Consumer reports and shopping results for rtr speaker craigslist from. Intended to provide sound quality comparable to their bigger speakers in a much more compact package, the system consisted of a pair of satellite speakers, a servocontrolled. I remember a couple friends who had the 280 and 180 series. I would like to sell them, i am moving to hawaii and they are a bit to heavy. They appear to be in decent shape but there is no other info i can find on them. Up for auction is this cool vintage pair of rtr tower speakers. It was a large bookshelf speaker, but it used an array of electrostatic tweeters and a. To my humble ears they sound pretty good,so i thought i would askanyone ever heard of this brand of speakers. A patented bic venturi vent eliminates port noise which is the 12 frontfiring f12 powered subwoofer incorporates a high current 475watt peak amplifier. Series that include bookshelf speakers, center speakers, subwoofers, and. In particular, they were very well known for their dome mids and tweeters, and esl panels, which im pretty sure were the ones used in the original wilson wamm. But for a whole generation of listeners, it redefined the possible for small speakers.
Browsing in the local thrift store i came across a pair of speakers which as best i can tell are rtr model c series iv speakers. Money back guarantee ensures you receive the item you ordered or get your money back. These i know where not mass market but they had there fans. Get the best deals on rtr speakers when you shop the largest online selection at. Vintage ar4x acoustic reasearch audio speakers gorgeous set stereo jbl l1 audiophile speakers monitors. These speakers are part of premier acoustics titanium series that include bookshelf speakers, center speakers, subwoofers, and the tower speakers featured here. Svs speakers balance audiophile refinement and accuracy with stunning, highimpact home theater dynamics to reveal the full depth, detail and emotion of music, movies, tv shows and all audio content. Since 1973, bic america known to many for patenting our famous venturi port has offered a wide range of high quality components and speaker systems for the consumer electronics industry. A am also curious if anyone knew of or heard the fulton speakers. The top ten most influential speakers of the last 50 years. Archive vintage stereo speakers photo gallery oak tree vintage. The klipschorn is the only speaker that has been in continuous production for. Back in the 1980s i had a pair of rtr 600d speakers.
Bic america rtr1530 15inch 3way floor standing speaker. Photo gallery reference archive of vintage used stereo speakers that we have. Nov 15, 2015 rtr 240d tower speakers my first house speakers. The modulus was one of the last speakers produced by infinity before it went massmarket. Buy products related to active bookshelf speakers and see what customers say about active bookshelf speakers on free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Unfollow vintage rtr speakers to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The t15 are those bookshelf speakers whose high versatility is built to impress. Another bic america speaker that has made this lineup is the rtrev15. He took courses on film music and film history in college just for the heck of it along with. They were a recent estate find and come to you as found.
Thats unheard of for a pair of bookshelf speakers with 6. Now owned by bic and information on rtr and their past products is pretty much non existent. I fell in love with them at the first listen with my music, here they are as main speakers 20 years later, as i said, i just love them. Buy edifier r1700bt bluetooth bookshelf speakers active nearfield studio monitors powered speakers 2. A bookshelf loudspeaker or bookshelf speaker is a compact loudspeaker, generally sold for consumergrade home audio applications as part of a shelf stereo pair or home theater package, that is compact in size and intended to be placed on a raised surface, e. But for the price, these are very good speakers for a man cave, just pair them with a good sub. I own a pair of the amazing optimus 5 yeah, thats right, radio shack speakers with the lineaum tweeter.
Rtr was one of the largest speaker mfrs in the country, and also supplied drivers oem to other mfrs as well. Top rtr speaker craigslist deals at mysimon consumer reports. Amechanicalsystem suchas a transducerthatconverts electrical impulses intoacoustical outputcan be madeto respond veryuniformlytosymmetrical input signalssuchasthoserepresented by puresinewaves. Photo gallery of vintage used advent stereo speakers that we have had in the past that have already been sold. Room is 15 x 15 and unit will be played mostly at low to medium volume. Edifier r1700bt bluetooth bookshelf speakers active nearfield. He took courses on film music and film history in college just for the. These loudspeakers can be small enough to fit on a bookshelf or large enough to sit on the ground, looking similar to furniture. Bic america rtr1530 15 3way high power party speakers. Speakers will most likely be on a shelf close to wall so i need something that isnt finicky about placement. Ii iii, rectilinear, rtr, scott, seas, technics, telefunken, transcend research. Aflatsinewaveresponsecurvedoes notassure accuratemusical reproduction. Vintage rtr set of 2 speakers model g200 floor speakers.
