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Any polk fans?

I recently acquired some RT 5s for a small room application...and was pleasantly surprised with their mellow, laid back sound...other than the LSi series...what other series would be a substantial upgrade...Rti 38?...believe theRt 5 was entry level late 90s era...Fwiw...Stereophile class D...looking for a more nuetral presentation...ate vintage 80s polk more or
Less colored?
phasecorrect
theduke
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LSi and RTi series. After that, forget it. My opinion.
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phasecorrect OP
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Haha...I tend to agree...Polks RT don't really excel at things audiophiles crave...transparency, speed,detail, etc...at their worst they can sound dark and boxy...at their best smooth and non-fatiguing...I found their imaging and soundstaging to be about average for their price range...nothing remarkable but highly listenable...to put things in perspective...I have some early 90s Infinity Reference Twos which were at the same price point...and even with the polarizing polycell tweeter...are a far more open, detailed, and engaging speaker...a bit ragged on vocals...which brings back the Polks secret...they really don't do anything fundamentally wrong...
will62
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Stereophile just gave high marks to the RTI A3 and also the LSIM 703 book shelf speakers. They both are considered "recommended" at their price points when compared to other speakers in those price ranges.

Also read a review from that magazine on the RTI A1 and they also give that a thumbs up.
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