What Polk towers were sold ~ 1993 ?

vcwatkins
vcwatkins Posts: 1,993
edited August 2011 in Vintage Speakers
Weird question for you guys. Around 1993, I listened to some Polk towers and thought they were the best speaker I'd ever heard. I'm trying to figure out what these might have been.

Around 4ft tall, wood grain cabinet exterior. Never took grill off. Don't remember if the grill covered the whole front face or not. Remarkable soundstage.

I searched briefly for a Polk model history synopsis (pointers anyone?), but couldn't find one. Any ideas what these might have been?

Thanks for any help,
Craig
b]Beach Audio[/b]: Rega RP6 (mods) - AT33PTG/II - Parks Budgie SUT - PSAudio NPC * Eversolo DMP-A6 * Topping D90iii * Joule-Electra LA-100 mkIII * Pass Aleph 30 * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 2.3tl (mods) * PSAudio PPP3
Beach Study: Pro-Ject Stream Box S2 Ultra & Pre Box S2 * Pass ACA * DH Labs SS Q10 * Brines Folded ML-TQWT RS 40-1354 * PSA Dectet
Beach Master: WiiM Pro * Dayens Menuetto * Zu Libtec * Dynaudio Audience 50
Beach Den: Bluesound Powernode 2i * DH Labs SS Q10 * Zu Omen DWII * Richard Gray RGPC
Town Study: WiiM Pro * Chord Qute (Pardo) * Elekit TU-8600 * MIT S3 * Revel M22 * Beyer DT-990 * Shunyata Hydra 2
Town Den: Music Hall mm5.1se - Denon DL-103r - Jolida JD9ii (mods) * WiiM Pro * Cary xCiter * Rogue 99 Magnum * Schiit Aegir * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 1.2tl (mods) * Dectet * Bottlehead Crack - Senn 600
Town Porch: WiiM Pro Plus * Sunfire Sig II * Canare 4S11 * Magnepan 1.6 * Dectet
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  • dpowell
    dpowell Posts: 3,068
    edited August 2011
    Maybe one of the LS series towers? LS90's perhaps?

    http://www.polkaudio.com/homeaudio/products/recent/ls90/
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited August 2011
    the "S" series or possibly the last run of the RTA11 and RTA8 series.
    "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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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,603
    edited August 2011
    heiney9 wrote: »
    the "S" series or possibly the last run of the RTA11 and RTA8 series.

    Like the S10? It's not near 4' tall.
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • dpowell
    dpowell Posts: 3,068
    edited August 2011
    heiney9 wrote: »
    the "S" series or possibly the last run of the RTA11 and RTA8 series.

    +1 Forgot about those. Also possibly the RTA-15TL's. Those were about 4 feet.
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  • stubby
    stubby Posts: 723
    edited August 2011
    About how wide was the front of the speaker? Was it wider than it was deep? Straight sides or tapered (LS style)?
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  • vcwatkins
    vcwatkins Posts: 1,993
    edited August 2011
    Thanks for the responses guys! I will investigate these.

    I remember going out to a retailer to test them and ended up getting some Hartleys built instead. When my Hartleys were stolen a few years later, I looked for those Polks again, but they were either discontinued or the shop that carried them had closed, not sure. Hartley had stopped building systems, and I had had children, so I ended up getting HT speakers and music was pretty much ignored until recently. So I thought I might revisit the mystery Polks as well as more recent lines.

    Thanks again,
    Craig
    b]Beach Audio[/b]: Rega RP6 (mods) - AT33PTG/II - Parks Budgie SUT - PSAudio NPC * Eversolo DMP-A6 * Topping D90iii * Joule-Electra LA-100 mkIII * Pass Aleph 30 * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 2.3tl (mods) * PSAudio PPP3
    Beach Study: Pro-Ject Stream Box S2 Ultra & Pre Box S2 * Pass ACA * DH Labs SS Q10 * Brines Folded ML-TQWT RS 40-1354 * PSA Dectet
    Beach Master: WiiM Pro * Dayens Menuetto * Zu Libtec * Dynaudio Audience 50
    Beach Den: Bluesound Powernode 2i * DH Labs SS Q10 * Zu Omen DWII * Richard Gray RGPC
    Town Study: WiiM Pro * Chord Qute (Pardo) * Elekit TU-8600 * MIT S3 * Revel M22 * Beyer DT-990 * Shunyata Hydra 2
    Town Den: Music Hall mm5.1se - Denon DL-103r - Jolida JD9ii (mods) * WiiM Pro * Cary xCiter * Rogue 99 Magnum * Schiit Aegir * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 1.2tl (mods) * Dectet * Bottlehead Crack - Senn 600
    Town Porch: WiiM Pro Plus * Sunfire Sig II * Canare 4S11 * Magnepan 1.6 * Dectet
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    edited August 2011
    Click on the Products box at the top of the page and go to recent and vintage models at the bottom of the box. There you can see the pics of the older models and maybe find the ones that are what you're looking for.:)
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,603
    edited August 2011
    Maybe these RTA11t's will fill the gap for a bit!?!

