{"id":663,"date":"2010-07-09T09:16:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-09T15:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cis-nc.com\/wordpress\/?p=663"},"modified":"2010-07-09T09:16:00","modified_gmt":"2010-07-09T15:16:00","slug":"polk%e2%80%99s-rti-a9-speakers-deliver-full-range-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cis-nc.com\/wordpress\/cisncuser\/audio-systems\/polk%e2%80%99s-rti-a9-speakers-deliver-full-range-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Polk\u2019s RTi A9 Speakers Deliver Full-Range Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_664\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cis-nc.com\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-664\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-664\" title=\"CISNC is Charlotte NC's #1 Polk Audio Speaker Dealer!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cis-nc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/polk-rtia9-w.jpg\" alt=\"CIS-NC is Charlotte NC's #1 Polk Audio Speaker Dealer!\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cis-nc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/polk-rtia9-w.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cis-nc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/polk-rtia9-w-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-664\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CIS-NC is Charlotte NC&#39;s Trusted Polk Audio Speaker Dealer!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Polk Audio\u2019s RTi A9 freestanding loudspeaker is efficient, easy-to-drive, affordable and it has a small footprint.<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no question that over the past decade the performance characteristics of a typical in-wall or bookshelf loudspeaker have been greatly improved.<\/p>\n<p>However, there is also no question that there is no replacing a full-range loudspeaker with their ability to provide high sound pressure levels (SPLs), dynamic sound reproduction capabilities and seamless, multi-octave soundstages.<\/p>\n<p>Polk Audio\u2018s RTi A9 is an example of how manufacturers have evolved their in-room products to meet the needs of a much different consumer demographic that requires sleek industrial designs, unobtrusive room integration and reasonable price points.<\/p>\n<p>Standing just under 49 inches tall the RTi A9 has a cabinet depth of 21.375 inches and a width of just shy of 9 inches.<\/p>\n<p>Internally, the speaker employs three 7-inch polymer-composite woofers, two 5.25-inch polymer-composite midrange drivers and a single 1-inch silk-polymer, composite dome tweeter that operate together on 12dB crossover slopes (second-order).<\/p>\n<p>The Maryland-based company also utilizes a ported cabinet design that includes its PowerPort Plus technology to help the speaker reproduce a frequency response of 18Hz to 27kHz, and it offers dual-binding post options for bi-wiring connectivity.<\/p>\n<p>The RTi A9s run $1,699 per pair.<\/p>\n<p>by Robert Archer<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.electronichouse.com\/article\/polks_rti_a9_speakers_deliver_full-range_performance\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.electronichouse.com\/article\/polks_rti_a9_speakers_deliver_full-range_performance\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cis-nc.com\/\">Custom Installation Services, LLC <\/a>&#8211;\u00a0Charlotte NC\u00a0\u2019s Trusted Home Theater &amp; Technology Experts!<\/p>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polk Audio\u2019s RTi A9 freestanding loudspeaker is efficient, easy-to-drive, affordable and it has a small footprint. 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