Anyone recognize this monitor ?

00p225
00p225 Posts: 100
edited June 2004 in Speakers
A local gentlemen has these for sale and claims they are about 9 years old. Didn't they stop making the monitor series around 1988? Also, I don't recognize the tweeter with the silver surround. They do look nice though.
Main System
Pre - Homebrew 12au7 tube preamp
Amp - Eico HF-87 with EHEL34's
Source - Modded Toshiba 3950
Interconnects - DIY Belden
Speakers - Polk SDA-1C

Basement System
Pre - McIntosh C-28
Amp - McIntosh MC2100
Source - Modded Toshiba 3960
Tape - Pioneer RT-707
Turntable - Thorens TD150MKII with Denon DL-160
Speakers - Pioneer HPM-100
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  • hotwheelman
    hotwheelman Posts: 1,300
    edited March 2004
    May have been early 90's when the monitor line ceased to exsist, I demoed a pair of new monitor 10's in 92 on a road trip to our sons neurosurgeon. Those are 10's but I cannot remember the gen on them with that tweeter, looks to be about a second gen? There may be another with the proper year on these.
    "Its worked so far but we're not out yet."
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited March 2004
    Looks like the cones have been Armor All'd.
    Never Forget
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited March 2004
    10a, or 10b with an SL1000.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited March 2004
    The tweeter is the dead giveaway on that one.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • gidrah
    gidrah Posts: 3,049
    edited March 2004
    That's either a Monitor 10 or a Model 10.
    Make it Funky! :)
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  • 00p225
    00p225 Posts: 100
    edited March 2004
    So if that tweet's an SL1000, they must be an earlier version of the monitor 10? He wants $100 ea, but I think I can get the pair for $150. The cabinet in the pic looks mint. What do you guys think of the earlier monitor 10's? I just auditioned a pair of 10b's at my place for a week and they have very nice midrange and good but not great bass. Thanks.

    Zane
    Main System
    Pre - Homebrew 12au7 tube preamp
    Amp - Eico HF-87 with EHEL34's
    Source - Modded Toshiba 3950
    Interconnects - DIY Belden
    Speakers - Polk SDA-1C

    Basement System
    Pre - McIntosh C-28
    Amp - McIntosh MC2100
    Source - Modded Toshiba 3960
    Tape - Pioneer RT-707
    Turntable - Thorens TD150MKII with Denon DL-160
    Speakers - Pioneer HPM-100
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  • hotwheelman
    hotwheelman Posts: 1,300
    edited March 2004
    I thought my 10's had ample amounts of bass, maybe room acoustics or another reason created the lack of bottm end. Russ, my 10'a had the peerless silk, did other first gen have the clear colored sl1000?
    "Its worked so far but we're not out yet."
    "Hey big man let me hold a dollar"
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited March 2004
    As far as I know, the 10a had the Peerless to start out, then ended up with the 1000 right before the 10b SL2000 was released. You can tell its not the 'early' 10a, because of the mid/pr costruction.

    Cheers,
    Russ
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • 00p225
    00p225 Posts: 100
    edited March 2004
    It looks like they are the 10B's with the SL1000 tweeter. Does anyone have comments on the sound quality of these vs the earlier monitor 10's and 10A's? Thanks.

    Zane
    Main System
    Pre - Homebrew 12au7 tube preamp
    Amp - Eico HF-87 with EHEL34's
    Source - Modded Toshiba 3950
    Interconnects - DIY Belden
    Speakers - Polk SDA-1C

    Basement System
    Pre - McIntosh C-28
    Amp - McIntosh MC2100
    Source - Modded Toshiba 3960
    Tape - Pioneer RT-707
    Turntable - Thorens TD150MKII with Denon DL-160
    Speakers - Pioneer HPM-100
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  • Libertyc
    Libertyc Posts: 915
    edited March 2004
    That pair of speakers is way older than 9 years...try like 25 years old. The polk logo is on the bottom of the speaker cabinet rather than the grills, and it uses fuses instead of thermal protection. Test the two the drivers for rubbing and then do a sonic test. An easy way to test the two mids is to gentley push the PR in (and out) and the mids should move freely. If the drivers are OK the speakers should sound great. The pair looks to be from 1979 or so. If they work 100% and the cabinets and grills are in good shape they are worth $150.00 . It also looks like the surrounds need some Armor all...the cones always stay nice and shiny even after 20+ years.:)
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  • gidrah
    gidrah Posts: 3,049
    edited March 2004
    DOH! :eek:
    Make it Funky! :)
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  • Libertyc
    Libertyc Posts: 915
    edited March 2004
    what does DOH mean?
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  • gidrah
    gidrah Posts: 3,049
    edited March 2004
    It's just that there's been some heated debates around here lately about the use of Armour All. I thought you may have known this and been making a joke. Personally, I have no opinion on it, so it doesn't matter to me.
    Make it Funky! :)
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  • Libertyc
    Libertyc Posts: 915
    edited March 2004
    Opps...I forgot about the Armor All debate... The surrounds look fine and good luck with then Monitor 10b's.
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  • hellcat77
    hellcat77 Posts: 1
    edited June 2004
    They are the best Rock speakers I've had in my 43 years.

    This looks EXACTLY like mine and my tweeters are dated 6/91.

    A STEAL at $150 man!

    howie@ptldigital.com
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited June 2004
    1979? Sure it's possible. It may just be a Franken-Polk.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited June 2004
    Originally posted by PolkThug
    Looks like the cones have been Armor All'd.

    hehe...if thats armor-all -- I want to know what they use so I never use it.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • 00p225
    00p225 Posts: 100
    edited June 2004
    I did pick up this pair for $150, and they do sound great. A friend has a pair of the monitor tens with the black tweeter, and these seem to have more bass than his. The highs are more forward on these as well. The gent I bought these from said he got them new and never changed the tweeter. From what I could tell, his memory could have been "influenced" in those days, lol.........

    I actually got these for my brother's vintage system. I gave hime a twin powered HK 930 receiver for xmas this year, and I will say the vintage polks and HK's go to gether like peanut butter and jelly. The HK's have rich almost tube like bass so the passive radiatior works really well with these. Not boomy, but got quick tight bass. Nice speaks!
    Main System
    Pre - Homebrew 12au7 tube preamp
    Amp - Eico HF-87 with EHEL34's
    Source - Modded Toshiba 3950
    Interconnects - DIY Belden
    Speakers - Polk SDA-1C

    Basement System
    Pre - McIntosh C-28
    Amp - McIntosh MC2100
    Source - Modded Toshiba 3960
    Tape - Pioneer RT-707
    Turntable - Thorens TD150MKII with Denon DL-160
    Speakers - Pioneer HPM-100
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited June 2004
    Originally posted by Libertyc
    Opps...I forgot about the Armor All debate... The surrounds look fine and good luck with then Monitor 10b's.

    LMAO!!! good come back.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • kendal kirk
    kendal kirk Posts: 3
    edited June 2004
    I have the orig. monitor 10's with the black tweeter. I was surprised when you said they lacked bass. I have mine run with a Bryston 2bLP and the bass is thunderous.

    I think that they can compete with any speaker in the $800/pr range and win hands down.

    You got to love vintage Polk . . . I sure do.

    Kendal
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