Monitor L12b?

chenj16
chenj16 Posts: 148
edited March 2005 in Flea Market
the seller states RT55 too... :confused:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5757187646&fromMakeTrack=true
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,778
    edited March 2005
    Armor-All, Cleaning Speakers Everywhere...

    Them some nice, shiney surrounds :cool:

    As for the name, I have no idea...

    and what does LOU mean?
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  • chenj16
    chenj16 Posts: 148
    edited March 2005
    i just can't stand guy's speling.. lol :rolleyes:
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited March 2005
    They don't appear to be the monitor 12's, as they don't have enough active drivers. They look like earlier speakers as well, since they have the exposed crossovers. Perhaps a monitor 10? But the seller also states a 12" PR, which would not be the monitor 10's.

    RT55 would be out of the question, as they're more modern speakers.

    It also has a 5x4" tweeter... wow! And... natural base
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited March 2005
    Active drivers? What are you talking about?

    It's definetly a RTA 12....w/ original Peerless tweeters and the uncommon guide pins, instead of treelocks, on top for the grill. The glare on the tweeter face almost makes you think SL1000, but after looking at these a couple times....I think they are Peerless.

    The "L" may simply be confusion on the label....identifying it as a "Left".
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited March 2005
    The more commonly known Monitor 12 had 4 6.5's, I think that's what Noah is referring to.
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited March 2005
    Sorry, I didn't realise that the monitor 12 was offered with only 2 active drivers. The picture on the Polk website shows 4, plus the PR. Must be an early one, then?
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited March 2005
    Noah - Ah I see, my mistake as well, beings I said Monitor not RTA. I know what you are talking about now.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited March 2005
    The RTA 12's serial numbers did begin with Left and Right abbreviations...

    noah,
    Confusion abounds that's owed to their naming, but the RTA 12 and Monitor 12 are two different animals.

    The RTA 12's full name is the "Real-Time Array Reference Monitor System". In its day it was the TOTL in the Monitor series which included the Mini-Monitor, 5, 7, 10, RTA 12 and LF 14 sub. The 12 is the only one to have the RTA designation. It was referred to both as the RTA 12 and the Monitor 12 in Polk brochures.

    In the Club we mostly refer to it as the RTA 12 for clarity, but anyone who's listing a pair is just as likely to call them a Monitor 12. What we here call the Monitor 12 came later. I believe the RTA 12 may have been gone by then (but not sure of this... Russ? doro?) and Polk just recycled the name.

    Just for good measure they later brought out an RTA line, which did not align the tweeter with the MW's as was done with the 12. It's the reason doro and many of us consider the RTA 12 to be the only true RTA design. The latter RTA's were also tagged with a "tl" at the end.

    As much as we love their speakers, naming them was never one of Polk's strong suits.

    Clear as mud???

    EDIT: And somewhere along the line the RTA 12 grew an integral base. Another current thread is discussing that...
    More later,
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited March 2005
    Okay, I've got things straightened out now. I knew there was another vintage line and I couldn't remember the RTA part. And there was good reason I knew there was another one... because there's thread on them right now in Vintage Speakers (I think).

    Sorry, my memory's not what it.... well, it never was :P
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • warhorst
    warhorst Posts: 25
    edited March 2005
    anyway this item is back on ebay....btw...can anyone give an answer to what this speaker is?

    Is this a Monitor 12?

    Looking good for a first POLK speaker for me....
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited March 2005
    RTA-12.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,746
    edited March 2005
    Must have used a entire bottle of Armor All.......idiot!
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited March 2005
    They sure do look greasy....maybe he used a McDonald's hamburger for the applicator.
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited March 2005
    they look exactly like the ones i have (except for the ridiculous sheen!!) did not know the guide pins were rare (mine have them as well) i assume they are for tweeter covers (i never got top covers when i got mine, wish i had them though)

    oh, and my cabinets are a little more beat up (again, the way i got them, not from my mistreatment)
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  • Loud & Clear
    Loud & Clear Posts: 1,538
    edited March 2005
    That guy's auction is one of the more absurd ones that I've seen. :confused:

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  • stingray
    stingray Posts: 7
    edited March 2005
    i bought these off ebay,, i can remember seeing these when i was younger,,, hopefully they work ok
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