talk me out of it

gdb

Fantastic karma, In !!!:biggrin:

danz1906

Very nice speakers........Keep Them!

Brasil Bound

Keep'em.

cfl70

ok fellas looks like they are keepers..unless i get

lol.thanks everyone

BeefJerky

Don't forget sharks with laser beams attached to their heads. They are a great accessory to protect your one million dollars.

Hawkeye

I'd say keep them and upgrade the front end. But, if you want to part with them, I live in MD and would gladly take them off your hands:biggrin:

Gordon

gdb

Severn Is For Sailors

Tony M

Keep them for home theater and amp them like cfrizz said.

Get some maggies or other polks or Infinity Kappas (Denny :-)..) for your 2 channel listening. That's kind of what I've done over the years. I just aquired a CS1000p from Denny Sat.. Great guy!.

I will hope to always have this RT5000 system as my flagship theater system.

I still need the systems' surrounds but for now I have Rosewood RT55's from another member.(Stryker I think) to put in place now. Then the two Klipsh 12" subs. They are end tables on each side of that couch for now.

It doesn't get much better than the RT5000.

Enjoy that trip!

DON73

The urge to upgrade helps keep the audio industry afloat. Thats why you see the slick color photographs in their ads and the constant change in appearance. Reading on forums like this will also influence you to upgrade. Since your preference is to rock the house and rattle the windows you probably aren't interested in fine music reproduction (although your system is capable of that) you might look for another amplifier. Either a 3 channel or 5 channel of around 150-250 watts. You'd hear more of a difference than if you traded speakers.
The increased power will reduce or eliminate clipping and make your speakers sound more dynamic with more punch and clarity.
If you continue to "rock the house" you will soon have to buy new speakers or repair the ones you have.....to say nothing of lowering your ability to hear.

victor. askew

Keep them. Enjoy them.:cool:

cfl70

gdb wrote: »

Severn Is For Sailors

and marines.ooh rah 89-93.marine barracks washington dc

cfl70

DON73 wrote: »

The urge to upgrade helps keep the audio industry afloat. Thats why you see the slick color photographs in their ads and the constant change in appearance. Reading on forums like this will also influence you to upgrade. Since your preference is to rock the house and rattle the windows you probably aren't interested in fine music reproduction (although your system is capable of that) you might look for another amplifier. Either a 3 channel or 5 channel of around 150-250 watts. You'd hear more of a difference than if you traded speakers.
The increased power will reduce or eliminate clipping and make your speakers sound more dynamic with more punch and clarity.
If you continue to "rock the house" you will soon have to buy new speakers or repair the ones you have.....to say nothing of lowering your ability to hear.

well put don73

bluecomet

How much more convincing do you need. Keep the speakers and upgrade the gear. You will think you bought new speakers after waking them up with the upgraded amps.

tonyb

One thing to consider in your decision, while as nice as they are, and I have owned them, because of their age,when something goes south parts are going to be hard to come by. Fully working, they have worth on the used market, not working....well, you know the story.
If I was you, I'd sell them while the value is still there for a working set and look into something thats not necessarily smaller, but more furniture quality that the wife would like. Say something like Salk's, HT3's with a nice finish. Most women scoul at the older black boxes we call speakers, they like stuff that looks modern,not dated, like it's a piece of furniture.

aviator

tonyb wrote: »

One thing to consider in your decision, while as nice as they are, and I have owned them, because of their age,when something goes south parts are going to be hard to come by. Fully working, they have worth on the used market, not working....well, you know the story.
If I was you, I'd sell them while the value is still there for a working set and look into something thats not necessarily smaller, but more furniture quality that the wife would like. Say something like Salk's, HT3's with a nice finish. Most women scoul at the older black boxes we call speakers, they like stuff that looks modern,not dated, like it's a piece of furniture.

And I thought you were going to close with "why don't you sell them to me".

tonyb

aviator wrote: »

And I thought you were going to close with "why don't you sell them to me".

Nope, I've owned them and moved on, definately a speaker to have at any point though.

bluecomet

I just recently bought two SRT centers. One needed a driver, the other needed a new tweeter, Polk had both in stock. I can't believe there would not be parts for these speakers. If you intend on keeping them, call Polk and stock up on some drivers and tweets. You would be good to go for years.

tonyb

They are older than SRT's, which I also owned. Call Polk, see how many parts they have on hand.

cfrizz

Well if something finally goes on them, then he can get new speakers. But to get rid of them now, just because something might go & parts might not exist, doesn't make a lot of sense to me.

cfl70

cfrizz wrote: »

Well if something finally goes on them, then he can get new speakers. But to get rid of them now, just because something might go & parts might not exist, doesn't make a lot of sense to me.

really they have been bullet proof.

cfl70

cfrizz wrote: »

Beautiful system, and while you might get something else that sounds different, that doesn't necessarily mean it will sound better. Put that money that is burning a hole in your pocket into buying music & movies to show off your system. That center channel has me drooling!

And yes they are vintage, but that certainly isn't a bad thing. So are my speakers & with them properly powered they sound even better now then they did when I bought them 20 years ago.

If you haven't put an amp on them then get a 5 channel amp & see them really come alive.

i was thinking emotiva xpa-5 amp and umc-1 processor.quite frankly ive never heard of this brand but they were recommened by a friend.any thoughts ?

cfrizz

It's very good entry level gear that is solid and reasonably priced for brand new. As is Outlaw Audio.

If you want to get even more bang for your buck, you can check out Audiogon for brands like Rotel, Parasound, Sunfire, B & K, Nad, Adcom.

Just read as much as you can about the gear that you are interested in & go for it.

cfrizz

Read this review before you get the Emotiva prepro CFL.

http://www.hometheatershack.com/forums/preamp-processor-reviews/38484-emotiva-umc-1-processor-review.html

Always try to do thorough research before purchasing a product.

cfl70

thanks for the link.it was a good read

thsmith

Keep them and buy a TV that makes them look smaller.

pitdogg2

gdb wrote: »

Fantastic karma, In !!!:biggrin:

exactly I'm in also....

Gatecrasher

tonyb wrote: »

They are older than SRT's, which I also owned. Call Polk, see how many parts they have on hand.

When were the RT3000ps originally released? The oldest review I can find on them is from 1998.

I always thought the SRT system was released before the RT5000 system?

I think Polk released the SRT in 1995 or so.

I have a RT5000 system and in the CS1000p manual it refers to the SRT. Here's what it says:

"FEATURES:
The CS1000p center channel was designed to
set a new standard of center channel performance
for today's demanding digital surround
systems. When the CS1000p is used in conjunction
with the Polk RT3000p powered
tower front channel speakers and Polk
f/x1000 Dipole/Bipole Surround loudspeakers,
you'll have a complete home theater system
that offers performance surpassed only
by Polk's Signature Reference Theater
(SRT) system.

RT5000 COMPLETE HOME THEATER
PACKAGE OPTION
For the highest possible home theater performance,
we strongly recommend using the
CS1000p in conjunction with the Polk
RT3000p front and f/x1000 surround loudspeakers.
This total, integrated system is
called the RT5000. All the drivers and tweeters
in this system are identical, ensuring
perfect channel to channel timbre matching
for absolutely seamless imaging as well as
extremely high definition and extraordinary
dynamic range."

Did they release the CS1000p after the RT3000p or did the entire RT5000 system come after the SRT?

civilian

I say if you even ask you should get rid of them and move on.

Systems

Dude! Great set up!..:eek::eek::eek:

Systems

cfl70 wrote: »

ok fellas looks like they are keepers..unless i get

lol.thanks everyone

...Nice!!!...lol...:eek: