Craigslist find today

boston1450
boston1450 Posts: 7,682
edited May 2013 in Speakers
Saw this ad for 4 weeks. I decided why not. All it said was 2 sets of polks about 30 miles from me. Emailed them to find out they were these. Attachment not found.Got them dirt cheap as they were moving this weekend.. MONITOR 5's--RTA8t in very good condition.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited April 2013
    Those RTA's are pretty good speakers. I am still loving my 11TL's when I get the chance to listen to them.
    "....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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  • Mystery
    Mystery Posts: 2,546
    edited April 2013
    Nice!
    I preferred 5B's over 8tl's I had.

    Klipsch RB81, KG3.5, B&W DM602.5, Polk.
    Subwoofers: Klipsch RW10, Triad ProSub Bronze.
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  • teekay0007
    teekay0007 Posts: 2,289
    edited April 2013
    Hey Boston, are any of the drivers locked up? :cheesygrin:

    Looks good, nice find.
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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited April 2013
    boston1450 wrote: »
    ...Got them dirt cheap as they were moving this weekend...

    OK I have no shame... so what is "dirt cheap", exactly? Sorry, I like all the gory details!:biggrin:

    Anyway, congrats on the speakers! Love that vintage Polk sound.
    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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  • Mystery
    Mystery Posts: 2,546
    edited April 2013
    falconcry72 wrote: »
    OK I have no shame... so what is "dirt cheap", exactly? Sorry, I like all the gory details!:biggrin:

    Anyway, congrats on the speakers! Love that vintage Polk sound.

    I'm guessing less than $50 for both sets. :eek:

    Klipsch RB81, KG3.5, B&W DM602.5, Polk.
    Subwoofers: Klipsch RW10, Triad ProSub Bronze.
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,682
    edited April 2013
    IAttachment not found.Lol. 80.00 and all drivers are perfect. I placed them bottom down and they made it home. Maine roads arent good. Bumps EVERWHERE,but they made it :) sunglare from bike
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  • Mystery
    Mystery Posts: 2,546
    edited April 2013
    boston1450 wrote: »
    IAttachment not found.Lol. 80.00 and all drivers are perfect.
    They even have matching color so perfect for HT.

    I sold my 8TL's for $125 and 5B's for $65.
    You got good deal.

    Klipsch RB81, KG3.5, B&W DM602.5, Polk.
    Subwoofers: Klipsch RW10, Triad ProSub Bronze.
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,682
    edited April 2013
    I thought so. He just wanted them gone. They were listed for 125.00 for rta's and 100.00 for monitors..(too much)..he told me he had 3 local people but no buyers 3weeks ago. He said hes moving Upstate NY starting this weekend and they were in his way!! GOOD FOR ME :) i was going to offer him 80-100.00 for rta's before i showed up--i said how about 80.00 he said take em both...this house was at end of BASIN RD WINDHAM MAINE on the lake. I asked him how could he move from such a beautiful place. He said WORK....boy it was beautiful spot 20 feet from lake
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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited April 2013
    Awesome grab!
    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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  • pglbook
    pglbook Posts: 2,230
    edited April 2013
    Congrats, Boston. That was a great buy. Monitor 5s are awesome speakers. The first real set of speakers I ever bought (back in my high school days in mid 1980s) was a pair of Monitor 5s with the Peerless tweeter. They sounded amazing.
    I haven't heard the RTA 8ts but they look awesome and I am sure they sound great! That's a nice collection at a super price!
    Enjoy!
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,682
    edited April 2013
    Thanks. I hope to have them hooked up to something soon. Im gonna move some stuff around and play around to find out where they sound best. I look forward to the rta8's :)
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,682
    edited April 2013
    Well i hooked up the rta's to the Marantz. Not bad. But not as good as the klf'10's. maybe ill try a Yammy hook up
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited April 2013
    Have fun!
    Jake
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  • 11tsteve
    11tsteve Posts: 1,166
    edited April 2013
    as with everything from this vintage, a crossover update will go a long way with both those sets. If your RTA 8 are anything like my RTA 11T were, maybe a little soft and muddy sounding? new caps and resistors went a long wy to improving, and depending on budget, the RDO-194 took them a little farther.
    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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  • custopper30
    custopper30 Posts: 252
    edited May 2013
    Good score! never hurts doing some research and taking some risks
    Receiver: Denon 1912
    Speakers:
    Fronts: Polk Audio Monitor 70s (x2)
    Rears: Polk Audio Monitor 50 (x2)
    Center: Polk Audio Monitor 70
    KLH Sub GFX-550
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