Love my Monitor 12's

asp69
asp69 Posts: 8
edited July 2012 in Vintage Speakers
I've had several pairs of speakers from different manufacturers and I can honestly say I've not enjoyed any of them near as much as I enjoy my $50 garage sale Monitor 12's. I have them paired to my Carver 900 receiver and it is pure joy. I had to post this after having listened to Steely Dan's Night by Night, ELO's Telephone Line, and Fleetwood Mac's Tusk. I heard elements in each song I'd never heard while listening to them in the past. Same with Boston's Peace of Mind that is currently playing. I have decided to look for a pair of SDA's because if the Monitors sound this good I MUST hear some SDA's.
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited July 2012
    wow I need to go to more garage sales
    asp69 wrote: »
    I've had several pairs of speakers from different manufacturers and I can honestly say I've not enjoyed any of them near as much as I enjoy my $50 garage sale Monitor 12's. I have them paired to my Carver 900 receiver and it is pure joy. I had to post this after having listened to Steely Dan's Night by Night, ELO's Telephone Line, and Fleetwood Mac's Tusk. I heard elements in each song I'd never heard while listening to them in the past. Same with Boston's Peace of Mind that is currently playing. I have decided to look for a pair of SDA's because if the Monitors sound this good I MUST hear some SDA's.
    POLK SDA 2.3 TLS BOUGHT NEW IN 1990, Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-198
    POLK CSI-A6 POLK MONITOR 70'S ONKYO TX NR-808 SONY CDP-333ES
    PIONEER PL-510A SONY BDP S5100
    POLK SDA 1C BOUGHT USED 2011,Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-194
    ONKYO HT RC-360 SONY BDP S590 TECHNICS SL BD-1
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  • transmaster
    transmaster Posts: 428
    edited July 2012
    What is real interesting my Monitor 10B's which I had hanging in the corners of the Mancave. One of them didn't work but they stayed there for about 15 years. I had a really nice Kilpsch 5.1 speaker system for the computer. The Kilpsch system died. So I purchased an Onkyo TX-NR709. I decided to get the 10B's working until I could get something better to replace them. to get info' checked in on this forum and Classic Speakers to get some pointers on getting them working. It was then I found what I had. I spent a couple of hundred refurbishing them. Now it isn't getting something better to replace them, it is can I find a speaker that is as good.:cheesygrin:
    Radio Station W7ITC
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  • soundfreak1
    soundfreak1 Posts: 3,414
    edited July 2012
    Welcome to the rabbit hole! Thats how it always starts.LOL.BUT SERIOUSLY WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF POLK!
    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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  • 11tsteve
    11tsteve Posts: 1,166
    edited July 2012
    i just wanted better computer audio... bought a cheap DAC, had an old NAD amp/pre-amp, and hauled up my 11Ts that had been in the basement for 10 years.... and it sounded a bit like mud.
    upgraded amp/pre-amp, reworked the 11Ts, just got the new Schiit today, putting Larry's rings in tomorrow, and the only thing left (i think!) will be to redo the veneer...

    rabbit holes run deeper than wallets, but the fun never stops!

    welcome asp69!
    Polk Lsi9
    N.E.W. A-20 class A 20W
    NAD 1020 completely refurbished
    Keces DA-131 mk.II
    Analysis Plus Copper Oval, Douglass, Morrow SUB3, Huffman Digital
    Paradigm DSP-3100 v.2
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