$50 thrift shop find!!

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Mr. Sharpe
Mr. Sharpe Posts: 1,354
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RTA-12b loudspeakers! Sounding excellent surprisingly. my dad shops a ton of thrift stores and found them the other day. I guess he’ll keep adding speakers until we can’t walk through his house lol
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Home theater:
43” Westinghouse Displayer
Marantz UD-7007 Player
Emotiva MC-700 Processor
Adcom GFA-5006 Amplifier
Parasound Zamp Amplifier
Ethereal ESO-1 Power Conditioner
Klipsch RC-10 Center
Klipsch R34c Fronts
Klipsch RB-41 Surrounds
Polk audio PSW-505

Stereo:
Polk audio RTA-12c’s fully upgraded crossovers
DIY 12tc braided speaker cables
Denon DVD-5910ci Spinner
Parasound P6 Preamplifer
Parasound HCA -1500a Amplifier
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
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    Wow! Smoking deal! :smile:
    Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
    Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
    Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
    Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
    Garage #1: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner
    Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 24,559
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    Terrible problem to have :D
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,015
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    That's how I got started! :(

    It was that first hit find of my Polk Monitor 10's from my local Good Will store...for 24.00.
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • Mr. Sharpe
    Mr. Sharpe Posts: 1,354
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    Sh** $24???? Yes horrible problem hahahahaha
    Home theater:
    43” Westinghouse Displayer
    Marantz UD-7007 Player
    Emotiva MC-700 Processor
    Adcom GFA-5006 Amplifier
    Parasound Zamp Amplifier
    Ethereal ESO-1 Power Conditioner
    Klipsch RC-10 Center
    Klipsch R34c Fronts
    Klipsch RB-41 Surrounds
    Polk audio PSW-505

    Stereo:
    Polk audio RTA-12c’s fully upgraded crossovers
    DIY 12tc braided speaker cables
    Denon DVD-5910ci Spinner
    Parasound P6 Preamplifer
    Parasound HCA -1500a Amplifier
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  • MrBuhl
    MrBuhl Posts: 2,419
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    A steal!!
    VA HT HK AVR20II, Sony S9000ES CD/DVD/SACD, Polk Audio RC80i / Polk Audio CSi3, 60" Panasonic Plasma, Nordost / Signal Cable A2 / Wireworld / Pangea / Magic Power
    VA 2 Channel Focal Electra 926 speakers, Pass Labs X150.5 Amp, Eastern Electric MiniMax Preamp (Tutay mods), Eastern Electric Minimax CDP (Scott Nixon mods), Music Hall mmf 5.1 Turntable, Parks Audio Budgie Phono Pre , Audioengine B1 streamer, MIT S3 IC's / MIT Shotgun S3 Speaker Cables / PS Audio power cables
    Noggin Schiit Valhalla, Pangea, Phillips Fidelio X1, Polk UF8000

    Polk SDA1c modded
    Polk CRS+ 4.1TL modded (need veneer)
    Polk SDA2BTL (fully modded)
    A/L 1000VA Dreadnought Canare 4s11 SDA cable
    SACD Marantz DV8300
    Sony S9000ES CD/DVD/SACD
    Yamaha YP-D6
    Soundcraftsmen PCR800
    Audible Illusions L1 Preamp
    Vincent MFA based Cocci Tube Preamp
    Pho-700 Phono Pre
    Signal Cable Silver Resolution IC's






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  • Jimbo18
    Jimbo18 Posts: 2,314
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    Tony M wrote: »
    That's how I got started! :(

    It was that first hit find of my Polk Monitor 10's from my local Good Will store...for 24.00.

    How for them the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th time you bought them, Tony :)
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,015
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    I wanted them all after the first bargain. Every model! 2 of some of them if the prices were right. :p
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • CH46E
    CH46E Posts: 3,546
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    Sweet score. I love mine. More than any other speaker I have or have owned.

    Get them positioned a little better and they should sound even better.
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  • Mr. Sharpe
    Mr. Sharpe Posts: 1,354
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    I was just making sure they worked, he doesn’t have a good space for them, mine however are positioned perfectly down to the last 1/32” semectrical and straight.
    Home theater:
    43” Westinghouse Displayer
    Marantz UD-7007 Player
    Emotiva MC-700 Processor
    Adcom GFA-5006 Amplifier
    Parasound Zamp Amplifier
    Ethereal ESO-1 Power Conditioner
    Klipsch RC-10 Center
    Klipsch R34c Fronts
    Klipsch RB-41 Surrounds
    Polk audio PSW-505

    Stereo:
    Polk audio RTA-12c’s fully upgraded crossovers
    DIY 12tc braided speaker cables
    Denon DVD-5910ci Spinner
    Parasound P6 Preamplifer
    Parasound HCA -1500a Amplifier
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  • BlueBirdMusic
    BlueBirdMusic Posts: 2,076
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    Great FIND for $50!!

