Need help identifying speakers... would like to know the wattage to size an integrated amp

awhicker
awhicker Posts: 2
edited November 2019 in Vintage Speakers
Hi,

I'm posting some photos of my Polk Audio RTE series floor speakers. I wanted to find how much power I needed to properly drive the speakers (I'm assuming it's not extreme). I'd like to upgrade from my old receiver to something nicer like an integrated amplifier. The base is a plastic piece that holds the speaker up a bit for the bass.

I think these speakers are 10 to 15 years old.

PS: I can't find any numbers (model, serial, etc)

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Comments

  • stangman67
    stangman67 Posts: 2,289
    Look to be the export version of the rt600’s. 50 watts of good power will drive them just fine
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,542
    Vacuum the cat hair off that poor sub.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

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  • Thanks much! You da man.

    PS: I have yet to meet a wealthy subwoofer.
  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,542
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."


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  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
    I love how vague the specs are....
  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,542
    edited November 2019
    Exquisite Sub: Specifications
    Technical specs

    Type: EXQ-SB-1.2-A
    System: Active subwoofer
    RMS Power: 1000 Watt
    Program power: 2000 Watt
    Frequency range: 16 Hz – 250 Hz
    Maximum SPL: 120 dB
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."


    President of Club Polk

  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    16Hz? Pffff. Skip can hit that in an elevator with a $2 can of beans.
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

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