RTA 12B v Monitor 10s

geppy1
geppy1 Posts: 3,075
edited January 2009 in Vintage Speakers
Hi, I know this is subjective but is there any reason from a sound quality perspective that one would prefer a early Monitor 10 over a RTA Monitor 12B?? Wondering if anyone has both and their thought Keiths
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  • jon s
    jon s Posts: 905
    edited January 2009
    Basically, the Monitor 10 has less bass but sounds quite similar. The good points is that the Model 10s are a lot smaller than the RTA12Bs.
  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,664
    edited January 2009
    some thing RTA's are ugly beast. LOL
    engtaz

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  • Loud & Clear
    Loud & Clear Posts: 1,538
    edited January 2009
    The RTA 12B is a better speaker, by not so small a margin, imo. A more refined and more coherent presentation. Having said that, I also enjoy the Monitor 10 sound a great deal. I own both and have listened to both enough to have formulated this opinion. I like 'em both.

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  • BottomFeeder
    BottomFeeder Posts: 1,684
    edited January 2009
    What he ^^^^^^^ said.
    "Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then." Bob Seger
  • bluecomet
    bluecomet Posts: 1,118
    edited January 2009
    I think it depends on what monitor 10's you have. I like the monitor 10A's with the peerless better than the monitor 10's without. I never heard the RTA 12's. Either way I would perfer a SDA speaker over both but I would go with lound and clear on this one since he owns both. JMO
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    edited January 2009
    I have 10B's...and they will kick your ****...
  • BottomFeeder
    BottomFeeder Posts: 1,684
    edited January 2009
    Well, they might, but do they sound better than the 12's? No way.
    "Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then." Bob Seger
  • TomBergamini
    TomBergamini Posts: 31
    edited January 2009
    consider the footprint...the 12s are giant.