Polk RTA-11TL speakers - $100

dee1949
dee1949 Posts: 1,425
edited February 2010 in Vintage Speakers
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/ele/487897200.html



Craigslist dc.....just listed Nice Xmas present
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited November 2007
    Somebody needs to jump onn those.

    Jesse. get 'em and do some exotic veneer finish on them and make them an awesome one-off.
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • John in MA
    John in MA Posts: 1,010
    edited November 2007
    I have a set of 11Ts, great little speakers. Well worth the money. It took a pair with four 12" woofers to displace them from my system.
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited November 2007
    I already have a pair. They are a great speaker for 2 channel and HT. $ 100 is a no brainer.

    Scott
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • John in MA
    John in MA Posts: 1,010
    edited November 2007
    I think if you work back from the top, these were the second-best non-SDA speaker Polk made during the SDA era. Or fourth-best overall. Same drivers as the rest of the line.

    The fact that these days they don't go for much always surprises me. Lots of lesser speakers with no particular history get more attention.
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  • mralarming
    mralarming Posts: 8
    edited November 2007
    I'm going to go get them this Sunday...already spoke to the owner. :D
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    edited November 2007
    Same here! And I'll race Sal to DC!
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited November 2007
    Congratulations & welcome to Club Polk!

    Let us know how you like them.
    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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  • mralarming
    mralarming Posts: 8
    edited December 2007
    So, I went and got them today. They're in OK shape, cabs show scratches/chips but the drivers themselves are fine. The grills are OK as well, some pegs are missing and one of the Polk logos is missing. In any event, I hooked them up to my Onkyo P-308/M-508 combo and proceeded to air them out. For the type of music I listen to (hard rock, metal) they sound OK, but not quite what I had hoped. My Cerwin-Vega DX-9's still reign sumpreme - at least for my set up and tastes...so, the Polks will be for sale again...if anyone is interested hit me up.
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited December 2007
    I would have to say unless something is wrong with your RTA 11tl's. I don't think you could do much better for $ 100.00.

    That's all I have to say about that.

    Scott
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • mralarming
    mralarming Posts: 8
    edited December 2007
    There's nothing really wrong with them aside from needing a good refinishing. They just don't seem suited for the type of music I like. So rather than have them collect dust here, I figured someone else may want them.
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  • mralarming
    mralarming Posts: 8
    edited December 2007
    lightman1 - I can't reply to your PM 'cause I have less than 10 posts...
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    edited December 2007
    AWWW Boogers!!!
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  • warlocks1
    warlocks1 Posts: 1,252
    edited December 2007
    I am interested if you still have them. I have Polk SDA-SRS2's for rear surround in a 7.1 system. I very rarely use them since I use mostly 2 channel. I am considering downsizing the rears.

    If you are still interested in selling them, please email me at Warlocks1@aol.com. Thanks, Jeff
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  • mralarming
    mralarming Posts: 8
    edited December 2007
    My email address - mralarming1@yahoo.com

    I'm located in WV, about an hour and a half from DC/B-more.

    To anyone interested in them, I will ship them but would REALLY prefer them to be picked up to avoid any potential for damage and I am happy to hook them up so you can hear them in action as well. I will accept the highest offer.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited December 2007
    Mralarming, good luck with your sale. However, you should know that this is not ebay, we do not bid against one another.

    You got them for a hundred, so sell them at the same price here. Otherwise, you will probably have better luck CListing them or ebaying them.
    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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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited December 2007
    I'll give you $100 shipped and you need to refinish(new veneer, replace logo, etc) them for me as well at your expense.

    That is my offer.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2007
    He's kidding BTW.
    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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  • mralarming
    mralarming Posts: 8
    edited December 2007
    LOL, yeah for all that I'd take 'em out back and drop a few M-80's in them, light 'em up and put the video on YouTube....
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited December 2007
    If you want to make the forum members real happy, save a few M-80's for those Cerwin-Vega's and youtube it.
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  • avguytx
    avguytx Posts: 1,628
    edited December 2007
    I second that motion...
    Richard? Who's your favorite Little Rascal? Alfalfa? Or is it........................Spanky?.................................Sinner.
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited December 2007
    Third.
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited December 2007
    Fourth'd
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited December 2007
    He's happy with the CV's fellas. He gave the Polk's a try & didn't dig them. At least he gave them a shot, formed an opinion, and went with what made him happy. He was nice enough to offer them up here first (as long as he accepts $100 from a fellow Polkie for them he's all right). Otherwise he's free to eBay, CL, or Agon 'em.
    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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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited December 2007
    The day I hear a set of Cerwin Vega DX-9s out perform a decent set of RTA 11TLs will be the day I sell off all (of what I have left) and buy myself a Bose Wave Radio.
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • mralarming
    mralarming Posts: 8
    edited December 2007
    Sure, they sound good at low volume, and that's OK if you want to listen to them that way. Same thing happened with a set of SDA-2's I had. Great at low volume, crap with more than 50 watts behind them....couldn't get rid of them fast enough. Plus, the tweeters in the SDA's would cut out A LOT - I cut the highs WAY back and they STILL cut out. I don't use junk, either: Onkyo Grand Integra P-308/M-508, Sony TA-E77ESD/TA-N77ES, Pioneer C-90/M-90. Neither the RTA's nor the SDA's sounded good on any of them at modest volume. I really wanted to give them a fair shake, but for me they didn't cut it, and thanks to halo for recognizing that it's just my opinion. I will extend the invite to ANYONE who wants to come here and do a side by side comparison (actual real-world listening, not an argument over the internet) and if you can PROVE that the Polks are better than my C-V's, I will GIVE you the RTA's if you're correct and I will continue to live in ignorance...happily with my C-V's.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited December 2007
    You're going to live in ignorance with those things anyway, so I recommend everybody maybe saves the gas money.
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  • kniowsk1
    kniowsk1 Posts: 33
    edited February 2010
    These are great speakers
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,606
    edited February 2010
    Dude....give it a break. I understand you are happy about scoring some 11TL. But necro-posting on ever thread about them here?? :rolleyes:
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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