Polk RTE800?

cambir
cambir Posts: 1,046
edited December 2006 in Speakers
Anyone familiar with an RTE line by Polk? I have been looking at RT800 and RT800i, but have never come across an RTE. They look slightly different on the fronts, but look the same otherwise. Are they a similar model? Anyone know where I can find more info?
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited December 2006
    RTE isn't a valid line moniker from Polk that I am aware of. The RT800 and RT800i are very nice tower models from around 5-7 years past. Evolved into the RTi70 and then todays RTi8 models possess similar driver arrays.

    If the RTE existed, I would guess that "E" stands for Euro.
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  • louthewiz
    louthewiz Posts: 581
    edited December 2006
    Yeah they are from europe the RTE series ,I have the RT800 and they are a solid piece gear and they have good bass extension and clarity.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited December 2006
    cambir wrote:
    Anyone familiar with an RTE line by Polk? I have been looking at RT800 and RT800i, but have never come across an RTE. They look slightly different on the fronts, but look the same otherwise. Are they a similar model? Anyone know where I can find more info?

    Post a pic if you can. I wanna see what it looks like. Why do they make different speakers for the Euro market? Seems like a waste of money to me. But i'm sure it's not.
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  • cambir
    cambir Posts: 1,046
    edited December 2006
    Thanks for the replies and info on the fact they are the Euro model. Any concerns about them being Euro, such as compatibility in power, etc?

    They are on ebay:
    http://cgi.ebay.com/polk-audio-RT800-series-speakers-w-adj-feet_W0QQitemZ150069408399QQihZ005QQcategoryZ71571QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

    Any ideas on a decent price?

    Thanks!
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited December 2006
    $200-$250 if shipping is within reason.
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