Love for the M12's
TCK
Posts: 231
I was introduced to the Polk Audio "sound" early as a teen when my brothers Monitor 10Bs filled the air with open, clear music and tight bass. The first pair of speakers I bought were Monitor 5's Series 2 - circa 1992 (still jammin them btw). I have found this forum very helpful in answering loads of questions. Glad that I found you all.
I recently expanded my Polk collection with the purchase of original minty Monitor 12s Series 2 in black. First off, these speakers look great. With their large, deep cabinets & those quad MWs, 12" PW with everything in symmetry, they just scream sexy. The sound that flows from them is even sexier. Deep, deep lows that rattle windows, a mid range that separates the soundstage wonderfully, allowing every note to shine with no listener fatigue & the hi's off of the SL2500 are divine. I am rediscovering my music collection in a whole new way.
I will say that placement of the Monitor 12s is more important than any other speaker I have listened to. I found that I had to move them in from the back wall a bit to tame the bass. A slight toe in cleared them up even more.
I plan on upgrading these with new tweeters, upgraded XOs & sound dampening on the baskets & cabinet as well. The thought that these speakers can sound even better really has me excited. One question I have is if the RDO-198-1 looks like the SL2500? I looked for pics of them but was unable to find any that I knew were the RDOs. Thanks
I recently expanded my Polk collection with the purchase of original minty Monitor 12s Series 2 in black. First off, these speakers look great. With their large, deep cabinets & those quad MWs, 12" PW with everything in symmetry, they just scream sexy. The sound that flows from them is even sexier. Deep, deep lows that rattle windows, a mid range that separates the soundstage wonderfully, allowing every note to shine with no listener fatigue & the hi's off of the SL2500 are divine. I am rediscovering my music collection in a whole new way.
I will say that placement of the Monitor 12s is more important than any other speaker I have listened to. I found that I had to move them in from the back wall a bit to tame the bass. A slight toe in cleared them up even more.
I plan on upgrading these with new tweeters, upgraded XOs & sound dampening on the baskets & cabinet as well. The thought that these speakers can sound even better really has me excited. One question I have is if the RDO-198-1 looks like the SL2500? I looked for pics of them but was unable to find any that I knew were the RDOs. Thanks
- SDA 2B (1989, Oak Tops, 194s, Spikes)
- Monitor 7B (1982 Peerless, Sonicaps, Mills, BH5, JB Welded, Binding Posts)
- (2) SVS SB12-NSD (Flat Black)
- SVS SB 3000 (Gloss Black)
- Pioneer SC-1222K AVR
- Marantz MM 7055 (5 Ch Amp)
- Pioneer PD-D6 SACD Player
- Marantz NR1403 AVR
- Sony UBP-X800M2 (4k Blu-ray)
- Sony UBP-X1100ES (4K Blu-ray)
- Adcom GFA 555 Amp
- Monitor 5 (194s, Side Surrounds)
- Monitor 5Jr+ (194s) {Storage}
- LG OLED65CXPUA (4K OLED TV)
- LG 55UN7300PUF (4K HD TV)
- RT35i (Cherry)
- (2 Pair) RT25i (Cherry)
- CS400 (Center)
- CS350 (Center)
- F/Xi A4 (Rear Surrounds)
- RT25 (Rear Surrounds) {Storage}
- Audioquest Interconnects
- Blu-Jean Speaker Cables & Interconnects
" But boy do I remember the strain of her refrain " LG
- Monitor 7B (1982 Peerless, Sonicaps, Mills, BH5, JB Welded, Binding Posts)
- (2) SVS SB12-NSD (Flat Black)
- SVS SB 3000 (Gloss Black)
- Pioneer SC-1222K AVR
- Marantz MM 7055 (5 Ch Amp)
- Pioneer PD-D6 SACD Player
- Marantz NR1403 AVR
- Sony UBP-X800M2 (4k Blu-ray)
- Sony UBP-X1100ES (4K Blu-ray)
- Adcom GFA 555 Amp
- Monitor 5 (194s, Side Surrounds)
- Monitor 5Jr+ (194s) {Storage}
- LG OLED65CXPUA (4K OLED TV)
- LG 55UN7300PUF (4K HD TV)
- RT35i (Cherry)
- (2 Pair) RT25i (Cherry)
- CS400 (Center)
- CS350 (Center)
- F/Xi A4 (Rear Surrounds)
- RT25 (Rear Surrounds) {Storage}
- Audioquest Interconnects
- Blu-Jean Speaker Cables & Interconnects
" But boy do I remember the strain of her refrain " LG
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The RDO-198 is the correct replacement tweeter for the SL 2500, which itself is a pretty good tweeter.
Never heard a pair of M12 but I remember drooling over a pair they had set up in the Spangdahlem BX in Germany. Good to see you are enjoying them!SRS 3.1TL
Harman Kardon Citation 5.1
Anthem AVM2 -
They are fine speakers.
I loved mine but way too big for my place that time.
I actually preferred them over SDA-2B's. They had more mid range that I wanted.
Klipsch RB81, KG3.5, B&W DM602.5, Polk.
Subwoofers: Klipsch RW10, Triad ProSub Bronze. -
Thanks for the pic! I tried to upload some but they were too big. I'm gonna use mine for mains in my HT 5.1 with the Monitor 5's series 2 as the rears.- SDA 2B (1989, Oak Tops, 194s, Spikes)
- Monitor 7B (1982 Peerless, Sonicaps, Mills, BH5, JB Welded, Binding Posts)
- (2) SVS SB12-NSD (Flat Black)
- SVS SB 3000 (Gloss Black)
- Pioneer SC-1222K AVR
- Marantz MM 7055 (5 Ch Amp)
- Pioneer PD-D6 SACD Player
- Marantz NR1403 AVR
- Sony UBP-X800M2 (4k Blu-ray)
- Sony UBP-X1100ES (4K Blu-ray)
- Adcom GFA 555 Amp
- Monitor 5 (194s, Side Surrounds)
- Monitor 5Jr+ (194s) {Storage}
- LG OLED65CXPUA (4K OLED TV)
- LG 55UN7300PUF (4K HD TV)
- RT35i (Cherry)
- (2 Pair) RT25i (Cherry)
- CS400 (Center)
- CS350 (Center)
- F/Xi A4 (Rear Surrounds)
- RT25 (Rear Surrounds) {Storage}
- Audioquest Interconnects
- Blu-Jean Speaker Cables & Interconnects
" But boy do I remember the strain of her refrain " LG
