would you buy an orphan like this

leftwinger57

I can't tell what monitor it is and getting through to this guy is a nightmare. Listed price is $20 but if wanted I'm sure I could get it for less. My 7s only have 1 driver and here the both the tweeter and 1 mid dust cap are pushed in. He never shows another speaker I think it's1 of 1. Corner is chewed also.

http://cnj.craigslist.org/ele/5155671608.html

teekay0007

Sure looks like a Monitor 10B to me, with its SL-2000 tweeter. Those midwoofers should be MW6503s, if memory serves me right.

If the drivers work and the surrounds are good, it's definitely worth a few shekels. You can also try the painter's tape trick on the dust cover to bring back the shape.

leftwinger57

Thanks ,I'll see if he responds. 6503s are what my 2Bs than just maybe I'll see it. Stil he's not answering if its a single which the ad looks like or another one hidden somewhere

boston1450

vvvvAwesome price. Hope you score those..... I had some drivers & tweeters in the past that were like that - pushed in. I used a vacuum hose & they came out great & one i cut open 98% of the voice coil dust cap & used my pinky & lightly pushed it out & reglued them. Still using them 3 years later.
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20.00 is even worth 1 if the drivers work & if you have a campfire pit your styling

westmassguy

The drivers alone are worth the asking price, as long as they're functional. I too use a vacuum to pull out the dust caps, but I wet them first with an artist's brush, and warm water with a little fabric softener mixed in.

cnh

westmassguy wrote: »

The drivers alone are worth the asking price, as long as they're functional. I too use a vacuum to pull out the dust caps, but I wet them first with an artist's brush, and warm water with a little fabric softener mixed in.

This! +1

boston1450

westmassguy wrote: »

The drivers alone are worth the asking price, as long as they're functional. I too use a vacuum to pull out the dust caps, but I wet them first with an artist's brush, and warm water with a little fabric softener mixed in.

Thanks for the tip. Never thought about doing that.. Ive done other brand speakers that maybe by doing that they would have came out better. I did the cut dust cap on a spare Polk driver just to say i did it. Great results too.

skrol

If nothing else, buy them 'cause folks around here need parts form time to time.

leftwinger57

Thing is, it might not be them as in a pair of speakers but yes a pair of drivers. Sounds like a kid who keeps saying they/it plays very loud. Sometimes loud = major distortion. I was really nice and only asked if there was a set. We shall see. it's a town away again no tolls and minim gas, just the way I like it. Unlike P-Man who will travel quite a ways for a set of speakers.. Good luck Bill on those Polks ...

One other thing Dave, I thought you once said the vacuum method could rip the sh%t of the cap and swallow the whole thing.

leftwinger57

Just got an E-Mail from this dude and already he's down to $15. I implored him to call me. Still never answered the question is it a pair or an orphan as I think it is.
I wish I could show you his reply I think he's not all there.

Nightfall

It's just one, no doubt.

Works, I am playing it now, come over and see.

Meet at a very public place or police station, if you do.

motorhead43026

Works, I am playing it now, come over and see.


Said the spider to the fly.

leftwinger57

Finally the dude called and I did agree to meet him tomorrow. I said I'm hearing this speaker 1st and he agreed and then he began to start to compare comps and I told him you have 1 speaker that looks like hell and only if all drivers, tweeter and grill cover are working and are in decent shape I'll take it. I already know the cabinet is beat up and quite frankly I don't need the thing but if I hammer him to toss it I just might bring it home. 6503s I could use between my 2Bs and M7s but being only 1 speaker it's got me thinking to just walk away. I'm way to conflicted. w/ gas here at a low now at $2.15 that's half a tank for me for that $15 of a speaker I don't need.

teekay0007

leftwinger57 wrote: »

I'm way to conflicted. w/ gas here at a low now at $2.15 that's half a tank for me for that $15 of a speaker I don't need.

What?...wait, above you said, "it's a town away again no tolls and minim gas, just the way I like it", which makes it sound like it's just a hop and a skip down the road.

No conflict. Just go meet the guy, it sounds like a good story in the making...

leftwinger57

I'm going, and if it's in worse shape then I'll just tell him to toss it to the curb. I doubt he's got ANY hits on his ad because of the 1 speaker and the shape that it's in.

leftwinger57

I passed on even seeing the M10. 1st it's only one in sad shape I don't need it, and just about everyone I spoke to says the M7s are the sweet spot for the vintage monitor line of which I have a working pair. Again my x-overs are from ' 78 and are going out very soon to WMD.....