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06-15-2005, 02:40 AM
...I have them both now as I recently picked up a pair of RT2000i, and after having spent enough time with them, ...(dramatic pause)..., I actually like the RT2000i better.
For one thing, and most obvious, is the difference in power requirements. You really need a lot for the RTi12, and since the RT2000i is a powered tower with only a tweeter and one 6.5" midrange driver crossed over at 100 HZ, you don't really need much power for it. My Cambridge Audio Azur 340A integrated amp, 40 watts x 2 at 8 OHMs, will drive it loud enough to literally run you out of a large room.
Another thing is that I personally like the tri-lam tweeter better.
I know the general consensus opinion here seems to be that the more drivers the better, especially on midranges, but something else to keep in mind is that the top portion of the Rt2000i is in a sealed enclosure, thus probably making that part of it a little "tighter" than the RTi12.
I also briefly (VERY briefly) had some RTi150 when they were clearanced, but I had to return them back to CC because at the time, I really only had a Denon AVR-3803 to drive them with, and they made it shut down. It just couldn't handle them as they were too much for it. Plus, I didn't really like the tweeter in the RTi150 as much as the tri-lam anyway.
So, in short, out of the last 3 series of RTi large floorstanding 3- way speakers, I think the RT2000i was the best between it, the RTi12 and the RTi150.
Am I alone in this, or are there any others who also feel that way?
For one thing, and most obvious, is the difference in power requirements. You really need a lot for the RTi12, and since the RT2000i is a powered tower with only a tweeter and one 6.5" midrange driver crossed over at 100 HZ, you don't really need much power for it. My Cambridge Audio Azur 340A integrated amp, 40 watts x 2 at 8 OHMs, will drive it loud enough to literally run you out of a large room.
Another thing is that I personally like the tri-lam tweeter better.
I know the general consensus opinion here seems to be that the more drivers the better, especially on midranges, but something else to keep in mind is that the top portion of the Rt2000i is in a sealed enclosure, thus probably making that part of it a little "tighter" than the RTi12.
I also briefly (VERY briefly) had some RTi150 when they were clearanced, but I had to return them back to CC because at the time, I really only had a Denon AVR-3803 to drive them with, and they made it shut down. It just couldn't handle them as they were too much for it. Plus, I didn't really like the tweeter in the RTi150 as much as the tri-lam anyway.
So, in short, out of the last 3 series of RTi large floorstanding 3- way speakers, I think the RT2000i was the best between it, the RTi12 and the RTi150.
Am I alone in this, or are there any others who also feel that way?