Monitor 11T's

NeilGabriel
NeilGabriel Posts: 1,487
edited October 2010 in Vintage Speakers
We had a discussion concerning these some time ago (but I can't find it).

Anyone own/ed these? Pics? Thoughts? Anyone have specs for them?

1 sl2000 tweets
2 6 1/2 mids
2 8 passives

I did find a 2004 thread where Doro, F1 and others described the speaker as an RTA 11T....so, I will check that in the vintage files....
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited October 2010
    http://www.polksda.com/rta11t.shtml

    These were my second pair of Polks,, really nice with small tube amps too,,pretty good soundstage and imaging--they will surprise you.
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • djperez81
    djperez81 Posts: 388
    edited October 2010
    My first set of polks i bought were 11t's liked them so much bought a second pair
    Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music.
    -Jimi Hendrix
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  • barakus
    barakus Posts: 40
    edited October 2010
    I didn't like mine at first, but it turned out that I wasn't giving them enough power. They are nominally 6 ohms and the bass seems to only really come alive when the speakers are really manhandled by some wattage, so make sure you have a source that is up to the task.

    Aside from that, I feel that they are a tiny bit congested sounding in the midbass, but I do not have them placed optimally. They will certainly play loud and fairly deep - I make guests to my house beg me to turn it down regularly.

    Monitor 7s sound a little sweeter to my ears in some way I can't describe, but the 11Ts are clearly superior in enough ways that I use them as my primary loudspeakers. I am running RDO tweeters, but I think the SL2000s sound pretty good in the 11Ts relative to the 7s. I don't know if that's a function of the D'Appolito array design or if it's because the shrill tweeter is balanced by a meatier low end.
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  • Pauly
    Pauly Posts: 4,519
    edited October 2010
    Great speaker.

    I used mine for HT and 2ch duty.

    I sold them but i still get visitation rights

    Refine you search and you will get more hits

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/search.php?searchid=16479584


    Pauly
    Life without music would♭
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  • Audioquest
    Audioquest Posts: 104
    edited October 2010
    I got a pair from a friend quite a few years ago. The cabinets where completely thrashed, so I built new ones of exact dimensions. I thought they sounded terrific, and used them for a year or so. When my daughter moved out she needed music so I set her up with a stereo system and these speakers went with it, and to this day she still uses and loves them.
    HT: Polk SDA SRS 2.3 main fronts, Klipsch RC-25 center channel, Polk RTi-150 rears, M&K V1B sub, Denon AVR-5800, Samsung 52" LCD, Sony BDP-S550

    2 Channel: Carver ALS Platinum, Audio Research LS-2B preamp, Counterpoint SA-100 amplifier, Integra CD player, Denon SL7D tt, TC750 phono pre, Nikko tuner
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