More speakers followed me home today

bored184
bored184 Posts: 324
edited February 2013 in Vintage Speakers
I jumped on a pair of Polk Monitor 10B's and a pair of RTA 11tl's for $180.00 today. All the speakers looked and sounded great. The RTA's even came with the original receipt and brochure. They survived the trip home and will be undergoing the epoxy treatment this weekend. I can't afford any repeats even though it was quite the learning experience. I am afraid hanging around here to much has started to effect my wallet. I can only imagine what it will be like when I start modding the 1c's this summer. I have been reading and taking notes over the most recent modding posts.
Speakers: TL Monitor 10s, RTA 11TLs, Fortes, Thiel CS 1.2
Amplifiers: ]Ashly FTX 2001 III, Dynaco ST-70, DIY F6
Pre: Adcom GFP 750, Aikido Tube Pre
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited February 2013
    Let me guess you found an old stereo warehouse and they were all new in the box with free new also Carver Tfm-35 amps:razz:
    I hate Texas :cheesygrin:
    POLK SDA 2.3 TLS BOUGHT NEW IN 1990, Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-198
    POLK CSI-A6 POLK MONITOR 70'S ONKYO TX NR-808 SONY CDP-333ES
    PIONEER PL-510A SONY BDP S5100
    POLK SDA 1C BOUGHT USED 2011,Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-194
    ONKYO HT RC-360 SONY BDP S590 TECHNICS SL BD-1
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  • bored184
    bored184 Posts: 324
    edited February 2013
    PolkieMan wrote: »
    Let me guess you found an old stereo warehouse and they were all new in the box with free new also Carver Tfm-35 amps:razz:
    I hate Texas :cheesygrin:

    The warehouse is what my house is starting to look like. I was perusing Craigslist today and a gentleman had them listed. I will try and get some photos up tomorrow while my wife is out. She doesn't know I have them yet :mrgreen:. I will surely catch it this time but for the price I thought it was worth it.
    Speakers: TL Monitor 10s, RTA 11TLs, Fortes, Thiel CS 1.2
    Amplifiers: ]Ashly FTX 2001 III, Dynaco ST-70, DIY F6
    Pre: Adcom GFP 750, Aikido Tube Pre
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  • Oldfatdogs
    Oldfatdogs Posts: 1,874
    edited February 2013
    I am afraid hanging around here to much has started to effect my wallet

    We warned you.:razz:
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  • soundfreak1
    soundfreak1 Posts: 3,414
    edited February 2013
    bored184 wrote: »
    I jumped on a pair of Polk Monitor 10B's and a pair of RTA 11tl's for $180.00 today. All the speakers looked and sounded great. The RTA's even came with the original receipt and brochure. They survived the trip home and will be undergoing the epoxy treatment this weekend. I can't afford any repeats even though it was quite the learning experience. I am afraid hanging around here to much has started to effect my wallet. I can only imagine what it will be like when I start modding the 1c's this summer. I have been reading and taking notes over the most recent modding posts.

    I just hate when that happens
    Main Rig:
    Krell KAV 250a biamped to mid/highs
    Parasound HCA1500A biamped to lows
    Nakamichi EC100 Active xover
    MIT exp 1 ic's
    Perreaux SA33 class A preamp
    AQ kingcobra ic's
    OPPO 83 CDP
    Lehmann audio black cube SE phono pre, Audioquest phono wire (ITA1/1)
    Denon DP-1200 TT. AToc9ML MC cart.
    Monster HTS 3600 power conditioner
    ADS L1590/2 Biamped
    MIT exps2 speaker cable
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited February 2013
    If you spray yourself with DEET maybe those speakers won't be "attracted" to you and follow you home? lol

    Yeah, this place is not good for your "wallet"!

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,761
    edited February 2013
    Oldfatdogs wrote: »
    We warned you.:razz:

    Wish I would have listened 10 years ago....
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  • Oldfatdogs
    Oldfatdogs Posts: 1,874
    edited February 2013
    Wish I would have listened 10 years ago....
    You and me both,but it is a lot of fun.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited February 2013
    PolkieMan wrote: »
    I hate Texas :cheesygrin:

    Looks like the OP is in my neck of the woods, Indiana.

