Monitor 10's

masanz1
masanz1 Posts: 511
edited December 2004 in Vintage Speakers
Just picked a pair of these up for $125. Hopefully a decent deal. Very clean except tweeter in one is shot so can anyone suggest a decent replacement that won't be too expensive. I believe these to be the first 10's so perhaps a sL2000 tweeter.

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Matthew
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  • Loud & Clear
    Loud & Clear Posts: 1,538
    edited December 2004
    When I got my pair of 10's one of my tweets was not working. I replaced the fuse (exposed on back of speaker) and it sprang to life. I could tell by looking that the fuse was damaged, maybe you could take a look and see what's doin'. It's been said that the tweeters you have (peerless) are very much worth keeping, so see if you can get her working again. Good luck.

    Two Channel Setup:

    Speakers: Wharfedale Opus 2-3
    Integrated Amp: Krell S-300i
    DAC: Arcam irDac
    Source: iMac
    Remote Control: iPad Mini

    3.2 Home Theater Setup:

    Fronts: Klipsch RP-160M
    Center: Klipsch RP-160M
    Subwoofer: SVS PB12NSD (X 2)
    AVR: Yamaha Aventage RX-A2030
    Blu Ray: Sony BDP-S790
    TV Source: DirecTV Genie
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  • masanz1
    masanz1 Posts: 511
    edited December 2004
    Thanks for the reply...I checked the fuse and it was indeed blown. I replaced it but the tweeter just makes a small hissing sound, not at all like the other.
    Matthew
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited December 2004
    Can you post a better pic of the passive radiator. Something seems odd to me.

    Cheers,
    Rooster
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  • masanz1
    masanz1 Posts: 511
    edited December 2004
    Got the tweeter working, just a little cleaning around the contacts. Here are some more pictures

    1.jpg

    2.jpg

    3.jpg
    Matthew
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    CS400-Center
    SDA 1A-Mains
    RT20-Surround
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    SVS 20-39PCi
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited December 2004
    congrats on your monitor 10's. From the pics.. they look like they are original 10's to me. I could be wrong.. but they look like very early model 10's.

    Peerless tweeter is very highly sought after. and it looks like you got your up and running again. nice work.

    let us know how they sound after you have some time with them.

    what will you power these with?
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,828
    edited December 2004
    I know whats wrong with them...

    They havnt been cleaned since the early 18 hundreds...

    Damp cloth man... DAMP CLOTH :D

    Congrats man! I bet they sound great! I need to hear some older Polks besides the famed 1.2
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  • Loud & Clear
    Loud & Clear Posts: 1,538
    edited December 2004
    For comparison's sake.

    Two Channel Setup:

    Speakers: Wharfedale Opus 2-3
    Integrated Amp: Krell S-300i
    DAC: Arcam irDac
    Source: iMac
    Remote Control: iPad Mini

    3.2 Home Theater Setup:

    Fronts: Klipsch RP-160M
    Center: Klipsch RP-160M
    Subwoofer: SVS PB12NSD (X 2)
    AVR: Yamaha Aventage RX-A2030
    Blu Ray: Sony BDP-S790
    TV Source: DirecTV Genie
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited December 2004
    the drivers look different than the ones in Loud & Clears 10's. were there different PR's throughout the years of monitor 10's ?
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,828
    edited December 2004
    I think the difference is the fact one is clean and one is not... ;)

    But the PR does have a different color to it, regardless or cleanliness :)
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  • Loud & Clear
    Loud & Clear Posts: 1,538
    edited December 2004
    We both have the original Monitor 10's. However, I seem to recall that the original 10's had paper passives, whereas later iterations had some coating on them. This, and the fact that they're (my passives) really minty, leads me to believe that my 10's had their passives replaced at some point with a later version that's coated. I could be way off here, just a guess.

    Two Channel Setup:

    Speakers: Wharfedale Opus 2-3
    Integrated Amp: Krell S-300i
    DAC: Arcam irDac
    Source: iMac
    Remote Control: iPad Mini

    3.2 Home Theater Setup:

    Fronts: Klipsch RP-160M
    Center: Klipsch RP-160M
    Subwoofer: SVS PB12NSD (X 2)
    AVR: Yamaha Aventage RX-A2030
    Blu Ray: Sony BDP-S790
    TV Source: DirecTV Genie
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  • masanz1
    masanz1 Posts: 511
    edited December 2004
    the paasive are indeed non coated paper. I just picked them up and am cleaning them as soon as I get some time :D . I'll repost some more pix when I get them in shape. They also have tags on the back with a handwritten 10 and initials of the person who checked them. I have them hooked up to my Onkyo 601 now but I have an older Pioneer ELite A88x i may hook them up to.
    Matthew
    Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason


    HT

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    CS400-Center
    SDA 1A-Mains
    RT20-Surround
    None right now-Rears
    SVS 20-39PCi
    Infocus IN72
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,069
    edited December 2004
    PR's on the original Monitor 10's were 10" and uncoated. Later PR's were coated and had bigger/heavier 'dustcaps' (actually weight-loading to set the Fs of the passive).

    The very original Monitor 7's had uncoated 8" PR's by the way.
    Haven't seen any of those for a long, long time...
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