polk rti a3 / a5 vs pioneer SP-FS41 / SP-FS51

[angles]

hey folks..
has anyone been able to hear the new pioneers that were created by Andrew Jones? just wondering which is better for music duty as opposed to HT (RTI A's).

Have heard rti a3's and they seem pretty decent for music.

[cnh]

I heard some Pioneer 21s at BB. Flat and lifeless compared to even the Polk TSI-100s (when I picked up my Sony BDP S1000ES?) Of course these have the smaller 4" mid-bass drivers. But they're pretty inefficient speakers at a sensitivity of 84db. And they retail for 89.95 a PAIR.

If price means anything it's not likely that they'd stand against a pair of Rti-A3s. I' breaking in a pair of those right now courtesy of Polkfest--THANKS GUYS. And the SP-BS21s are no match.

Are those model numbers you have correct? Because Pioneer's site lists them as SP-BS41s and 51s. With the 51s being floorstanders...still lower in price than a set of Polk Rti-A3s?

cnh