should i replace them?

ps2canes
ps2canes Posts: 5
edited June 2009 in Vintage Speakers
I have a pair of RTA 11t hand me downs. i know the 11t's are great speakers. but would the tsi500 or 400 be considered upgrades? Would it be worth to replace the 11t's?
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited June 2009
    All i know is that if you're close, i'll take the RT11Ts when you do. :D
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

    Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii

    Desk: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / ISK HD9999

    Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3

    HT: Denon AVR-X3400H / Sony UBP-X700 / RT16 / CS350LS / RT7 / SVS PB1000
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,215
    edited June 2009
    No, keep them and if you have some extra cash get the updated RDO silk tweeters and if you're really handy replace the caps and resistors in the x-overs.
    "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!
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  • ps2canes
    ps2canes Posts: 5
    edited June 2009
    so heiney the silk tweets are better than the silver coil?
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited June 2009
    Welcome to Club Polk. Also try to get a separate amplifier to that you hear what your speakers are truly capable of.
    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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  • thuffman03
    thuffman03 Posts: 1,325
    edited June 2009
    Sorry to say that I have not had the chance to hear either of the speakers you are talking about in this thread. I have heard a set of SDA SRS's and I was amazed on the sound they produce. They are pretty big speakers. Most wifes will not like them but they sound great!
    Sunfire TGP, Sunfire Cinema Grand, Sunfire 300~2 (2), Sunfire True Sub (2),Carver ALS Platinum, Carver AL III, TFM-55, C-19, C-9, TX-8, SDA-490t, SDA-390t
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  • ps2canes
    ps2canes Posts: 5
    edited June 2009
    cfrizz, you think the yammie 863 needs assistance to drive these puppies?
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited June 2009
    200wpc or go home! :D
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

    Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii

    Desk: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / ISK HD9999

    Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3

    HT: Denon AVR-X3400H / Sony UBP-X700 / RT16 / CS350LS / RT7 / SVS PB1000
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited June 2009
    Most companies wpc ratings are way overstated. You take that 105wpc & divide it by 7 channels & your speakers are getting a LOT less power than these companies would have you believe.

    I had a 110wpc Denon driving at the time my 3 channel setup. When I purchased a 205wpc Parasound 2 channel amp, my 8T's came to life. I was hearing things on my cd's I had never heard before.

    The plain fact is because receivers have to do so many things a compromise has to be made & it is made with the power.

    If you want to make sure your speakers are operating to their full potential, I would look into getting separate amplification.

    I always recommend at least a 200wpc amp. This is enough power to drive almost any speaker to its full potential, & unless you have hearing problems you will immediately hear a vast improvement over your receiver.

    An amplifier is something that you will keep through all other upgrades to your system & they last for years.

    I had a 15 year old 50wpc Rotel that I gave to my brother. It finally died at 18 years old.

    To this day, getting separate amplification has been the biggest improvement to my system!:)
    ps2canes wrote: »
    cfrizz, you think the yammie 863 needs assistance to drive these puppies?
    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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