Model 7 grille/cabinet design

DON73
DON73 Posts: 516
edited February 2011 in Vintage Speakers
OK. I did a search. When were Monitor 7Cs with a short grille and the logo on the cabinet made? Are they the latest or fairly early? Were many made with this grille design? Thanks.
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  • DON73
    DON73 Posts: 516
    edited February 2011
    Twenty looks and no replies? Slow night. Maybe these old Monitors should have an Antique Speaker forum.:smile::smile:
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  • Bobsama
    Bobsama Posts: 526
    edited February 2011
    Those with a cabinet logo are early series. Those with the grille logo are later series.
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  • DON73
    DON73 Posts: 516
    edited February 2011
    Bobsama wrote: »
    Those with a cabinet logo are early series. Those with the grille logo are later series.



    Do the early ones have the short grille with a bit more of the cabinet showing at the bottom?
    Thanks Bobsama
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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,378
    edited February 2011
    Maybe this helps. My Monitor 5A's have the short grills with the logo on the bottom of the cabinet. They were manufactured in 1983.
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  • geppy1
    geppy1 Posts: 3,075
    edited February 2011
    The 7 7As ,7Bs all use the longer grill with badge (1977- 1983) The very late 7Bs and early 7Cs use short grill with name badge on the wood underneth Called the Revised Cabinet) (1983 to 1985) Not sure about late 7Cs
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  • DON73
    DON73 Posts: 516
    edited February 2011
    Thanks to everyone! Is this information compiled somewhere?
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,806
    edited February 2011
    They were late in the history of the speakers AFAIK. That was the question, yes?
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  • DON73
    DON73 Posts: 516
    edited February 2011
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    They were late in the history of the speakers AFAIK. That was the question, yes?


    Yes. I had heard that the 10s had a short grille at some time but I didn't know the 7s did. Is there any place on the web that goes into detail about the older Polks? Thanks.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,806
    edited February 2011
    FWIW, I have a good friend in Baltimore with 7s with the short grilles.
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  • Big Dawg
    Big Dawg Posts: 2,005
    edited February 2011
    FWIW, I have some Monitor 10Bs with the short grille. Use SL1000 tweeters with a fuse in the crossover.
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  • geppy1
    geppy1 Posts: 3,075
    edited February 2011
    What are we trying to find out here.?? The 7 s and 10s both went to a short grill around 1983. It was called the new or revised cabinet. I have even seen boxes stamped as such with red ink. Keith
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  • TennMan
    TennMan Posts: 1,266
    edited February 2011
    Any photos? I would like to see the differences.
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  • DON73
    DON73 Posts: 516
    edited February 2011
    geppy1 wrote: »
    What are we trying to find out here.?? The 7 s and 10s both went to a short grill around 1983. It was called the new or revised cabinet. I have even seen boxes stamped as such with red ink. Keith




    Just asking about 7s with short grille and logos on cabinet. I've never seen these and wondered if anyone else had. Seems like a few here have either seen or owned a pair. I am also looking for a source that identifies the the Polk speakers in the Older Monitor series. Do you guys just dig the info out of what's on the net and your personal experience? Polk list older speakers on their site but they only show/describe one speaker in a series.
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  • DON73
    DON73 Posts: 516
    edited February 2011
    Big Dawg wrote: »
    FWIW, I have some Monitor 10Bs with the short grille. Use SL1000 tweeters with a fuse in the crossover.



    The 7Cs I'm looking at have the SL 1000 tweeters. How do you like yours?
    The ones I'm looking at have wood veneer that looks very nice. Paying way too much for them though. Non disclosure:wink:
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