my weekend= RTA 15TL's (pictures!)

cstmar01
cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
edited April 2010 in The Clubhouse
so about a week or so ago leroyjr1 was super nice and told me about some Polk RTA 15TL's that were for sale and knew I was looking to get into some vintage polk gear as I hadn't really heard or tried anything out before. Well he was super kind and picked them up for me and this weekend I went down and got them from him. Finally got back home tonight and got some more stuff set up in my room and thought I would share some photos. Now be forewarned my stand is a hunk of crap that I got from my father when I moved to college and is part of a larger piece of crap and I just use the top part of it. It used to hold our audio gear at our house lol. Also I do not have room treatments and will be doing some in the future.

Now for the goods.

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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited April 2010
    So what do you think of them? I just picked up a pair a week ago and really like.
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited April 2010
    I'm liking what I hear so far. I have to play at a bit of a lower level seeing my downstairs neighbors would get pissed if a cranked it up but so far its pretty good.
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited April 2010
    Congad on tne RTA 15TL's they seem to be in great shape!
    DARE TO SOAR:
    “Your attitude, almost always determine your altitude in life” ;)
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited April 2010
    They look nice, and you certainly have enough POWER for them! So you could blow your neighbors out...if they aren't 'nice' to you? Ha..ha....


    Enjoy!

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited April 2010
    Very nice!!! I'm gonna have to make my way up to your neck of the woods sometime, and get my ears on those bad boys!

    Congrats!!
    The nirvana inducer-
    APC H10 Power Conditioner
    Marantz UD5005 universal player
    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
    Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
    PolkAudio LSi9's/PolkAudio SDA 2A's/PolkAudio Monitor 7A's
    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited April 2010
    What is that device in front of your left speaker in the third picture?:)
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited April 2010
    leroyjr1 wrote: »
    What is that device in front of your left speaker in the third picture?:)

    It would appear to be a hookah.

    Watcha been smoking outta that, Chris?;)
    The nirvana inducer-
    APC H10 Power Conditioner
    Marantz UD5005 universal player
    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
    Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
    PolkAudio LSi9's/PolkAudio SDA 2A's/PolkAudio Monitor 7A's
    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited April 2010
    Dibs!

    Great Karma, IN!!!!!!!! :D:p
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

    Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii

    Desk: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / ISK HD9999

    Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3

    HT: Denon AVR-X3400H / Sony UBP-X700 / RT16 / CS350LS / RT7 / SVS PB1000
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited April 2010
    Good eye,, nice speaks--is that thing loaded.Wait I just looked again,, yep,,it's loaded,,have fun,,I would say enjoy,, somehow I know you already have. ;):cool:
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited April 2010
    yes its my hookah. and no its not loaded with anything. my favorite shesha is apple flavor and need to order some more as I haven't had any for a long long time.
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  • PerfectCreature
    PerfectCreature Posts: 1,456
    edited April 2010
    Those are some very nice looking speakers. Huge though... I'm looking forward to when i can get that kind of stuff. And know what i am doing/getting.
    I like the photo up abouve of the bridge or walk way...looks nice.
    Receiver
    Harman Kardon HK 3490
    Speakers
    Polk Audio Monitor 50s
    Subwoofer
    Klipsch KSW-100
    Cables
    AudioQuest Rocket 33s 10ft
    AudioQuest Optilink1 2m
    AudioQuest Alpha-Snake 25ft Interconnect
    AudioQuest HDMI-1 2m

    Alienware X51 R2
    PS4
    Samsung Smart TV 40" 1080p 3D
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited April 2010
    huge...well these aren't as big as the genises (spelling, its monday and I'm tired) that concealer and me saw down in Indy. For 5K you could get some speakers that were about 6ft tall I think that would require a team of guys to move them in. really wish they had them hooked up because I would have liked to hear them so badly. Normally they would of cost you 30K but at 5K was a good deal, if you could get them home that is.
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited April 2010
    cstmar01 wrote: »
    huge...well these aren't as big as the genises (spelling, its monday and I'm tired) that concealer and me saw down in Indy. For 5K you could get some speakers that were about 6ft tall I think that would require a team of guys to move them in. really wish they had them hooked up because I would have liked to hear them so badly. Normally they would of cost you 30K but at 5K was a good deal, if you could get them home that is.

    I wanted to make sweet sweet love to those things, and i hadn't even heard them.

    I want those Proarcs, though. Those were honestly my favorite next to the Sig8s.
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

    Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii

    Desk: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / ISK HD9999

    Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3

    HT: Denon AVR-X3400H / Sony UBP-X700 / RT16 / CS350LS / RT7 / SVS PB1000
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,849
    edited April 2010
    Looks great........enjoy them.....
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  • PerfectCreature
    PerfectCreature Posts: 1,456
    edited April 2010
    cstmar01 wrote: »
    huge...well these aren't as big as the genises (spelling, its monday and I'm tired) that concealer and me saw down in Indy. For 5K you could get some speakers that were about 6ft tall I think that would require a team of guys to move them in. really wish they had them hooked up because I would have liked to hear them so badly. Normally they would of cost you 30K but at 5K was a good deal, if you could get them home that is.

