Sandy Gross in June's Stereophile
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There's an interesting interview with Sandy Gross in the June issue of Stereophile, here's an excerpt:
Q: The Polk Monitor 10 was popular with audiophiles?
A: Matt came up with the 10, a larger version of the 7, one summer when I was out on the road. There's an interesting story about it. We were quite friendly with Jon Dahlquist and his partner Saul Marantz. In fact, Saul was something of a mentor to me. One day I got a phone call from Saul. They had taken a two-room suite at the upcoming Washington Hi-Fi how, and had planned to show the Dahlquist DQ-6 in the second room. It never materialized, so Saul was wondering if we would like to show with them. They were quite a prestigious entity, which we graciously accepted. You could say the Monitor 10 became what Dahlquist had hoped the DQ-6 would be.
There are other questions about the development of the SDA and RTA12 (described by Sandy as "perhaps the best pure audiophile product in the line") and Monitor 7.
Enjoy, Ken
There's an interesting interview with Sandy Gross in the June issue of Stereophile, here's an excerpt:
Q: The Polk Monitor 10 was popular with audiophiles?
A: Matt came up with the 10, a larger version of the 7, one summer when I was out on the road. There's an interesting story about it. We were quite friendly with Jon Dahlquist and his partner Saul Marantz. In fact, Saul was something of a mentor to me. One day I got a phone call from Saul. They had taken a two-room suite at the upcoming Washington Hi-Fi how, and had planned to show the Dahlquist DQ-6 in the second room. It never materialized, so Saul was wondering if we would like to show with them. They were quite a prestigious entity, which we graciously accepted. You could say the Monitor 10 became what Dahlquist had hoped the DQ-6 would be.
There are other questions about the development of the SDA and RTA12 (described by Sandy as "perhaps the best pure audiophile product in the line") and Monitor 7.
Enjoy, Ken
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The RTA12's sounded dandy to me, but I got hooked on the soundstage of the SDAs.
Is this posted online somewhere or only in the magazine?afterburnt wrote: »They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.
Village Idiot of Club Polk -
Possibly a link to the article??Pio Elete Pro 520
Panamax 5400-EX
Sunfire TGP 5
Micro Seiki DD-40 - Lyra-Dorian and Denon DL-160
PS Audio GCPH phono pre
Sunfire CG 200 X 5
Sunfire CG Sig 405 X 5
OPPO BDP-83 SE
SDA SRS 1.2TL Sonicaps and Mills
Ctr CS1000p
Sur - FX1000 x 4
SUB - SVS PB2-Plus
Workkout room:
Sony Bravia XBR- 32-Inch 1080p
Onkyo TX-DS898
GFA 555
Yamaha DVD-S1800BL/SACD
Ft - SDA 1C
Not being used:
RTi 38's -4
RT55i's - 2
RT25i's -2, using other 2 in shop
LSI 15's
CSi40
PSW 404 -
I have a set of 1C's that were his and he signed.Pio Elete Pro 520
Panamax 5400-EX
Sunfire TGP 5
Micro Seiki DD-40 - Lyra-Dorian and Denon DL-160
PS Audio GCPH phono pre
Sunfire CG 200 X 5
Sunfire CG Sig 405 X 5
OPPO BDP-83 SE
SDA SRS 1.2TL Sonicaps and Mills
Ctr CS1000p
Sur - FX1000 x 4
SUB - SVS PB2-Plus
Workkout room:
Sony Bravia XBR- 32-Inch 1080p
Onkyo TX-DS898
GFA 555
Yamaha DVD-S1800BL/SACD
Ft - SDA 1C
Not being used:
RTi 38's -4
RT55i's - 2
RT25i's -2, using other 2 in shop
LSI 15's
CSi40
PSW 404 -
Thanks Ken. I subscribe to the digital version of Stereophile and had missed this as I tend to focus on the equipment reports. Very interesting and informative interview.
Proud and loyal citizen of the Digital Domain and Solid State Country! -
DarqueKnight wrote: »Thanks Ken. I subscribe to the digital version of Stereophile and had missed this as I tend to focus on the equipment reports. Very interesting and informative interview.
Would it be illegal for you to post a screen shot?afterburnt wrote: »They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.
Village Idiot of Club Polk -
It's a great read but it sounded like he was the brains behind Polk. Makes one wonder how the Polk name ever came about.
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I have a set of 1C's that were his and he signed.
If they were mine they would go nowhere. -
It's a great read but it sounded like he was the brains behind Polk. Makes one wonder how the Polk name ever came about.
My speakers are "Gross"
Just doesn't sound right
2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC
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Bought the here a while back.
Link: http://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/149094/for-sale-feeler-polk-sda-1cs/p1Pio Elete Pro 520
Panamax 5400-EX
Sunfire TGP 5
Micro Seiki DD-40 - Lyra-Dorian and Denon DL-160
PS Audio GCPH phono pre
Sunfire CG 200 X 5
Sunfire CG Sig 405 X 5
OPPO BDP-83 SE
SDA SRS 1.2TL Sonicaps and Mills
Ctr CS1000p
Sur - FX1000 x 4
SUB - SVS PB2-Plus
Workkout room:
Sony Bravia XBR- 32-Inch 1080p
Onkyo TX-DS898
GFA 555
Yamaha DVD-S1800BL/SACD
Ft - SDA 1C
Not being used:
RTi 38's -4
RT55i's - 2
RT25i's -2, using other 2 in shop
LSI 15's
CSi40
PSW 404 -
Matt has always described Sandy as the audio enthusiast of the three, the first guy to have a Rabco SL-8E straight line tonearm in his system, for example. I've talked to him on a couple of times about what he uses, I know he had a Maplenoll Ariadne turntable at one time, probably has a Walker now. He used Martin Logan CLS as his surround channel speakers and was enthusiastic about the Sony PS1 CD player. A long time ago a friend and I went to the house where the three partners lived to buy a Rabco that Sandy had put up for sale. The house was just filled with all kinds of audio gear, wall to wall tube amps and speakers.
Sandy has one of the best relationships with his dealers and customers in audio. If you're one of his dealers he has made it his business to really understand what drives your particular market.
Matt was the engineer and inventor, George was the woodworker and craftsman and Sandy was the audio nut. Good combination. -
Bought the here a while back.
Link: http://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/149094/for-sale-feeler-polk-sda-1cs/p1
Yep I remember Trey. -
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Would it be illegal for you to post a screen shot?
Yes. That would be copying and distributing copyrighted material without permission. Using a small excerpt from the article is allowed under "fair use" laws.
Proud and loyal citizen of the Digital Domain and Solid State Country! -
http://www.stereophile.com/content/sandy-gross-true-confessions#tirHHYzuDcUbFxuB.97
This is the article.Vinyl, the final frontier...
Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want...
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Gross: As for the turntable, vinyl still rules.....
I think that sums things up nicely. Would you agree Jesse?The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
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