Been buying vintages speakers

KentFj
KentFj Posts: 32
edited May 2011 in Vintage Speakers
Howdy All,
I been lurker for long time :eek: Polk lover since bought SDA2 in Germany 1984. Yeah I am old . Got back into Stereo couple years back have since collected pair of each monitor 12,10,7 series II and just bought what was suppose to be SDA 1C ... they sounded great got home ( 180 miles ) didn't sound good :(
took the offending speaker apart and found lose wires... worse part was also found out they were MW6509 SDA 1B .... :) (sucks that people don't know or are dishonest...but shame on me for not doing my home work !! ) Nice speakers still , but not what I wanted . after repairing the spade connections, had a listen for couple of hours . noticed some distortion :( one of the drivers is bad MW6509 there is also one that is also scratched so I am looking for a couple of MW6509's So if any one has spare or 2 please let me know :) .



I was also lucky enough to pick up a pair of Carver ALS ( 2- 30 inch ribbons and 4-12 in 16 ohm woofers MOD ) they were not soldiered well , actually very BAD... so I rewired and ran them with 125 Kenwood for 3 hours sounded great :) ... nut Yes it killed the Kenwood so if anyone has a nice amp that can drive low ohm ( amp killing speaker) for not to much :) I would like t hear from you also ...

I love my Polks and will continues to collect them . but if anyone reading this gets a chance to hear the Carver ALS speakers , I think it is definitely worth your time :)

thanks for your time

Kent
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited May 2011
    There are some amps currently in the Flea Market from solid members/Polkies. Welcome.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • aviator
    aviator Posts: 159
    edited May 2011
    "since bought SDA2 in Germany 1984. Yeah I am old."

    If that makes you old, then I must be ancient.
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  • KentFj
    KentFj Posts: 32
    edited May 2011
    I was 24 old army guy at the time :)
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  • aviator
    aviator Posts: 159
    edited May 2011
    KentFj wrote: »
    I was 24 old army guy at the time :)

    First half of 1968, 12th Combat Engineers, 8th Infantry at Dexheim, Germany then off to the RVN.

    And that was a long, long time ago most ways, but yesterday in some.
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  • civilian
    civilian Posts: 357
    edited May 2011
    KentFj wrote: »
    I was 24 old army guy at the time :)
    aviator wrote: »
    First half of 1968, 12th Combat Engineers, 8th Infantry at Dexheim, Germany then off to the RVN.

    Thank you both!
    Keep searching Kent, that's half the fun.
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  • rromeo923
    rromeo923 Posts: 1,513
    edited May 2011
    I was only 21 in 1984! Wow you guys are old! J/k : )
    I got static in my head
    The reflected sound of everything
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  • renowilliams
    renowilliams Posts: 920
    edited May 2011
    I have a pair of 1B's and I think there great. I haven't herd a pair of 1c's but I can't imagine them being much different.
    "They're always talking about my drinking, but never mention my thirst" Oscar Wilde


    Pre-Amp: Anthem AVM 20
    Amp: Carver TFM-35
    Amp: Rotel RB-870BX
    Fronts : SDA 1B w/ RDO-194s
    T.V.:Plasma TC-P54G25
    Bluray: Oppo BDP-93
    Speaker Cables: MIT Terminater
    Interconnect Cables:DH Labs Silver Sonic BL-1isonic
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited May 2011
    Hehehe..... I was 1 in 1984 :eek::tongue::biggrin:
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • bsoko2
    bsoko2 Posts: 1,449
    edited May 2011
    USMC - Cuba '62, Nam '63 & '65 - that's old.
    My 2012 HT Room - http://www.avsforum.com/t/1416077/bsoko2-new-ht-june-2012
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  • DON73
    DON73 Posts: 516
    edited May 2011
    Welcome! I've about decided that vintage speakers are less of a $$risk than vintage electronics for a lot of us.

    AGE I retired from the military after 21years in 1976! My third grade teacher cried when Roosevelt died. I stayed up late listening to the Truman/ Dewey election news. We used to sit around the radio watching the heavyweight fights.
    Buster Brown was on the radio on Sats. and I'd hurry up raking leaves so I could watch it. I'd rake them up in a pile and burn it. Grandma made soap in a large cast iron kettle in the driveway and it was my job to keep the fire going. I liked to reach up to wind up my Grandma's Victrola and listen to her 78s. Had a stylus about the size of a small finishing nail.
    TO ERR IS HUMAN. TO FORGIVE IS CANINE.
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited May 2011
    Damn Don, you are old. he he Just Kidding. Although you make me feel so young.

    Let's see in 1984 I was 11. I had a Panasonic Stereo with Thruster speakers. I traded in the thrusters for Polk's when I was 12-13 (Monitor 10's) traded them in for Monitor 7's. Boy that was a long long time ago.
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  • aviator
    aviator Posts: 159
    edited May 2011
    "Grandma made soap in a large cast iron kettle in the driveway and it was my job to keep the fire going."

    Did that kettle do double duty with hot water to pluck chickens? My grandma's did.
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  • skipf
    skipf Posts: 694
    edited May 2011
    Your Carver ALS can dip as low as 1 ohm, so you need an amp capable of handeling such loads. Carver Silver 9t & 7t monoblocks were designed to handle the ALS loads, and do so quite well.
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  • DON73
    DON73 Posts: 516
    edited May 2011
    Joe08867 wrote: »
    Damn Don, you are old. he he Just Kidding. Although you make me feel so young.




    I doubt anyone will come along to make me feel younger.
    One advantage I have is that all warranties over 90 days are worthless.
    TO ERR IS HUMAN. TO FORGIVE IS CANINE.
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  • KentFj
    KentFj Posts: 32
    edited May 2011
    WOW I stand correct I am a middle aged Man :cool:

    Thanks guys ... Didn't find the equipment but now realize I have a long time to find it :biggrin: lol


    Yes skip I did read they can dip that low so I am looking in that area ...
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  • HB27
    HB27 Posts: 1,518
    edited May 2011
    bsoko2 wrote: »
    USMC - Cuba '62, Nam '63 & '65 - that's old.

    Retired USMC '87 Semper Fi!
    I'm not old, just starting to rust a little.
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,338
    edited May 2011
    Nice to see so many "mature" Vets here. Thanks for your service to our Country. My age fits in with you folks!
    Carl

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  • chandler9a
    chandler9a Posts: 878
    edited May 2011
    YES, thank you to all of you who have served our Country!
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  • bsoko2
    bsoko2 Posts: 1,449
    edited May 2011
    HB27 wrote: »
    Retired USMC '87 Semper Fi!
    I'm not old, just starting to rust a little.

    Remember the first time a city kid called his rifle a gun -

    This is my rifle,
    this is my gun,
    this is for fighten,
    and this is for fun!
    My 2012 HT Room - http://www.avsforum.com/t/1416077/bsoko2-new-ht-june-2012
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