Goodwill find

rromeo923
rromeo923 Posts: 1,513
edited July 2011 in Vintage Speakers
A Pair of Monitor 5A's in very good condition (some scratches on top of one )
w/peerless tweets. $30

Missing the fuses. The goodwill guy said they had the fuses but it looks like someone stole them. Hmmmm.

What kind of fuses do these take? Can I get the fuses at a place like Radio Shack or do I have to go to Polk?
I got static in my head
The reflected sound of everything
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,447
    edited July 2011
    they just take a fast blow you can get anywhere. I'm not sure if it is .75amp or 1.0 amp My sda1 signatures take a 1.0amp
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited July 2011
    The fuse is a .75 amp fuse. Quick blow not slow.
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  • emionence1963
    emionence1963 Posts: 32
    edited July 2011
    rromeo923 wrote: »
    A Pair of Monitor 5A's in very good condition (some scratches on top of one )
    w/peerless tweets. $30

    Missing the fuses. The goodwill guy said they had the fuses but it looks like someone stole them. Hmmmm.

    What kind of fuses do these take? Can I get the fuses at a place like Radio Shack or do I have to go to Polk?

    Do they look like one of these:biggrin::biggrin:
    DSCN0062.jpg
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  • emionence1963
    emionence1963 Posts: 32
    edited July 2011
    rromeo923 wrote: »
    A Pair of Monitor 5A's in very good condition (some scratches on top of one )
    w/peerless tweets. $30

    Missing the fuses. The goodwill guy said they had the fuses but it looks like someone stole them. Hmmmm.

    What kind of fuses do these take? Can I get the fuses at a place like Radio Shack or do I have to go to Polk?

    You going to use them for HT or strictly 2 channel?:confused:
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited July 2011
    Congrats! I have a pair of the 5As with the peerless as well. They're a sweet speaker...what are you going to power them with?

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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  • rromeo923
    rromeo923 Posts: 1,513
    edited July 2011
    Not sure what I am gonna do. I have too many speakers!! Gonna get some fuses and test them out.

    May go for sale.??
    I got static in my head
    The reflected sound of everything
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  • audio_alan
    audio_alan Posts: 770
    edited July 2011
    rromeo923 wrote: »
    Not sure what I am gonna do. I have too many speakers!! Gonna get some fuses and test them out.

    May go for sale.??

    You lost me there. Too many speakers? There's no such thing. Hahaha :wink: :biggrin:

    Congrats on the new set.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited July 2011
    Good Luck!

    I currently have 5 pairs of speakers in my home office (the 5s, JBLs, Energy, LSI-7s, and a set of Cambridge Soundworks Model Sixes) and am picking up some Large Advents that will be tested there before they move on to (possibly) the garage.

    My favorite little system at the moment, for casual listening, is a Nakamichi CA-5/Adcom GFA-545 on the Model Six speakers by Kloss. Cheap, cheap, cheap but so 'musical'! Operating with that system a cheap 5 dollar Technics (Goodwill) tuner from the 80s, and a Pioneer BDP-51FD as the CD/Video player bought for a ridiculously low close-out price.

    Highly recommended as a 'budget' system for a small to mid-sized room YMMV.

    Too many speakers...I don't think so.

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited July 2011
    rromoeo-did you get these in the westminster goodwill?
    get off my corner ya bumb!!!
    Main Rig-Realistic AM/FM Record player 8 track boasting 4 WPC

    Backup Rig-2 CH-Rogue Audio Zeus w/Factory Special Dark Mods,Joule-Electra 300ME Platinum Preamp,OPPO-105 w/Modwright Tube Mod, Auralic Aries G2.1,Polk 2.3TL,3.1TL's,Dreadnought,RTA-15TL's,1C's All Fully Modded,2xRTA-12c's ,Benchmark DAC3 HGC,Synology NAS,VPI Scout w/Dynavector DV-20XH and Rogue Audio Ares Phono Preamp,Sony PCM-R500 DAT,HHB-850 Pro CDR,Tascam CC-222SLMKII Cassette/CDR,MIT S3.3 Shotgun Cables,Shunyata Hyra-8,Shunyata and Triode Labs Power Cords

    I’M OFFENDED!!!!
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  • Oldfatdogs
    Oldfatdogs Posts: 1,874
    edited July 2011
    Nice find. Coming this fall to your tv set .POLK hoarders !!
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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited July 2011
    Oldfatdogs wrote: »
    Nice find. Coming this fall to your tv set .POLK hoarders !!

