polk monitor 5 help

zippty2001
zippty2001 Posts: 232
edited December 2010 in Vintage Speakers
OK i was out shopping yesterday and found a set of older monitor 5's can some one tell me what they are i don't have pictures but heres what i see

front
a Polk sl1000 tweeter
a 6.5 midwoffer
8 inc passive
short grill with Polk logo on the front wood not the grill

back no markings crossover has 1 fuse

they are mint i have them on hold till Saturday just did not think M5 came with the sl1000 ???? should i jump or pass
price is around 50
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  • geoff727
    geoff727 Posts: 546
    edited December 2010
    Mid-'80's version. Like the ones on page 8 of this brochure.
    http://www.polksda.com/pdfs/1985Sales.pdf
    Polk SDA SRS 2
    Polk RTA 15tl
    Polk Monitor 7C
    Polk Lsi9
    Infinity RS-II (modded)
    Infinity RS-IIIa (modded)
    Infinity RS 2.5 x 2
    Magnepan 1.6QR (modded)

    System: http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?vevol&1290711373
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  • zippty2001
    zippty2001 Posts: 232
    edited December 2010
    thank you are they a good speaker??? is 50 to much to pay i know that 50 would be a good deal for the pearless but what about the sl1000
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  • vstarkwell
    vstarkwell Posts: 328
    edited December 2010
    They are good speakers for $50 I'd grab them ASAP
    Monitor 7C's With Tubes
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited December 2010
    If you didn't like them, you could make a profit by parting them out. $50 is a good price IMO.:smile:
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited December 2010
    5A's or early 5B's

    $50 is about right if they are fully functioning and look decent.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited December 2010
    heiney9 wrote: »
    5A's or early 5B's

    $50 is about right if they are fully functioning and look decent.

    H9

    Yep.

    You would be hard-pressed to find a better bookshelf for fifty bucks.
    2-Channel: PC > Schiit Eitr > Audio Research DAC-8 > Audio Research LS-26 > Pass Labs X-250.5 > Magnepan 3.7's

    Living Room: PC > Marantz AV-7703 > Emotiva XPA-5 > Sonus Faber Liuto Towers, Sonus Faber Liuto Center, Sonus Faber Liuto Bookshelves > Dual SVS PC12-Pluses

    Office: Phone/Tablet > AudioEngine B1 > McIntosh D100 > Bryston 4B-ST > Polk Audio LSiM-703's
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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited December 2010
    it's not uncommon to find mixed tweeters in the used vintage Polks
    it may have been replaced at some point in its life

    you should get a chance to listen to them
    then make a decision.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited December 2010
    AudioGenics wrote: »
    it's not uncommon to find mixed tweeters in the used vintage Polks
    it may have been replaced at some point in its life

    you should get a chance to listen to them
    then make a decision.

    Where did the OP say they had mixed tweeters? And no listening is nec., mixed tweeters should be fixed ASAP and the purchase price should reflect that.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • zippty2001
    zippty2001 Posts: 232
    edited December 2010
    no the M5 are not mixed i just did not think thay they came with sl1000 and as for sound not to bad
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited December 2010
    50$ isn't a bad price if they are in decent shape. That tweeter is a bit tinny though.
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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited December 2010
    zippty2001 wrote: »
    no the M5 are not mixed i just did not think thay they came with sl1000 and as for sound not to bad

    I read " a sl1000 " taking that to mean " a single " tweeter.

    $50 is a reasonable price for a used vintage speaker.

    especially ... if you think they " sound not to bad "

    Good Luck on your decision
    and
    Happy New Year !
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited December 2010
    AudioGenics wrote: »
    I read " a sl1000 " taking that to mean " a single " tweeter.

    All of his descriptions were singular not plural, why pick on just the tweeter?

    a Polk sl1000 tweeter
    a 6.5 midwoffer
    8 inc passive
    short grill with Polk logo on the front wood not the grill

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • zippty2001
    zippty2001 Posts: 232
    edited December 2010
    ya if your going to talk about my grammar and punctuation do it right lol o and spelling

    i love you guys

    thanks for all the help will go get the set Saturday morning
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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited December 2010
    that is cool...just trying to help no harm intended at all....

    starting the New Year
    with a nice set of speakers

    ENJOY !
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited December 2010
    AudioGenics wrote: »
    that is cool...just trying to help no harm intended at all....

    starting the New Year
    with a nice set of speakers

    ENJOY !

    Wasn't implying harm..........just didn't know where you pulled the info from.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • zippty2001
    zippty2001 Posts: 232
    edited December 2010
    hay guys i am a smart **** i am just playing
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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited December 2010
    did you feel the earthquake in indiana ?

    or was that your new monitor 5's pounding
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  • zippty2001
    zippty2001 Posts: 232
    edited December 2010
    yes i did i though it was a big truck running past
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