    http://raleigh.craigslist.org/ele/2539001569.html


    And hey, he will trade them for some Cerwin-Vega's! :eek:


    Or maybe these AR94's?

    http://raleigh.craigslist.org/ele/2519115799.html
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • vcwatkins
    vcwatkins Posts: 1,993
    edited August 2011

      I was actually going to check those RTA-11's but have not been able to make the drive. I may just have to "borrow" my son's sda 1c's while he's at school ;)
      halo71 wrote: »
      Maybe these RTA11t's will fill the gap for a bit!?!

      http://raleigh.craigslist.org/ele/2539001569.html


      And hey, he will trade them for some Cerwin-Vega's! :eek:


      Or maybe these AR94's?

      http://raleigh.craigslist.org/ele/2519115799.html
      b]Beach Audio[/b]: Rega RP6 (mods) - AT33PTG/II - Parks Budgie SUT - PSAudio NPC * Eversolo DMP-A6 * Topping D90iii * Joule-Electra LA-100 mkIII * Pass Aleph 30 * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 2.3tl (mods) * PSAudio PPP3
      Beach Study: Pro-Ject Stream Box S2 Ultra & Pre Box S2 * Pass ACA * DH Labs SS Q10 * Brines Folded ML-TQWT RS 40-1354 * PSA Dectet
      Beach Master: WiiM Pro * Dayens Menuetto * Zu Libtec * Dynaudio Audience 50
      Beach Den: Bluesound Powernode 2i * DH Labs SS Q10 * Zu Omen DWII * Richard Gray RGPC
      Town Study: WiiM Pro * Chord Qute (Pardo) * Elekit TU-8600 * MIT S3 * Revel M22 * Beyer DT-990 * Shunyata Hydra 2
      Town Den: Music Hall mm5.1se - Denon DL-103r - Jolida JD9ii (mods) * WiiM Pro * Cary xCiter * Rogue 99 Magnum * Schiit Aegir * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 1.2tl (mods) * Dectet * Bottlehead Crack - Senn 600
      Town Porch: WiiM Pro Plus * Sunfire Sig II * Canare 4S11 * Magnepan 1.6 * Dectet
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    1. skrol
      skrol Posts: 3,378
      edited August 2011
      Were the cabinets tapered (wider at the bottom)? If so then they are LS series. If not then probably RTA11TL or RTA15TL. The RTA15TL had a smooth (glass or plexiglass?) top.
      Stan
      Stan

      Main 2ch:
      Polk LSi15 (DB840 upgrade), Parasound: P/LD-1100, HCA-1000A; Denon: DVD-2910, DRM-800A; Benchmark DAC1, Monster HTS3600-MKII, Grado SR-225i; Technics SL-J2, Parasound PPH-100.

      HT:
      Marantz SR7010, Polk: RTA11TL (RDO198-1, XO and Damping Upgrades), S4, CS250, PSW110 , Marantz UD5005, Pioneer PL-530, Panasonic TC-P42S60

      Other stuff:
      Denon: DRA-835R, AVR-888, DCD-660, DRM-700A, DRR-780; Polk: S8, Monitor 5A, 5B, TSi100, RM7, PSW10 (DXi104 upgrade); Pioneer: CT-6R; Onkyo CP-1046F; Ortofon OM5E, Marantz: PM5004, CD5004, CDR-615; Parasound C/PT-600, HCA-800ii, Sony CDP-650ESD, Technics SA 5070, B&W DM601
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    2. [Deleted User]
      [Deleted User] Posts: 1,225
      edited August 2011
      skrol wrote: »
      Were the cabinets tapered (wider at the bottom)? If so then they are LS series. If not then probably RTA11TL or RTA15TL. The RTA15TL had a smooth (glass or plexiglass?) top.
      Stan