    no chit!
    Main Rig-Realistic AM/FM Record player 8 track boasting 4 WPC

    Backup Rig-2 CH-Rogue Audio Zeus w/Factory Special Dark Mods,Joule-Electra 300ME Platinum Preamp,OPPO-105 w/Modwright Tube Mod, Auralic Aries G2.1,Polk 2.3TL,3.1TL's,Dreadnought,RTA-15TL's,1C's All Fully Modded,2xRTA-12c's ,Benchmark DAC3 HGC,Synology NAS,VPI Scout w/Dynavector DV-20XH and Rogue Audio Ares Phono Preamp,Sony PCM-R500 DAT,HHB-850 Pro CDR,Tascam CC-222SLMKII Cassette/CDR,MIT S3.3 Shotgun Cables,Shunyata Hyra-8,Shunyata and Triode Labs Power Cords

    I’M OFFENDED!!!!
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited July 2011
    rromeo923 wrote: »
    Not sure what I am gonna do. I have too many speakers!! Gonna get some fuses and test them out.

    May go for sale.??

    You don't *have* to have fuses to test them. You can bridge the holder and see if the tweeters work. Just use some common sense with the volume knob (and use quality power)
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • rromeo923
    rromeo923 Posts: 1,513
    edited July 2011
    brgman wrote: »
    rromoeo-did you get these in the westminster goodwill?
    get off my corner ya bumb!!!

    Eldersburg Goodwill.

    However, I was in Westminster this morning but didnt think about the Westminster Goodwill. Hmmmm, Now you got me thinking...:wink:
    I got static in my head
    The reflected sound of everything
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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited July 2011
    rromeo923 wrote: »
    Eldersburg Goodwill.

    However, I was in Westminster this morning but didnt think about the Westminster Goodwill. Hmmmm, Now you got me thinking...:wink:

    speaker ****!
    Main Rig-Realistic AM/FM Record player 8 track boasting 4 WPC

    Backup Rig-2 CH-Rogue Audio Zeus w/Factory Special Dark Mods,Joule-Electra 300ME Platinum Preamp,OPPO-105 w/Modwright Tube Mod, Auralic Aries G2.1,Polk 2.3TL,3.1TL's,Dreadnought,RTA-15TL's,1C's All Fully Modded,2xRTA-12c's ,Benchmark DAC3 HGC,Synology NAS,VPI Scout w/Dynavector DV-20XH and Rogue Audio Ares Phono Preamp,Sony PCM-R500 DAT,HHB-850 Pro CDR,Tascam CC-222SLMKII Cassette/CDR,MIT S3.3 Shotgun Cables,Shunyata Hyra-8,Shunyata and Triode Labs Power Cords

    I’M OFFENDED!!!!
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  • ncbuckeye3
    ncbuckeye3 Posts: 38
    edited July 2011
    My Goodwill always sucks, never found anything there.

    I have 9 sets of speakers here:

    Monitor 10B in black
    Monitor 10B in Walnut (?)
    Monitor 10A in woodgrain
    Monitor 5B
    Monitor 5jr
    Monitor 4
    Interaudio by Bose

    Using a Monitor 5jr as a Center Channel in my Home Theater setup.

    Also, some crappy set of Mitsubishi speakers in the garage some guy gave me a few weeks ago.

    I guess I have way too many.
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  • emionence1963
    emionence1963 Posts: 32
    edited July 2011
    ncbuckeye3 wrote: »
    My Goodwill always sucks, never found anything there.

    I have 9 sets of speakers here:

    Monitor 10B in black
    Monitor 10B in Walnut (?)
    Monitor 10A in woodgrain
    Monitor 5B
    Monitor 5jr
    Monitor 4
    Interaudio by Bose

    Using a Monitor 5jr as a Center Channel in my Home Theater setup.

    Also, some crappy set of Mitsubishi speakers in the garage some guy gave me a few weeks ago.

    I guess I have way too many.

    Holy smackers ncbuckey:eek:
    You can never have enough speakers to tinker with:biggrin:
    Especialy the Polks:cool:
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited July 2011
    brgman wrote: »
    speaker ****!

    You should talk !! I believe you Shanghai'd those 2.3TLs out from under me in December!:mad::biggrin:
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited July 2011
    I don't know about the M5's fuse but, my 10As w/peerless require a 1 amp fuse.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited July 2011
    rromeo923 wrote: »
    Eldersburg Goodwill.

