Polk RTi6 or RTi8...What is the better fit?

[allykahn]

Planned on buying the RTi8 for mains, CSi3 center and I already have RC60i for surrounds and a Velodyne sub. Does the extra woofer make a difference? Am I loosing/gaining anything with the RTi8 rather than the RTi6? BTW, the speakers will be powered by an Onkyo 601 receiver.

Thanks

 

[Johnny Canuck]

I have the 6's as rears and the 12's for fronts. The 8's are a tower, the 6's are a bookshelf. Why not get the 8's all around? Anyway, get the 8's at the very least for the fronts.

JC

 

[CaliHwyPatrol]

Planned on buying the RTi8 for mains, CSi3 center and I already have RC60i for surrounds and a Velodyne sub. Does the extra woofer make a difference? Am I loosing/gaining anything with the RTi8 rather than the RTi6? BTW, the speakers will be powered by an Onkyo 601 receiver.

Thanks

It is not just about having an extra woofer, it is also about having a significantly larger cabinet, so the RTi 8 is going to sound a lot better. WIth that amp though, you might want to look at bi-amping them because the RTi's are power hungry

~Chuck

 

[Johnny Canuck]

I have a reciver on the high posts, and my NAD amp on the lows to curb the brightness. Works well for me. However, as i have the crossover at 80hz, the amp is not being used very much. Just taking strain off the Denon reciver.

 

[Buckeyefan 1]

Those two choices aren't even in the same ballpark. If you have the room, get the RTi8's for mains. The 6's IMO didn't sound as good as the 4's for surrounds (but I'd probably take the 6's as fronts over 4's for bass), but that's personal taste. Now I preferred the RTi10's over the RTi8's as they didn't have the bright highs. The RTi12's weren't an option as they didn't have floor models at the prices I found on the two smaller versions. Your room as well as receiver should allow tweaking of the mids/highs. I'm not sure if the Onkyo's offer internal eq's - but they are a godsend for balancing out room imperfections.

The 8's are crossed over at 2.2kHz, drop down to 40Hz, and handle up to 250 watts/channel. They are rated at 90dB. These most likely will sound more sibalant as the tweeter is handling more of the higher Hz spectrum.

The 6's are crossed over at 2.8kHz, drop down to 50Hz, and handle up to 125watts/channel. They are rated at 89dB. These may sound totally different based on the 6.5" driver handling more of the mid/highs.