RTA 11's

Sax
Sax Posts: 70
edited July 2006 in Vintage Speakers
power 10-250watts load 6ohms.... what's a good amplifier for these? I've not worked with 6ohm loads before.
Monitor 5b
RTA 11T
Rega Planar 2 (1970's)
Adcom GFA-545II
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited July 2006
    Hi Sax, welcome!

    I have run my RTA 8t's with a 50wpc separate amp, a 110wpc receiver & right now I'm running them with a 200wpc separate amp. It wasn't until I got the 200wpc amp that I found out what these speakers are capable of!

    So buy as much power as you can afford.
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited July 2006
    ND13 has/had a parasound that might go well with them.
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • Paulc35
    Paulc35 Posts: 36
    edited July 2006
    Any good quality amp, but alot depends on how much you want to spend.
    Home theater, or two channel setup. If your on a budget check the used market such as Jeff's Sound values, or Audiogon. I'd say a used amp from
    Adcom,Acurus,Hafler,Anthem 100 watts or greater and most of these will handle low ohms. Most amplifiers will have no problem with 6ohms even quality receivers like Yamaha,Denon,Onkyo and maybe a few more..
    I use a 200 watt hybrid Anthem amp 2SE which is more than enough for my
    RTA 11T. Good luck

    Paul C
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    Yamaha RX-V863
    Polk RTA 11T,AR 310 HO, Polk R 15
    Cardas, Coincedent,Zu cable,HGA
    Oppo 971 DVD,Pioneer Universal,Denon 955, Sony-BDP S550, Panasonic DMP-BD 80k,
    Polk R15
    Athena Center
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  • Sax
    Sax Posts: 70
    edited July 2006
    sweet, I just won them on eBay today :D pair of RTA-11T's for $163 I love ebay.
    Monitor 5b
    RTA 11T
    Rega Planar 2 (1970's)
    Adcom GFA-545II
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  • Sax
    Sax Posts: 70
    edited July 2006
    Hmm... now that I have them on their way... I went and looked at amps. Best Buy has a yamaha 5 channel amp that would put 110 watts at 6ohms to the front stage. That should be pretty good then I imagine. I'll keep looking around, Ideally I want just a good two-channel but with a 5-channel I'd be able to use them in my eventual home theater setup or something to that effect.


    edit: also, quick question, I own a pair of monitor 5b's I've had a few years now, and when I got them I was able to drop in the RD0194-1 silk dome replacements. Is that the same replacement for the RTA's? Or is it a different one? I had a link to a page of replacement parts but I can't find it...
    Monitor 5b
    RTA 11T
    Rega Planar 2 (1970's)
    Adcom GFA-545II
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,203
    edited July 2006
    Same replacement for the RTA's. I own RTA 11's and IMO they are a very easy speaker to drive (atleast I've never had an issue with my Adcom). Yammy wouldn't be on my personal list, but if it comes with a 30 day trial give it a try and see if you are satisfied with it.

    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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  • Sax
    Sax Posts: 70
    edited July 2006
    hehe, I want an adcom! yammy's are more of a budgetary constraint ;)
    Monitor 5b
    RTA 11T
    Rega Planar 2 (1970's)
    Adcom GFA-545II
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited July 2006
    94 db efficiency - according to Polk. Should be easy to drive considering I have a little Sonic Impact amp that made them sing :D I sold the speakers but I still have the amp - it's a $30 amp you can't go wrong with.
    Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
    HT: Samsung QN90B * Marantz NR1510 * Panasonic DMP-BDT220 * Roku Ultra LT * APC H10
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