RTi10 advice -- urgent

[dcacc]

OK, I need someone to save my relationship. I just convinced my signif. other to swap our Monitor 70s for RTi10, which I got for a steal at $400 for the pair. They sounded spectacular in the store (of course), but they sound, well, lousy at home. Very muddy, where the Monitor 70s felt wide open and spacious. She loved the others and hates these.

I'm driving them with an Onkyo TXSR505, which is only 75 watts per channel. I'm wondering if that could be the problem -- that the Monitors are a lot easier to drive.

I have them bi-wired, which I also did with the Monitors, if that matters. Also: I have them paired with a HSU STF-2 sub with the crossover set at 80.

Any advice?

One last thing: I don't have them on spikes, just flat on the floor. Can that make a significant difference?

[Early B.]

Rti10's should be powered with a separate amplifier, not a receiver. Since they're not being powered properly, they don't sound as well as they should or could.

[daboyz]

Now you get to convince the significant other that you need an amp. This is how it all begins...............

[zingo]

Now you get to convince the significant other that you need an amp. This is how it all begins...............

He he he... You are right about that. You will need to put some more power to them. Also remember that they are a different line of speaker and will sound different. The first time I heard the LSis, I didn't like them over the RTis. You have to want specific things and listen for them.

[Willow]

better call your lawyer if you want to keep the 10s and buy an amp ;)

[Sherardp]

You can actually go with two monoblocks for right now and go with a multichannel later on. Check out outlaw audio (www.outlawaudio.com) and look at the M2200. Allot of us also use Audiogon as well, check out outlaw, parasound, adcom, sunfire, B&K, the list the goes on and on. That should get you off to a great start and the Rti10s sounding great. Nice subs by the way.