      Stan - you may want to chat up Zvonko about the RTA15TL. He was doing a lot of the voicing of these at that time. I had forgotten about that shiny plexiglas top. I remember it gave them fits in production due to scratches. Cheers. :cool:
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    3. DON73
      DON73 Posts: 516
      edited August 2011
      I don't know about 93 but when I was in Germany a guy in the same housing area building bought a pair of Polk towers. IIRC they were very slim and maybe 4' tall or less. They sounded fantastic but it was the only pair the audio club had. This had to be between 1973 and 1976.
      TO ERR IS HUMAN. TO FORGIVE IS CANINE.
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    4. vcwatkins
      vcwatkins Posts: 1,993
      edited August 2011
      Mmm, yeah, i've been trying to recall. I'm leaning toward the non-tapered shape. Don't remember about cabinet top material. I'll have to look around to see if I can find the rta15tl's. Thanks!
      skrol wrote: »
      Were the cabinets tapered (wider at the bottom)? If so then they are LS series. If not then probably RTA11TL or RTA15TL. The RTA15TL had a smooth (glass or plexiglass?) top.
      Stan
      b]Beach Audio[/b]: Rega RP6 (mods) - AT33PTG/II - Parks Budgie SUT - PSAudio NPC * Eversolo DMP-A6 * Topping D90iii * Joule-Electra LA-100 mkIII * Pass Aleph 30 * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 2.3tl (mods) * PSAudio PPP3
      Beach Study: Pro-Ject Stream Box S2 Ultra & Pre Box S2 * Pass ACA * DH Labs SS Q10 * Brines Folded ML-TQWT RS 40-1354 * PSA Dectet
      Beach Master: WiiM Pro * Dayens Menuetto * Zu Libtec * Dynaudio Audience 50
      Beach Den: Bluesound Powernode 2i * DH Labs SS Q10 * Zu Omen DWII * Richard Gray RGPC
      Town Study: WiiM Pro * Chord Qute (Pardo) * Elekit TU-8600 * MIT S3 * Revel M22 * Beyer DT-990 * Shunyata Hydra 2
      Town Den: Music Hall mm5.1se - Denon DL-103r - Jolida JD9ii (mods) * WiiM Pro * Cary xCiter * Rogue 99 Magnum * Schiit Aegir * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 1.2tl (mods) * Dectet * Bottlehead Crack - Senn 600
      Town Porch: WiiM Pro Plus * Sunfire Sig II * Canare 4S11 * Magnepan 1.6 * Dectet
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    5. skrol
      skrol Posts: 3,378
      edited August 2011
      nap wrote: »
      Stan - you may want to chat up Zvonko about the RTA15TL. He was doing a lot of the voicing of these at that time. I had forgotten about that shiny plexiglas top. I remember it gave them fits in production due to scratches. Cheers. :cool:

      We talked quite a lot about the RTA15TL when I consulted him about fixing up to my RTA11TL's, which he also voiced. He also mentioned "his" signature series SDA 1.2TL (I believe).
      Stan

      Main 2ch:
      Polk LSi15 (DB840 upgrade), Parasound: P/LD-1100, HCA-1000A; Denon: DVD-2910, DRM-800A; Benchmark DAC1, Monster HTS3600-MKII, Grado SR-225i; Technics SL-J2, Parasound PPH-100.

      HT:
      Marantz SR7010, Polk: RTA11TL (RDO198-1, XO and Damping Upgrades), S4, CS250, PSW110 , Marantz UD5005, Pioneer PL-530, Panasonic TC-P42S60

      Other stuff:
      Denon: DRA-835R, AVR-888, DCD-660, DRM-700A, DRR-780; Polk: S8, Monitor 5A, 5B, TSi100, RM7, PSW10 (DXi104 upgrade); Pioneer: CT-6R; Onkyo CP-1046F; Ortofon OM5E, Marantz: PM5004, CD5004, CDR-615; Parasound C/PT-600, HCA-800ii, Sony CDP-650ESD, Technics SA 5070, B&W DM601
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    6. dpowell
      dpowell Posts: 3,068
      edited August 2011
      vcwatkins wrote: »

        I may just have to "borrow" my son's sda 1c's while he's at school ;)

        Absolutley the right choice! The 1C's blow away the RTA-15TL's IMO. I had the 1C's and RTA-15TL's side by side for a month or so and SDA wins hands down. :biggrin:
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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
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      1. [Deleted User]
        [Deleted User] Posts: 1,225
        edited August 2011
        skrol wrote: »
        We talked quite a lot about the RTA15TL when I consulted him about fixing up to my RTA11TL's, which he also voiced. He also mentioned "his" signature series SDA 1.2TL (I believe).

