RT25 - good deal?

nguyendot
nguyendot Posts: 3,594
edited July 2009 in Speakers
Was at uptown bargains (weird thrift store that buys from salvation army) today and staring me in the face was a pair of decent RT25 bookshelves. I looked for a price, and it was $89.99, in a set of 5.

There were 2 RT25s, 2 M5s (the ugly triangle rears) and a CS101.

I don't need/want the m5s or the CS101, I just want the RT25s for bookshelves. I asked of they would split it up but they said no.

What do you think? Price not negotiable to them.
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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited July 2009
    IMHO I think it is fair
    RT25i went for 160.00 each retail
    add the other up and its even more

    plus the thrift store is a charitable type of enterprise maybe (?)
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  • Freak When C
    Freak When C Posts: 231
    edited July 2009
    I bought a pair of RT25 speakers for $50 from a local feller. So I reckon that's not a bad deal since you're getting the other speaks, albeit unwanted. Not the deal of the century but not a bad deal at all. I find the RT25s to be a bit on the bassy side, at least mine are. Try and audition them first if you can. Good luck.
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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    edited July 2009
    I'll just wait for them to come down or disappear (which will make my decision easier).

    Oh well, not a big deal!
    Main Surround -
    Epson 8350 Projector/ Elite Screens 120" / Pioneer Elite SC-35 / Sunfire Signature / Focal Chorus 716s / Focal Chorus CC / Polk MC80 / Polk PSW150 sub

    Bedroom - Sharp Aquos 70" 650 / Pioneer SC-1222k / Polk RT-55 / Polk CS-250

    Den - Rotel RSP-1068 / Threshold CAS-2 / Boston VR-M60 / BDP-05FD
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  • messiah
    messiah Posts: 1,790
    edited July 2009
    Nope, unless you think you could dump the other speakers quickly and make up half of what you paid.Then it would be worth trying out on a whim. Who knows if they even work, one is missing a front badge, and they may have been handled roughly. For 50 bucks though it might be worth the risk for a small bedroom system.
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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    edited July 2009
    Turns out it was "orange tagged" and i noticed the balloons flying up yesterday that said "half off orange tags!"

    So I took a chance and bought the set. $45 for the entire set. I think that's a great deal for RT25s.

    Unfortunately, one of the RT25s tweeter was not as responsive as it should have been. I removed the tweeter and realized that you could disassemble the tweeter magnet structure from the actual motor structure. I pulled it apart and apparently the metal locking place had shifted on the magnet. This made the gap that the motor structure floated in closed on one side. I cleaned up the coil (it had a huge grease spot on one side) and tapped the metal plate back into the center of the magnet structure.

    Reassembled and tested. The tweeter came back to life!

    Not a bad deal. Now to unload the CS101 and M1's on craigslist.
    Main Surround -
    Epson 8350 Projector/ Elite Screens 120" / Pioneer Elite SC-35 / Sunfire Signature / Focal Chorus 716s / Focal Chorus CC / Polk MC80 / Polk PSW150 sub

    Bedroom - Sharp Aquos 70" 650 / Pioneer SC-1222k / Polk RT-55 / Polk CS-250

    Den - Rotel RSP-1068 / Threshold CAS-2 / Boston VR-M60 / BDP-05FD
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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited July 2009
    that was a great deal...
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