which is the better deal

leftwinger57
leftwinger57 Posts: 2,917
edited August 2012 in Speakers
Been cruising c/l locally and saw some Polk sets for sale. 1st set were 11t towers for $150 and the other from another seller for series 1 monitor 70s for $300.Having financial constraints, I would lean for the less expensive pair but is that the right choice out of the 2.Both claim to good condition and living room presentable and for my use would be for 2-chl system.
2chl- Adcom GFA- 555-Onkyo P-3150v pre/amp- JVC-QL-A200 tt- Denon 1940 ci cdp- Adcom GFS-6 -Modded '87 SDA 2Bs - Dynamat Ext.- BH-5- X-Overs VR-3, RDO-194 tweeters, Larry's Rings, Speakon/Neutrik I/C- Cherry stain tops Advent Maestros,Ohm model E

H/T- Toshiba au40" flat- Yamaha RX- V665 avr- YSD-11 Dock- I-Pod- Klipsch #400HD Speaker set-

Bdrm- Nikko 6065 receiver- JBL -G-200s--Pioneer 305 headphones--Sony CE375-5 disc
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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited August 2012
    Those are 2 very different speakers. What would you use them for, a 2-channel style music setup, or Home Theater?

    For music only, I'd go with the RTA-11T's, but keep in mind they are a vintage speaker and would benefit from new tweeters and other mods. For HT I'd probably go with the Monitors, since they have a matching center channel speaker whereas the RTA's do not.

    300 for the monitors seems high. I think newegg has them new for that price sometimes. 150 for the RTA-11's is good, as long as everything works.


    edit: just saw you specified 2-channel. RTA-11T's ALL THE WAY!!! I'll admit I'm a bit biased towards vintage Polks, but it's for good reason. They are excellent speakers, and you'd be hard pressed to find anything that could touch them for double or triple the price... even unmodified. With mods, they can compete with speakers 10 times their price.
    2-Channel: PC > Schiit Eitr > Audio Research DAC-8 > Audio Research LS-26 > Pass Labs X-250.5 > Magnepan 3.7's

    Living Room: PC > Marantz AV-7703 > Emotiva XPA-5 > Sonus Faber Liuto Towers, Sonus Faber Liuto Center, Sonus Faber Liuto Bookshelves > Dual SVS PC12-Pluses

    Office: Phone/Tablet > AudioEngine B1 > McIntosh D100 > Bryston 4B-ST > Polk Audio LSiM-703's
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  • decal
    decal Posts: 3,205
    edited August 2012
    Again?
    If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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  • tophatjohnny
    tophatjohnny Posts: 4,182
    edited August 2012
    I love my RT2000i Towers. They simply ROCK!!!
    "if it's not fun, it's not worth it & remember folks, "It's All About The Music"!!
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  • leftwinger57
    leftwinger57 Posts: 2,917
    edited August 2012
    Very good thanks.Yes for 2-chl only, I'm content w/ my Klipsch smalls and not very big on movies at all.
    2chl- Adcom GFA- 555-Onkyo P-3150v pre/amp- JVC-QL-A200 tt- Denon 1940 ci cdp- Adcom GFS-6 -Modded '87 SDA 2Bs - Dynamat Ext.- BH-5- X-Overs VR-3, RDO-194 tweeters, Larry's Rings, Speakon/Neutrik I/C- Cherry stain tops Advent Maestros,Ohm model E

    H/T- Toshiba au40" flat- Yamaha RX- V665 avr- YSD-11 Dock- I-Pod- Klipsch #400HD Speaker set-

    Bdrm- Nikko 6065 receiver- JBL -G-200s--Pioneer 305 headphones--Sony CE375-5 disc
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,685
    edited August 2012
    Still wish i had bought the RTA11's back in 1989/1990 brand new. The local audio shop was going to give me one heck of a deal but I thought that the Cerwin Vegas would be my better choice......God if I only knew then what I knew now.....
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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,393
    edited August 2012
    I did go with the RTA11TL back in 1990/1991 when they were being cleared for the LS series. I have loved them ever since.
    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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