Some Monitor 10's, Curtis Mathis, and ?

TNHNDYMAN
TNHNDYMAN Posts: 2,145
edited January 2011 in Vintage Speakers
Looking at this CL ad and I may try to get these 10's for $25 but the other stuff to part out on ebay or garage sale later. But the speaker that has me stumped is in the picture in the lower right w/ the drivers in view from behind, does anyone know what this is and what do you think?

http://tricities.craigslist.org/for/2180167332.html
2-ch System: Parasound P/LD 2000 pre, Parasound HCA-1000 amp, Parasound T/DQ Tuner, Phase Technology PC-100 Tower speakers, Technics SL-1600 Turntable, Denon 2910 SACD/CD player, Peachtree DAC iT and X1asynchorus USB converter, HSU VTF-3 subwoofer.

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  • jimbo1421
    jimbo1421 Posts: 772
    edited January 2011
    I NEVER READ ADVERTISEMENTS THAT ARE ALL IN CAPITAL LETTERS. IT'S TOO STRESSFUL.

    Jim
    5.1 System:
    TCL R613 55" 4K
    Front: SRS-3.1TL
    Center: CS400i
    Surround: Monitor 10B
    PSW10 subwoofer
    Onkyo PR-SC886P Pre/Pro
    NAD T955 5 channel power amplifier
    Technics SL-1710 MK2 turntable
    Audio-Technica AT14Sa cartridge
    Parasound P3 pre-amp
    Oppo BDP-103 Blu-Ray
    2014 MacBook Pro 2.8 GHz

    2.0 Office System:
    Monitor 10A (Peerless)
    Outlaw 1050 receiver
    Parasound HCA-1000A power amp
    MacPro
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  • TNHNDYMAN
    TNHNDYMAN Posts: 2,145
    edited January 2011
    I know what you mean, just reading it made me wonder what I'll find if I go have a look.
    2-ch System: Parasound P/LD 2000 pre, Parasound HCA-1000 amp, Parasound T/DQ Tuner, Phase Technology PC-100 Tower speakers, Technics SL-1600 Turntable, Denon 2910 SACD/CD player, Peachtree DAC iT and X1asynchorus USB converter, HSU VTF-3 subwoofer.

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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited January 2011
    At $50, take it all and run!
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited January 2011
    Seriously, take it and run. In the pics the Monitor 10's have peerless tweeters. If they work they are worth the cost by themselves.

    Wish I was closer, I would grab it all..
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited January 2011
    I'd suggest you get your **** in gear and get down there before i decide to make a 5 hour drive to get it all.
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

    Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii

    Desk: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / ISK HD9999

    Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3

    HT: Denon AVR-X3400H / Sony UBP-X700 / RT16 / CS350LS / RT7 / SVS PB1000
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  • TNHNDYMAN
    TNHNDYMAN Posts: 2,145
    edited January 2011
    Will do :) I noticed the peerless just not happy most of the mids appear to be bad so I'll have to get it home and check it out closer. Again does anyone recognize the larger speaker with the backside of drivers visible? could this be the one he is refering to as a viking? Thanks for the motivation guys.
    2-ch System: Parasound P/LD 2000 pre, Parasound HCA-1000 amp, Parasound T/DQ Tuner, Phase Technology PC-100 Tower speakers, Technics SL-1600 Turntable, Denon 2910 SACD/CD player, Peachtree DAC iT and X1asynchorus USB converter, HSU VTF-3 subwoofer.

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,806
    edited January 2011
    THe tweeters are worth than the asking price if it is 50 smackers, and the mid-woofers are readily replaceable.

    N.B. I DIDN'T LOOK AT THE AD, GIVEN THE ADVICE IN THE FIRST REPLY :-)
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  • Rev. Hayes
    Rev. Hayes Posts: 475
    edited January 2011
    CL listing is deleted... Did you get them TNHNDYMAN?
    Sounds good to me...
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  • TNHNDYMAN
    TNHNDYMAN Posts: 2,145
    edited January 2011
    I did. :) Actually went to another sale as well and picked up a pair of ADC 303AX (about the size of a monitor 7) as well. I didn't even look under the grills unfortuately and found out at home that the tweeter are different, but still I got them 2 toys for my daughter and a 60lb weight set w/ bar for $25. So I'll give more details later and post some pics, they were rough but for everything I got for $75 I'm happy.
    2-ch System: Parasound P/LD 2000 pre, Parasound HCA-1000 amp, Parasound T/DQ Tuner, Phase Technology PC-100 Tower speakers, Technics SL-1600 Turntable, Denon 2910 SACD/CD player, Peachtree DAC iT and X1asynchorus USB converter, HSU VTF-3 subwoofer.

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  • TNHNDYMAN
    TNHNDYMAN Posts: 2,145
    edited January 2011
    OK guys here's an update and some pics. Overall am still happy because I have some stuff to play around with but there are some obvious problems. The Polks are very rough... 1 peerless works the other no sound but haven't pulled anything out of box yet.:frown: Also ea spk has a bad 6 1/2 so sound is crap and someone has refoamed these instead of the rubber surrounds. The passives seem ok. On the back of one speakers the terminal box is cracked on top, so that will need to be replaced as well. Did I mention they have a nice black paint job over the cabs.:eek: Are these older ones solid wood? If so I will sand and restain them. I'm considering ordering 4 of the replacement mids for my working pair of 10's and moving those other drivers to this rejected pair. How different is the crossover if I wanted to find another peerless and move those to the good pair? If not feasible then I'll just have to find one and replace in the older one. As to the other loot-- well the Curtis Mathes spk both work though they are cheap and might give to my son. The ADC actually are quite nice aside from the fact that one of the tweeters has been replaced with something more like a car speaker than anything resembling the original tweeter. The cabinets will clean up well and can be sanded and stained. If I can find an original tweeter then I'll probably keep them for now. The rest was mainly junk but was an interesting haul. I got 2 old AM car radio's one of which is for a Mercury and that might be of use to someone trying to redo a vintage ride. Also got some older 8 track car player and what looks like a pretty early pioneer car cassette player. The guy I got the ADC speakers from threw in a couple of toys for my daghter and a 60lb dumbell set w/ bar for an extra $5. All in all I had alot of fun and now can start looking for some drivers, tweets,a nd get my refinishing skills out of the closet. So far $75 spent will need more money to bring them back to life but I believe it will be a fun project.
    2-ch System: Parasound P/LD 2000 pre, Parasound HCA-1000 amp, Parasound T/DQ Tuner, Phase Technology PC-100 Tower speakers, Technics SL-1600 Turntable, Denon 2910 SACD/CD player, Peachtree DAC iT and X1asynchorus USB converter, HSU VTF-3 subwoofer.

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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited January 2011
    Those are the stock rubber surrounds. The older Polk's had a paper ring to help press the rubber surround into place when manufacturing them. I may have one or two of those drivers in GA. I won't be there until April though.
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
    Ben
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