Just got Polk Audio RTi8's

[Rike255]

They sound much better then what I had before. But I find the lower range to be lacking. I'm wondering if it's my receiver.

I own a crappy Sony STR-K900. Is this receiver not good enough to power the RTi8's well?

I'm just wondering if the sound will improve greatly when I finally buy a new receiver.

Thanks in advance.

[Willow]

congrats, and yes buying a new receiver with pre out and add external amps you will notice a big diff. My 200wpc monoblocks prove it.

[daboyz]

IMHO a subwoofer would be what you need. The amps are a great help but if your looking for lows you'll need a sub.

[wizzy]

Check out the Velodyne Digital Drive 1812 Signature Edition

This would give you a little extra oomph in the low end

[BIZILL]

my 8's go deeper than i thought possible. i listen to music in direct/ 2ch stereo mode. but if i wanna listen to some bass-heavy music, i set the soundfield to include my sub. rap makes me wanna bring the roof down!

[mhartman29]

Rap makes me want to bring down your roof, too! :)

[Rike255]

It must be my receiver then because they don't sound deep at all.

[daboyz]

Does your receiver have a bass adjustment? I must agree w/Bizill though,they do go deeper than I expected. But, a properly blended sub makes a ton of difference.

[Rike255]

Ya it does, I tried playing with that it didn't really help much. I think it's just because the receiver is so low quality. It's one of those "home theaters in a box" type deals I got a long time ago.