Speaker Identification
joebass3
Posts: 283
Says model 10 but which one? Only have these 2 pictures to go by...
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The really early one.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 -
The really early one.
I thought so because no terminal cup. What drivers are used in those? -
Agree with @F1nut -- not the earliest possible, though, as the earliest ones had barrier terminal strips rather than double banana jacks.
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If we're being pontificators, I'd reckon 10A's with an twist of nuanced "wing-it" from the factory x-over dept.Don't take experimental gene therapies from known eugenicists.
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You'd have remove them to know for sure.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 -
Are these worth making an offer on? If so how much? Stands are included. Cosmetically probably 6-7 out of 10.
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Is that a Polk passive radiator?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 -
Looks like a very early Model 10 with the uncoated paper PR to me (and FWIW).
Like this one (half of a pair)...
P1020559 by Mark Hardy, on Flickr
That little red racing stripe
surrounding the mass load in the center of the PR seems to be characteristic of 'em. 
EDIT: Also note the sinful (ahem... unholey) Peerless tweeter -- just like the ones here!
@joebass3 the one you posted the photo of looks to be in phenomenal condition for a ca. 1975 (or maybe even a bit older) loudspeaker. I think my only concern about them would be frozen "midbass" drivers due to magnet shift.
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Is that a Polk passive radiator?
I only took out one of the MW's to take a look. Took a pic of it hoping to identify it. Not sure if it's a passive radiator or active woofer. The speakers appear to be unmolested. -
mhardy6647 wrote: »Looks like a very early Model 10 with the uncoated paper PR to me (and FWIW).
Like this one (half of a pair)...P1020559 by Mark Hardy, on Flickr
That little red racing stripe surrounding the mass load in the center of the PR seems to be characteristic of 'em.
EDIT: Also note the sinful (ahem... unholey) Peerless tweeter -- just like the ones here!
@joebass3 the one you posted the photo of looks to be in phenomenal condition for a ca. 1975 (or maybe even a bit older) loudspeaker. I think my only concern about them would be frozen "midbass" drivers due to magnet shift.
Thanks Mark, so definitely a Polk passive.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 -
Early silver basket should be mw6500 drivers. I remember an advertisement one time which Polk had a brand new driver coming on to the market. It was the mw6600. Up until that time I believe they were all mw6500. After the mw6600 came out they then started going to the 01, 02, 03 etc numbering system.
I could be wrong.
