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Polk Audio RTi8 High Output Floorstanding Loudspeaker (Single, Cherry) | 
 enlarge | Brand: Polk Audio
Category: CE
List Price: $419.95
Buy New: $344.44
You Save: $75.51 (18%)
New (2) from $344.44
Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Color: Cherry
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 55
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 15.5 x 41.6
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Warranty: 5 years warranty
MPN: AM0732
Model: AM0732
UPC: 747192109745
EAN: 0747192109745
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | A single real wood floorstanding speaker with all MDF construction and resonance-free enclosures | | • | Equipped with dual 6.5-inch polymer composite cone drivers with rubber surrounds | | • | Features a neodynium magnet and a heat sink on the back of the magnet | | • | Equipped with one 1-inch silk/polymer composite dome tweeter | | • | PowerPort Plus bass venting ensures superior clean, low distortion bass |
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Product Description
Why settle for vinyl speakers when you can have the warmth and beauty of real wood at the same price? RTi Series features real wood at vinyl prices.The new RTi Series loudspeakers grab your attention. They are wonders of industrial design: real wood, radiant with metallic highlights and racing car lines. Classic Polk performance in a design that speaks to today's high-end home d?cor. True performance art.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 What an Amazing Speaker!! August 19, 2007
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
This is absolutely the BEST speaker at this price range, bar none.
I am somewhat of an audiophile, meaning sound quality really matters to me, and I have the ears to distinguish speaker quality, especially if side-by-side.
I have listened to many types of speakers at this price range and up to 25% above, and I have to say none come close. I pair these speakers with Yamaha HTR-5990 at 150 watts per channel, along with CSi3 for center and RTi6 for surround.
At first I used conventional setup, but later discover the bi-wire capability. Conventional setup was pretty amazing already, except for the low low (but I have a 400-watt subwoofer, so it wasn't an issue). But wnce I set up bi-wire, the sound really came alive. The high and mid are crisper and clearer, and the bass (low) response became amazingly deep and precise. For music, I now turn off the sub, as the RTi8 woofer is good enough, and in fact more precise and balance.
Again, use bi-wire when possible - it makes a huge difference.
Ed Komo
 not bad for a retail speaker... December 25, 2007
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
...I disagree with the previous reviewer's advice to get the RTi10 instead because the RTi10 and RTi12 both require a much stronger amp to drive to their fullest potential, for not that much more benefit in terms of overall sound quality.
Actually the best course of action would be to get the RTi6 bookshelf speakers and put your savings into a quality powered subwoofer which will not only go lower and louder in terms of bass, but take a lot of pressure off your amp/receiver when crossed over, allowing the speakers' mids and highs to really shine. This is especially true if home theater use is your primary concern.
Generally your best price to performance value will come from Internet-direct manufacturers, particularly in the subwoofer department: a Hsu or SVS sub will effortlessly decimate any comparably priced store-bought sub from Polk, Infinity, Klipsch, Sony, Yamaha, etc. Also worth looking at Internet-direct speakers from Ascend, AV123 dot com, as well as Hsu and SVS.
Google is your friend: do your homework, read professional and user reviews, and you'll be far better off for it!
Buy now before these are sold out August 12, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
These speakers sound and look fantastic. I would imagine most of the people in the market for a mid range speaker have a home theater set up. Bass is a personal preference, if you like your bass heavy you'll need a sub. What these speakers excel at is reproducing incredibly clear mid and high range frequencies. They are rated to go down to 40hz, but you will probably want to set your crossovers at 70 to 80 give or take. I have 200 watts running to them using their bi-amping capabilities and they rock. House filling sound with no distortion or apologies and a high level of detail at all sound levels.
Some people reading this may be suprised that I said mid range speakers. If all you know about speakers is Best Buy and Tweeter you've only seen the tip of the iceberg. This is Polk's upper mid level speaker and will blow away your expectations. You would really need to spend well into the thousands to get to the next level of performance. You would also need seperate amplifiers to power that type of equipment which can get messy and expensive.
Fit and finish is way above what you would expect in this price range, I would highly recommend going with the Cherry finish. The black oak looks nice, but the Cherry looks amazing. The pictures online don't do the wood grain and seamless edges justice.
I have these running with a polk CSI30 center channel speaker and a 500 watt subwoofer. Over the past 6-8 months I have been upgrading my home theater one piece of equipment at a time to take advantage of the new high resolution audio formats that Blu-ray DVD's offer. I did a lot of research before I purchase these and I couldn't be happier with my decision. I bought these for 400 a pair. Polk is rolling this model line out to make room for the RTI A series, the new version is the RTIA5 which is an identical speaker in a slightly different cabinet for twice the price. I would highly recommend you pick up a pair of the RTI8's at these crazy clearence prices before they are gone.
Don't hesitate, buy before they're all gone! February 13, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
After putting on the sturdy outriggers and spikes that they came with, I pulled out the speaker and the first thing everyone says is wow. Absolutely gorgeous cherry finish for a speaker at this price.
Using 100 watt/channel a/v receiver the sound was immediately incredible even with 16 guage wire. I was planning on bi-amping with my other amps but these babies sound great without it. Great frequency response across the whole spectrum and they haven't even broken in yet. Yes, they are a little bright like most Polk's but not abrasively so. The sound is incredibly crisp with both movies and all types of music. THESE SPEAKERS WILL REVEAL FLAWS IN SOURCE MATERIAL. mp3's will sound flawed on these even at 320 kbps. The flac format was made for speakers like these.
I could go on all day but I won't because I want to go fine tune them some more. Please don't hesitate. Easily worth $300 a piece.
 Very Disappointed August 17, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought these speakers in February for another room in my house. I own a set of RTi12's as well and decided to go with these as my RTi12's in my home theater sound great. The disappointment started a couple of days after setting the RTi8s up. I had them going through a Sony 940 series receiver in two channel mode only. After a couple of days the sound aspect changed significantly and I thought it was the receiver as I've never had any problem with my other Polk products (the RTi12's mentioned above, and at least 12 automotive coaxial and component speakers over the last few years). I replaced the receiver with another Sony receiver for 2-channel mode only and was disappointed to find out it was the speakers. Both tweeters had shorted out. I called Polk customer support and they sent me some new tweeters. All was well for several months however, I noticed that if I turned up the volume 1/3 my receiver (tried with three separate receivers) would go into protection. I should note that these speakers get very little use, not being a part of my main home system. I was attempting to listen to these speaker last week and one of the tweeters gave out. While trying to figure out the cause I witnessed the other tweeter arch and singe the silk dome. I called Polk Tech Support and was saddened to find that the excellent customer service I had received on the previous occasion was non-existent. The rep was pompous and made no attempt to troubleshoot the issue. He chuckled and told me I needed to buy a high end Denon or Onkyo. I told him that I shouldn't need a $[...] receiver to run a simple 2 channel setup and was very concerned about the arch I witnessed being that these speakers are located next to my 4 year olds room. He just chuckled again and told me to box the tweeters up, send them to San Diego and they'd get me some new ones in a few weeks...still making no attempt to troubleshoot the problem. I'm not unreasonable and realize that sometimes internal components fail. But, due to the arrogance of the customer service representative I will be ending my 10 year relationship with Polk due to this experience.
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