Monitor 10

AsSiMiLaTeD
AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
edited April 2005 in Speakers
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=71571&item=5765168020&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

These are local to me (sort of) and I was thinking about picking them up. I've never listened to a pair of these. How do they sound - what are their major sound characteristics?

Didn't these come with stands? Are these the 10, 10A, 10B, or 10 series 2...or can we tell from looking at the pics? I assume these are just the 10, based on the serial number, but I thought those came with the sl2000 tweeter, auction says sl2500, though could have been updated.

EDIT: Whoops...looks like I got that wrong. Just found on the Polk site that the 10s came with the sl2500...

I've never listened to anything in the Monitor line. Are these a good deal if I can snag them for less than $150 or so?

Thanks for the info guys. I really need to get my learnin' on with all the old-school Polk lines :o
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  • DAGLJAM6
    DAGLJAM6 Posts: 635
    edited April 2005
    From personal experience at $150 or less and in what appears to be great shape no question---get them.
    My first Polks were and still are my favorite pair (Mon 10's) I still listen to them more often than the SDA2's. Others on the site can ID this set but 10's are definitely the "bed rock" model in the lineage.
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  • Spawndn72
    Spawndn72 Posts: 453
    edited April 2005
    I love my monitor 7's. Very good "presence"
    Setup:
    Adcom GFA-545 amp
    Nad 1600 pre
    Dual 704 TT
    Pioneer 707 R2R
    Pioneer DV-578A Multi-format
    Polk SDA-2 Mains
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited April 2005
    Polkmaniac- Depending on what run of the Monitor 10's they are, you could have the SL1000, SL2000, or SL2500 (in that order, oldest to newest).

    The tweeters in those speakers are NOT the SL2500.
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited April 2005
    good luck. hope you get em. the original Monitor lineage has great sound. I think you'll like it a whole lot. :D
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited April 2005
    Originally posted by nadams
    Polkmaniac- Depending on what run of the Monitor 10's they are, you could have the SL1000, SL2000, or SL2500 (in that order, oldest to newest).

    The tweeters in those speakers are NOT the SL2500.
    so if they're not the sl2500, which ones are they?
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited April 2005
    SL2000.
    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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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited April 2005
    The guy also has a pair of monitor 5...I assume the 10 are a better sounding speaker?

    I know the SL2000 has that nasty frequency spike, but I could change that later on down the road I guess...

    Does anyone know if these came with stands?
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited April 2005
    Optional Stands.
    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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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited April 2005
    Does anyone have the diagram for those stands, so I could build my own? I'll try contacting Ken in the morning, maybe Polk still has the drawings laying around...
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited April 2005
    Search, and ye shall find.

    http://clubpolk.polkaudio.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=24335&highlight=polk+monitor+stands
    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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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited April 2005
    If you get ahold of the stand dimensions, let me know. My next project is going to be building a pair for my 10's. They'd sound SO much better with them.

    edit- *smack* (see above :D)
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited April 2005
    I did a search on "monitor stands" and somehow didn't see that thread towards the bottom of the page, thanks for pointing it out Mark, I'll take a look.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited April 2005
    ...2 more hours...

    and none of you beatches better interfere :D:):D
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited April 2005
    Originally posted by Polkmaniac
    ...2 more hours...

    and none of you beatches better interfere :D:):D

    well you know. i've always wanted to own a pair of Monitor 10's. :p

    good luck bro.
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited April 2005
    looks like we've got at least two other interested parties...minus all the damn ebay snipers that haven't bid yet...
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited April 2005
    7 minutes left...

    I'm on these like white on rice in a glass of milk on a paper plate in a snowstorm.

    /Major Payne

    :D:):D
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited April 2005
    missed em...

    I didn't want to go over $125 but I should have bid a bit more, just have too much going on right now with the new house and all...I was naive to think I'd get these for less than $150...

    Wow, what a let down. Oh well, maybe next time.

    :(:(:(
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  • greg099
    greg099 Posts: 19
    edited April 2005
    Just joined the forum, but coincidentally I have a pair of these Monitor 10Bs and they are really great sounding speakers. When I think how much I paid for a stinking Bose 5.1 system, I think $150 for a pair of these babies is a steal.

    Good luck,

    Greg
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited April 2005
    There are several pairs - some with stands included - on the bay right now.
    Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
    HT: Samsung QN90B * Marantz NR1510 * Panasonic DMP-BDT220 * Roku Ultra LT * APC H10
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited April 2005
    Originally posted by greg099
    Just joined the forum, but coincidentally I have a pair of these Monitor 10Bs and they are really great sounding speakers. When I think how much I paid for a stinking Bose 5.1 system, I think $150 for a pair of these babies is a steal.

    Good luck,

    Greg

    Welcome to the club. Stick around. enjoy, have a cold one on me.

    I'm just curious, but what lead you to go with Bose 5.1? Was it their sound, price, size, etc. thanks, al
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited April 2005
    Originally posted by Polkmaniac
    missed em...

    I didn't want to go over $125 but I should have bid a bit more, just have too much going on right now with the new house and all...I was naive to think I'd get these for less than $150...

    Wow, what a let down. Oh well, maybe next time.

    :(:(:(
    Patience... patience... From the read of that ad only thing that would have gotten me over $100 would be local P/U...

    Better will come along...
    More later,
    Tour...
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  • greg099
    greg099 Posts: 19
    edited April 2005
    Danger,

    What led me to go with Bose was a combination of poor research and an aesthetically driven female.

    They were actually ok for the relatively small room I originally used for movies, but wholly inadequate for the theater I'm building now. I really didn't like them at all for music, either. The mids were non-existent and the bass was gimmicky.

    Gonna sell them on eBay, tho, so don't quote me on that!

    Greg
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