Rtia 7 or rtia 5 for the rear

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jthornhill
jthornhill Posts: 14
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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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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 52,406
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    You'd benefit best by upgrading your subs. Seriously!
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  • Geoff4rfc
    Geoff4rfc Posts: 3,053
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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.
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  • F1nut
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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.

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  • jthornhill
    jthornhill Posts: 14
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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
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 52,406
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    Rears are generally ambient sound, so I see no benefit to changing your rears. Take that money and buy a new sub or two.
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  • jthornhill
    jthornhill Posts: 14
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    Thank you
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  • jthornhill
    jthornhill Posts: 14
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    What would you recommend for a matching sub
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,399
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    F1nut wrote: »
    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.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 52,406
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    jthornhill wrote: »
    What would you recommend for a matching sub

    What is your budget?
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 52,406
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    pearsall001 wrote: »
    F1nut wrote: »
    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.

    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. B)
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  • jthornhill
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    No budget really just not to extreme lol
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,399
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    F1nut wrote: »
    pearsall001 wrote: »
    F1nut wrote: »
    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.

    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. B)

    Still making the pork! Host the next Polkfest & I'll bring it. 😋😋
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 52,406
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    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.
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  • jthornhill
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    Thank you.I will check it out
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