        He may have had a hand in the soup on that one (the 1.2 's). But I believe that was just when they upgraded the tweeter to the SL3000. :wink:
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      2. skrol
        skrol Posts: 3,378
        edited August 2011
        Yes, apparently he worked on the redesign with the SL3000 when they became the TL. I believe he was also the lead engineer on the S series.
        Stan

        Main 2ch:
        Polk LSi15 (DB840 upgrade), Parasound: P/LD-1100, HCA-1000A; Denon: DVD-2910, DRM-800A; Benchmark DAC1, Monster HTS3600-MKII, Grado SR-225i; Technics SL-J2, Parasound PPH-100.

        HT:
        Marantz SR7010, Polk: RTA11TL (RDO198-1, XO and Damping Upgrades), S4, CS250, PSW110 , Marantz UD5005, Pioneer PL-530, Panasonic TC-P42S60

        Other stuff:
        Denon: DRA-835R, AVR-888, DCD-660, DRM-700A, DRR-780; Polk: S8, Monitor 5A, 5B, TSi100, RM7, PSW10 (DXi104 upgrade); Pioneer: CT-6R; Onkyo CP-1046F; Ortofon OM5E, Marantz: PM5004, CD5004, CDR-615; Parasound C/PT-600, HCA-800ii, Sony CDP-650ESD, Technics SA 5070, B&W DM601
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      3. [Deleted User]
        [Deleted User] Posts: 1,225
        edited August 2011
        You are correct sir. :cool:
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      4. vcwatkins
        vcwatkins Posts: 1,993
        edited August 2011
        Thanks again for the great info & suggestions. I wanted some Polks for a new-old system I was building to get my feet wet in tubes and digital interface. I wanted to feed my music library into a decent vintage (read cheap-****) system. So here's what I ended up with:

        Carver M500t amp bought here recently. Love this amp! Plenty of power for some decent but potentially thirsty Polks.

        Maverick D1 tube DAC preamp hybrid thingie with upgraded tube (I don't know squat about tubes, but everyone seems to go for this upgrade). Seems to be well built. Started with CD (Rotel RCC-945) via coaxial, cables by Rich Schmetterer. Sound was very bright, harsh vocals on most cd's. Has settled nicely after two days of constant play. Great separation, detail, and soundstage; very rich and dynamic. Useful!

        Squeezebox, connected via toslink, to music library on media drive. Aside from pre-existing wifi cutout problems, this is excellent! A 320kbps rip of Earth Wind & Fire's All' n' All gold remaster cd streamed thru the SB-optical-Maverick sounded as good as the CD-coax-Mav. Pandora, although streamed at 128 and not the higher Pandora One rate (192?) sounds sweet too. This is gonna be fun! There is some work to be done as many dupe songs were imported by SB. Not yet sure how best to clean this up. I'm also looking at non-iTunes solutions to file mgmt (Media Monkey, Spotify etc) if anyone has any advice?

        Speakers - tried out several from vintage stuff on hand - Large Advents, Legacy II, 5002; HPM 900, 100, 40; Hartley H-200; Mission, Klipsch, Dynaco, & Polk books - and here's the weird thing - the Legacy II's, my least favorite of those 3 Advents, sounded unbelievable. This was while the Maverick was still in harsh stages and, I guess, the brightness was mitigated just the right amount. They continue to match up beautifully. At least I thought so until they were replaced with hotness.

        Polk SDA 1C's. My son had bought some SDA SRS2's from local Polkie TonyM, passing on SDA 1C's which I loved as well. So, I jumped on those for this system. Oh my! Not sure if it could get much better than this without a lot more money. At least by my standards. Earth Wind & Fire, Clapner, Fleetwood Mac, Stereolab, Neil, Herbie Hancock, Steely Dan, Sade, Dire Straits, ELO - I wanted to devour everything, but I couldn't stop listening to what was on - it was just so perfect. *Full* range, deep rich bass, dynamic, and an absolutely magical soundstage. Thank you Tony!

