Brought home RTA15TL's today!
dpowell
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Just scored a pair of RTA15TL's on the local CL. As the story goes, someone at an elderly persons' home died and the management set them out by the dumpster. This guy salvages good stuff from the dumpsters and resells them on CL.
They are in good condition but need some TLC on the wood panels. One of the binding posts is broken.
All drivers appear mint. I need to test them but don't know if they are 8 or 4 ohm speakers. Any ideas?
They are in good condition but need some TLC on the wood panels. One of the binding posts is broken.
All drivers appear mint. I need to test them but don't know if they are 8 or 4 ohm speakers. Any ideas?
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polkaudio Fully Modded SDA SRS 1.2TLs + Dreadnaught, LSiM706c, 4 X Polk Surrounds + 4 X ATMOS, SVS PB13 Ultra X 2, Pass Labs X1, Marantz 7704, Bob Carver Crimson Beauty 350 Tube Mono Blocks, Carver Sunfire Signature Cinema Grande 400x5, ADCOM GFA 7807, Panasonic UB420, Moon 380D DAC, EPSON Pro Cinema 6050
polkaudio Fully Modded SDA SRS 1.2TLs + Dreadnaught, LSiM706c, 4 X Polk Surrounds + 4 X ATMOS, SVS PB13 Ultra X 2, Pass Labs X1, Marantz 7704, Bob Carver Crimson Beauty 350 Tube Mono Blocks, Carver Sunfire Signature Cinema Grande 400x5, ADCOM GFA 7807, Panasonic UB420, Moon 380D DAC, EPSON Pro Cinema 6050
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nice score, congrats !Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs -
Their literature lists them as "compatible with 8 ohm outputs", congrats on an excellent purchase
The secret for harvesting from existence the greatest fruitfulness and greatest enjoyment is to live dangerously. - Nietzche -
OK, they just sang Stevie Ray Vaughn Riviera Paradise beautifully.....minus one tweeter which requires further investigation to see if it is blown or just unplugged. Gotta love that vintage Polk sound.
As far as condition goes, they are probably a 6/10 on the AG scale given that one of the black piano gloss tops is loose and there are some scratches/dings on the wood side panels. The grills are dirty but no snags. One grill pin is missing.
Overall for the price, I can't complain. They will shape up into a great pair of speakers for little investment.
And I did find another website that says they are 8ohms as well.____________________________________________________________
polkaudio Fully Modded SDA SRS 1.2TLs + Dreadnaught, LSiM706c, 4 X Polk Surrounds + 4 X ATMOS, SVS PB13 Ultra X 2, Pass Labs X1, Marantz 7704, Bob Carver Crimson Beauty 350 Tube Mono Blocks, Carver Sunfire Signature Cinema Grande 400x5, ADCOM GFA 7807, Panasonic UB420, Moon 380D DAC, EPSON Pro Cinema 6050 -
Congratulations dpowell. The speakers are definitely 8ohms.
I hope you enjoy them as much as I do mine.
Take Care And Happy Listening dpowell.
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Thanks! I've been looking for a nice set of vintage Polks that I could put in my workshop and given some of the condition issues, I'd have no problem putting these out there. I'll need to do a bit more listening before making final judgements on them but my first impression is that the highs and mids are great but the bass, while definitely there seems a bit muddled. Haven't played with positioning or anything but they will do the trick I'm sure.____________________________________________________________
polkaudio Fully Modded SDA SRS 1.2TLs + Dreadnaught, LSiM706c, 4 X Polk Surrounds + 4 X ATMOS, SVS PB13 Ultra X 2, Pass Labs X1, Marantz 7704, Bob Carver Crimson Beauty 350 Tube Mono Blocks, Carver Sunfire Signature Cinema Grande 400x5, ADCOM GFA 7807, Panasonic UB420, Moon 380D DAC, EPSON Pro Cinema 6050 -
Great score! Great speakers!Main Rig-Realistic AM/FM Record player 8 track boasting 4 WPC
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Just scored a pair of RTA15TL's on the local CL. As the story goes, someone at an elderly persons' home died and the management set them out by the dumpster. This guy salvages good stuff from the dumpsters and resells them on CL.
They are in good condition but need some TLC on the wood panels. One of the binding posts is broken.
All drivers appear mint. I need to test them but don't know if they are 8 or 4 ohm speakers. Any ideas?
Congrats. If they follow the rest of the series they are 6 ohms.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 -
They can be rather bass muddy. Try to get them off of the walls.
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Same price I paid for mine BTW.
