Out go the R50's in come the Rt8-TL's

Knucklehead
Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
edited August 2010 in Speakers
Picked up these from a local CL guy for $100, they seem to be in very good to excellent condition, no damaged corners or snags on the grills. My Rotel will feed these 150w....they might need more. :) Anybody have any specs on these as I cant seem to find anything on Polks site. Thanks, David.

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Polk Audio Surround Bar 360
Mirage PS-12
LG BDP-550
Motorola HD FIOS DVR
Panasonic 42" Plasma
XBOX 360[/SIZE]

Office stuff

Allied 395 receiver
Pioneer CDP PD-M430
RT8t's & Wharfedale Diamond II's[/SIZE]

Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music. ~Ronald Reagan
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited August 2010
    http://polksda.com/rta8t.shtml
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited August 2010
    Face wrote: »
    http://polksda.com/rta8t.shtml

    Thanks for that, I appreciate it.
    Polk Audio Surround Bar 360
    Mirage PS-12
    LG BDP-550
    Motorola HD FIOS DVR
    Panasonic 42" Plasma
    XBOX 360[/SIZE]

    Office stuff

    Allied 395 receiver
    Pioneer CDP PD-M430
    RT8t's & Wharfedale Diamond II's[/SIZE]

    Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music. ~Ronald Reagan
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited August 2010
    Yes, they sound much better than the R50's...but Im sure you already knew that. :p
    Polk Audio Surround Bar 360
    Mirage PS-12
    LG BDP-550
    Motorola HD FIOS DVR
    Panasonic 42" Plasma
    XBOX 360[/SIZE]

    Office stuff

    Allied 395 receiver
    Pioneer CDP PD-M430
    RT8t's & Wharfedale Diamond II's[/SIZE]

    Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music. ~Ronald Reagan
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited August 2010
    Great buy-Congrats!
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited August 2010
    Congrats!!!!!!

    Not the TL model.
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited August 2010
    leroyjr1 wrote: »
    Congrats!!!!!!

    Not the TL model.

    How can you tell the difference between the 2? Thanks for the info....time to correct my Sig.:p
    Polk Audio Surround Bar 360
    Mirage PS-12
    LG BDP-550
    Motorola HD FIOS DVR
    Panasonic 42" Plasma
    XBOX 360[/SIZE]

    Office stuff

    Allied 395 receiver
    Pioneer CDP PD-M430
    RT8t's & Wharfedale Diamond II's[/SIZE]

    Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music. ~Ronald Reagan
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited August 2010
    The ones in the picture has sl2000 tweeters, the TL models don't. Still a great sounding speakers and a step up from the r50's.

    Congrats and enjoy!!!!!
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited August 2010
    leroyjr1 wrote: »
    The ones in the picture has sl2000 tweeters, the TL models don't. Still a great sounding speakers and a step up from the r50's.

    Congrats and enjoy!!!!!

    Thanks for the info...yes I am in agreement, they sound so much better.
    Polk Audio Surround Bar 360
    Mirage PS-12
    LG BDP-550
    Motorola HD FIOS DVR
    Panasonic 42" Plasma
    XBOX 360[/SIZE]

    Office stuff

    Allied 395 receiver
    Pioneer CDP PD-M430
    RT8t's & Wharfedale Diamond II's[/SIZE]

    Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music. ~Ronald Reagan
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited August 2010
    leroyjr1 wrote: »
    The ones in the picture has sl2000 tweeters, the TL models don't. Still a great sounding speakers and a step up from the r50's.

    Congrats and enjoy!!!!!

    Dumb question #2: What tweeter did the TL model have, different crossover?

    Thanks, David
    Polk Audio Surround Bar 360
    Mirage PS-12
    LG BDP-550
    Motorola HD FIOS DVR
    Panasonic 42" Plasma
    XBOX 360[/SIZE]

    Office stuff

    Allied 395 receiver
    Pioneer CDP PD-M430
    RT8t's & Wharfedale Diamond II's[/SIZE]

    Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music. ~Ronald Reagan
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited August 2010
    Sl2500

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=18705&d=1155781881
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited August 2010
    congrats! enjoy them!
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,372
    edited August 2010
    Post # 13 has been reported!!!!
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  • Outfitter03
    Outfitter03 Posts: 563
    edited August 2010
    What the heck was that all about. Some people need to go to sleep at night and stay off the computer.
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited August 2010
    LOL...Im honored that my thread was chosen to be dumped on! :p
    Polk Audio Surround Bar 360
    Mirage PS-12
    LG BDP-550
    Motorola HD FIOS DVR
    Panasonic 42" Plasma
    XBOX 360[/SIZE]

    Office stuff

    Allied 395 receiver
    Pioneer CDP PD-M430
    RT8t's & Wharfedale Diamond II's[/SIZE]

    Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music. ~Ronald Reagan
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited August 2010
    Welcome the the RTA-8T club!
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited August 2010
    cfrizz wrote: »
    Welcome the the RTA-8T club!

    Thank You! My first "real" set of floorstanders, no offence to the R50's. :)
    Polk Audio Surround Bar 360
    Mirage PS-12
    LG BDP-550
    Motorola HD FIOS DVR
    Panasonic 42" Plasma
    XBOX 360[/SIZE]

    Office stuff

    Allied 395 receiver
    Pioneer CDP PD-M430
    RT8t's & Wharfedale Diamond II's[/SIZE]

    Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music. ~Ronald Reagan
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,792
    edited August 2010
    Knucklehead wrote: »
    Thank You! My first "real" set of floorstanders, no offence to the R50's. :)

    I've got a set in my office rig. Very nice speaker. Got mine on CL for $30. They don't look quite as nice as yours though. Enjoy!!
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited August 2010
    The 8s are a nice design....I wish that Polk had stayed with that array for their RTI-A5s and Rti-8s?

    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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