RT25i

bobsauto49
bobsauto49 Posts: 973
edited March 2014 in For Sale (FS) Classifieds
These are in fair to good shape, I got em about a month ago from dhart, and they're just not gonna work for my situation. $100/shipped, and paypaled in the CONUS! Any Q's just ask.
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  • bobsauto49
    bobsauto49 Posts: 973
    edited February 2014
    $90/shipped!
    "Everything I ever did in my life worthwhile I caught hell for"
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,785
    edited February 2014
    Nice deal, GLWS. Not interested myself but I'm sure people would like to know what finish they're in. Pic's help too.
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  • bobsauto49
    bobsauto49 Posts: 973
    edited February 2014
    Duh, sorry, these are black! Pics upon request
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  • bobsauto49
    bobsauto49 Posts: 973
    edited March 2014
    $80/shipped
    "Everything I ever did in my life worthwhile I caught hell for"
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,785
    edited March 2014
    bobsauto49 wrote: »
    $80/shipped

    That's crazy talk. Someone buy there before I come to my senses (rum induced) :lol:
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  • bobsauto49
    bobsauto49 Posts: 973
    edited March 2014
    ken brydson wrote: »
    That's crazy talk. Someone buy there before I come to my senses (rum induced) :lol:
    Here Kitty Kitty Kitty :lol:
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  • bobsauto49
    bobsauto49 Posts: 973
    edited March 2014
    Bump!
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  • stretchl
    stretchl Posts: 1,334
    edited March 2014
    As I tell me students, there are no dumb questions. Only dumb people. So here goes my dumb question:

    I know nothing about home theater, but is there any chance these would hook up directly to my Panasonic TV, i.e. not going through an amp or receiver of any sort?
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,785
    edited March 2014
    stretchl wrote: »
    As I tell me students, there are no dumb questions. Only dumb people. So here goes my dumb question:

    I know nothing about home theater, but is there any chance these would hook up directly to my Panasonic TV, i.e. not going through an amp or receiver of any sort?

    Nope, you'd need an AVR of some sort.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,014
    edited March 2014
    Bump for some good speakers at a dirt cheap price. Don't let their size fool you kids, these are one of Polks best mini monitors. Why are they still here ?
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,217
    edited March 2014
    These really surprised me. I have a pair that I rotate in and out of the office rig. They are excellent performers and the overall balance and voicing is better than their big brother (of which I also owned). Surprisingly good amount of "realistic" bass from such a small foot print. This is that generations "classic" speaker. I will probably never get rid of mine, just like my 5B's are the one of the "classics" from it's generation and I will always have them.

    Pick these up, you will not be disappointed if you are looking for a smaller bookie with great sound. Vocals and acoustic music are to DIE FOR on these puppies. Mate it with a nice sub for an excellent main system.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,217
    edited March 2014
    Excerpts from the Stereophile review:

    Listening: The Upside
    Here, in a nutshell, is what the Polk RT25i did well: linear and organic low-level dynamic resolution, as in live music; superlative resolution of inner detail; on good recordings, a highly accurate depiction of room ambience; extremely flat but natural reproduction of transient articulation; and extraordinarily uncolored tonal balance from the midbass to infinity and beyond.

    The RT25i's reproduction of vocals was to die for, due to the speaker's superlative timbral and dynamic performance and its resolution of detail in the all-critical midrange. I'd never heard Janis Ian (Breaking Silence, Analogue Productions CAPP 027) or Mighty Sam McClain sound more natural, and the angelic integration of Crosby, Stills & Nash's voices on "Guinnevere" (Crosby, Stills & Nash, Atlantic/Classic SD 8229) floated in three-dimensional space, each vocal line easy to follow individually. The dynamic and delicate articulation of well-recorded percussion instruments, from mallets to snares on both classical and jazz recordings (Miles Davis, Kind of Blue, Columbia/Classic CS 8163, 45rpm, and the Kohjiba and Crumb recordings), made the Polks seem to disappear entirely. Kind of Blue and Ian's "Some People's Lives" showcased the warm, rich, articulate reproduction of piano timbres as convincingly as I've heard from any speaker under $2000.
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • squeeb
    squeeb Posts: 426
    edited March 2014
    PM Sent.
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  • bobsauto49
    bobsauto49 Posts: 973
    edited March 2014
    Thanx for the plugs Tony, and H9!! Very nice of u fella's!!!
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  • bobsauto49
    bobsauto49 Posts: 973
    edited March 2014
    These are sold!!
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