Rta-12

heiney9
heiney9 Posts: 25,203
edited February 2006 in Vintage Speakers
No affil just ran across the ad and these are probably the nicest RTA-12's you'll likely see. Nice description as well as many photo's. Nice

http://cgi.ebay.com/POLK-AUDIO-monitor-series-RTA-12-LOUDSPEAKERS-GREAT_W0QQitemZ5870620273QQcategoryZ71571QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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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  • BobMcG
    BobMcG Posts: 1,585
    edited February 2006
    Nice speaks. Going for a good buck too.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited February 2006
    It's definetly an excellent looking pair, but they will most likely be over what they are worth.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,203
    edited February 2006
    dorokusai wrote:
    It's definetly an excellent looking pair, but they will most likely be over what they are worth.

    Yes the price is very high for these....I'm sure BlueMD's are nice as well since he got them from you :) , but he already broke the pins off :eek: :D

    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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  • Loud & Clear
    Loud & Clear Posts: 1,538
    edited February 2006
    Listening to mine right now. They're a hell of a good sounding speaker, easily besting all of the newer Polks that I've heard, all of the old Monitor series that I've heard (5,7,10,12) as well as the CRS+. Coherent from top to bottom. Big, fast bass, articulate mids and a very well-understood stage. Peerless tweeters or the new SL2000 upgrades round out the package nicely. They're also very enjoyable to look at. For a pair in excellent shape I'd pay $500, but obviously that's over-paying in the market. It's interesting how people respond to such a advertisement. His time and effort to pump up the speaker seems to have paid off.

    Two Channel Setup:

    Speakers: Wharfedale Opus 2-3
    Integrated Amp: Krell S-300i
    DAC: Arcam irDac
    Source: iMac
    Remote Control: iPad Mini

    3.2 Home Theater Setup:

    Fronts: Klipsch RP-160M
    Center: Klipsch RP-160M
    Subwoofer: SVS PB12NSD (X 2)
    AVR: Yamaha Aventage RX-A2030
    Blu Ray: Sony BDP-S790
    TV Source: DirecTV Genie
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited February 2006
    Loud & Clear wrote:
    Listening to mine right now.

    Me too. Well said, I couldn't agree more.
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited February 2006
    heiney9 wrote:
    ....I'm sure BlueMD's are nice as well since he got them from you :) , but he already broke the pins off :eek: :D
    The 12Cs I bought from Mark are, quite literally, new in the box (with upgraded silk dome tweeters.)

    Pins are fixed -- thanks to Jesse for the parts. I changed out the non-broken ones as well for uniformity. I'm anal that way.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,203
    edited February 2006
    BlueMDPicker wrote:
    The 12Cs I bought from Mark are, quite literally, new in the box (with upgraded silk dome tweeters.)

    Pins are fixed -- thanks to Jesse for the parts. I changed out the non-broken ones as well for uniformity. I'm anal that way.

    Anal is good......I'm anal with my stuff as well :) .
    "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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  • cdc
    cdc Posts: 8
    edited February 2006
    I too am listening to my RTA 12C. Thanks to this forum, I have rediscovered my polks. Bought new in 1986/87 these speakers are older than my youngest son and I have one repair to make, a broken pastic pin to hold the top hat. Looking at the pictures of the ebay speakers, mine are just as clean and without defect. I sat my son down and put on some music. I told him where the different instruments were as they came on and told him that was what was meant by sound stage and he said "wow, that's cool".

    At that monent, friends, the world was right even for just a moment!!!
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited February 2006
    cdc wrote:
    At that monent, friends, the world was right even for just a moment!!!
    Way cool!
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited February 2006
    cdc wrote:
    I have one repair to make, a broken pastic pin to hold the top hat.

    Here are the ones I used. I did not use the socket cup in the hat frame. The pin fits great.
    Parts Express
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited February 2006
    Those are damn near drop-in replacements. I split a batch with that old man.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,842
    edited February 2006
    Jeeze, the auction linked above is really going to blow the average sale price for RTA12 out of the water! I've been watching 12s for about 3 months and most of the recent auctions have went for less than $200 (some around $100)
    For rig details, see my profile. Nothing here anymore...
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  • cdc
    cdc Posts: 8
    edited February 2006
    Thanks for the link. pins will be bought tomorrow.

    Just trying to teach my kid that there is more to sound than how many cars around you can hear your woofers even if it irritates them.

    Boom, boom-boom, boom. geez, enough already:(

    cdc
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