So excited! My first Polks.

WarpedWoof
WarpedWoof Posts: 5
edited June 2012 in Vintage Speakers
Just got a pair of Monitor 7a's off Ebay for $50 (mind you, the shipping is $130! -- they'd better be well packed). They're not in the best cosmetic shape, but supposedly they are working fine, and from the pictures appear to have their original Peerless tweeters. After seeing some of the prices on Ebay, I'm really surprised to get these for under $100.

These will be an upgrade from an old pair of Cerwin-Vega VS120s. I'm so looking forward to running without an EQ versus having to roll off 6db below 100Hz to avoid headaches :D
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  • TNHNDYMAN
    TNHNDYMAN Posts: 2,145
    edited June 2012
    Congrats on picking up a fine speaker.

    Welcome to Club Polk
    2-ch System: Parasound P/LD 2000 pre, Parasound HCA-1000 amp, Parasound T/DQ Tuner, Phase Technology PC-100 Tower speakers, Technics SL-1600 Turntable, Denon 2910 SACD/CD player, Peachtree DAC iT and X1asynchorus USB converter, HSU VTF-3 subwoofer.

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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited June 2012
    Hope you get your money's worth out of em ! I recommend you JB Weld the 6.5" MW drivers in them to keep the magnets where they belong.:wink:

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?103903-JB-Weld-on-MW-drivers
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited June 2012
    Congrats & welcome to Club Polk.
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,225
    edited June 2012
    Congrats and Welcome to Club Polk ! :cool:
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  • drumminman
    drumminman Posts: 3,396
    edited June 2012
    nap wrote: »
    Congrats and Welcome to Club Polk ! :cool:

    Congrats and welcome to CP! That $50 price leaves lots of room for mods :cheesygrin: , which can vastly improve the performance of those 7A's.
    "Science is suppose to explain observations not dismiss them as impossible" - Norm on AA; 2.3TL's w/sonicaps/mills/jantzen inductors, Gimpod's boards, Lg Solen SDA inductors, RD-0198's, MW's dynamatted, Armaflex speaker gaskets, H-nuts, brass spikes, Cardas CCGR BP's, upgraded IC Cable, Black Hole Damping Sheet strips, interior of cabinets sealed with Loctite Power Grab, AI-1 interface with 1000VA A-L transformer
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  • Drenis
    Drenis Posts: 2,871
    edited June 2012
    Congrats and welcome!
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited June 2012
    Congrats, you should really love the sound of those Monitor 7's. In my opinion they are the best of the original monitor series.
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  • Mystery
    Mystery Posts: 2,546
    edited June 2012
    They look nice with the peerless tweeters.
    Also, noticed they have fuse in the back that my 7C's don't.
    Hopefully they'll arrive safely from Philadelphia. :loneranger:

    Klipsch RB81, KG3.5, B&W DM602.5, Polk.
    Subwoofers: Klipsch RW10, Triad ProSub Bronze.
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  • soundfreak1
    soundfreak1 Posts: 3,414
    edited June 2012
    I agree with joe the 7 are the cherry of the monitor series. I owned and own 5jr+,10's,12's and 7c's. And like yhe 7c's the best and most musical.
    Main Rig:
    Krell KAV 250a biamped to mid/highs
    Parasound HCA1500A biamped to lows
    Nakamichi EC100 Active xover
    MIT exp 1 ic's
    Perreaux SA33 class A preamp
    AQ kingcobra ic's
    OPPO 83 CDP
    Lehmann audio black cube SE phono pre, Audioquest phono wire (ITA1/1)
    Denon DP-1200 TT. AToc9ML MC cart.
    Monster HTS 3600 power conditioner
    ADS L1590/2 Biamped
    MIT exps2 speaker cable
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited June 2012
    Welcome to Club Polk!

    And what an entry it is. The "classic" Monitor, the one everybody is looking for if they're collecting! You have some very nice sound there!

    Enjoy!

    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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  • cr136124
    cr136124 Posts: 186
    edited June 2012
    Congrats!
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited June 2012
    Welcome........Congrats!
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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