        So that's my new-old system. This weekend I'll try out headphones and patching into some Pioneer SX and Marantz silvers for different color. I like the Maverick so much, I might have to look at those Chinese tube amps now. Thanks for shoppin'!

        Craig
        b]Beach Audio[/b]: Rega RP6 (mods) - AT33PTG/II - Parks Budgie SUT - PSAudio NPC * Eversolo DMP-A6 * Topping D90iii * Joule-Electra LA-100 mkIII * Pass Aleph 30 * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 2.3tl (mods) * PSAudio PPP3
        Beach Study: Pro-Ject Stream Box S2 Ultra & Pre Box S2 * Pass ACA * DH Labs SS Q10 * Brines Folded ML-TQWT RS 40-1354 * PSA Dectet
        Beach Master: WiiM Pro * Dayens Menuetto * Zu Libtec * Dynaudio Audience 50
        Beach Den: Bluesound Powernode 2i * DH Labs SS Q10 * Zu Omen DWII * Richard Gray RGPC
        Town Study: WiiM Pro * Chord Qute (Pardo) * Elekit TU-8600 * MIT S3 * Revel M22 * Beyer DT-990 * Shunyata Hydra 2
        Town Den: Music Hall mm5.1se - Denon DL-103r - Jolida JD9ii (mods) * WiiM Pro * Cary xCiter * Rogue 99 Magnum * Schiit Aegir * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 1.2tl (mods) * Dectet * Bottlehead Crack - Senn 600
        Town Porch: WiiM Pro Plus * Sunfire Sig II * Canare 4S11 * Magnepan 1.6 * Dectet
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      5. stubby
        stubby Posts: 723
        edited August 2011
        Congrats! Sounds like you've put together a nice system. Beauty of it is, you can stop now and enjoy, or slowly start tweaking the bits. Those 1C's will respond nicely to any mods talked about so often here on the forum. Probably best to sit back and enjoy for a while!

        stubby
        SRS 3.1TL
        Harman Kardon Citation 5.1
        Anthem AVM2



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      6. miner
        miner Posts: 1,305
        edited August 2011
        Possibly the RT20p?
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      7. heiney9
        heiney9 Posts: 25,165
        edited August 2011
        Nice system Craig, try not to play mp3's if you can and go for FLAC encoded files. You're missing a lot by using mp3's, even higher bit rate mp3's don't come close to the real cd or FLAC encoded files which are bit for bit perfect copies of the original .wav file.

        Enjoy and definitely read up on the x-over refreshing and the RD0 tweeters. I have modded 1C's and they take it to a whole other level. But as stubby suggests just E-N-J-O-Y!

        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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      8. dpowell
        dpowell Posts: 3,068
        edited August 2011
        heiney9 wrote: »
        Nice system Craig, try not to play mp3's if you can and go for FLAC encoded files. You're missing a lot by using mp3's, even higher bit rate mp3's don't come close to the real cd or FLAC encoded files which are bit for bit perfect copies of the original .wav file.

        Enjoy and definitely read up on the x-over refreshing and the RD0 tweeters. I have modded 1C's and they take it to a whole other level. But as stubby suggests just E-N-J-O-Y!

        H9

        +1 on all of the above. Modded 1C's are an entirely different listening experience and worth every penny invested.
        ____________________________________________________________

        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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      9. Tony M
        Tony M Posts: 11,151
        edited August 2011
        Your welcome Craig and thank you again too.

        I still have the SDA-CRS's to play with for a while. I'm glad your loving your music all over again like I have many times too. The Hartleys...oh yea, they were nice to my ears too.
        Max is loving his SDA-SRS2's I could tell from his smiles and comments.:biggrin:

        Those tweeters are not that bad at all for now are they. I could've lived with them for along time but...I still need to downsize some don't I...:frown::smile:
        Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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      10. vcwatkins
        vcwatkins Posts: 1,993
        edited August 2011
        It's been a tough trade-off call for me so far. I've got 60k songs and haven't started ripping jazz, classical, or vinyl. A lot of that is bit torrent @ 320 or flac converted to 320 then discarded. This has allowed me to have more good quality music on the road and at the beach.

