Vintage Polk Audio Monitor Series 4 Speakers 4 82754
Mike Kozak
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I just bought a pair of these on ebay for 50.00. did I get a good deal?
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Do they have the Zelda triforce tweeters? If so that's about fair.
Do they have the black dome Peerless tweeters with the home in the center? If so you got a pretty good deal, about half what they're worth.afterburnt wrote: »They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.
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Do they have the Zelda triforce tweeters? If so that's about fair.
Do they have the black dome Peerless tweeters with the home in the center? If so you got a pretty good deal, about half what they're worth.
How are those triforce tweets? I have TONS of the M4s with those tweets going for $30-$40 in my area but never bit because I don't know about the tweeters.Just a dude doing dude-ly things
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codycatalist wrote: »Do they have the Zelda triforce tweeters? If so that's about fair.
Do they have the black dome Peerless tweeters with the home in the center? If so you got a pretty good deal, about half what they're worth.
How are those triforce tweets? I have TONS of the M4s with those tweets going for $30-$40 in my area but never bit because I don't know about the tweeters.
That's just what I call them, it's not a common term for them.
afterburnt wrote: »They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.
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IMO The tweeters are ok. They are not as smooth and sweet as a peerless or RD0. They are detailed and I would say a bit crisp, but I never found them fatiguing. Less harsh than the SL2000, and IMO better at everything than the SL2500. They will rock if you push them, but there is no real bass.
The main issue with the early M4's is port whistle if they get really low bass. The whistle is largely mitigated with the grills on, but that adds just a little chuffing. With the grills off you can hear it, especially if you boost the bass some for a fuller range, which is what I did when I didn't have a sub. Mine have the distinct vintage polk sound in the midrange. 5jr's do a bit better on bass overall.
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they do have the triforce tweeters
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Also bought a NAD 7220pe receiver to drive them. Excited to hook it all up!!
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They are near field monitors only, 80 sqft would be the most I'd expect them to fill. If you treat them as such, they should perform satisfactorily.
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codycatalist wrote: »Do they have the Zelda triforce tweeters? If so that's about fair.
Do they have the black dome Peerless tweeters with the home in the center? If so you got a pretty good deal, about half what they're worth.
How are those triforce tweets? I have TONS of the M4s with those tweets going for $30-$40 in my area but never bit because I don't know about the tweeters.
That's just what I call them, it's not a common term for them.
Love Zelda! I figured that was a home brewed name but I likes it.
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" I have always had a champange taste with a beer budget" - Rick88
"Just because the thread is getting views don't mean much .. I like a good train wreck doesn't mean i want to be in one..." - pitdogg2
"Those that don't know, don't know that they don't know." - heiney9
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Anyone know where I can get a pair of tweeters for these?
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Taiwan.
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Anyone know where I can get a pair of tweeters for these?
Welcome to the forum!
On eBay right now. A pair for less than 20 bucks!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/PAIR-POLK-AUDIO-MONITOR-SERIES-4-TWEETERS/382612387036?hash=item591579b4dc:g:xDsAAOSwxblbLcRhBasement: 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
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Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD. -
Anyone know where I can get a pair of tweeters for these?
Welcome to the forum!
On eBay right now. A pair for less than 20 bucks!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/PAIR-POLK-AUDIO-MONITOR-SERIES-4-TWEETERS/382612387036?hash=item591579b4dc:g:xDsAAOSwxblbLcRh
I dun tolded ya sew!
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Those tweeters were ubiquitous for a while (quite a while).
Here, e.g., is a pair of Cambridge Soundworks (CSW) Model Seventeens with the same (or extremely similar) tweeters.
CSW17 by Mark Hardy, on Flickr
The earliest morph of the Polk Audio Monitor 4 used the same Peerless 1" silk dome tweeters as its contemporaries (Monitor 5, 7, 10). These were quite nice little loudspeakers (wish I had a pair, in fact).
source: https://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/153961/polk-4s-with-peerless-tweeters
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Sorry dude, you can't sell here yet.If interested in purchasing email me at
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My 4's have 4 ohm M4 tweeters Also has8146g And they are mane in Japan.
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Mine have that tweeter and are what introduced me to the Polk sound. I love that tweeter, for the period. Orchestral music was awesome on these things.2-channelBelles 22A Pre, Emotiva XPA-2 Gen 2, Marantz SA8005, Pro-Ject RPM-10 Turntable, Pro-Ject Phono Box DS3B, Polk Audio Legend L800's, AudioQuest Cable throughout.
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The ones above with the Danish tweeters have been on my wish list but they seem to be kind of scare.
