RTI10 Midrange Speaker is getting too much low end and distorting.

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  • Posts: 51,066
    I don't know what that means.

    It means your speakers are 3 decibels down at 35Hz, which means they are not capable of producing the low bass you desire. Get a sub.
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    Add a quality sub, set speakers to small, xo at 80. It will take the load off the AVR & make all the difference in the world.

    +1 on that. It makes a big difference if you have a good sub
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    F1nut wrote: »
    No point in that as they are the same speaker in different style cabinets.
    not quite. While they both lack mid HP filtering - the chief cause the mid's "gymnastics," their XOs have less than subtle differences. BTW: my 'A7s' mids had the same issue full range WITH quality power playing Donald Fagan's "The Nightfly." Using a 150hz bass blocker as a jumper on one side may fix the problem but, like tonyb said, you may not like the results.
    F1nut wrote: »
    To the OP, unless you get a power amp you will have to set the 10's to small and use a sub to handle the bass. I use the RTiA7's in my HT rig, set to small with a sub and have never had the issue you speak of.
    even w/a power amp I'd add a sub & set them to "small" and live happily ever after.

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    Have you tried running the speakers without dps? No processing. What is your result then?

    I have a set of rti12 running on a pioneer sc27 for ht. But once in a while listening to music on them. Tske the dsp off.
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    Add a quality sub, set speakers to small, xo at 80. It will take the load off the AVR & make all the difference in the world.

    Given the OP's musical preferences, I agree with this. However, I don't think he's looking to spend the additional coin.

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