        Since I have been using iTunes with its inherent problems with flac, I only rip lossless albums I know I'll play more than a few times in the future. I have been satisfied with 320, but that was on lesser systems and ipods. Once I get out of iTunes, I will re-rip my favorite cd's to flac. But for now those old lp's are crying to be ripped, and as long as I'm going to all that trouble, they'll be lossless. Any advice on music file managers?

        I'll definitely look into the mods for the 1C's. Is there a consensus on the rings benefiting 1c's as well?

        But for now, I will definitely enjoy all that music I used to love so.

        heiney9 wrote: »
        Nice system Craig, try not to play mp3's if you can and go for FLAC encoded files. You're missing a lot by using mp3's, even higher bit rate mp3's don't come close to the real cd or FLAC encoded files which are bit for bit perfect copies of the original .wav file.

        Enjoy and definitely read up on the x-over refreshing and the RD0 tweeters. I have modded 1C's and they take it to a whole other level. But as stubby suggests just E-N-J-O-Y!

        H9
        b]Beach Audio[/b]: Rega RP6 (mods) - AT33PTG/II - Parks Budgie SUT - PSAudio NPC * Eversolo DMP-A6 * Topping D90iii * Joule-Electra LA-100 mkIII * Pass Aleph 30 * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 2.3tl (mods) * PSAudio PPP3
        Beach Study: Pro-Ject Stream Box S2 Ultra & Pre Box S2 * Pass ACA * DH Labs SS Q10 * Brines Folded ML-TQWT RS 40-1354 * PSA Dectet
        Beach Master: WiiM Pro * Dayens Menuetto * Zu Libtec * Dynaudio Audience 50
        Beach Den: Bluesound Powernode 2i * DH Labs SS Q10 * Zu Omen DWII * Richard Gray RGPC
        Town Study: WiiM Pro * Chord Qute (Pardo) * Elekit TU-8600 * MIT S3 * Revel M22 * Beyer DT-990 * Shunyata Hydra 2
        Town Den: Music Hall mm5.1se - Denon DL-103r - Jolida JD9ii (mods) * WiiM Pro * Cary xCiter * Rogue 99 Magnum * Schiit Aegir * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 1.2tl (mods) * Dectet * Bottlehead Crack - Senn 600
        Town Porch: WiiM Pro Plus * Sunfire Sig II * Canare 4S11 * Magnepan 1.6 * Dectet
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      11. heiney9
        heiney9 Posts: 25,165
        edited August 2011
        Nothing wrong with mp3's for portability, etc. They just really don't belong on the hifi rig.

        Media Monkey is what I use and it's an incredible music file manager and a whole lot more. You can even sync with your iPod.

        Check it out

        http://www.mediamonkey.com/

        The rings have helped my Polk Monitor 5B's in the office rig. As soon as I get some spikes for the 1C's I'll be adding the rings all in one shot.

        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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      12. vcwatkins
        vcwatkins Posts: 1,993
        edited August 2011
        heiney9 wrote: »
        Nothing wrong with mp3's for portability, etc. They just really don't belong on the hifi rig.

        Media Monkey is what I use and it's an incredible music file manager and a whole lot more. You can even sync with your iPod.

        Check it out

        http://www.mediamonkey.com/

        The rings have helped my Polk Monitor 5B's in the office rig. As soon as I get some spikes for the 1C's I'll be adding the rings all in one shot.

        H9

        Excellent. Thanks!
        b]Beach Audio[/b]: Rega RP6 (mods) - AT33PTG/II - Parks Budgie SUT - PSAudio NPC * Eversolo DMP-A6 * Topping D90iii * Joule-Electra LA-100 mkIII * Pass Aleph 30 * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 2.3tl (mods) * PSAudio PPP3
        Beach Study: Pro-Ject Stream Box S2 Ultra & Pre Box S2 * Pass ACA * DH Labs SS Q10 * Brines Folded ML-TQWT RS 40-1354 * PSA Dectet
        Beach Master: WiiM Pro * Dayens Menuetto * Zu Libtec * Dynaudio Audience 50
        Beach Den: Bluesound Powernode 2i * DH Labs SS Q10 * Zu Omen DWII * Richard Gray RGPC
        Town Study: WiiM Pro * Chord Qute (Pardo) * Elekit TU-8600 * MIT S3 * Revel M22 * Beyer DT-990 * Shunyata Hydra 2
        Town Den: Music Hall mm5.1se - Denon DL-103r - Jolida JD9ii (mods) * WiiM Pro * Cary xCiter * Rogue 99 Magnum * Schiit Aegir * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 1.2tl (mods) * Dectet * Bottlehead Crack - Senn 600
        Town Porch: WiiM Pro Plus * Sunfire Sig II * Canare 4S11 * Magnepan 1.6 * Dectet
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      13. vcwatkins
        vcwatkins Posts: 1,993
        edited August 2011
        vcwatkins wrote: »
        Excellent. Thanks!

