Thanks Group R.T.A. 12B Great !!

kauai82
kauai82 Posts: 7
edited June 2008 in Vintage Speakers
Couple of weeks I asked the group for help on R.T.A. 12b speakers as I had not heard them. You guys rated them very high, boy where you right ! Got them locally (in CA. ) on eBay (no shipping ) . Just got them home and lugged upstairs (they are heavy !!!) . Hooked them up to my Luxman R-113 Receiver (also new to me on eBay ) with my Music Hall MMF -5 turntable and I am in heaven :). What great sound --what sound stage ! Beats anything I have heard new from any of the so called high end speaker manufactures in the last few months of my search for less than $2,500 a pair and I still think the old Polk's win out. Paid only $175 for the pair, what a deal. Does anyone know what these speakers retailed for and the year they were made ? Thanks Matt
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  • ESavinon
    ESavinon Posts: 3,066
    edited June 2008
    Get a separate amplifier with at least 150 wpc rms and you'll hear what they can really do.
    SRT For Life; SDA Forever!

    The SRT SEISMIC System:
    Four main satellite speakers, six powered subs, two dedicated for LFE channel, two center speakers for over/under screen placement and three Control Centers. Amaze your friends, terrorize your neighbors, seize the audio bragging rights for your state. Go ahead, buy it; you only go around once.
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  • tx_polkhead
    tx_polkhead Posts: 248
    edited June 2008
    I think the MSRP of the RTA 12C's is $980 for the pair. Not sure what they actually retailed for. I got mine for $150 locally and everyday I crank the volume I am reminded of the bargain I lucked in to. I feel your pain regarding lugging them up the stairs, I live on the third floor!
    Abel
    Polk Audio RTA 12c's, Monitor 7c, Monitor 5JR+, SDA CRS+
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  • jon s
    jon s Posts: 905
    edited June 2008
    upgrade the old crossover with new caps and the Polks REALLY start to sing...
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited June 2008
    Congrats on great speakers!
    Jake
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  • jon s
    jon s Posts: 905
    edited June 2008
    Kauai82,
    Aloha bro!! I live on Oahu!!! glad to see another local boy online... you still in Kauai or are you a transplant?
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  • kauai82
    kauai82 Posts: 7
    edited June 2008
    Actually in CA. Love Kauai and have been there many times first time in 1982. Dream of retiring there, but it looks like that might not happen the way the economy is going for a long time. Matt
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  • kauai82
    kauai82 Posts: 7
    edited June 2008
    After more research I have figured out that I bought 12C not 12b. What kind of cap up grade are you talking about ? The ones on the tweeter or the internal ones inside the cabinet. I really like the sound of the speakers now and would not want to screw them up. Thanks, Matt
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited June 2008
    If you don't know what you're doing and you enjoy the sound of them now, leave them be.
    "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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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,664
    edited June 2008
    I have the same model and your correct, great sound.

    engtaz
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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