Got a pair of Polk Audio RTA-12C's today, Comments appreciated !

wesley1959
wesley1959 Posts: 12
edited May 2006 in Speakers
Hey guys. I got a pair of very nice sounding RTA 12C's today from the original owner. He hasnt used them in about 2 years but we hooked them up and they sounded amazing. I was wondering if these will work well with my Monitor 10B's being driven with my Pioneer SX 1050.
Comments?

Oh I paid $200 for them so I am guessing I got a decent deal. I will post some pics when they get here. I left them in the wifes van and she isnt home as yet so I hope I get some feedback from you guys before she gets here.
Thanks
Wes
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited April 2006
    My favorite Polk speaker (and I have a few.) $200 is a great price for them in good shape. If you plan to listen to music, the replacement silk dome tweeters would be a nice improvement over time.

    Sorry, I've never driven mine with a receiver. But, if your 10B's sound good with a receiver, these will too. Enjoy!
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  • simm
    simm Posts: 570
    edited April 2006
    Those must be the same speakers I was trying to get. The guy, Larry, said I was second in line. You live around the Cary area? I would like to listen to them at some point if you do.

    Steve
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited April 2006
    congrats on your RTA12C's. I think you'll like em alot. I almost bought a pair a few years back myself.

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  • Zen Dragon
    Zen Dragon Posts: 501
    edited April 2006
    That is a hella good price for those speakers!
    I run my 10B's off an old receiver and they do pretty well. The 12's are a little more efficient than the 10's so they should do OK as well.
    The 12's can take some power if you have it though, and no doubt they would open up some more under a good high powerred amp.

    edit....ooops I thought I read monitor 12's. Sorry, disregaurd the above.
    If you do find monitor 12's for $200 though, Buy Em!
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  • wesley1959
    wesley1959 Posts: 12
    edited April 2006
    Hi Steve, Yea I was the first one to them, I live in the Rolesville area. Larry was a very nice guy by the way. However I think these are really RTA-12B's as seen in the pics of the top sections. If anyone here can tell me let me know.
    Here are some pics I took tonight. The cabs are in great shape but the grills are in need of recovering. Thats it and they will look GREAT !!
    Wes

    Yep the numbers in the back and on the circuit board say RTA12B so I dont know if I got a good deal or not now. I have read on other places where the 12C's were heads and shoulders above the A and B models. Dont know why but these really do sound good. I think I will have to call Larry back and have a chat with him. He owes me the Carver he was driving these with now at a GREAT PRICE LOL.


    simm wrote:
    Those must be the same speakers I was trying to get. The guy, Larry, said I was second in line. You live around the Cary area? I would like to listen to them at some point if you do.

    Steve
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  • wesley1959
    wesley1959 Posts: 12
    edited April 2006
    He Steve, Send me a pm so I can talk to you about these speakers.
    Thanks
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited May 2006
    those B's have the peerless tweeter as opposed to the C which had the sl2000 I believe. dont write them off, I had the 12B's and loved em. I also have heard people like the 12C's better, but I allways disliked the sl2000 tweeter so on that alone I would disagree, but I never heard a 12C.

    enjoy those B's, I miss my pair, but I could just go to my friend's house (Fireman32) and listen to them there if I want. I cant think of a way for you to do better on 200 bucks, thats for sure.
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