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polk_audio_lsi
04-22-2006, 03:17 PM
Hey I planning on getting the Polk Audio RTi 12 with the CSi 5 center, 2 sets of FXi 5 surrounds, and a velodyne 1,000 watt sub. I need to know what would be a good receiver to power everything? Crutchfield recommended a Denon AVR-3806 to power everything? Does that sound about right? Can you recommend me something?
keith allen
04-22-2006, 03:44 PM
Man you need an amp,them 12's suck a lot of juice
polk_audio_lsi
04-22-2006, 04:19 PM
I'm thinking a Denon with maybe a Rotel RB-1092 500 watt x 2 amp for the RTi 12 fronts? What about that?
jimi64
04-22-2006, 06:46 PM
Here is my experience with these speakers.I have never run them off a reciever,but when I first got them I was powering them with 250 watts.Sounded pretty darn good,IMO.Recently,I added another amp.Am now bi-amping with 250 watts to woofers and 100 watts to the mids and tweets.Some may argue about this,but it is a definete improvement.All around,more clarity and much tighter bass.What I`m getting at is, these speakers need lotsa power to really shine.The denon would probably sound decent,but I would recommend more power.Maybe a lesser reciever with another amp or seperates all around.Hope this helps in your decision.Enjoy
Mike Reeter
04-23-2006, 10:04 AM
At the very least,do as jimi64 has done...I have also bi-amped our 12's with 200 wpc to power the woofers,125 wpc to drive the upper end.

The big Rotel would be an awesome amp. I'm sure,but you could save a little money and pick up a couple of smaller amps. used.

You also want to feed your CSi5 about 200 wpc. An Outlaw mono-block,the third channel of a 3 channel amp....several options...The main thing is to get some external power at least to the 12's...

Use your AVR/Denon to power the remaining 4 channels.
marker
04-23-2006, 12:12 PM
Bi-amp them by picking up a pair of used, discontinued NHT SA-3 bass amps off of the bay or 'Gon to drive each set of woofers:

http://www.nhthifi.com/products/sa-3.html

Then pick up a Jolida integrated to drive the tweets/mids.

SWEET!

You will not get better sound out of the RTi12 for the $$$.