Get free 2day shipping on qualified bic america, speakers products or buy electrical department products today with buy online pick up in store. What are the best sounding, vintage bookshelf speakers. Wooden speakers diy speakers bookshelf speakers bluetooth speakers portable speakers homemade speakers speaker box design sound speaker echo speaker. Archive vintage classic advent speakers photo gallery. The 12 frontfiring f12 powered subwoofer incorporates a high current 475watt peak amplifier designed by bash technology in combination with a 12 injection molded longthrow woofer. Audiophile speakers in vintage speakers for sale ebay. Bic america rtr1530 15inch 3way floor standing speaker bic america rtr1530. Rtr was one of the largest speaker manufacturers in the late 70s and early 80s and made everything from small bookshelf speakers to large and complex electrostatics. They differed mainly in size the large advent was a fullsized bookshelf speaker, like the ar3 or klh five. Trying to choose a bookshelf speaker that will work well.
Bic products are all designed and engineered in america with production both in the us and abroad. Im not able to find any specs, but the 12 woofers and 12. Audiophile rare vintage rtr speakers model exp12,pr0 refoamed,and rare vintage rtr g200 floor tower speakers parts. Youll find new or used products in vintage stereo speaker on ebay. Then we and rtr developed an electrostatic midrange using similar but not exactly the same technology. The 12 most significant loudspeakers of all time the absolute. Rtrengineersareamongthe fewwhoconsiderall theseessential design phases increatingtheir products, possiblytheonlyoneswho havedoneso formorethana dozen years. I have another post on these speakers on the speaker site but thought i would cast with a bigger net here. Bic america home speakers, audio speakers, home theater. Pr rtr 300d 3way speakers walnico magnet woofers for. Some other, larger bbcinfluenced designsthe spendor bc1 first and the spendor sp1 and sp12 and harbeth monitor 40 later onwere better speakers overall. May 21, 2014 vintage pair rtr speakers, audiophile quality model 100 digital v hard to find.
They are in good shape for their age but being made from 1976 to 1982 they do have flaws. Consequentlyrtr speaker systemsarea dozenyearsaheadof mostwhen itcomesto reproducing natural musicandvoicessoundsyou. What did you do to make the electrostatic aspects of your speaker better. Photo gallery reference archive of vintage used stereo speakers that we have had in the past that have already been sold. Since 1988 bic america has emerged as the clear choice for those seeking very. Our speaker design process involves sophisticated prototyping, extensive acoustic simulations, anechoic and realworld testing and the use of. Bookshelf speaker for vintage marantz receiver steve. All of the speakers are in great condition, no tears, etc. There seemed to be a few online who refurbished them andor updated them. Rp 600m speaker stands general klipsch info the klipsch audio. This model is one of their larger and better conventional models from the late 70s and features 2 10 alnico magnet woofers, a dome. The 12 most significant loudspeakers of all time the. Hifi speakers monitor speakers bookshelf speakers audio post.
Selling my rtr 600d speakers that are a rare find as they rarely come up for sale. I modified them according to an old article by dick olsher, and am still amazed by the clean, fast, transparent high frequency reproduction they accomplish. Bic america rtr 1530 15inch 3way floor standing speaker bic america rtr1530. My pair of yamaha 8 bookshelf speakers teamed with a klipsh 12 sub sound drastically better. The top ten most influential speakers of the last 50 years by steve feinstein december 31, 2014.
Spendor, kef, and many other smaller british companies used it as a design worth emulating, though the origina. With ars acoustic suspension design, the bookshelfsized speaker as we still know it today became a reality, paving the way for the commercial success and popularity of twochannel stereo which was invented in 1958. They were very nice speakers at the time and probably still are. There are some wonderful sounding variations on the bbc minimonitors, specified originally as ls35a models, most often seen by rogers. Horn speakers audio speakers audiophile gears german porn history projects vintage. In the history of highend audio, there have been a number of. Took the speakers south, found an older model rc62ii at frys for 150 and a refurbished denon to power them. Both were 10 2way sealed speakers, using inhouse designed and built drivers. Find great deals on ebay for 3 way bookshelf speakers and 4th grade books.
Anyone know anything about them spec wise such as whether their 6 ohm or 8 ohm. I can send pictures to serious buyers and will be posting on ebay in the next couple of days. Depending on the size of the enclosure, a woofer can be as small as 4inches in diameter or as large as 15inches. Keep checking as more home audio stereo speakers will be added periodically. Shop ebay for great deals on vintage stereo speaker. They are huge measuring 45 14 tall x deep x 18 wide. Careful quality control enables bic america to offer some of the longest warranties in the industry, ranging from two to as many as seven years, depending on model.
The drivers all have been tested and they all function and the woofers have new foam but the mid adjusters will need to be. Vintage tower huge rtr series ii speakers stereo walnut. Does anyone know the heritage of the rtr speaker brand. I initially bought them as temporary speakers as i planned to used them first as main speakers and move then later as surround speakers. Audiophile rare vintage rtr speakers model exp12,pr0 refoamed,and 2 vifa speakers p21wo10 8 woofers tested audiophile. Bought them used a long time ago and on whim recently hooked them up as rears in my system. I have a pair of rtr 240ds that have been around since at least the 70s. Those speakers m meaning magnum were made between 19731976.
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