Rtia 7 or rtia 5 for the rear
jthornhill
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I have a 2 channel system just for music videos with rtia 9 s in the front hooked up to emotiva xpa-2 gen 3 and onkyo avr hooked up to rtia 5 in the rear along with 2 psw 505 up front.Question is I have a chance to buy a new set of 7s off a friend for a good price.Would I benefit better overall sound quality vs the 5s to replace.tia
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You'd benefit best by upgrading your subs. Seriously!Political Correctness'.........defined
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F1 makes a valid point. Upgrading your subs would definitely benefit your system. That said, my motto has always been, overkill is highly overrated, and too much is never enough. I run a pair of A9's at wide position and another pair of A9's in the rear. If you want a pair of A7's in the back, go for it!!
And good on you for running a pair of A9's for 2ch. I don't care what anyone says, once properly groomed with set up and room treatments, the A9's make a killer 2ch set up, just ask @ken brydson. I ran A9's for a 2ch set up for years, also powered with an XPA-2, that beast makes some power. I've since upgraded to a beryllium tweeter for 2ch, but no one ever left my place wanting while I had the A9's up front.
I know @F1nut ran A7's in his set up, might still, I'm pretty sure he could tell you that you'd be getting a better speaker than the A5. I digress; you may want to seriously consider a sub upgrade somewhere down the line. You could find a single that would smoke those 505's.Source: BRP Panasonic UB9000, CDP Emotiva ERC3 - Display: LG OLED EVO 83 C3 - Pre/Pro: Marantz 8802A - Amplification: Emotiva XPA-DR3, XPA-2 x 2, XPA-6, Speakers, Mains/2ch-Focal Kanta No2's, C-LSiM706, S-702F/X, RS-RTiA9's, WS-RTiA9's, FH-RTiA3's, Subs - Epik Empire x 2
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My highly modified RTiA7's are the fronts in my all highly modified RTiA HT rig. No Polk subs here though.
Political Correctness'.........defined
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I appreciate the replies and all makes sense.I totally agree with replacing subs and that will come as I bought those when I started the system and I am happy with the sound right now.
Just have the chance to replace the 5s with the 7s at a deal and put the 5s elsewhere or sell.That said would the 7s be better than the 5s with my current setup and nx step I would replace the 2 subs later when I have the 9s and 7s together.Again thx -
Rears are generally ambient sound, so I see no benefit to changing your rears. Take that money and buy a new sub or two.Political Correctness'.........defined
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Thank you
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What would you recommend for a matching sub
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My highly modified RTiA7's are the fronts in my all highly modified RTiA HT rig. No Polk subs here though.
Are they the ones you won at Lou's house when he hosted Polkfest years ago. I still remember that great day...we had a lot of fun."2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up. -
jthornhill wrote: »What would you recommend for a matching sub
What is your budget?Political Correctness'.........defined
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pearsall001 wrote: »
Indeed they are. They were the impetus for me to build an HT rig/room.
It was a great fun day. I still remember that pork dish you made.
Political Correctness'.........defined
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No budget really just not to extreme lol
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pearsall001 wrote: »
Indeed they are. They were the impetus for me to build an HT rig/room.
It was a great fun day. I still remember that pork dish you made.
Still making the pork! Host the next Polkfest & I'll bring it. 😋😋"2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up. -
jthornhill wrote: »No budget really just not to extreme lol
Since you stated this is for music videos a sealed sub would best, so I'll suggest one of the SB versions from SVS. Another good choice would be Rythmik.Political Correctness'.........defined
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Thank you.I will check it out
