Which receiver (Rti8 owners)

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Acadian
Acadian Posts: 60
edited February 2008 in Electronics
I'm currently demo-ing 2 budget receivers (Yamaha 6050, Denon 688). Sound quality seems better in the Yammy, but i'm not decided yet.

I was just wondering if i could get better results (SQ) out of another receiver. Which receiver are all you Rti8 owners out there using?

Cheers!
Rti8
CsiA6
Rti4
PSW505
Yamaha 6050
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  • LuSh
    LuSh Posts: 887
    edited February 2008
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    Hello,

    I don't believe either receiver will have enough drive for your speakers. If you step up to the HTR6060 or Denon 888 you will find the dynamics and control will be greatly improved.
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,634
    edited February 2008
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    I had my RTi8's with a Denon 3803 for over two years and was very happy with it. I think it was 110 WPC, though not 100% sure.
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  • daboyz
    daboyz Posts: 5,207
    edited February 2008
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    I bought a refurb HK and an amp and that worked out great for me instead of putting all my coin into a receiver. The HK was a little warmer to help calm the brightness of the 8's.
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  • Lowell_M
    Lowell_M Posts: 1,660
    edited February 2008
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    daboyz wrote: »
    I bought a refurb HK and an amp and that worked out great for me instead of putting all my coin into a receiver. The HK was a little warmer to help calm the brightness of the 8's.

    +1 Go to http://stores.ebay.com/Harman-Audio

    I bought an AVR 635 refurb and haven't had an issue.
    HT
    RTi70 mains
    CSi30 center
    RTi28 Rears
    Velodyne CHT-12
    H/K AVR-247
    ADCOM GFA-7000
    Samsung PN58B860
    Playstation 3
    2-Channel
    Polk Audio LSi15's
    Rotel RCD-1072
    Nakamichi CA-5 Pre
    ADCOM GFA-555
    Signal Cable Analog II IC's
    Signal Ultra Bi-Wire Speaker Cables
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  • Rike255
    Rike255 Posts: 131
    edited February 2008
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    I bought the Onkyo TX-SR805 for mine. Haven't received it yet but it's supposed to come today. I can let you know soon. :)
    Polk Audio RTi8 Fronts
    Polk Audio CSi A6 Center
    Polk Audio RTi A3 Surrounds
    Polk Audio PSW505 Subwoofer
    Onkyo TX-SR805
    Sony Bravia V5100 46"
    Sony Playstation 3 160GB
    Sony Playstation 3 120GB Slim
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  • Braddles
    Braddles Posts: 228
    edited February 2008
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    If you like your music as well as movies have a look for a Cambridge audio 640R. No gimmics, Great sound.
    They list it as 100 wpc x 7 & 120 wpc x 2 but in all the lab reports ive read its more like 120 w x 7, 150w x 5 & 170w x 2. All channels driven into 8 ohms. Dynamic power great to for a reciever.
    Pretty impressed with mine.
    2 Channel
    Amp - Jas Audio Bravo 3.2 set
    Power Cord - Tunami GPX
    CDP - Marantz cd6002 - Audio gd Ref 5 Dac
    Speakers - Tekton Lore,Polk Audio RTA11tl completely refreshed.
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  • Acadian
    Acadian Posts: 60
    edited February 2008
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    a_mattison wrote: »
    +1 Go to http://stores.ebay.com/Harman-Audio

    I bought an AVR 635 refurb and haven't had an issue.

    That store doesn't seem to deliver to Canada. Our options are somewhat limited iup here.

    Hard to get good deals and even harder to find stuff to test at home.
    Rti8
    CsiA6
    Rti4
    PSW505
    Yamaha 6050
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