        Love Media Monkey. Thanks, H9, for the swell advice.

        Now on to mods and ripping. The best thing about ripping lp's is I will get to listen to stuff I haven't heard since the 80's. Should be fun!
        b]Beach Audio[/b]: Rega RP6 (mods) - AT33PTG/II - Parks Budgie SUT - PSAudio NPC * Eversolo DMP-A6 * Topping D90iii * Joule-Electra LA-100 mkIII * Pass Aleph 30 * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 2.3tl (mods) * PSAudio PPP3
        Beach Study: Pro-Ject Stream Box S2 Ultra & Pre Box S2 * Pass ACA * DH Labs SS Q10 * Brines Folded ML-TQWT RS 40-1354 * PSA Dectet
        Beach Master: WiiM Pro * Dayens Menuetto * Zu Libtec * Dynaudio Audience 50
        Beach Den: Bluesound Powernode 2i * DH Labs SS Q10 * Zu Omen DWII * Richard Gray RGPC
        Town Study: WiiM Pro * Chord Qute (Pardo) * Elekit TU-8600 * MIT S3 * Revel M22 * Beyer DT-990 * Shunyata Hydra 2
        Town Den: Music Hall mm5.1se - Denon DL-103r - Jolida JD9ii (mods) * WiiM Pro * Cary xCiter * Rogue 99 Magnum * Schiit Aegir * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 1.2tl (mods) * Dectet * Bottlehead Crack - Senn 600
        Town Porch: WiiM Pro Plus * Sunfire Sig II * Canare 4S11 * Magnepan 1.6 * Dectet
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      14. vcwatkins
        vcwatkins Posts: 1,993
        edited August 2011
        heiney9 wrote: »
        Nice system Craig, try not to play mp3's if you can and go for FLAC encoded files. You're missing a lot by using mp3's, even higher bit rate mp3's don't come close to the real cd or FLAC encoded files which are bit for bit perfect copies of the original .wav file.

        Enjoy and definitely read up on the x-over refreshing and the RD0 tweeters. I have modded 1C's and they take it to a whole other level. But as stubby suggests just E-N-J-O-Y!

        H9

        Switched out the tweeters. Wow! Beautiful!

        Spikes and rings up next. In the meantime I'll practice the xo mods on another speaker before I get in too deep with these guys.

        Thanks to everyone for the excellent guidance.

        Cheers!
        Craig
        b]Beach Audio[/b]: Rega RP6 (mods) - AT33PTG/II - Parks Budgie SUT - PSAudio NPC * Eversolo DMP-A6 * Topping D90iii * Joule-Electra LA-100 mkIII * Pass Aleph 30 * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 2.3tl (mods) * PSAudio PPP3
        Beach Study: Pro-Ject Stream Box S2 Ultra & Pre Box S2 * Pass ACA * DH Labs SS Q10 * Brines Folded ML-TQWT RS 40-1354 * PSA Dectet
        Beach Master: WiiM Pro * Dayens Menuetto * Zu Libtec * Dynaudio Audience 50
        Beach Den: Bluesound Powernode 2i * DH Labs SS Q10 * Zu Omen DWII * Richard Gray RGPC
        Town Study: WiiM Pro * Chord Qute (Pardo) * Elekit TU-8600 * MIT S3 * Revel M22 * Beyer DT-990 * Shunyata Hydra 2
        Town Den: Music Hall mm5.1se - Denon DL-103r - Jolida JD9ii (mods) * WiiM Pro * Cary xCiter * Rogue 99 Magnum * Schiit Aegir * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 1.2tl (mods) * Dectet * Bottlehead Crack - Senn 600
        Town Porch: WiiM Pro Plus * Sunfire Sig II * Canare 4S11 * Magnepan 1.6 * Dectet
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