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  1. 12-29-2004 04:28 PM #1
    chenj16
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    Default RTi38 vs. Athena AS-B2

    We have Athena AS-B2 on sale during boxing week for $149 CAD per pair, I grabbed 2 pairs and would like to hear some comment and experience with this bookshelf speakers. And how about comparison to RTi38, seems like a matched competitor, 6.5" woofer / 1" tweeter... Any Athena lovers here, Steve?
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  2. 12-30-2004 09:13 AM #2
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    It will really depend on your personal listening taste as both are good speakers. I think you get alot more bang to buck ratio with the Athena. The AS-B2 at $150 a pair, is a steal.

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    I found listening to them they had a similar sound to the rti line

    do you work at FS ?
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    i don't work at futureshop or internal discount anything, FS had this as door crasher deal ($299 discount $150, half price!) starting at boxing day 0:00 online, it was not as demanding as the HK AVR130 at $299, so i was lucky got them the second day online. they are still on sale NOW! though the online availability is 0, they still have some left in-stock, check it out on the page willow...

    http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...2&newdeptid=10
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    Thas cool...Our FS had tons of them in stock....
    HT- HK 335, Rotel 1075, Miova PC, AQ Indigo speaker cable, XLO jumpers, AQ Diamondback Ics, AQ HDMI x2, AQ component, Signal cable analog II Ics, Signal cable digcoax, Signal cable Toslink, Rti8, Csi5, Rti6, Energy s10.2, Panny 42" Plasma, PS3, Harmony 1100 (on the way, thanks Sal) and Harmony PS3 Adapter(picking it up tonight) LG dvdp(for the kids) , Monster 3600MKII all on a dedicated circuit.
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