Joined the Monitor club today:)

Mr. Sharpe
Mr. Sharpe Posts: 1,354
edited December 2013 in Vintage Speakers
Got some Monitor 10B's this morning at the Flea Market for a whole C-note. I've been listening to them a while now, so when I see "they sounded fantastic" I know what people are talking about bc they do sound d*mn good, like wow! of course they don't have the bass like the RTA's do but the bass is very tight and clean like the RTA's.

I'll be using them as my HT mains. The cabs do have some signs of being old, one is scratched up on one side, other than that some dust on the woofers and pr's and a missing Banana plug cap, very small holes in the grills, maybe two or three. nothing major.

Cherry finish matches my component tower!! :D so happy, i've always wanted a pair!!
Home theater:
43” Westinghouse Displayer
Marantz UD-7007 Player
Emotiva MC-700 Processor
Adcom GFA-5006 Amplifier
Parasound Zamp Amplifier
Ethereal ESO-1 Power Conditioner
Klipsch RC-10 Center
Klipsch R34c Fronts
Klipsch RB-41 Surrounds
Polk audio PSW-505

Stereo:
Polk audio RTA-12c’s fully upgraded crossovers
DIY 12tc braided speaker cables
Denon DVD-5910ci Spinner
Parasound P6 Preamplifer
Parasound HCA -1500a Amplifier
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    edited December 2013
    That's why there's so many of us into the vintage line of Polks that intend to stay there.
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • Mr. Sharpe
    Mr. Sharpe Posts: 1,354
    edited December 2013
    I've always agreed with that:)

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    Home theater:
    43” Westinghouse Displayer
    Marantz UD-7007 Player
    Emotiva MC-700 Processor
    Adcom GFA-5006 Amplifier
    Parasound Zamp Amplifier
    Ethereal ESO-1 Power Conditioner
    Klipsch RC-10 Center
    Klipsch R34c Fronts
    Klipsch RB-41 Surrounds
    Polk audio PSW-505

    Stereo:
    Polk audio RTA-12c’s fully upgraded crossovers
    DIY 12tc braided speaker cables
    Denon DVD-5910ci Spinner
    Parasound P6 Preamplifer
    Parasound HCA -1500a Amplifier
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  • Faustin
    Faustin Posts: 1,149
    edited December 2013
    Very nice. Next the upgrades!!
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited December 2013
    Very nice & welcome to the monitors. They are a incredible speaker Enjoy
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  • Mr. Sharpe
    Mr. Sharpe Posts: 1,354
    edited December 2013
    Faustin wrote: »
    Very nice. Next the upgrades!!

    hahahahaha I know right! I already told my wife about crossover upgrades and getting new drivers but they sound soooooooo sweet, I listened to some of Dark Side of the Moon a while ago, talk about going back in time, these speakers are just for that kind of music.
    Home theater:
    43” Westinghouse Displayer
    Marantz UD-7007 Player
    Emotiva MC-700 Processor
    Adcom GFA-5006 Amplifier
    Parasound Zamp Amplifier
    Ethereal ESO-1 Power Conditioner
    Klipsch RC-10 Center
    Klipsch R34c Fronts
    Klipsch RB-41 Surrounds
    Polk audio PSW-505

    Stereo:
    Polk audio RTA-12c’s fully upgraded crossovers
    DIY 12tc braided speaker cables
    Denon DVD-5910ci Spinner
    Parasound P6 Preamplifer
    Parasound HCA -1500a Amplifier
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    edited December 2013
    Very nice...upgrades in your future...BTW what is Gumby doing to Pokie?
    My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160

    Family Room| Marantz AV7704| Usher Dancer Mini - 2 DMD Mains |Usher Dancer Mini-x DMD's Surrounds | Usher BE-616 DMD Center | SVS Ultra Rear Surrounds | Parasound Halo A21 | Parsound Halo A52+ | MIT Shotgun S3's | Dual SVS SB 4000 Ultras | Oppo UDP 203 | Directv Genie HD DVR | Samsung 75" Q8 QLED | PSAudio Stellar GCD | Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ | Lumin U1 Mini | HP Elite Slice PC | ROON'd for life |

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    Patio | Polk Atrium 8's | Yamaha R-N303BL |

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    Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |

    Garage | Polk Monitor 5B's

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  • Mr. Sharpe
    Mr. Sharpe Posts: 1,354
    edited December 2013
    He is riding Pokie lol. What kind of upgrades? like crossover upgrades or wiring? I've thought of rewiring.
    Home theater:
    43” Westinghouse Displayer
    Marantz UD-7007 Player
    Emotiva MC-700 Processor
    Adcom GFA-5006 Amplifier
    Parasound Zamp Amplifier
    Ethereal ESO-1 Power Conditioner
    Klipsch RC-10 Center
    Klipsch R34c Fronts
    Klipsch RB-41 Surrounds
    Polk audio PSW-505

    Stereo:
    Polk audio RTA-12c’s fully upgraded crossovers
    DIY 12tc braided speaker cables
    Denon DVD-5910ci Spinner
    Parasound P6 Preamplifer
    Parasound HCA -1500a Amplifier
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  • pglbook
    pglbook Posts: 2,222
    edited December 2013
    Congrats..Monitor 10s are great speakers! Enjoy!
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    edited December 2013
    Heroes in a half shell!
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • Mr. Sharpe
    Mr. Sharpe Posts: 1,354
    edited December 2013
    Nightfall wrote: »
    Heroes in a half shell!

