Polk RTA 11 and McIntosh MC250?
schuh
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I'm considering my first Polks. Would the MC250 (50 watts) properly drive the RTA 11? Thanks for any advice.
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For normal listening levels, it'll be fine but they will perform better with higher power amp.
That is a good amp so may be that's all you need.
Speakers are rated to handle 250 watts but I doubt anyone ever uses that much power under normal circumstances. It'll bleed ears.
Klipsch RB81, KG3.5, B&W DM602.5, Polk.
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Yes they will"....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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Is this the original RTA-11 (Monitor 11), RTA-11T or RTA11-TL?
The original Monitor 11 (RTA-11) was 4.5 ohms.
The RTA-11T was 6 ohms
The RTA-11TL was 8 ohms
I find the RTA-11TL fairly easy to drive.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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They are the Monitor 11. I don't think the MC250 has trouble driving a 4 ohm speaker though.
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Thank you.