    However, I was in Westminster this morning but didnt think about the Westminster Goodwill. Hmmmm, Now you got me thinking...:wink:

    I love that pit beef joint in Eldersburg ! (Smokey's ??) Try it sometime.:wink:
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  • rromeo923
    rromeo923 Posts: 1,513
    edited July 2011
    Been to Smokeys and like it. However, better pit beef at the other end of Eldersburg at The Bullpen. 26 and Klees Mill.
    I got static in my head
    The reflected sound of everything
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  • wayne3burk
    wayne3burk Posts: 939
    edited July 2011
    not that i'm into cross-posting; but my latest thrift-store find was a pair of realistic Nova 10s....

    I had seen a pair of these a little over a year ago and was intrigued by the fact that they were have an 8" woofer with a corresponding 8" passive radiator - and were apparently designed before there was a Polk Audio.

    Anyways - like someone else said - you can't have too many speakers

    Pre
    Yamaha RX-V2700, EMI 711As (front), RCA K-16 (rear), Magnavox Console (Center & TV Stand), Sony SMP-N200 media streamer, Dual 1249 TT =--- Sharp Aquas 60" LCD tellie
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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited July 2011
    gdb wrote: »
    You should talk !! I believe you Shanghai'd those 2.3TLs out from under me in December!:mad::biggrin:

    December,hmmmm?
    from York?
    Main Rig-Realistic AM/FM Record player 8 track boasting 4 WPC

    Backup Rig-2 CH-Rogue Audio Zeus w/Factory Special Dark Mods,Joule-Electra 300ME Platinum Preamp,OPPO-105 w/Modwright Tube Mod, Auralic Aries G2.1,Polk 2.3TL,3.1TL's,Dreadnought,RTA-15TL's,1C's All Fully Modded,2xRTA-12c's ,Benchmark DAC3 HGC,Synology NAS,VPI Scout w/Dynavector DV-20XH and Rogue Audio Ares Phono Preamp,Sony PCM-R500 DAT,HHB-850 Pro CDR,Tascam CC-222SLMKII Cassette/CDR,MIT S3.3 Shotgun Cables,Shunyata Hyra-8,Shunyata and Triode Labs Power Cords

    I’M OFFENDED!!!!
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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited July 2011
    gdb wrote: »
    I love that pit beef joint in Eldersburg ! (Smokey's ??) Try it sometime.:wink:

    Geez i grew up in Eldersburg and now i know more people on this forum than i do in Eldersburg nowadays.Crazy!
    Main Rig-Realistic AM/FM Record player 8 track boasting 4 WPC

    Backup Rig-2 CH-Rogue Audio Zeus w/Factory Special Dark Mods,Joule-Electra 300ME Platinum Preamp,OPPO-105 w/Modwright Tube Mod, Auralic Aries G2.1,Polk 2.3TL,3.1TL's,Dreadnought,RTA-15TL's,1C's All Fully Modded,2xRTA-12c's ,Benchmark DAC3 HGC,Synology NAS,VPI Scout w/Dynavector DV-20XH and Rogue Audio Ares Phono Preamp,Sony PCM-R500 DAT,HHB-850 Pro CDR,Tascam CC-222SLMKII Cassette/CDR,MIT S3.3 Shotgun Cables,Shunyata Hyra-8,Shunyata and Triode Labs Power Cords

    I’M OFFENDED!!!!
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,124
    edited July 2011
    I have to many speakers also Rtia'5s Rtia3's Acoustic Research AR 58s Acoustic Research AR 18s Cerwin Vegas VS 100s Bose 301's easy fellas they are in the garage and they sound pretty decent hooked up to my old marantz reciever, I was sooo close to owning a pair of RtiA7's some guy was selling his on craigs list for $450 for the pair I told him I would call him back and someone beat me to them when I did call back he did offer me his Rtia3's for $ 175 a pair but since I already have a pair I passed on those Rats I really wanted those A7's at that price. I wish I could find some monitors at our local Good will but have not found anything decent as far as stereo gear goes at ours
    Home Theater
    Parasound Halo A 31 OnkyoTX-NR838 Sony XBR55X850B 55" 4K RtiA9 Fronts CsiA6 Center RtiA3 Rears FxiA6 Side Surrounds Dual Psw 111's Oppo 105D Signal Ultra Speaker Cables & IC's Signal Magic Power Cable Technics SL Q300 Panamax MR4300 Audioquest Chocolate HDMI Cables Audioquest Forest USB Cable

