RT5000P in Chicago

leroyjr1
leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
edited January 2011 in Speakers
$1100 obo is a great deal



http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/ele/2075013731.html
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited November 2010
    Agreed!!!
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • LeftCoast
    LeftCoast Posts: 410
    edited November 2010
    Great price cuz you'd freeze your **** off getting them at this time of year lol.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited November 2010
    Someone needs to buy these.
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  • LeftCoast
    LeftCoast Posts: 410
    edited November 2010
    leroyjr1 wrote: »
    Someone needs to buy these.

    I'll buy 'em if u deliver 'em to me in L.A. :biggrin:
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited November 2010
    LeftCoast wrote: »
    I'll buy 'em if u deliver 'em to me in L.A. :biggrin:

    Ok...
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  • newrival
    newrival Posts: 2,016
    edited November 2010
    just put iin an email. hopefully have them in my posession this weekend :)
    design is where science and art break even.
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  • newrival
    newrival Posts: 2,016
    edited November 2010
    he just called and ill be picking them up tomorrow! :D
    design is where science and art break even.
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited November 2010
    Congrats-Great buy!!!!
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • newrival
    newrival Posts: 2,016
    edited November 2010
    Cant wait to get em home, stand by for pics and review
    design is where science and art break even.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited November 2010
    Congrats !
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited November 2010
    The guy I bought my RT55i speakers from had RT3000p speakers front and
    rear in his HT system. Those speakers could Rock!!!!
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • newrival
    newrival Posts: 2,016
    edited November 2010
    Thanks for the heads-up leroy!!!!
    about to head over there now :D
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited November 2010
    newrival wrote: »
    Thanks for the heads-up leroy!!!!
    about to head over there now :D


    Check the powered subs amp to make sure it's working properly.
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  • newrival
    newrival Posts: 2,016
    edited November 2010
    thanks, i will. I also read about the ground loop problem in some metro areas and picking up fm interference. Ill be checking for that.

    Thanks again!
    design is where science and art break even.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited November 2010
    Did you get them?
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,679
    edited November 2010
    danz1906 wrote: »
    The guy I bought my RT55i speakers from had RT3000p speakers front and
    rear in his HT system. Those speakers could Rock!!!!

    I would like that in my set-up also, with my 2 klipsch 12" subs still hooked into the chain also... OH yea..:tongue:
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.

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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited November 2010
    newrival wrote: »
    thanks, i will. I also read about the ground loop problem in some metro areas and picking up fm interference. Ill be checking for that.

    Thanks again!
    leroyjr1 wrote: »
    Did you get them?

    What's up, are the speakers in the house:smile:
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • newrival
    newrival Posts: 2,016
    edited November 2010
    I have to go back tomorrow in the caddy to fit it all!
    design is where science and art break even.
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  • newrival
    newrival Posts: 2,016
    edited November 2010
    I'm going to start a new thread tomorrow for these starting with pics. Unfortunately I won't be able to get to critically listen to these until the middle of next week.
    design is where science and art break even.
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  • newrival
    newrival Posts: 2,016
    edited November 2010
    Richton Park? haven't seen many illinoisans here. And you're actually right down the street from my office in Homer Glen. Well, relatively speaking.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited November 2010
    What condition are the speakers in?
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited November 2010
    WOW!!!! My RT2000Ps sound awesome but I would love to snag these as they would probably kick butt!
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited November 2010
    newrival wrote: »
    I have to go back tomorrow in the caddy to fit it all!

    The Caddy is always nice:tongue:
    newrival wrote: »
    I'm going to start a new thread tomorrow for these starting with pics. Unfortunately I won't be able to get to critically listen to these until the middle of next week.

    Great, Enjoy your new speakers!
    newrival wrote: »
    Richton Park? haven't seen many illinoisans here. And you're actually right down the street from my office in Homer Glen. Well, relatively speaking.

    Yep, I was in Mokena at The Little Guys store yesterday.Have you been there?
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,557
    edited November 2010
    Nice grab. I'd like to grab a set of these along with the rest of the theater package. it was killer.
    Dan
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  • newrival
    newrival Posts: 2,016
    edited November 2010
    danz1906 wrote: »
    The Caddy is always nice:tongue:

    Yeah it its an older Deville, about a decade old now. But its nice to have the storage room for a home theater worth of speakers in the trunk. or a few bodies (I call it the mafia-wagon) :biggrin:

    danz1906 wrote: »
    Yep, I was in Mokena at The Little Guys store yesterday.Have you been there?
    Yeah, I like the store. They're pretty helpful over there too. and no sales people circling you like vultures. You know, they have a radio show in the weekends on WLS 890AM. It's mostly 90 year-olds asking how to connect their vcr's to their tv's, but there a some good A/V discussions, and theyve actually answered a few more technical questions when I called in.
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  • newrival
    newrival Posts: 2,016
    edited November 2010
    leroyjr1 wrote: »
    What condition are the speakers in?

    The speakers are now sitting in my living room. To clarify, the sale was for the complete RT-5000p system including RT3000p 2-piece mains, fx1000p surrounds, and CS1000p center. Physically, the speakers look brand new. sharp corners, no delamination anywhere, no pulls in grills, no broken grill pegs, and the rosewood is beatiful. Matches my Taylor acoustic guitar beautifully :tongue:

    BUT there are issues, unfortunately:
    • loud hum in right subwoofer. perhaps the known grounding issue in the amplifier?
    • one blown VC in the left subwoofer
    • bridges for CS1000p binding posts missing

    other than that they're great, and after auditioned them and we heard those issues, he knocked off a few hundred bucks from my initial price offer! crazy, but he insisted. My camera is charging so I can try to get some pics tonight.
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited November 2010
    newrival wrote: »
    The speakers are now sitting in my living room. To clarify, the sale was for the complete RT-5000p system including RT3000p 2-piece mains, fx1000p surrounds, and CS1000p center. Physically, the speakers look brand new. sharp corners, no delamination anywhere, no pulls in grills, no broken grill pegs, and the rosewood is beatiful. Matches my Taylor acoustic guitar beautifully :tongue:

    BUT there are issues, unfortunately:
    • loud hum in right subwoofer. perhaps the known grounding issue in the amplifier?
    • one blown VC in the left subwoofer
    • bridges for CS1000p binding posts missing

    other than that they're great, and after auditioned them and we heard those issues, he knocked off a few hundred bucks from my initial price offer! crazy, but he insisted. My camera is charging so I can try to get some pics tonight.

    Sounds like a good deal turned into a great deal:smile:
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • newrival
    newrival Posts: 2,016
    edited November 2010
    yeah it sure did!
    I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited November 2010
    Were you able to fix the hum issue?
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  • newrival
    newrival Posts: 2,016
    edited November 2010
    no, I barely got them in the house then drove down to the hospital to hang out with my wife. They think she'll be in there another 3-7 days so i wont have much time to take them apart and work on them. She's been in here since almost halloween and im either here or at work unfortunately. But when I get her home I'll have more time to play around.

    Leroy, were you the "other guy from wisconsin" calling about these speakers that the seller mentioned?
    design is where science and art break even.
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