Series 2 Monitor usage
OnlyPolk
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Would like to know if this bookshelf speaker from the 80's has some users currently. I have a pair (had 2 pairs once) that I used in ceiling corners as Presence speakers. Tried them out as bookshelf speakers on my enclosed porch using a Bluesound PowerNode and I was pleasantly surprised. Had not listened to them in many years, never in stereo mode.
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There was more than one model in the Monitor Series 2.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
Just like Paradigms I guess. (Is it V1,2,3 or 4). I think this is an RM3. Anyway, as I said, I never listened to them in stereo till now and I like the sound on my covered porch. I have a pair of B&W AM1's on order. Outdoor speakers. Thinking of sending them back and using the Polks. Or keeping the B&W's and using the Polks in a surround sound setup.
They look like this (these are not mine)
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No idea what those are. Definitely not the Monitor 2 series I know of.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
Those look to me like the RM3000 Series 2 Satellite Speakers. They were usually sold with the subwoofer. Like these: https://www.ebay.com/itm/224530492490?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&campid=5338381866&toolid=10001&customid=e90fcfe6-0c47-11ec-c041-613034343134George / NJ
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They are the M-Series. I'm guessing the M3 or M3ii. I have a pair sitting around that someone gave me. I've been thinking about using them in my shop or garage.
Stan
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Polk LSi15 (DB840 upgrade), Parasound: P/LD-1100, HCA-1000A; Denon: DVD-2910, DRM-800A; Benchmark DAC1, Monster HTS3600-MKII, Grado SR-225i; Technics SL-J2, Parasound PPH-100.
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Other stuff:
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I used to have a pair of those, in white. They were decent sounding speakers, pretty much made for surround or garage/patio applications.Remember, when you're running from something, you're running to something...-me
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I like my original series Monitor 7B's with Peerless tweeters.
I also have a pair of Monitor 7 Series II with the SL-2500 tweeters.
Has anyone replaced the SL-2500's in their 7's with the RD0-198's?
If so, how did they compare with the Peerless 7B's?
If been wanting to do this switch for some time.
Along with a thousand other audio hobby things.
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Just make the switch to RD-0198 it's a great tweeter, you will not be disappointed.
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One of my speakers has RM3 printed on the label. They are great speakers. Interesting that Polk called them 'Architectural' (perhaps that is standard lingo, I don't know). I just got a pair of B&W Architectural Monitors. They have a good bit more base but, and this is just based on a limited by memory comparison, I think the Polks are nearly as good.
It's new Polk weekend, my R700's just arrived!
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Is that something I can do (switching the tweeter), I don't have any skills unless it is just replacing and twisting wire. I upgraded the tweeters on my SDA2 but I had a speaker repair guy do that since he did some other work too?
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He was talking to the guy above him with the Monitor 7s. There's nothing worth upgrading with those satellites.afterburnt wrote: »They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.
Village Idiot of Club Polk -
Wow the RM3 was my first Polk audio speakers as a teenager. I was using them with a Sony modular system like this one.
Cheers
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