Guest Posted February 4, 2001 Report Share Posted February 4, 2001 Does anyone know the heritage of the RTR speaker brand? I remember a couple friends who had the 280 and 180 series. They also had a set of add on electrostats.A am also curious if anyone knew of or heard the Fulton speakers. These I know where not mass market but they had there fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 23, 2001 Report Share Posted March 23, 2001 I too would be interested in hearing from someone who knows some of the history of RTR. I remember way back in the '70s they had a fairly extensive line with a good following... The reviews of the day were typically favorable.There is a current RTR brand which is owned by BIC America (another blast from the '70s... and I still use my BIC Beambox FM antenna...) I doubt there is much of a connection with the old company as their stuff looks to be mass market dreck, but to be fair, I've never taken a listen.I was given a set of older RTRs a while back. From the style and materials they appear to be late '70s / early '80s vintage. The model ID is G-40. 8" woofer, 8" passive rad. and a dome tweeter. The passives had fallen apart due to foam rot (why I was given them), my intent was to repair and pawn them off. During the repair I noticed that the drivers were of decent quality and the cabinets were quite beefy... After I was done I gave them a listen and although I wouldn't say they were outstanding, they weren't that bad... nothing special about the high end, but the bass extention was good for an 8 inch driver. I've still got 'em....Jim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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