RT Series Owners (Mid 90's)

Ethancf
Ethancf Posts: 473
edited June 2008 in Vintage Speakers
So I've had my RT16's RT12's, and CS350LS for a number of years now and with my Parasound gear, they absolutely sing. Mr. Kenneth S. even sent me some replacement 'silver' tweets for my RT12's at no charge...hence the reason I'm Polk branded forever.

Anyway, it seems like this is a rogue series of speaker as there are not many discussions or owners that talk about this series. It was during the infamous SRT era, so I thought there would be more RT owners that would chime in from time to time about their speakers.

Any out here? Reveal yourselves and your speakers! :D
THE SYSTEM
Polk Audio LSiM 707 Mains
Polk LSiM 702 f/x Surrounds
Polk Audio LSiM 706 C Center
SVS SB-17 Ultra Subwoofer
Rotel RSP-1582 Pre/Pro
Rotel RMB 1585 Amplifier
Oppo UDP-205 Blu-ray Player
Samsung PN64D550 64" Plasma
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  • motorstereo
    motorstereo Posts: 2,342
    edited June 2008
    I had a pair of rt1000's that I bought brand new in 2000. Didn't like them at all. Ken from Polk send me a drive unit from one speaker at no cost which I appreciated greatly. Still something wasn't right with my rt's from day one and I got rid of them at a substantial loss. This soured me on polk products for quite a while. Thankfully I took a chance on a pair of sda 2.3s and I've been a happy camper ever since.
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited June 2008
    I started with some RT2000p's. My HT now consists of RT3000p's, CS400i, FX1000's, and some RT55's run off Sunfire. I think they do a great job, I don't feel any pressing urge to upgrade...
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  • adam2434
    adam2434 Posts: 995
    edited June 2008
    The biggest bookshelf from that series, RT7, I believe, has gotten some good praise around here.

    Since HT was just starting to take off in the mid 90's, I'm sure Polk sold many more units from later RT series - maybe that's why you don't see too much about the original RTs.

    I kind of have a fondness for the RTXXXi series - the blue drivers and the last RT series with trilam tweeters.
    5.1 and 2.0 ch Basement Media Room: Outlaw 975/Emotiva DC-1/Rotel RB-1582 MKII/Rotel RB-1552/Audiosource Amp 3/Polk LS90, CS400i, FX500i/Outlaw X-12, LFM-1/JVD DLA-HD250/Da-Lite 100" HCCV/Sony ES BDP/Sonos Connect. DC-1/RB-1582 MKII/Sonos Connect also feed Polk 7C in garage or Dayton IO655 on patio.
    2.1 ch Basement Gym: Denon AVR-2807/Klipsch Forte I or NHT SB2/JBL SUB 550P x 2/Chromecast Audio.
    2.0 ch Living Room: Rotel RX-1052/Emotiva DC-1/Klipsch RF-7 III/Sony ES BDP/LG 65" LED.
    2.0 ch Semi-portable: Klipsch Powergate/NHT SB3/Chromecast Audio.
    Kitchen: Sonos Play5.
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  • polkie4life
    polkie4life Posts: 231
    edited June 2008
    Hey Ethan you're right there never is much discussion about the RT range. I started with the 10's and went to the 12's, they were great speakers. Its funny, i put tri-lams in the 12's aswell (and they were free from our distributor), they're still in service to, a friend has them.
    In terms of audio, i truly feel sorry for the visually impaired. How can they know what they like if they cant read google?


    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showcase/view.php?userid=86838
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,999
    edited June 2008
    My first Polk speaker was the 800. Wish I still had it.
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • Ethancf
    Ethancf Posts: 473
    edited June 2008
    Yeah, the RT1/2/3000 Series came out after the RT series I'm referring to, and they seem to get some fair discussion. Yes, perhaps because home theater was relatively new during that time is why there isn't much discussion around them. RT20/16/12/10/7 and of course the SRT are the speakers that I have the most experience with. Matched surrouds were the RT/fx and LS/fx series and the center was the CS350LS and another 200 Series center of some sort.
    THE SYSTEM
    Polk Audio LSiM 707 Mains
    Polk LSiM 702 f/x Surrounds
    Polk Audio LSiM 706 C Center
    SVS SB-17 Ultra Subwoofer
    Rotel RSP-1582 Pre/Pro
    Rotel RMB 1585 Amplifier
    Oppo UDP-205 Blu-ray Player
    Samsung PN64D550 64" Plasma
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