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rromeo923
rromeo923 Posts: 1,513
edited April 2012 in Vintage Speakers
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I got static in my head
The reflected sound of everything
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  • DaveHo
    DaveHo Posts: 3,529
    edited March 2012
    FrankenPolk? Ports & a passive?
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited March 2012
    Where do you see ports? I think the 4 corner cutouts are where the velcro is for the grills. Early Monitors used large velcro dots to affix the grills.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • rromeo923
    rromeo923 Posts: 1,513
    edited March 2012
    Yes velcro
    7's serial# 502,
    I got static in my head
    The reflected sound of everything
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  • DaveHo
    DaveHo Posts: 3,529
    edited March 2012
    Doh! Lousy work monitor. :redface:
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited March 2012
    Dude, those are some old monitors there. Do they work?

    I would bet the caps in them are way off now,

    Nice grab,
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  • rromeo923
    rromeo923 Posts: 1,513
    edited March 2012
    Listened to them briefly and they sound great!

    Havent opened them up.
    What tweeter is?
    Better pic
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    I got static in my head
    The reflected sound of everything
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,804
    edited March 2012
    It appears to be a replacement tweeter... but, that said, that is a VERY EARLY Monitor Series Model 7 - note the 8" (not 10") uncoated paper PR. A rare bird, indeed.

    Given how old the speaker is - it might be an original pre-Peerless tweeter - or perhaps a different Peerless model (or an extra plate atop a plain-vanilla Peerless KO10DT; the Monitor 9As I have, if I recall correctly, have such a plate on their Peerlesses)... or maybe just an aftermarket replacement? It doesn't look like a cheap tweeter.

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  • rromeo923
    rromeo923 Posts: 1,513
    edited March 2012
    The guy I bought them from said he bought new at Gramophone in Maryland 30yrs ago or so and that they are all original. FWIW.
    I got static in my head
    The reflected sound of everything
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,804
    edited March 2012
    I remember Gramophone :-) I bought my parents a pair of used Dynaco A-25s there, a long, long time ago...
    They're still around, if memory serves.

    Yup, I'll bet that those are Peerlelss tweeters with 'funny' escutcheons on them. I have a pair of 9As that have similar looking tweeters (as I mentioned, parenthetically, before).
    Heck, I'd grab those 7s for their uniqueness - they are very early ones. Do they have the serial numbers on 'em? Bet they're low.
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  • scottbringe
    scottbringe Posts: 11
    edited March 2012
    Very cool man! Are you going to refurbish them? If so, do you know where to get drivers? I have a very old set of RTA 12s SN#00826 and #00835 that need rework and I'm having trouble locating suitable drivers. I can't believe that peerless tweeter is no longer available or maybe I'm just not looking in the right places. Anyway, nice find man!
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited March 2012
    I'd be interested to see what the tweeters say on the back of them. These look like a very early run, back when "the boys" were building everything by hand.
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,804
    edited April 2012
    nadams wrote: »
    I'd be interested to see what the tweeters say on the back of them. These look like a very early run, back when "the boys" were building everything by hand.

    Yeah, me too... another mystery tweeter over at AK in a pair of Monitor 5Bs :-P
    http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=434325
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  • rromeo923
    rromeo923 Posts: 1,513
    edited April 2012
    Here you go. Sorry it took so long to do.

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    I got static in my head
    The reflected sound of everything
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited April 2012
    I call that a replacement tweeter. You can actually see the marks where the original was.

    I remember those tweeters though. Maybe RS or someone made them in the eighties. They look real familiar.
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  • rromeo923
    rromeo923 Posts: 1,513
    edited April 2012
    When I took it off it looks like it was put on with Mortite or something similar. Looks like a replacement to me also.

    However, I think this pair sounds as good and possibly better than the 7's I have with peerless. Who knows!
    I got static in my head
    The reflected sound of everything
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