Monitor 11's

RuSsMaN
RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
edited September 2011 in Speakers
Thanks to Dave Muellenberg for picking these up and letting me swap some cables for them. I've always wanted to hear these, and finally have a chance. Interesting sort of 'transistional' speaker between the Monitor 10 and the RTA12. I didn't even realize these had a cascaded crossover, with a dedicated left and right speaker.

Now if I hadn't given my last pair of Peerless to another Polkie....SL1000 in all its glory looks to be the order of the day. I will say that the SL1000 is a good looking tweeter, I like the silver/grey facia, and the black logo.

I know there aren't a ton of these out there, so I'll keep em, maybe get them slightly *cough* modded, but for now I'm just going to roll stock and check it out. Worth a $50 bill I thought.

Cheers,
Russ
Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited September 2011
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Polk-Audio-H-F-Tweeter-Drivers-Vintage-Model-10-/220816436283?_trksid=p3286.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D3%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D2528388504443666006
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited September 2011
    Russ, since getting the rta12s you might be able to wrestle him for the peerless back.

    Nice looking speakers, 1st m11s I have seen.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited September 2011
    gdb, thanks for looking out, but those are filthy. I'll get with someone about an RDO mod eventually.

    Smithy, you know what, maybe I'll just show up and pummel him with a sack of hammers and just take the peerless back?
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,761
    edited September 2011
    Russ, behind one of the drivers should be some acoustic foam. Check to see if it's still in good condition. In one of the 11's my father has (with Peerless) the foam had rotted to the point that it fell to the bottom. The foam in the other was almost as bad. I replaced both pieces.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited September 2011
    Jesse, I'll crack em and check it out tonight.

    Skipper, no hurry, I'm fine with hearing them as intended, good, bad, or ugly.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,138
    edited September 2011
    Nice score...I like the looks of those and bet they sound great.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited September 2011
    Both fuses (tweets) blown, headed out into the garage. JHC!
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited September 2011
    Ok, running now, deck screws in place of fuses... All ghetto rigged now.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited September 2011
    You know, after putting them through the ringer tonight, I don't know that Pink Floyd 'The Final Cut' ever really sounded this good. It's a tad tilted on the top end, but I get it, I hear what they were going for. I think I might leave these stock and just enjoy the sound. A copper stick for the fuse, maybe a single Sonicap on the tweeter and some rings on the 65xx's, but other than that, great speaker!
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited September 2011
    They're only filthy when the grilles are off.:wink: I do believe they were bedded in Mortite.
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