Go with the RTi's sir being a former RTi user... I made comparison between RTI's and TSI mas maganda talaga ang SQ nang RTi's... Ang ganda pa nang finish and solid na solid...
I can believe that
... sa porma pa lang, parang mas maganda nga talaga ang RTi --- sound + materials + build quality.
Hi Sir Barrister. Ok naman ang TSi500 as I had this series. This TSi500 has a slightly warmer sound character compared to the RTiA7 or A9 I did a comparison before at MLY Enterprise. The RTis are brighter. I chose the TSi500 for budget reasons and just prefer a warmer sound. It's just my personal preference, not to take away anything from the RTi. For the high freqs and details the TSI also delivers a refined details when using certain brands of amps or receivers.
I also prefer a warm or neutral sound, but not bright. Depende kasi sa source materials, minsan masakit sa tenga.
If the TSi is warmer, then that's better for me. Cheaper also makes the decision easier.
I'm sure the RTi is better over-all, but it will need the the right receiver.
tsi 400 paired with pioneer sounded very very bright......even with mcacc
rti a paired with onkyo sounded great
depende rin sa paired na amp
i suggest tsi 500 paired with marantz
Now you have me worried. Yamaha ang AVR ko sir.
My Yamaha's YPAO has parametric EQ, and I was hoping the PEQ would adjust slight Receiver-Speaker mis-matches so as to make the bright-warm distinctions irrelevant. I hope your Pio's MCACC does not have PEQ, para naman may pag-asa pa ang plano kong combination.