Just Purchased a Complete RT5000 Set !!!!!!

dl090465
dl090465 Posts: 212
edited August 2011 in Vintage Speakers
Yes that is right, I was lucky enough to find a complete set. Rt5000P all in excellent condition !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I got the fronts, center, and of course the FX 1000 rears !!!!!!

If I had to rate the cosmetic condition, 9.5 out of ten !!!! Functionality is a complete 10 !!!!!!!!

The seller, terpaholic, a complete 10 !!!! He even gave me a bunch of Monster cable to go along with !!!!!! Alek was very pleasant to deal with. He had everything setup when I got there so i could make sure it all worked and helped me load my car.

I can listen to music again, I thought at first my RT1000 were the best speakers I ever had, then I got a set of RT2000's, those made the RT1000 sound like junk.....now these RT3000 make my RT2000 sound like junk, unbelievable. I am listening to MP3's streaming through my blue ray player, I never did it before because it always sounded like crap. I feel like I am back in 1990 with whatever I had then that made my music sound great.

I switched between a couple of movies on cable that were in HD and 5.1 surround and that sounded great as well.....Next I need to try a good blue ray...

I want to thank Alek, "terpaholic" for being a great seller.

I also want to thank Doug, "dpowell" for putting up with and responding to all of my PM's yesterday. Your advice was great, I looked for everything you told me to look for and I was not dissapointed. And you were right, as you said yesterday, I will quote you, "See it is true, here at club Polk, we help each other spend money." Now I am contemplating a new receiver, one with pre outs for the sub portion of the RT3000 and the center CS1000.....Thanks for helping me spend my money !!!!!

Thanks Alek for a great system !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dave
Room 1:
ONKYO TX-SR608
Polk Complete RT 5000 System
Polk RT3000p's Front
Polk CS1000p Center
Polk FX 1000's Rear


Room 2:
ONKYO TX-SR608
Polk RT2000's Front Someone Please Sell Me Some RT3000 so I can have a second RT5000 setup !!!!
Polk CS1000p Center
Polk FX1000's Rear
Polk PSW 120 front
Polk PSW 505 rear
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited August 2011
    Congrats!! Got any pics?
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  • dpowell
    dpowell Posts: 3,068
    edited August 2011
    Dave,
    Nice score and glad you are liking them! They do blow away the RT2000's by a mile. My pleasure helping and always glad to help others spend their money. It's nice to be able to reciprocate all of the help spending my money I've received from the forum. :biggrin: Enjoy!

    Spend some time getting to know the speakers and how they sound with your current setup. Then you'll be able to truly appreciate the upgrades as you add an AVR with preouts and eventually a power amp.
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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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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,194
    edited August 2011
    Nice system and one I always wanted and never got. If I come across a complete system it's going to be extremely difficult to turn down.
    What was craigslist website??
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • dl090465
    dl090465 Posts: 212
    edited August 2011
    mantis wrote: »
    Nice system and one I always wanted and never got. If I come across a complete system it's going to be extremely difficult to turn down.
    What was craigslist website??

    no, didn't find this one on craigslist...i got bored at work last week and searched this forum for RT5000 and came across the person, Alek, who sold me these. He hadn't even made a for sale thread, I think he posted that he had a set in another thread......I just got lucky.

    the few times I have seen full sets, even one a year ago which was about the same distance away, I could never pull the trigger, this time I did, and very glad...
    Room 1:
    ONKYO TX-SR608
    Polk Complete RT 5000 System
    Polk RT3000p's Front
    Polk CS1000p Center
    Polk FX 1000's Rear


    Room 2:
    ONKYO TX-SR608
    Polk RT2000's Front Someone Please Sell Me Some RT3000 so I can have a second RT5000 setup !!!!
    Polk CS1000p Center
    Polk FX1000's Rear
    Polk PSW 120 front
    Polk PSW 505 rear
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  • dl090465
    dl090465 Posts: 212
    edited August 2011
    Here is a pic.......

    Time to go rip apart the other room and set up the RT2000's and FX1000...bye bye RTi100 and FX500 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    IMG_0786.jpg
    Room 1:
    ONKYO TX-SR608
    Polk Complete RT 5000 System
    Polk RT3000p's Front
    Polk CS1000p Center
    Polk FX 1000's Rear


    Room 2:
    ONKYO TX-SR608
    Polk RT2000's Front Someone Please Sell Me Some RT3000 so I can have a second RT5000 setup !!!!
    Polk CS1000p Center
    Polk FX1000's Rear
    Polk PSW 120 front
    Polk PSW 505 rear
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,151
    edited August 2011
    Now that you have a reference home theater system, you need to get a set of SDA's or SDA-SRS's. Those are great and just maybe better for listening to your music!!

    Have fun,
    I been having fun with my RT3000P's for years. I just bought a CS1000P from Denny , here a couple of months ago. I just bought extra upper RT3000Ps from Trey, here a few weeks ago. :tongue:

    I'm very happy with mine !!!.
    I might just use RT55's, I also bought from a member a year ago here also, for rears because they match the Rosewood finish.:cool:


    Looks like the Rosewood finish..:cool:
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • terpaholic
    terpaholic Posts: 12
    edited August 2011
    Dave,

    The system looks great. As I mentioned to you, it was truly sad to part with these speakers -- you wouldn't consider giving them back, would you? Just kidding; I'm very happy they found a good home.

    By the way, all -- my review of DL090465: 10/10. Very nice doing business with Dave -- he even threw in a bonus CD!

    Alek

    P.S. - Dave, you now have to update your signature!
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,194
    edited August 2011
    Makes me want a pair
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,151
    edited August 2011
    mantis wrote: »
    Makes me want a pair

    Makes me want another pair.:tongue:
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • terpaholic
    terpaholic Posts: 12
    edited August 2011
    Rub it in, why don't ya?
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  • dl090465
    dl090465 Posts: 212
    edited August 2011
    terpaholic wrote: »
    Dave,

    The system looks great. As I mentioned to you, it was truly sad to part with these speakers -- you wouldn't consider giving them back, would you? Just kidding; I'm very happy they found a good home.

    By the way, all -- my review of DL090465: 10/10. Very nice doing business with Dave -- he even threw in a bonus CD!

    Alek

    P.S. - Dave, you now have to update your signature!

    Signature Updated, but it doesn't show sometimes ???...I hope you like the CD...I just made myself another, can't live without it !!!!!!
    Room 1:
    ONKYO TX-SR608
    Polk Complete RT 5000 System
    Polk RT3000p's Front
    Polk CS1000p Center
    Polk FX 1000's Rear


    Room 2:
    ONKYO TX-SR608
    Polk RT2000's Front Someone Please Sell Me Some RT3000 so I can have a second RT5000 setup !!!!
    Polk CS1000p Center
    Polk FX1000's Rear
    Polk PSW 120 front
    Polk PSW 505 rear
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  • rebuy
    rebuy Posts: 695
    edited August 2011
    Very nice score, always wanted to hear those.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited August 2011
    mantis wrote: »
    Makes me want a pair

    Me to.
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