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mcnarus
mcnarus Posts: 20
edited May 2012 in Forum Testing Area
Just found you guys, but I've owned a pair of Monitor 7As since 1983. (I'll be upgrading soon, so these will be on the market.) Glad to be aboard!
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  • mcnarus
    mcnarus Posts: 20
    edited May 2012
    Should have mentioned I'm located in Central NJ.
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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    edited May 2012
    Welcome, but your gonna have to be here awhile before you start putting anything on the market. Rules ya know !!!
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,197
    edited May 2012
    Welcome,

    Why do you want to get rid of them? Going to be hard to find an upgrade that sounds as good as the classic Polk monitors. It can be done, but it won't be cheap.

    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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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited May 2012
    You're some where off 287 (central Jersey?). +1, I have 5As and 10As and neither is going anywhere. Well, I might let the 5As go if I could pick up some 7As. But as Brock says, these are really hard to upgrade unless you plan to spend some coin--which I don't have.

    I've been thinking about replacing my M-70s with my 10As in the HT system as L/R fronts for the somewhat more extended bass and musicality of the Old school monitors. The M-70s do fine for HT. But in two channel, I do have to give the nod to the Monitor 10As.

    Welcome Back!

    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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  • mcnarus
    mcnarus Posts: 20
    edited May 2012
    heiney9 wrote: »
    Why do you want to get rid of them? Going to be hard to find an upgrade that sounds as good as the classic Polk monitors. It can be done, but it won't be cheap.
    Well, obviously I think highly of them, or I wouldn't have held onto them so long. I'll respectfully disagree on how they stack up against the best modern speakers.

    But the primary reason for the change is that I want something with a narrower profile. Also, that tacky old vinyl veneer has outlived its charm.
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,124
    edited May 2012
    I passed on a pair a while back, and wished I would not of. I would just keep them, the vinyl veneer is part of the nostalgia, and having some old favorites to hook up once in a while is a nice trip down memory lane.
    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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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited May 2012
    Vinyl Veneer? Probably an improvement on much of my furniture. lol

    But I do understand, what things look like matter more to some and less to others. And especially to the wife!

    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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