    $450 in this Craigslist ad in GA:
    https://atlanta.craigslist.org/eat/ele/d/conyers-vintage-polk-audio-rta-12b/6832814796.html
    "Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"


    Harry / Marietta GA
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,015
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    I saw a pair of RTA12's like your dad's find for 250.00 (I think) here in Wilm. NC. years ago. That's the only pair I think I've seen for sale here since I've been looking for Polk speakers and I didn't have a lot of money then to go look at them.

    For 50.00, I'd make some room by kicking out some cheap pair of some other brand to the road! ;)

    I had a chance though! :D
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • CH46E
    CH46E Posts: 3,546
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    I think the RTA12B smoked my SDA SRS 2. That's why I no longer have the SRS.
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,015
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    CH46E wrote: »
    I think the RTA12B smoked my SDA SRS 2. That's why I no longer have the SRS.

    Man, that says a lot for the RTA12's! Did you use the interconnecting cable with those SRS2's.

    I think I read years ago the RTA12 was Polks' best non-sda speaker besides the Monitor 7s.

    I can't imagine liking another Polk above SRS's but I do know SDA is not for everybody and also, playing very loud is not what most people do.

    I don't rock out much...but when I do... :D:p

    My neighbor said he heard me playing "Stranglehold" a couple of times. And he lives across the street at an angle 2 doors down. :D Maybe he was walking his dog. :|
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • mlistens03
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    Tony M wrote: »

    My neighbor said he heard me playing "Stranglehold" a couple of times. And he lives across the street at an angle 2 doors down. :D Maybe he was walking his dog. :|

    One night when I was home alone, I turned up the volume especially loud. My neighbor texted me about ten minutes later (he lives what would be 2 blocks away in a city) and said "Pink Floyd's WYWH? Nice dude, great album. Didn't know you liked rock too." We then spent a while discussing all things music. :)

    I briefly cranked it to the same level again to see what kinda output I was getting, 98-103 DB. I woulda thought that it would just sound stressed and muddy that loud, but it was so clear and clean that it didn't sound that loud; rather, more full and well rounded. Hasn't been that loud again since, to avoid bothering neighbors. Oh, and hearing damage. ;)
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
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    Sweet! Can you change your avatar back to the pointed headed dude?
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  • Mr. Sharpe
    Mr. Sharpe Posts: 1,354
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    I honestly haven’t cranked mine up much because every time I want music on or a movie real loud the kids start whining (like we don’t have 3 other rooms to go in or go outside) or my wife says it’s too loud.

    I turned on the 2017 power rangers opening scene on blu ray playing through my Denon AVR3100 and I had it on turned 70 and it sounded glorious! Of course I got the same complaining and whining from everyone haha it sounded like you were in an actual theater.
    Home theater:
    43” Westinghouse Displayer
    Marantz UD-7007 Player
    Emotiva MC-700 Processor
    Adcom GFA-5006 Amplifier
    Parasound Zamp Amplifier
    Ethereal ESO-1 Power Conditioner
    Klipsch RC-10 Center
    Klipsch R34c Fronts
    Klipsch RB-41 Surrounds
    Polk audio PSW-505

    Stereo:
    Polk audio RTA-12c’s fully upgraded crossovers
    DIY 12tc braided speaker cables
    Denon DVD-5910ci Spinner
    Parasound P6 Preamplifer
    Parasound HCA -1500a Amplifier
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  • Mr. Sharpe
    Mr. Sharpe Posts: 1,354
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    mlistens03 wrote: »
    Tony M wrote: »

    My neighbor said he heard me playing "Stranglehold" a couple of times. And he lives across the street at an angle 2 doors down. :D Maybe he was walking his dog. :|

    One night when I was home alone, I turned up the volume especially loud. My neighbor texted me about ten minutes later (he lives what would be 2 blocks away in a city) and said "Pink Floyd's WYWH? Nice dude, great album. Didn't know you liked rock too." We then spent a while discussing all things music. :)

    I briefly cranked it to the same level again to see what kinda output I was getting, 98-103 DB. I woulda thought that it would just sound stressed and muddy that loud, but it was so clear and clean that it didn't sound that loud; rather, more full and well rounded. Hasn't been that loud again since, to avoid bothering neighbors. Oh, and hearing damage. ;)

    I could listen to that album that loud everyday!
    Home theater:
    43” Westinghouse Displayer
    Marantz UD-7007 Player
    Emotiva MC-700 Processor
    Adcom GFA-5006 Amplifier
    Parasound Zamp Amplifier
    Ethereal ESO-1 Power Conditioner
    Klipsch RC-10 Center
    Klipsch R34c Fronts
    Klipsch RB-41 Surrounds
    Polk audio PSW-505

    Stereo:
    Polk audio RTA-12c’s fully upgraded crossovers
    DIY 12tc braided speaker cables
    Denon DVD-5910ci Spinner
    Parasound P6 Preamplifer
    Parasound HCA -1500a Amplifier
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  • Mr. Sharpe
    Mr. Sharpe Posts: 1,354
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    CH46E wrote: »
    I think the RTA12B smoked my SDA SRS 2. That's why I no longer have the SRS.