    Wondering how I missed them lol
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,243
    edited February 2013
    Should have spent or saved the money to upgrade the 1C's. The 11's are ok but are bloted in the low end, and the 10's are great but the 1C's kill them both many times over.

    You already have the better speaker and upgrading them give you even a much better speaker.. RDO-194's?


    Just my .02 but enjoy nonetheless...
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  • 11tsteve
    11tsteve Posts: 1,166
    edited February 2013
    Of course they are not SDA's, but after all of the work I have done on my 11T's, they are a long long way from being bloated in the low end. In fact, I would call them just a tiny bit thin in the bottom. But they sound pretty sweet for a plain ol' ordinary non-SDA speaker.
    Just my ear's .02 worth.:smile:
    Polk Lsi9
    N.E.W. A-20 class A 20W
    NAD 1020 completely refurbished
    Keces DA-131 mk.II
    Analysis Plus Copper Oval, Douglass, Morrow SUB3, Huffman Digital
    Paradigm DSP-3100 v.2
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited February 2013
    Yea I am looking forward to seeing the pictures so I can get more jealous. :cheesygrin:
    But hay it's just as well I can barely walk through the home now with
    all the other stuff:wink:
    POLK SDA 2.3 TLS BOUGHT NEW IN 1990, Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-198
    POLK CSI-A6 POLK MONITOR 70'S ONKYO TX NR-808 SONY CDP-333ES
    PIONEER PL-510A SONY BDP S5100
    POLK SDA 1C BOUGHT USED 2011,Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-194
    ONKYO HT RC-360 SONY BDP S590 TECHNICS SL BD-1
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  • TNHNDYMAN
    TNHNDYMAN Posts: 2,145
    edited February 2013
    cnh wrote: »
    If you spray yourself with DEET maybe those speakers won't be "attracted" to you and follow you home? lol

    Just spray yourself with DEET and setup a 2ch rig on the carport or deck and find a decent couch to sleep on. It's how I spent last summer after all my garage sale finds and the wife was so pleased to see the trunk full again.
    2-ch System: Parasound P/LD 2000 pre, Parasound HCA-1000 amp, Parasound T/DQ Tuner, Phase Technology PC-100 Tower speakers, Technics SL-1600 Turntable, Denon 2910 SACD/CD player, Peachtree DAC iT and X1asynchorus USB converter, HSU VTF-3 subwoofer.

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  • bored184
    bored184 Posts: 324
    edited February 2013
    cnh wrote: »
    If you spray yourself with DEET maybe those speakers won't be "attracted" to you and follow you home? lol

    Yeah, this place is not good for your "wallet"!

    cnh

    I like the Deet idea, I wonder if it comes in extra strength so I can stay off of craigslist all together.
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    Looks like the OP is in my neck of the woods, Indiana.

    Wondering how I missed them lol

    I wondered if you saw them., the gentlman said he had a few other interested parties.


    I know these are not in the same league as my SDA 1c's but I thought for the price I could find a place for them. I am pondering the idea of modding one of these new pairs before I do my SDA's. Being new to modding I would prefer having one mod under my belt before I jump into the SDA's. They are currently working and I am always leary about **** something up. I was always taught why mess with a good thing, and right now my SDA's are a good thing :cheesygrin:. However I do understand they get better with the mods so they will get modded its just a matter my ability and confidence.

