Polk Audio RTi A5 Tower Speakers Pair, 2-Way
Driver technology
Dynamic balance:
- Dynamic balance is a proprietary polk audio technology using laser imaging to determine what combination of speaker materials create the least amount of resonance.
- Eliminating resonance in speakers results in a wide, smooth response and low distortion.
Polymer composite woofers:
- The speaker features two 6.5" polymer composite woofers.
- Two 6.5" woofers have the surface area of a single large woofer with the low mass and acceleration of small woofers, resulting in tighter, more accurate bass response.
- Each woofer uses a butyl rubber surround.
Silk/polymer tweeter:
- The speaker has a single 1" silk/polymer dome tweeter that provides clear, detailed highs.
- The tweeter features mylar bypass capacitors in the crossovers to extend high frequency response and improve detail and transparency.
- The also tweeter features low viscosity ferro-fluid cooling with a heat sink on the neodymium magnet for superior heat dissipation, power handling and reliability.
Magnetically shielded:
- The speakers are magnetically shielded, allowing you to place them near your television without distorting the picture.
Enclosure design
Damped asymmetric hex laminate (dahli) cabinet design:
- All-mdf construction with massive asymmetric cabinet bracing ensures a resonance-free enclosure for accurate sound.
- The asymmetric design is made from a 6-layer laminate with 5 viscous layers to create the optimal shear damping (osd) system.
- The elegant styling aside, curved cabinets not only result in a stronger, more rigid and acoustically inert enclosure, but the curved walls also produce less audible coloration from panel resonances.
Power port venting system:
- The speaker has a rear-firing power port venting system built into its back plate for precise deep bass response.
- This venting system allows air velocity to slow gradually, vastly reducing air turbulence, and delivering greater bass efficiency than conventional ports.
Acoustic resonance control (arc):
- Internal cabinet resonance can impart a "Thick" character to voices. Polk's patented acoustic resonance control port system overcomes this problem.
- In addition to the power port venting system, each speaker has a front-firing port that is tuned to suppress the internal cabinet resonance, resulting in smooth, natural midrange reproduction.
Anti-diffraction grilles:
- The floating anti-diffraction grilles minimize grille diffraction for spacious, 3-dimensional imaging.
Connections
Dual 5-way binding posts:
- The speaker has two sets of gold-plated 5-way binding posts connected by gold-plated jumpers.
- Using the dual 5-way binding posts, you can bi-amp or bi-wire the speakers.
Mounting options
Adjustable leveling spike feet:
- The adjustable leveling spike feet that can be screwed onto the bottom of the speaker's attached base provide stability on any type of flooring.
- The spike feet adds approximately 0.875" to the speaker's overall height when screwed all the way in.
Specifications & dimensions
Frequency response:
- The overall frequency response is 30hz-27khz and the -3db frequency response is 40-26khz.
Width:
- The main body of the speaker is 8.375" wide but the speakers attached feet extend beyond each side of the speaker, giving the speaker and overall width of 10.5625".