    Wow...
    My friend at work has some like that that he uses in his band though... his am is like the size a soda machine...the speakers are about the same. They go outrageously loud. The bass knocks air out of you and the highs make your hairs stand up.
    Receiver
    Harman Kardon HK 3490
    Speakers
    Polk Audio Monitor 50s
    Subwoofer
    Klipsch KSW-100
    Cables
    AudioQuest Rocket 33s 10ft
    AudioQuest Optilink1 2m
    AudioQuest Alpha-Snake 25ft Interconnect
    AudioQuest HDMI-1 2m

    Alienware X51 R2
    PS4
    Samsung Smart TV 40" 1080p 3D
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,164
    edited April 2010
    Nice score...............in my experience RTA's image best with little to no toe in so you might want to experiment w/ back wall distance and little to no toe in. I owned a pair of RTA 11's for 20 years.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited April 2010
    heiney9 wrote: »
    Nice score...............in my experience RTA's image best with little to no toe in so you might want to experiment w/ back wall distance and little to no toe in. I owned a pair of RTA 11's for 20 years.

    H9

    thanks for the tip. Tonight I hope to get things set up and do some more critical listening to them as last night I couldn't really blast it nor get a good feel for them (11 at night and I was dead tired).

    I know they can tend to be a bit boomy, do you know what is recommended for distance from the back wall or sides?
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited April 2010
    Crystal says you HAVE to center your components on your rack before she kicks your ****.
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

    Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii

    Desk: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / ISK HD9999

    Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3

    HT: Denon AVR-X3400H / Sony UBP-X700 / RT16 / CS350LS / RT7 / SVS PB1000
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited April 2010
    concealer404 wrote: »
    Crystal says you HAVE to center your components on your rack before she kicks your ****.

    If I did that my one power chord wouldn't reach lol. If she thinks she can kick my fat **** bring it. she's just going to get a foot full of blubber haha.

    and to be more serious. I moved these out to really no toe in. I am getting a lot better imaging out of them. In terms of the boom and bloated low end I haven't been having any problems with it. I was just playing some tiger army and really the bass was pretty thined out compared to some other speakers I've heard them on. However vocals were a lot cleaner on these than my A9's on that track. Overall I am liking them, and want to play with them a bit more as the month goes by.



    hmmmmmm

    so I think I might have a bad driver. The one on the top in the life side is having a little of a rubbing noise on this current track. I didn't notice it before until now. I'll have to pull the drive and find out. Are the replace drivers still around for these?
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,211
    edited April 2010
    cstmar01 wrote: »
    If I did that my one power chord wouldn't reach lol. If she thinks she can kick my fat **** bring it. she's just going to get a foot full of blubber haha.

    and to be more serious. I moved these out to really no toe in. I am getting a lot better imaging out of them. In terms of the boom and bloated low end I haven't been having any problems with it. I was just playing some tiger army and really the bass was pretty thined out compared to some other speakers I've heard them on. However vocals were a lot cleaner on these than my A9's on that track. Overall I am liking them, and want to play with them a bit more as the month goes by.



    hmmmmmm

    so I think I might have a bad driver. The one on the top in the life side is having a little of a rubbing noise on this current track. I didn't notice it before until now. I'll have to pull the drive and find out. Are the replace drivers still around for these?

    I know someone that has 4 drivers that came out of 15tl's "MW6503"

    Contact Hangon if you need a driver He will have what you need..
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited April 2010
    take it back as I won't be needing them. Took the driver out and found there was some glue like from a hot glue gun stuck to the back of the driver and a huge chunk was in between the cone and the magnet. Well I pulled it out and now no problem!
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,079
    edited April 2010
    Do they sound better with the grills on?
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited April 2010
    haven't put them on so wouldn't know.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited April 2010
    Did you have a chance to rock out yet?
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  • fossy
    fossy Posts: 1,378
    edited April 2010
    Nice --- this is one of the older polks that I would love to have---
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited April 2010
    leroyjr1 wrote: »
    Did you have a chance to rock out yet?

    yep! got home today and cranked them up. loved it. I like them better for two channel than my A9's thats for sure. Thanks again for grabbing those for me!
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  • Echosphere
    Echosphere Posts: 395
    edited April 2010
    The stereo stand isn't crap, it kitsch! Skoal! Kippis!
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited April 2010
    Echosphere wrote: »
    The stereo stand isn't crap, it kitsch! Skoal! Kippis!

    wut.
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

    Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii

    Desk: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / ISK HD9999

    Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3

    HT: Denon AVR-X3400H / Sony UBP-X700 / RT16 / CS350LS / RT7 / SVS PB1000
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited April 2010
    Echosphere wrote: »
    The stereo stand isn't crap, it kitsch! Skoal! Kippis!

    yeah its crap trust me. I'm afraid my adcom is going to get so hot its just going to egnite the thing on fire.
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited April 2010
    I really like the picture you have on the wall!

    Speakers are pretty nice too.
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