    P.S. Photos will be added tonight when I get home.
    Speakers: TL Monitor 10s, RTA 11TLs, Fortes, Thiel CS 1.2
    Amplifiers: ]Ashly FTX 2001 III, Dynaco ST-70, DIY F6
    Pre: Adcom GFP 750, Aikido Tube Pre
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  • Mystery
    Mystery Posts: 2,546
    edited February 2013
    DSkip wrote: »
    I don't see a problem with experimenting with other speakers as long as you can flip them or at least get your money back. In this case, there's a chance for a profit if/when he moves them down the road. I look forward to the opportunity of experimentation again after I get my main system where I want it. Just like the Shunyata cables I'd love to try for a low risk, I just can't justify the dough when I know where the $ needs to go right now. I'm content w/ the Pangeas until I get my source upgraded.
    +1
    Experimenting/listening to different models/brands is part of the hobby.
    This makes the journey fun rather than waiting for the ultimate TOTL speakers.
    Also, I've found some designs are really unique and you won't know you like them until you hear them.
    For example, I never had bipolar speakers before but now I have Definitive Technology BP-10 and their sound is so unique/different than what I'm used to but I like them and they seem to grow on me.

    Klipsch RB81, KG3.5, B&W DM602.5, Polk.
    Subwoofers: Klipsch RW10, Triad ProSub Bronze.
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  • Mr. Bubbles
    Mr. Bubbles Posts: 736
    edited February 2013
    DSkip wrote: »
    I don't see a problem with experimenting with other speakers as long as you can flip them or at least get your money back. In this case, there's a chance for a profit if/when he moves them down the road. I look forward to the opportunity of experimentation again after I get my main system where I want it. Just like the Shunyata cables I'd love to try for a low risk, I just can't justify the dough when I know where the $ needs to go right now. I'm content w/ the Pangeas until I get my source upgraded.


    +2.

    My problem currently is that I have gotten lazy about turning them and it's catching up with me. I am currently sitting on 100+ pairs of speakers not counting subs, centers and singles. Plus all the other electronic gear. It's fun to try a lot of different stuff when you can get it on the cheap. Just be careful and don't get overloaded like I have. It's now one of those hopeless feelings when I go to decide what to get out, clean, take pictures of, re-test and sell first. I lately just go back and do some more listening to what I know I already enjoy.
    If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of Progress?!


    Monitor 5Jr, Monitor 5, RTA12, RTA 15TL, SDA 2A, 1c, SRS 2, 1.2TL, CRS, Atrium.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited February 2013
    Mr. Bubbles wrote: »
    +2.

    My problem currently is that I have gotten lazy about turning them and it's catching up with me. I am currently sitting on 100+ pairs of speakers not counting subs, centers and singles. Plus all the other electronic gear. It's fun to try a lot of different stuff when you can get it on the cheap. Just be careful and don't get overloaded like I have. It's now one of those hopeless feelings when I go to decide what to get out, clean, take pictures of, re-test and sell first. I lately just go back and do some more listening to what I know I already enjoy.

    hehehe... a suggestion would be to catalog it first and then start looking for pricing.

    Worst case if your looking to just offload stuff put the cataloged list of gear on here, let folks ask you for pics of specific items and see how quick you can sell things :smile:.....
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,648
    edited February 2013
    I am always looking for obscure finds (Military Monitor 15Ts come to mind)...hehe
    "Some people find it easier to be conceited rather than correct."

    "Unwad those panties and have a good time man. We're all here to help each other, no matter how it might appear." DSkip
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  • tophatjohnny
    tophatjohnny Posts: 4,182
    edited February 2013
    Can't wait for some new Big Bad RT 5000's to follow me home!! :eek:
    "if it's not fun, it's not worth it & remember folks, "It's All About The Music"!!
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  • bored184
    bored184 Posts: 324
    edited February 2013
    I apologize for the crummy photos, I will try and get some better ones up this weekend.
    Here is the Monitor 10B's...I think
    2013-02-21_18-01-28_466_zps8c52ecd7.jpg
    Here are the RTA 11Tl's
    2013-02-21_17-57-46_393_zps020af4f4.jpg
    Speakers: TL Monitor 10s, RTA 11TLs, Fortes, Thiel CS 1.2
    Amplifiers: ]Ashly FTX 2001 III, Dynaco ST-70, DIY F6
    Pre: Adcom GFP 750, Aikido Tube Pre
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited February 2013
    Just like my cats always interested in the fabric grills :razz:
    POLK SDA 2.3 TLS BOUGHT NEW IN 1990, Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-198
    POLK CSI-A6 POLK MONITOR 70'S ONKYO TX NR-808 SONY CDP-333ES
    PIONEER PL-510A SONY BDP S5100
    POLK SDA 1C BOUGHT USED 2011,Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-194
    ONKYO HT RC-360 SONY BDP S590 TECHNICS SL BD-1
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  • Mystery
    Mystery Posts: 2,546
    edited February 2013
    Cats and speakers together = disaster.
    Be ready for holes on grill cloths soon at minimum. :eek:

