What model are these polk speakers ?

boston1450
boston1450 Posts: 7,639
edited May 2013 in Vintage Speakers
I was talking with a friend and he saud he had some of these. He coundnt remember what model they were.the passives look a mess. ANY IDEA ? Thanks----randyAttachment not found.
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited May 2013
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,644
    edited May 2013
    Rta12
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited May 2013
    Great speakers and have the Peerless tweeter as well. I had a pair and they sound great. Expensive to upgrade the crossover. The Passives are fine from what I can tell.

    I stole mine for $35.
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  • Dawgfish
    Dawgfish Posts: 2,554
    edited May 2013
    Yep RTA-12s. With the Peerless tweets I would say they are originals or RTA-12As? They look to be in good shape and have the stands also. You don't see those very often. I had a set of RTA-12Bs. They are great sounding speakers. I miss mine.
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  • Mystery
    Mystery Posts: 2,546
    edited May 2013
    RTA12. Excellent speakers.
    I had RTA-12C in almost new condition but passed them on when other speakers came in.
    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?137952-Lookie-what-I-got-RTA-12C

    And I agree about crossover.
    Too many parts to replace on those.

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  • bored184
    bored184 Posts: 324
    edited May 2013
    Yup RTA-12s. I love mine. I am currently redoing the crossover. Its not cheap but its not that hard either. The goal is to finish up both crossovers this weekend. I hope by Sunday I will be posting photos of them with the new boards.
    Speakers: TL Monitor 10s, RTA 11TLs, Fortes, Thiel CS 1.2
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited May 2013
    Thanks for info..we were talking earlier about them. I do recall him having them. He sent me a picture. So what better place to ask. THANK YOU.....i will forward this thread to him----randy
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited May 2013
    Mystery wrote: »
    RTA12. Excellent speakers.
    I had RTA-12C in almost new condition but passed them on when other speakers came in.
    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?137952-Lookie-what-I-got-RTA-12C[/url

    And I agree about crossover.
    Too many parts to replace on those.
    ....those sure were PURDY too :)
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  • 1ShotBill
    1ShotBill Posts: 30
    edited May 2013
    bored184 wrote: »
    I hope by Sunday I will be posting photos of them with the new boards.

    Please do post photos and plenty of details on your upgrade.

    I have a pair of minty RTA-12C speakers which originally came with SL-1000 tweets. I've since swapped them out for original black Peerless tweeters. I love them! Someday I also hope to upgrade the crossovers and wiring, so I'm very interested in how your project turns out.
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  • drumminman
    drumminman Posts: 3,396
    edited May 2013
    Mystery wrote: »
    RTA12. Excellent speakers.
    I had RTA-12C in almost new condition but passed them on when other speakers came in.
    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?137952-Lookie-what-I-got-RTA-12C

    And I agree about crossover.
    Too many parts to replace on those.

    Yes, lots of parts and lots of $, but oh my how good they sound when you do it right! I rebuilt my RTA 12C Xovers with all Sonicap/Mills, replaced the cheesy binding posts with Cardas, installed strips of Black Hole 5 behind the MW's, and replaced all the internal wiring with teflon OCC copper wire.

    They're really exceptional.

    The speakers the OP pictured are the originals (first in the series) with only one Xover. They won't have quite the soundstage of the later models, but should still sound good. They can be driven by modestly powered amps and receivers, but if you want to hear them in their glory you have to put some current behind them.
    "Science is suppose to explain observations not dismiss them as impossible" - Norm on AA; 2.3TL's w/sonicaps/mills/jantzen inductors, Gimpod's boards, Lg Solen SDA inductors, RD-0198's, MW's dynamatted, Armaflex speaker gaskets, H-nuts, brass spikes, Cardas CCGR BP's, upgraded IC Cable, Black Hole Damping Sheet strips, interior of cabinets sealed with Loctite Power Grab, AI-1 interface with 1000VA A-L transformer
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  • Dawgfish
    Dawgfish Posts: 2,554
    edited May 2013
    The 12Bs were no slouch either.
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