Need help identifying speakers...

knie0012
knie0012 Posts: 47
edited June 2010 in Vintage Speakers
I have a set of speakers I bought off craigslist...decent set, Polk, stickers on back have serial number and a "7" on them...any clue? They are from the 70's I believe, thus, why I posted in the vintage section.

I have a kenwood KR-7600 powering them which sounds great...any suggestings of what the speakers?

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Thanks in advance,
Jason
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,994
    edited June 2010
    Later Monitor 7A (or early 7B?) by the looks of it. Peerless tweeter; pegs for the grille instead of "super-Velcro"
    How many fuses on the back?

    Here's my 1978 Monitor 7A for comparison.

    Polkmonitor7Asn4900.jpg

    EDIT Oy the mass loading on your PR is different; I'm gonna vote Monitor 7B.

    FWIW here's what the very original "Monitor Series Model 7" looked like:

    earlypolkfamilyportrait.jpg
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,192
    edited June 2010
    Lucky find there!!;)

    Enjoy.:D
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • dane_peterson
    dane_peterson Posts: 1,903
    edited June 2010
    Very nice!
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  • knie0012
    knie0012 Posts: 47
    edited June 2010
    Thanks for the early replies. There is a single external fuse above the wire jacks...in perfect shape.

    Any other opinions or thoughts on how these speakers rate?

    Jason
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  • knie0012
    knie0012 Posts: 47
    edited June 2010
    I do not own these, but have a chance to buy them for 65 bucks.

    Do you know what these are?

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    And is 65 a decent price?

    Thanks again for you patience.

    JAson
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    edited June 2010
    knie0012 wrote: »
    I do not own these, but have a chance to buy them for 65 bucks.

    Do you know what these are?

    3k33m33o45W35U25P3a68cc89e6951d9617.jpg

    And is 65 a decent price?

    Thanks again for you patience.

    JAson
    Yes.
    Run
    Now
    Don't hesitate.

    12B,s I think. anybody?
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,994
    edited June 2010
    knie0012 wrote: »
    Any other opinions or thoughts on how these speakers rate?

    Jason

    I've owned a pair for 32 years; I think they're OK :-)
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited June 2010
    Monitor 7A's. I've got a pair exactly like them, and they sound magnificent. Probably somewhat later production examples.
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  • CTTE
    CTTE Posts: 183
    edited June 2010
    I've got a pair just like them, also marked "7" that I bought new in '79. A happy accident.
    It looks like you got the oak vinyl, mine are rosewood.

    They may be the best bargain speakers ever made. They image great, and pair them with a good musical subwoofer, and they're great.

    Welcome to Polk!
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