    My sons toys :)
    Home theater:
    43” Westinghouse Displayer
    Marantz UD-7007 Player
    Emotiva MC-700 Processor
    Adcom GFA-5006 Amplifier
    Parasound Zamp Amplifier
    Ethereal ESO-1 Power Conditioner
    Klipsch RC-10 Center
    Klipsch R34c Fronts
    Klipsch RB-41 Surrounds
    Polk audio PSW-505

    Stereo:
    Polk audio RTA-12c’s fully upgraded crossovers
    DIY 12tc braided speaker cables
    Denon DVD-5910ci Spinner
    Parasound P6 Preamplifer
    Parasound HCA -1500a Amplifier
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  • teekay0007
    teekay0007 Posts: 2,289
    edited December 2013
    Mr. Sharpe wrote: »
    He is riding Pokie lol. What kind of upgrades? like crossover upgrades or wiring? I've thought of rewiring.

    LOVE my 10Bs!

    Step 1 - Get some stands to get them up off the ground with a slight back tilt. If you can't find any original Monitor 10 stands, they're pretty easy to make and the directions are around here somewhere.
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  • StantonZ
    StantonZ Posts: 444
    edited December 2013
    teekay0007 wrote: »
    LOVE my 10Bs!

    Step 1 - Get some stands to get them up off the ground with a slight back tilt. If you can't find any original Monitor 10 stands, they're pretty easy to make and the directions are around here somewhere.

    Or put them on something they used to call "tip toes": essentially a way to couple speakers (or anything else) to the ground/floor that tends to focus/enhance the bass response.
    Yamaha RX-A2050 AVR (5.0.2); LG OLED77C2 4K TV
    (4) Polk Monitor 10B's w/SoniCaps, Mills, and RDO-194 tweets (R/L F/R)
    (2) Polk RC80i (Top Middle)
    Polk CS300 center channel
    Analog: B&O TX2 Turntable, Nakamichi Cassette Deck 1
    Digital: Pioneer CLD-99 Elite LD, Panasonic DMP-UB900 UHD Blu-Ray
    Bedroom: Arylic Up2Stream AMPv3 driving Polk Monitor 4's w/peerless tweets
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  • Mr. Sharpe
    Mr. Sharpe Posts: 1,354
    edited December 2013
    teekay0007 wrote: »
    LOVE my 10Bs!

    Step 1 - Get some stands to get them up off the ground with a slight back tilt. If you can't find any original Monitor 10 stands, they're pretty easy to make and the directions are around here somewhere.

    Yes, i found those messing around the other day on this forum:) my wife may not go for the whole tilted thing though, does it matter if they're tilted?
    StantonZ wrote: »
    Or put them on something they used to call "tip toes": essentially a way to couple speakers (or anything else) to the ground/floor that tends to focus/enhance the bass response.

    I have some old ammo boxes I had my cv's sitting on and they worked great for those, but the 10's looked way too big on them, I may build some little stands, how far off the ground? just 8" or so? the ammo box is 10" I think.
    Home theater:
    43” Westinghouse Displayer
    Marantz UD-7007 Player
    Emotiva MC-700 Processor
    Adcom GFA-5006 Amplifier
    Parasound Zamp Amplifier
    Ethereal ESO-1 Power Conditioner
    Klipsch RC-10 Center
    Klipsch R34c Fronts
    Klipsch RB-41 Surrounds
    Polk audio PSW-505

    Stereo:
    Polk audio RTA-12c’s fully upgraded crossovers
    DIY 12tc braided speaker cables
    Denon DVD-5910ci Spinner
    Parasound P6 Preamplifer
    Parasound HCA -1500a Amplifier
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  • Faustin
    Faustin Posts: 1,149
    edited December 2013
    Here are some pictures of some stands I threw together fo my 10a's. Having the crossovers rebuilt really made the 10a's sing.

    Polk 10a stand 2.jpg
    Polk 10a stand.jpg
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  • TennMan
    TennMan Posts: 1,266
    edited December 2013
    Faustin wrote: »
    Here are some pictures of some stands I threw together fo my 10a's. Having the crossovers rebuilt really made the 10a's sing.

    Polk 10a stand 2.jpg
    Polk 10a stand.jpg
    I like that style stand. Here is a similar one I made a couple of years ago. Yours looks a little shorter.

    polk_stand_1.jpg
    • SDA 2BTL · Sonicaps · Mills resistors · RDO-198s · New gaskets · H-nuts · Erse inductors · BH5 · Dynamat
    • Crossover upgrades by westmassguy
    • Marantz 1504 AVR (front speaker pre-outs to Adcom 555)
    • Adcom GFA-555 amp · Upgrades & speaker protection added by OldmanSRS
    • Pioneer DV-610AV DVD/CD player
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  • Faustin
    Faustin Posts: 1,149
    edited December 2013
    Yes. Mine is the same design but only around 5" tall. Made from cheap wood, but they work great.
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  • Mr. Sharpe
    Mr. Sharpe Posts: 1,354
    edited December 2013
    Those are nice speakers Skip

    I don't need them to be that high, 5" would work great. I found where someone measured out the original stands in a pdf and think they could be made with much difficulty.

    They sound pretty sweet sitting on the floor too, only problem is is I have to sit on the floor to enjoy them
    Home theater:
    43” Westinghouse Displayer
    Marantz UD-7007 Player
    Emotiva MC-700 Processor
    Adcom GFA-5006 Amplifier
    Parasound Zamp Amplifier
    Ethereal ESO-1 Power Conditioner
    Klipsch RC-10 Center
    Klipsch R34c Fronts
    Klipsch RB-41 Surrounds
    Polk audio PSW-505

    Stereo:
    Polk audio RTA-12c’s fully upgraded crossovers
    DIY 12tc braided speaker cables
    Denon DVD-5910ci Spinner
    Parasound P6 Preamplifer
    Parasound HCA -1500a Amplifier
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