RTA 15tl SCORE!!!
dacoupedeville
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Picked up a pair by accident. Looking for some rta 8tls, checked craigslist and stumbled on these for $125.00, from the original, owner ten minutes from my house. Wow. All the bottom corners are dented, oh well. The grills need to be recovered but aren`t broken. All drivers are sweet. Oak finish. What is the best route to recover these? Upholstery shop or special fabric?
HT: SRT's.....Pioneer SC95, Oppo 105D; ps4; Mitsubishi 1080p 82" DLP; DirecTV
2 ch: SRS 1.2tl's.....Odyssey Stratos monos, Dynaco PAS pre w/Mods, Arcam DV-135, Music Hall MMF 5, AQ wires
Bedroom: SRS 3.1tl's, RTA 8T (phantom center), Pioneer sc-lx701, Mitsubishi 1080p 82" DLP, DirecTV, ps3
Car: SR 6500's.....Planet Audio HVT752 tube hybrid amps (2), Alpine dvd-a double din HU, two 12" Kicker's
2 ch: SRS 1.2tl's.....Odyssey Stratos monos, Dynaco PAS pre w/Mods, Arcam DV-135, Music Hall MMF 5, AQ wires
Bedroom: SRS 3.1tl's, RTA 8T (phantom center), Pioneer sc-lx701, Mitsubishi 1080p 82" DLP, DirecTV, ps3
Car: SR 6500's.....Planet Audio HVT752 tube hybrid amps (2), Alpine dvd-a double din HU, two 12" Kicker's
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Grill material is available from PartsExpress.com or your local fabric store."He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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Thanks. They will replace my sda 2b`s as surrounds. I will list them as soon as I get enough posts. They are super clean (the sda`s).HT: SRT's.....Pioneer SC95, Oppo 105D; ps4; Mitsubishi 1080p 82" DLP; DirecTV
2 ch: SRS 1.2tl's.....Odyssey Stratos monos, Dynaco PAS pre w/Mods, Arcam DV-135, Music Hall MMF 5, AQ wires
Bedroom: SRS 3.1tl's, RTA 8T (phantom center), Pioneer sc-lx701, Mitsubishi 1080p 82" DLP, DirecTV, ps3
Car: SR 6500's.....Planet Audio HVT752 tube hybrid amps (2), Alpine dvd-a double din HU, two 12" Kicker's -
Please, we don't do that "score" stuff here.
IMO, you should keep the 2B's, a much better speaker all around.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
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2B's are a better speaker.I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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Perhaps the SDA's are better, but he just might want to reclaim some real estate with the RTA's.
Congrats Dacoupedeville!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 -
Please, we don't do that "score" stuff here.
IMO, you should keep the 2B's, a much better speaker all around.
F1, your being a little hard on him. Half the posts in this section are about scoring a set of vintage Polks.
dacoupedeville,
Check the internet and see if you have a Hancock Fabrics store near you. If so, you can get some excellent grill fabric there. Its called Ponte Knit Cloth, get the black color of course. I recently used this to re-do my RTA-11T and it worked great. I used a glue called "amazing goop" that I would highly recommend. I picked up the glue at my local Ace.
If you don't have a Hancock near you, then I'd go with the regular black cloth from Parts Express.For rig details, see my profile. Nothing here anymore... -
Cathy, the size difference is minimal and since you can keep the SDA's closer to the wall than the RTA's, the SDA's are going to be less obtrusive.
Bill, it's not the finding of a piece of gear, it's the word "score" in the title. It's so AK'ish.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
Ok Jesse. I just see the SDA's as too wide, I wouldn't have room for them. The depth might be fine though. How come they can hug the wall & the RTA's can't?Cathy, the size difference is minimal and since you can keep the SDA's closer to the wall than the RTA's, the SDA's are going to be less obtrusive.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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Ok Jesse. I just see the SDA's as too wide, I wouldn't have room for them. The depth might be fine though. How come they can hug the wall & the RTA's can't?
The RTA's have a rear-firing passive radiator that sounds like **** if you get it too close to the wall.
Congrats on the RTA-15's Justin, even out away from the wall a little bit, you might achieve a higher WAF with the 15's. I just got done modding a set of these, and they sound really nice now.SDA SRS 2.3 -
I just thought the rta`s would be better as a surround applcation for music. I am a huge SDA fan and would rather see them used as mains or a stereo pair. I expected a bump, not a zing. My bad. Either way, that was the advice I was looking for on the grill cloth. Thanks.HT: SRT's.....Pioneer SC95, Oppo 105D; ps4; Mitsubishi 1080p 82" DLP; DirecTV
2 ch: SRS 1.2tl's.....Odyssey Stratos monos, Dynaco PAS pre w/Mods, Arcam DV-135, Music Hall MMF 5, AQ wires
Bedroom: SRS 3.1tl's, RTA 8T (phantom center), Pioneer sc-lx701, Mitsubishi 1080p 82" DLP, DirecTV, ps3
Car: SR 6500's.....Planet Audio HVT752 tube hybrid amps (2), Alpine dvd-a double din HU, two 12" Kicker's -
Cathy, the size difference is minimal and since you can keep the SDA's closer to the wall than the RTA's, the SDA's are going to be less obtrusive.
Bill, it's not the finding of a piece of gear, it's the word "score" in the title. It's so AK'ish.
AK'ish..... wow I didnt know this board had snob appeal too
I'm not worthy.........................back to AK for me LOL
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For rig details, see my profile. Nothing here anymore...
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Ugh!Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
dacoupedeville wrote: »I just thought the rta`s would be better as a surround applcation for music.
Probably, although the RTA 15's are the pickiest as far as positioning goes. And perhaps overkill for surround duty
. SDA's are pretty much wasted in surround application, IMO. I know there are those that have done it.
Now you can use the 2B's in another dedicated 2-ch system. You also just won a pair of 3.1TL's on ebay; correct?
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! -
Yes on the 3.1s.
In my second system I run a Mesa Tigris tube integrated to a pair of lsi15s. It sounds amazing.
Maybe I should move the rta15tls to fund the tl upgrade to the 2bs and silk domes for the 3.1s. The 2bs are in 9/10 condition and the 15tls are about 6.5 (need restoring). Its not like I want rid of the sda 2s (that would be crazy).HT: SRT's.....Pioneer SC95, Oppo 105D; ps4; Mitsubishi 1080p 82" DLP; DirecTV
2 ch: SRS 1.2tl's.....Odyssey Stratos monos, Dynaco PAS pre w/Mods, Arcam DV-135, Music Hall MMF 5, AQ wires
Bedroom: SRS 3.1tl's, RTA 8T (phantom center), Pioneer sc-lx701, Mitsubishi 1080p 82" DLP, DirecTV, ps3
Car: SR 6500's.....Planet Audio HVT752 tube hybrid amps (2), Alpine dvd-a double din HU, two 12" Kicker's
