Will I miss the mid-bass? (1 Viewer)

[Conrad Ebel]

I'm putting together a new 7.1 system. I already have most of the pieces, including 2 Polk RTi38s (fronts), 4 Polk RTi28s (surround and rear), and the CSi40 for the center. I also have 2 10" subwoofers from my old 5.1 system that I was going to use. Now I'm wondering if the RTi38s will provide enough mid-base. My 5.1 system had pretty weak main cabinet speakers (old ~50w Technics), but they had 8" woofers in them to go along with the sub.

I should be receiving my new receiver in a day or two. I have heard all the speakers individually, but never all together. I guess I'm crossing my fingers and hoping they sound good together. From the research I've done, they should.

From those of you who are familiar with these components, will I be disappointed or miss any of the "mid-bass" from the RTi38 fronts? Feel free to give input or comment on my setup as well (as I can still return the speakers if I wanted to).

Thanks in advance for any input.

This is my first post BTW.

 

[Ron Daily]

Conrad, I have a set of RTi38's for mains on 31 inch stands powered by the onkyo TX-SR601 along with a polk PS-202 sub. I am very happy with the midrange of the Rti38's. I don't yet have any surrounds or center speakers and just listen to music mostly. I have noticed that the high end seems to distort before the midrange at high volume levels. My plan is to get a pair of Rti-70 towers to use for mains and then use the 38's for surround. The extra driver in the Rti-70's should add quite a bit more midrange.I noticed you have a TX-SR800 so maybe the extra power you have over my receiver will give you a little more midrange. Please let me know how your setup sounds when you get it finished.
Ron

 

[EricSm]

With the RTI38's you shouldn't be missing any mid bass at all. Naturally, you will be missing the lower bass region, but that's to be expected with a bookshelf speaker. Placement is key. Find the right spot where the bass, mid range, and highs sound just right to you and enjoy them. I have a very similar set up and am quite happy.