Pair of Polk S6's for $40. Should I jump on it?

ROHfan
ROHfan Posts: 1,014
edited March 2011 in Speakers
Anyone ever hear these vintage Polks? Just saw them on CL in excellent condition. Comes with some cheesy rack stereo system. Was wondering if I should go snag 'em.
TV: 65" Samsung QLED 4K
Fronts: Energy RC70 --- Center: Energy RC-LCR
Front Heights: Polk RC65i --- Rears: Polk RC85i --- Sub: Power Sound Audio XS15
Pioneer VSX-1120K --- Parasound HCA-1000A --- Oppo BDP-103
Vincent Audio SA31 preamp --- Teac UD301 DAC
AIYIMA Tube T7 preamp --- Nobsound 12AX7 tube preamplifier
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  • silvertuner
    silvertuner Posts: 496
    edited December 2010
    walk dont run. i have a pair, they arent "omg amazing" by any means, but they are good speakers. for $40 thats a very fair price

    some cheap free sony speakers
    psw125
    denon 1610
    3.1 channel because i hate cables ran across the living room like that
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited December 2010
    Decent drivers, take it or leave it cabinets.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • aboroth00
    aboroth00 Posts: 1,106
    edited December 2010
    Check out Insignia speakers from Best buy. They're a bargain at 40$ and they go for sale a lot on ebay.
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  • aboroth00
    aboroth00 Posts: 1,106
    edited December 2010
    A lot of people also make modifications to the speakers to enhance their performance such as making them magnetically shielded
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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,393
    edited December 2010
    I recently picked up a pair of S8. They are very decent sounding speakers especially considering that they were Polk's more value oriented product. They have very good bass and the mids and highs are very pleasant. They image fairly well but can't compare to my mod'd RTA11TL. The cabinets are very solid except for the plastic border piece where the grill attaches.

    I say that for $40 the S6 is a no brainer, go for it. If you don't like them then you can resell them for at least as much or part them out. The MW8000 mid-woofer is no longer stocked by Polk and there is some demand. But if you are looking for a very good sounding budget system, you will not be disappointed.
    Stan

    Main 2ch:
    Polk LSi15 (DB840 upgrade), Parasound: P/LD-1100, HCA-1000A; Denon: DVD-2910, DRM-800A; Benchmark DAC1, Monster HTS3600-MKII, Grado SR-225i; Technics SL-J2, Parasound PPH-100.

    HT:
    Marantz SR7010, Polk: RTA11TL (RDO198-1, XO and Damping Upgrades), S4, CS250, PSW110 , Marantz UD5005, Pioneer PL-530, Panasonic TC-P42S60

    Other stuff:
    Denon: DRA-835R, AVR-888, DCD-660, DRM-700A, DRR-780; Polk: S8, Monitor 5A, 5B, TSi100, RM7, PSW10 (DXi104 upgrade); Pioneer: CT-6R; Onkyo CP-1046F; Ortofon OM5E, Marantz: PM5004, CD5004, CDR-615; Parasound C/PT-600, HCA-800ii, Sony CDP-650ESD, Technics SA 5070, B&W DM601
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  • mikewerth
    mikewerth Posts: 1
    edited March 2011
    do u know how i can get a mid for the 1993 parts i neeed a mid. model #mw8000. or any iday on what i can replace it with? thank ya
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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,393
    edited March 2011
    You can check with Polk Audio parts (customer service) but I don't think they have the MW8000 available anymore. They do have the SL-5000 tweeters. Keep an eye on the For Sale section, post in the Wanted and keep an eye on EB.

    I am not aware of any aftermarket that will be a suitable replacement acoustically, electrically and physically. I believe it is an odd size (7").

    Stan
    Stan

    Main 2ch:
    Polk LSi15 (DB840 upgrade), Parasound: P/LD-1100, HCA-1000A; Denon: DVD-2910, DRM-800A; Benchmark DAC1, Monster HTS3600-MKII, Grado SR-225i; Technics SL-J2, Parasound PPH-100.

    HT:
    Marantz SR7010, Polk: RTA11TL (RDO198-1, XO and Damping Upgrades), S4, CS250, PSW110 , Marantz UD5005, Pioneer PL-530, Panasonic TC-P42S60

    Other stuff:
    Denon: DRA-835R, AVR-888, DCD-660, DRM-700A, DRR-780; Polk: S8, Monitor 5A, 5B, TSi100, RM7, PSW10 (DXi104 upgrade); Pioneer: CT-6R; Onkyo CP-1046F; Ortofon OM5E, Marantz: PM5004, CD5004, CDR-615; Parasound C/PT-600, HCA-800ii, Sony CDP-650ESD, Technics SA 5070, B&W DM601
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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,393
    edited March 2011
    I see there are a couple MW8002 on EB. Might check with Polk CS to see if these would be a suitable replacement.
    http://cgi.ebay.com/Polk-MW8002-8002-6-5-Woofer-Speaker-RT400-/290548624315?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item43a60c2bbb

    Stan
    Stan

    Main 2ch:
    Polk LSi15 (DB840 upgrade), Parasound: P/LD-1100, HCA-1000A; Denon: DVD-2910, DRM-800A; Benchmark DAC1, Monster HTS3600-MKII, Grado SR-225i; Technics SL-J2, Parasound PPH-100.

    HT:
    Marantz SR7010, Polk: RTA11TL (RDO198-1, XO and Damping Upgrades), S4, CS250, PSW110 , Marantz UD5005, Pioneer PL-530, Panasonic TC-P42S60

    Other stuff:
    Denon: DRA-835R, AVR-888, DCD-660, DRM-700A, DRR-780; Polk: S8, Monitor 5A, 5B, TSi100, RM7, PSW10 (DXi104 upgrade); Pioneer: CT-6R; Onkyo CP-1046F; Ortofon OM5E, Marantz: PM5004, CD5004, CDR-615; Parasound C/PT-600, HCA-800ii, Sony CDP-650ESD, Technics SA 5070, B&W DM601
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