I have these setup in the garage with an HSU 12" sub and I agree with your assessment. Closeup they can be a little fatiguing but give em a little bit of juice and and open room and they can play ball. Great review, good to see ya back.
I run a pair of rti4 which the rtia3 directly replaced in my bedroom and some days I think they're my favorite speakers I've ever owned and I've owned a BUNCH of speakers. I also have a pair that I use as front heights in my atmos system thats all rti-line speakers
Unfortunately, I sold them a few sets ago. Replaced them with 3 KEF R3 bookshelf speakers. I still miss the Ultra2 sand my Episode setups. Hopefully one day, I’ll have more room and I land another set of either. I have a speaker problem though:)
Hey Average Guy Hifi, could you PLEASE help me out? I just purchased these RTI A3 speakers secondhand on Facebook Marketplace and the power ports had been removed. I still have them but the screws are missing. Could you please tell me which screws these take? I talked with Polk customer service and they weren’t able to help me since these speakers were discontinued. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!
I have a pair of the Cherry veneered. They look even better. But I don't use them. Tweeter is too hot. I prefer the Elac Debut B6s, the first generation, less fatiguing more laid back tweeter and more bass
2:30 You can't get these anymore but i had them great speakers especially for the price probably preform at 2 or 3 times the price the real cherry veneer is sweet way better than klipsh at same price i now have the lsim 703 all i can say is excellent
I do these videos in one shot and I totally forgot to mention the wood version of the RTi lineup. I think the wood versions are the best looking in this series and I usually prefer the black versions of speakers. I still miss my Polk LSiM 703. I found a Cherry pair at a pawn show last week for $380 but someone dropped one of them so I passed. Thanks for sharing with us!
Great to have you back! I own these, as well as the RTiA7’s. I consider them hidden gems if installed correctly in a controlled environment for music.
I have these setup in the garage with an HSU 12" sub and I agree with your assessment. Closeup they can be a little fatiguing but give em a little bit of juice and and open room and they can play ball. Great review, good to see ya back.
Polk and HSU is a great combo, especially for a garage. Haha!
Thank you for the support!
Look who is back 😁 get the videos going
miss you. Humble honesty is definitely missed in the audio community lately. Nice to see ur return.
I love them, I got those in Cherry, excellent price $240, Crutchfield 2019, and sounds very good
Welcome back! Hope to see more for you!
Have these for side surrounds with the rti A5 for fronts. Best I could afford back in the day and they still work great!
They still hold up very well. Should have zero issues keeping up with surround duties.
Thanks for the feedback!
I run a pair of rti4 which the rtia3 directly replaced in my bedroom and some days I think they're my favorite speakers I've ever owned and I've owned a BUNCH of speakers. I also have a pair that I use as front heights in my atmos system thats all rti-line speakers
I bought a pair of the A5 this weekend for $150 I like them
what did you sell the kef r3's for? (the dream speakers)?
Great overview...still waiting to hear your impressions on the peachtree!!!
Matched with the right equipment, they are fantastic, but the tweeters need taming.
When’s the next video?
I will NEVER sell mine! Feed them A HIGH-END Tube preamp, and revel in smooth linear sonics! They perform admirably.
These Polks are part of the Klipsch line-up? 🤔 Glad to see you back nonetheless
Glad to see you back. Whatever happened to your Klipsch's THX Ultra's?
Unfortunately, I sold them a few sets ago. Replaced them with 3 KEF R3 bookshelf speakers.
I still miss the Ultra2 sand my Episode setups. Hopefully one day, I’ll have more room and I land another set of either.
I have a speaker problem though:)
@@blazermdx I'm in the same boat brother I like me some speakers 🤣
Any chance you can review some older Monitor Audio? Silver can be had around 350 ish.
Amazing video Bro thanks
Hey Average Guy Hifi, could you PLEASE help me out? I just purchased these RTI A3 speakers secondhand on Facebook Marketplace and the power ports had been removed. I still have them but the screws are missing. Could you please tell me which screws these take? I talked with Polk customer service and they weren’t able to help me since these speakers were discontinued. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!
Hi can you review Polk rtia9
I have a pair of the Cherry veneered. They look even better. But I don't use them. Tweeter is too hot. I prefer the Elac Debut B6s, the first generation, less fatiguing more laid back tweeter and more bass
just picked up a mint pair for 30.00
What a deal! Congrats
2:30 You can't get these anymore but i had them great speakers especially for the price probably preform at 2 or 3 times the price the real cherry veneer is sweet way better than klipsh at same price i now have the lsim 703 all i can say is excellent
I do these videos in one shot and I totally forgot to mention the wood version of the RTi lineup. I think the wood versions are the best looking in this series and I usually prefer the black versions of speakers.
I still miss my Polk LSiM 703. I found a Cherry pair at a pawn show last week for $380 but someone dropped one of them so I passed.
Thanks for sharing with us!