    Also, that layout of 10B, 2B etc... have the look of two big eyes looking at you with wide open mouth. :rolleyes:

    Klipsch RB81, KG3.5, B&W DM602.5, Polk.
    Subwoofers: Klipsch RW10, Triad ProSub Bronze.
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  • bored184
    bored184 Posts: 324
    edited February 2013
    Mystery wrote: »
    Cats and speakers together = disaster.
    Be ready for holes on grill cloths soon at minimum. :eek:

    Also, that layout of 10B, 2B etc... have the look of two big eyes looking at you with wide open mouth. :rolleyes:

    I must have pretty good cats because as long as my RT600i's have been in the living room I haven't noticed a hole yet. At most I have one who likes to sit on top of my speakers. It is rather fun to see how loud I can turn the volume up before he gets down. Below are some better photos. Please ignore the clutter we are in the middle of some serious cleaning around my place. I was able to do a quick listen to them both and I have to say I am quite impressed. You can see my test setup, I have a cd player just sitting out of shot.
    2013-02-22_13-05-01_664_zps598e8913.jpg
    2013-02-22_13-19-24_505_zpsf0d8ba46.jpg
    Speakers: TL Monitor 10s, RTA 11TLs, Fortes, Thiel CS 1.2
    Amplifiers: ]Ashly FTX 2001 III, Dynaco ST-70, DIY F6
    Pre: Adcom GFP 750, Aikido Tube Pre
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  • DON73
    DON73 Posts: 516
    edited February 2013
    In my home the Monitor 10s are hard to beat at any reasonable listening level. I can't imagine any speaker "blowing them away" in this environment. With just 35 tube watts the bass is all there but not as prominent as the bass from my B$W 801s but the 801s must be played much louder and need many many more watts.
    TO ERR IS HUMAN. TO FORGIVE IS CANINE.
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  • oldmodman
    oldmodman Posts: 740
    edited February 2013
    The most serious side effect to our speaker addiction isn't the speakers themselves.

    It's the sudden need for a larger house.

    When I gave my house requirements to my realtor she thought I was nuts. Still does.
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited February 2013
    Well I found if you get tight weave rug right next to the litter box and put a little catnip on it from time to time they will use the rug for their needs. Also my youngest will let me trim his, he just lays there, the others are declawed. They don't like it loud they go in the other room.


    I must have pretty good cats because as long as my RT600i's have been in the living room I haven't noticed a hole yet. At most I have one who likes to sit on top of my speakers. It is rather fun to see how loud I can turn the volume up before he gets down. Below are some better photos. Please ignore the clutter we are in the middle of some serious cleaning around my place. I was able to do a quick listen to them both and I have to say I am quite impressed. You can see my test setup, I have a cd player just sitting out of shot.
    POLK SDA 2.3 TLS BOUGHT NEW IN 1990, Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-198
    POLK CSI-A6 POLK MONITOR 70'S ONKYO TX NR-808 SONY CDP-333ES
    PIONEER PL-510A SONY BDP S5100
    POLK SDA 1C BOUGHT USED 2011,Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-194
    ONKYO HT RC-360 SONY BDP S590 TECHNICS SL BD-1
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,761
    edited February 2013
    oldmodman wrote: »
    The most serious side effect to our speaker addiction isn't the speakers themselves.

    It's the sudden need for a larger house.

    When I gave my house requirements to my realtor she thought I was nuts. Still does.

    That is so funny. I AM a Realtor and most every house i go in I look to possible HT/2Channel solutions... :cheesygrin:
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