White RTA11T's?

comfortablycurt
comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
edited January 2009 in Vintage Speakers
http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-POLK-AUDIO-MONITOR-SERIES-11T-HARD-TO-FIND_W0QQitemZ280305174920QQcmdZViewItemQQptZSpeakers_Subwoofers?hash=item280305174920&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A10|39%3A1|240%3A1318

Was white one of the original finishes on RTA11T's? I've never seen these before...something tells me this isn't the original finish. Looks pretty good though IMO.
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  • John30_30
    John30_30 Posts: 1,024
    edited January 2009
    Looks like someone laminated them. Yep, judging from the damage on the toekick base on the one on the left, almost definitely. They should have left those alone.(the platform bases, I mean.) Veddy interethtink.
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,781
    edited January 2009
    Those look like some very abused speakers.
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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,393
    edited January 2009
    Looks like some damage to the mid-bass drivers too. Starting bid $100 + $102.60 shipping...good luck!

    I think I'll watch that one to see if anyone is foolish enough.
    Stan

    Main 2ch:
    Polk LSi15 (DB840 upgrade), Parasound: P/LD-1100, HCA-1000A; Denon: DVD-2910, DRM-800A; Benchmark DAC1, Monster HTS3600-MKII, Grado SR-225i; Technics SL-J2, Parasound PPH-100.

    HT:
    Marantz SR7010, Polk: RTA11TL (RDO198-1, XO and Damping Upgrades), S4, CS250, PSW110 , Marantz UD5005, Pioneer PL-530, Panasonic TC-P42S60

    Other stuff:
    Denon: DRA-835R, AVR-888, DCD-660, DRM-700A, DRR-780; Polk: S8, Monitor 5A, 5B, TSi100, RM7, PSW10 (DXi104 upgrade); Pioneer: CT-6R; Onkyo CP-1046F; Ortofon OM5E, Marantz: PM5004, CD5004, CDR-615; Parasound C/PT-600, HCA-800ii, Sony CDP-650ESD, Technics SA 5070, B&W DM601
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited January 2009
    comfortablycurt wrote: »
    White RTA11T's?

    Is that a racist comment?!? :eek:

    The laminate does look pretty cool, but since most of the dust caps are dented, I would follow the previously posted advise...
    Jake
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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,393
    edited January 2009
    zingo wrote: »
    Is that a racist comment?!? :eek:

    The laminate does look pretty cool, but since most of the dust caps are dented, I would follow the previously posted advise...

    Mine are black :rolleyes:

    I was noticing possible cone damage as well near the rubber surround.
    Stan

    Main 2ch:
    Polk LSi15 (DB840 upgrade), Parasound: P/LD-1100, HCA-1000A; Denon: DVD-2910, DRM-800A; Benchmark DAC1, Monster HTS3600-MKII, Grado SR-225i; Technics SL-J2, Parasound PPH-100.

    HT:
    Marantz SR7010, Polk: RTA11TL (RDO198-1, XO and Damping Upgrades), S4, CS250, PSW110 , Marantz UD5005, Pioneer PL-530, Panasonic TC-P42S60

    Other stuff:
    Denon: DRA-835R, AVR-888, DCD-660, DRM-700A, DRR-780; Polk: S8, Monitor 5A, 5B, TSi100, RM7, PSW10 (DXi104 upgrade); Pioneer: CT-6R; Onkyo CP-1046F; Ortofon OM5E, Marantz: PM5004, CD5004, CDR-615; Parasound C/PT-600, HCA-800ii, Sony CDP-650ESD, Technics SA 5070, B&W DM601
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited January 2009
    I'm not thinking of buying them, just to clarify that.

    I figured they weren't original...I don't think they look to bad in that color combo though. They're obviously in kinda rough shape though.
    The nirvana inducer-
    APC H10 Power Conditioner
    Marantz UD5005 universal player
    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
    Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
    PolkAudio LSi9's/PolkAudio SDA 2A's/PolkAudio Monitor 7A's
    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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