7s home but have to say after a few months of living with them, I wish I'd written it.

    Good stuff, Polk. Thanks!

    http://hifi-reviews.com/2009/07/polk-audio-rti-a7-floorstanding-speakers-review/

    Dave

    I will admit to never hearing these speakers but I owned the Rti 10s and would not call them "warm" by any stretch. Either the new line is much different than the old line or the reviewer's sense of warm is much different than mine.
    MAIN: Polk Lsi9s; Polk PSW505; Lsic (in box); Onkyo SR-875; Parasound 2250; Cambridge Audio 740C; LG BD370
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    BENCHED: CS20; OWM3s
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  • Gulfstrings
    Gulfstrings Posts: 313
    edited March 2010
    NewHTguy wrote: »
    I will admit to never hearing these speakers but I owned the Rti 10s and would not call them "warm" by any stretch. Either the new line is much different than the old line or the reviewer's sense of warm is much different than mine.

    I got the A7s in December making space for them by gifting my older RTi10s to my daughter. Wasn't sure if it was my imagination or the fact that I replaced every component in my system, but definitely hear a warmer sound from the 7s.

    My old power was a 100wpc Sony and it's been replaced with an Onkyo SR-707. Source equipment has been changed as well, so ... there are a lot of variables in what I'm hearing.

    Still, it's nice to read good Polk stuff and thought it worth sharing.

    Dave
    Marantz AV7005
    Marantz MM7055
    Onkyo DX-755 CdP
    Oppo BDP-93
    Technics SL-1301/Shure M97xE
    Polk RTi A7s
    Polk CSi A6
    Polk FXi A6s
    Velodyne VDR10-BV
    Panamax M5100-PM
    Antec VERIS A/V Cooler x 2
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  • MADGSF
    MADGSF Posts: 603
    edited March 2010
    I demo'd the A5 in my system for a month and IMO the new A series are slightly warmer than the last generation speakers.
    AVR: Elite VSX-21TXH
    Amplifier: B&K 7250 Series ii
    Misc: Velodyne SMS-1
    Mains: RTi-10
    Center: CSi-5
    Rear: Boston DSi460
    Sub: SVS PC-Ultra
    TV: Panasonic TC-P58V10
    DVD: Panasonic DMP-BD60K
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  • Todd Lee
    Todd Lee Posts: 73
    edited March 2010
    I've got the A5's, while my in-laws have the RTI8's. The 5's sound much better, but I don't know if that's due to every other variable that has been changed. They have onkyo txsr702, I have Pioneer 1018. They have a room that is much more open than mine, and twice the size. etc...
    Pioneer 1018
    Polk RTIA5's
    CSIA6
    RC80I's
    SVS PB12-nsd
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  • NewHTguy
    NewHTguy Posts: 584
    edited March 2010
    I'm glad to hear that the changes were more than cosmetic.
    MAIN: Polk Lsi9s; Polk PSW505; Lsic (in box); Onkyo SR-875; Parasound 2250; Cambridge Audio 740C; LG BD370
    OFFICE: Polk Lsi7; REL T3; HK 3490; CA 840W; Onkyo C-S5VL
    BENCHED: CS20; OWM3s
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  • curved
    curved Posts: 664
    edited March 2010
    Todd Lee wrote: »
    I've got the A5's, while my in-laws have the RTI8's. The 5's sound much better, but I don't know if that's due to every other variable that has been changed. They have onkyo txsr702, I have Pioneer 1018. They have a room that is much more open than mine, and twice the size. etc...

    It's due to the variables mentioned. Very very similar sound to them.
    Living Room:....................[HTML] [/HTML] Zone 2 (Workout Room):
    AVR - Yamaha RX-V757......JBL 4312 Pro Monitors
    Pre - Nak CA-5
    AMP - Adcom 555 (Main)
    Main - Polk RTI8**/RTiA5
    AMP - Adcom 545II (Center)
    Center - Polk CSiA4**
    Sub - Snell Basis 300:p......Zone 3 (Outside)
    CD - Yamaha CDC-555.......Def Tech AW5500
    TV - Pani TH-42PZ80U
    BR - LG BD390
    Monster HTS1600 Power Center
    Dedicated Circuit - (2) 20amp, (1) 15amp
    Ben's IC, Canare 4S11
    **Dayton and Sonicap Caps with Mills Resistors**
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  • DaveHCYJ
    DaveHCYJ Posts: 89
    edited March 2010
    NewHTguy wrote: »
    I'm glad to hear that the changes were more than cosmetic.

    I can't speak to the larger speakers, but I recently spent 2 hours in Fry's Electronics doing a side by side comparison of the RTi4 and RTi A1. Trying to decided if the A1 was worth the extra money.

    In the end I went with some refurbished A1's from polk direct for almost the same price as the new RTi4's would have been.

    The two speakers sounded incredibly similar and you would be fine mixing the two series in a single system, but the A1 to me sounded just slightly better. I feel like it had a bit more detail in the mid range. Also, I didn't like the look of the silver front on the RTi4 -- you can still see it on the edges even with the grills.
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