    Dad actually was reluctant to give me his RTA12’s only because he had just got those sda’s. He’s probably cannin those some time haha
    Home theater:
    43” Westinghouse Displayer
    Marantz UD-7007 Player
    Emotiva MC-700 Processor
    Adcom GFA-5006 Amplifier
    Parasound Zamp Amplifier
    Ethereal ESO-1 Power Conditioner
    Klipsch RC-10 Center
    Klipsch R34c Fronts
    Klipsch RB-41 Surrounds
    Polk audio PSW-505

    Stereo:
    Polk audio RTA-12c’s fully upgraded crossovers
    DIY 12tc braided speaker cables
    Denon DVD-5910ci Spinner
    Parasound P6 Preamplifer
    Parasound HCA -1500a Amplifier
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  • CH46E
    CH46E Posts: 3,546
    edited March 2019
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    Yes, I had the OEM cross cable on my SRS 2. They were mint condition.

    If you have never heard the 12b or C you dont know what you are missing. I decided to drop the SRS 2 even before I recapped my 12b. They are a really great sounding speaker. I swear, these are keepers and unless I win the lotto they ain't going anywhere.
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  • CH46E
    CH46E Posts: 3,546
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    I run mine pretty hard sometimes. They do very well with a lot of power. But their finess can be had at low volume too.
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  • CH46E
    CH46E Posts: 3,546
    edited March 2019
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    With my system on 7 channel stereo with 3 amps and with 3 10 inch subs on one of those amps.. It was loud and clear. I think I could have gone a little higher.

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  • Mr. Sharpe
    Mr. Sharpe Posts: 1,354
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    AAAAAH!!! That’s crazy dude :#
    Home theater:
    43” Westinghouse Displayer
    Marantz UD-7007 Player
    Emotiva MC-700 Processor
    Adcom GFA-5006 Amplifier
    Parasound Zamp Amplifier
    Ethereal ESO-1 Power Conditioner
    Klipsch RC-10 Center
    Klipsch R34c Fronts
    Klipsch RB-41 Surrounds
    Polk audio PSW-505

    Stereo:
    Polk audio RTA-12c’s fully upgraded crossovers
    DIY 12tc braided speaker cables
    Denon DVD-5910ci Spinner
    Parasound P6 Preamplifer
    Parasound HCA -1500a Amplifier
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  • CH46E
    CH46E Posts: 3,546
    edited March 2019
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    I think i had the RTA12b rolled off at 80hz and the rest of the speakers at 100hz to get it that loud and clean. Excluding the sub ofcourse. I could see I saw it as high as 115 db. Just could not get the screen shot.


    So.... have you got them set up right and listened to them? They are well worth upgrading the crossovers. If you need or want a list of what I used I'd be happy to provide it.
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  • Mr. Sharpe
    Mr. Sharpe Posts: 1,354
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    Nah I haven’t been to his house since I took that picture.
    Home theater:
    43” Westinghouse Displayer
    Marantz UD-7007 Player
    Emotiva MC-700 Processor
    Adcom GFA-5006 Amplifier
    Parasound Zamp Amplifier
    Ethereal ESO-1 Power Conditioner
    Klipsch RC-10 Center
    Klipsch R34c Fronts
    Klipsch RB-41 Surrounds
    Polk audio PSW-505

    Stereo:
    Polk audio RTA-12c’s fully upgraded crossovers
    DIY 12tc braided speaker cables
    Denon DVD-5910ci Spinner
    Parasound P6 Preamplifer
    Parasound HCA -1500a Amplifier
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  • VR3
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    This is off topic, but I'll never forget when my dad cracked up a pair of klipsch chorus 2 speakers. We were using a RadioShack dB meter, once it crossed like 120db, the meter just blanked out or had dashes. No reason to listen anywhere close to that loud lol

    Also remember c weighting is drastically different than a weighted.

    Congrats on the solid find!
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Mr. Sharpe
    Mr. Sharpe Posts: 1,354
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    Yeah kilos have speakers can handle that no sweat especially some of the old big models:-)
    Home theater:
    43” Westinghouse Displayer
    Marantz UD-7007 Player
    Emotiva MC-700 Processor
    Adcom GFA-5006 Amplifier
    Parasound Zamp Amplifier
    Ethereal ESO-1 Power Conditioner
    Klipsch RC-10 Center
    Klipsch R34c Fronts
    Klipsch RB-41 Surrounds
    Polk audio PSW-505

    Stereo:
    Polk audio RTA-12c’s fully upgraded crossovers
    DIY 12tc braided speaker cables
    Denon DVD-5910ci Spinner
    Parasound P6 Preamplifer
    Parasound HCA -1500a Amplifier
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  • cvc
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    Cool find!

    I see the Stray Cats record there front and center.. Tell your pops that the band is celebrating there 40th Anniversary with a new record and tour.. Great promo vid here.. Time to rock!

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OhFFMYvqDO8
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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
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    This was tecnically $50. You rock Johnny!xtfdrjsr2kne.jpg
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  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
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    ^ so was mine! What are you powering it with?
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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
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    Its self powered.
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