which model?

lacosta
lacosta Posts: 7
edited January 2010 in Speakers
Hey guys i wrote to these good people of POLK but no answer..for the last 20 years im a proud owner of some i think monitor floor standing speakers and i dont know their name..i need some help with them...3 questions
1. Which model are they?...their name?
2. Which bookshelf speakers go in pair with them?..the name?
3. I have a McIntosh MA6200 integreted amp and i need to know is that enough power for them or i need something else?..which power range?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!
..here are the photos of my speakers..
http://img199.imageshack.us/i/05012010116.jpg/
http://img695.imageshack.us/i/05012010117.jpg/
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited January 2010
    1. It appears to be an RTA12...the series could be anything from A and even a B.
    2. I'd look for any vintage Monitor series to match up...Monitor 5, 5jr even the Monitor 4. Otherwise, it doesn't matter, use whatever you want.
    3. Yes you have enough power.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • lacosta
    lacosta Posts: 7
    edited January 2010
    Thank you my friend...what do you think about the monitor 10's with them?...too much or good choice?
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited January 2010
    Just to let you know, I've seen a few RTA12s and the A or B designation was printed on the crossover circuit board behind the tweeter.
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  • lacosta
    lacosta Posts: 7
    edited January 2010
    it just says RTA12 FILTER SYSTEM i cant seem to find where is the A or B sign..but no matter...how much max power can i bring into them?
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited January 2010
    lacosta wrote: »
    it just says RTA12 FILTER SYSTEM i cant seem to find where is the A or B sign..but no matter...how much max power can i bring into them?

    So there is no A or B after the RTA12 on the circuit board? I've seen two that had it stamped right on the board.
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  • lacosta
    lacosta Posts: 7
    edited January 2010
    no nothing next to it...bud id say its a B..whats the diference beetwen them?
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited January 2010
    Sorry I don't know, but I'm sure you will get an answer here.
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  • lacosta
    lacosta Posts: 7
    edited January 2010
    No problem.....what is better monitor5 or 5J ..'cause 5J i can buy on Ebay & the M5 is nowhere to be bought..and the problem is im from Serbia so i need worldwide shiping..:-(
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  • Des Moines
    Des Moines Posts: 115
    edited January 2010
    how cold is it in Siberia tonight?
    HT in Progress
    Receiver - Harmon Kardon AVR520 5.1
    Fronts - Polk SDA 1C
    Center - Polk CS350
    Monitor - Sharp Aquos LCD
    NMT - Mede8er500x
    Cables - Signal Ultra
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  • anton.chigurh
    anton.chigurh Posts: 239
    edited January 2010
    Nice speakers. I'd recommend anyone looking for old Monitors try to find some with Peerless tweeter. More so to you, since that what your RTA12s have. .......Then again if your from Siberia or Serbia...you may have to take what you can get your hands on.
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  • Des Moines
    Des Moines Posts: 115
    edited January 2010
    My bad, it's so cold up here that I had Siberia on my mind.
    HT in Progress
    Receiver - Harmon Kardon AVR520 5.1
    Fronts - Polk SDA 1C
    Center - Polk CS350
    Monitor - Sharp Aquos LCD
    NMT - Mede8er500x
    Cables - Signal Ultra
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  • lacosta
    lacosta Posts: 7
    edited January 2010
    HAHAHAHA...Siberia...damn guys...if i was from Siberia i would have about 4 Tube AMPS with some big "lights" on so i keep it warm...LOL...im from SERBIA a small bull**it country with lots of pretty ladies...LOL...
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  • blueshwk
    blueshwk Posts: 2
    edited January 2010
    Those are definitely RTA 12's you have there. I bought a pair (in rosewood wood grain to match the rosewood cabinets of my Luxman components) new in Chattanooga TN in March of 81. They are still in my den and I still enjoy them. I kept the receipts under the crossover of the left speaker and just looked at it for the first time since I brought them home. They do have a true left and right.

    The receipt only states "RTA 12" as does the stamp on the crossover. They were sold new with stands, which were a black laminate pedestal design, and as I recall they were offered in two heights. The laminate on my pedestals began coming off the press board they were made from so I retired them years ago. The speakers still look great and sound better than that.

    I will be down sizing my residence in the near future and regrettably suspect they wont make the cut as I will no longer have the room for large floor standing speakers. But I have sure loved them and would recommed that if you guys have room and run across a pair of in nice condition you should snatch them up. After all they don't build them like they use to.

    Incidentally I paid $493.37 for the pair with stands back in 81 which was big bucks for me at the time.
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  • lacosta
    lacosta Posts: 7
    edited January 2010
    Polks never got that popularity in EU like Tannoys or JBL ..but the quality of the sound is as good as it can get..i wouldnt trade them ever..
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited January 2010
    blueshwk wrote: »
    Those are definitely RTA 12's you have there. I bought a pair (in rosewood wood grain to match the rosewood cabinets of my Luxman components) new in Chattanooga TN in March of 81. They are still in my den and I still enjoy them. I kept the receipts under the crossover of the left speaker and just looked at it for the first time since I brought them home. They do have a true left and right.

    The receipt only states "RTA 12" as does the stamp on the crossover. They were sold new with stands, which were a black laminate pedestal design, and as I recall they were offered in two heights. The laminate on my pedestals began coming off the press board they were made from so I retired them years ago. The speakers still look great and sound better than that.

    I will be down sizing my residence in the near future and regrettably suspect they wont make the cut as I will no longer have the room for large floor standing speakers. But I have sure loved them and would recommed that if you guys have room and run across a pair of in nice condition you should snatch them up. After all they don't build them like they use to.

    Incidentally I paid $493.37 for the pair with stands back in 81 which was big bucks for me at the time.

    The RTA12 didn't use or need a stand but it did have a built-in "plinth" which I guess some could call a stand. Thanks for posting the information.

    Do you have a picture of the stand? I'm wondering if you were actually sold a stand for the other speakers, loosely considered within that same line....at that time.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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