What years were these Polkstands used?

odcics2

I have two versions. One wood top, one stamped metal.

Looking around the net while increasing my Polk Knowledge, I ran across info stating “two versions”.
What years were each used?

I know there is the first, low style version also.

Thanks.

bcwsrt

Last weekend, I ran across the box for the stamped metal 10B ones I sent to @msg. I'll be near it again tomorrow and see if there's a copyright date or any other indicators on it for you.

And, no, @msg, it wasn't substantially smaller than the "big A--" box I sent them to you in. 😉😄

odcics2

Thanks. 👍

F1nut

You have a better chance at winning a lottery than nailing down what years those stands were used.

wispolkboy

I had the metal ones that I bought with my m10's back in '83

odcics2

wispolkboy wrote: »

I had the metal ones that I bought with my m10's back in '83

This is a start. Thanks. 👍

bcwsrt

There are no date indicators on the box I have. I basically have no recollection of when I bought my 10Bs, but it had to be 1985 +/-.

I love the “Show Respect!” 😁

Viking64

Wagner box?

I don't mind if she is.

aprazer402

In the 70's and 80's I frequently made the rounds of all three or four hi-fi stores (before the Best Buy's and Circuit City's) in Omaha.

One store carried Polk Audio. I went there all the time as it was nearby. I bought 7's and 10's before the SDA's came out. Those monitor's were never displayed on the stands. They just had them up off floor level 4-6 inches on a carpeted riser's in audio listening rooms. You could sit in a chair to be at ear level when auditioning.

I never once saw the Polk stands nor were they ever mentioned by the sales people when I bought my speakers.

I believe in those days Polk would occasionally send some company rep., sales etc. to check on their dealers to see that they were presenting their products in the best possible way, including displaying and offering the Polk stands etc.

I may have just missed the stands too. The sales person dropped the ball failing to mention them, if they had them, they might have sold me stands too.

skrol

My Monitor 5A's, that I bought from the original owner, came with stands like those with the single post in the middle and wood tops. The speakers were dated 1983.

bcwsrt

Pretty cool that people on here want to find this kind of stuff out, whether you actually can, or not!

odcics2

Agreed. I’ll have to post pics of my original Monitor 7 speakers that are full of insulation, top to bottom.

Toolfan66

I actually had no idea the metal ones were a polk item..

Gardenstater

When I bought my speakers in 1979, it was this version that they tried to sell me but since I was already stretching my budget, I made my own with particle board and black formica. Don't quote me on this but I can almost swear the center pedestal section was not as tall, and the one I made has 6" pedestal height in the front.

aprazer402

For my 10's I eventually purchased these locally. I still have them. The top plate on mine is not level
so the speakers are tilted back slightly. I know they are the same brand.

odcics2

Both types of Polkstands are heavy, as compared to a similar sized Plateau stand, for example.

Gardenstater

Here's a different looking one from an ad from Oct. 1989.

xschop

Did they have a Polk part # for lead shot?

Gardenstater

xschop wrote: »

Did they have a Polk part # for lead shot?

But they discontinued it after 1989? 😂

odcics2

Gardenstater wrote: »

Here's a different looking one from an ad from Oct. 1989.

Look where the logo is on the 10. Above the mounting pegs for the grille.
Apparently, it gets covered up when the grille is installed.

bcwsrt

I think that was just to mimic the placement on the grille to keep the brand highly visible for the marketing photo. My 10s didn’t have a logo behind the grille.

Gardenstater

Yeah, the grill would not have even gone on the speaker with that there.

For that matter, if they did something like that, those stands may have never even been offered as a product but may have been just for window dressing in this ad.

xschop

What angle do the original factory stands direct the speaker at?

odcics2

xschop wrote: »

What angle do the original factory stands direct the speaker at?

6 degrees, actual measurement.

odcics2

F1nut

odcics2 wrote: »

Gardenstater wrote: »

Here's a different looking one from an ad from Oct. 1989.

Look where the logo is on the 10. Above the mounting pegs for the grille.
Apparently, it gets covered up when the grille is installed.

Sheesh guys, it's a promo photo shot. The Polk logo never went there and Polk never sold those stands.

odcics2

LOL, yeah, I forgot the LOL on my comment!

This is what happens when marketing gets involved...

bcwsrt

That stand looks photoshopped to me!

odcics2

Found a Monitor 7 owners manual.

Note the stand shown.

A couple of excerpts with room placement advice.





Mine are very close to 6 feet apart, tweeter to tweeter.
I sit about 11.5 feet away.