    2 Channel
    Adcom 555II Vincent SA-T1 Marantz SA 15S2 Denon DR-M11 Clearaudio Bluemotion SDA 2.3tl's (Z) edition MIT Terminator II Speaker Cables & IC's Adcom 545II Adcom Gtp-450 Marantz CD5004 Technics M245X SDA 2B's, SDA CRS+

    Stuff for the Head
    JD LABS C5 Headphone Amplifier, Sennheiser HD 598, Polk Audio Buckle, Polk Audio Hinge, Velodyne vPulse, Bose IE2, Sennheiser CX 200 Street II, Sennheiser MX 365

    Shower & Off the beaten path Rigs
    Polk Audio Boom Swimmer, Polk Audio Urchin B)
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited July 2011
    I still prefer The Canopy in Elicott City for pit beef and the "looks" of the Bullpen place always kinda made me avoid it, now I'll have to try it!:smile: Can't stand The Crab Shanty anymore, really gone downhill IMO.:frown:
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited July 2011
    wayne3burk wrote: »
    not that i'm into cross-posting; but my latest thrift-store find was a pair of realistic Nova 10s....

    I had seen a pair of these a little over a year ago and was intrigued by the fact that they were have an 8" woofer with a corresponding 8" passive radiator - and were apparently designed before there was a Polk Audio.

    Anyways - like someone else said - you can't have too many speakers

    Pre

    That's interesting that they pre-date Polk.
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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited July 2011
    gdb wrote: »
    I still prefer The Canopy in Elicott City for pit beef and the "looks" of the Bullpen place always kinda made me avoid it, now I'll have to try it!:smile: Can't stand The Crab Shanty anymore, really gone downhill IMO.:frown:

    Canopy was always good.I lived in catonsville for a good while and frequented them.
    Tangiers in Randallstown and Eldersburg was the place to go for seafood when they were around.
    Ever hit Nino Taco when they were on Liberty Rd?
    Main Rig-Realistic AM/FM Record player 8 track boasting 4 WPC

    Backup Rig-2 CH-Rogue Audio Zeus w/Factory Special Dark Mods,Joule-Electra 300ME Platinum Preamp,OPPO-105 w/Modwright Tube Mod, Auralic Aries G2.1,Polk 2.3TL,3.1TL's,Dreadnought,RTA-15TL's,1C's All Fully Modded,2xRTA-12c's ,Benchmark DAC3 HGC,Synology NAS,VPI Scout w/Dynavector DV-20XH and Rogue Audio Ares Phono Preamp,Sony PCM-R500 DAT,HHB-850 Pro CDR,Tascam CC-222SLMKII Cassette/CDR,MIT S3.3 Shotgun Cables,Shunyata Hyra-8,Shunyata and Triode Labs Power Cords

    I’M OFFENDED!!!!
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  • rromeo923
    rromeo923 Posts: 1,513
    edited July 2011
    Nino Taco is good!

    IMO Bullpen much better than The Canopy.

    Actually my favorite Pit Beef was Pioneer Pit Beef on Rolling Road!

    I have buddy now working, managing Crab Shanty and am hoping he can do good things for the place. He already has started to book some music acts.
    I got static in my head
    The reflected sound of everything
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  • nwohlford
    nwohlford Posts: 700
    edited July 2011
    I grew up on The Canopy on Route 40 in Ellicott City, but I have not been back there in a while (it was never really the same after the fire). I occasionally go to the one in Glen Burnie when I am in Baltimore. I may have to try out the Bullpen sometime, but I am rarely on the east side of Baltimore.
    I think that it is weird that pit beef does not seem to exist in the DC area.
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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited July 2011
    some place around dundalk gets rave reviews also.i think it made the food channel also.
    forget the name..
    Main Rig-Realistic AM/FM Record player 8 track boasting 4 WPC

    Backup Rig-2 CH-Rogue Audio Zeus w/Factory Special Dark Mods,Joule-Electra 300ME Platinum Preamp,OPPO-105 w/Modwright Tube Mod, Auralic Aries G2.1,Polk 2.3TL,3.1TL's,Dreadnought,RTA-15TL's,1C's All Fully Modded,2xRTA-12c's ,Benchmark DAC3 HGC,Synology NAS,VPI Scout w/Dynavector DV-20XH and Rogue Audio Ares Phono Preamp,Sony PCM-R500 DAT,HHB-850 Pro CDR,Tascam CC-222SLMKII Cassette/CDR,MIT S3.3 Shotgun Cables,Shunyata Hyra-8,Shunyata and Triode Labs Power Cords

    I’M OFFENDED!!!!
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