Your first pair of Polks?

stereo55 · December 2005

HHmm , lets see ...

Original Monitor7's way back when and connected to a Nad reciever . I remeber the SDA's were out the same time and how blown away I was by them . Alas ... the SDA's were out of my reach price wise back then . I'll never forget the great audition and my first impression of the SDA's ; just plain fantastic !!!

HBombToo · December 2005

RTA8T ~1990 which I still have.

polksda · December 2005

Monitor 7s, bought new in the Spring of 1987.

The store is still around, but hardly sells any audio equipment any more... all cell phones, pagers, Dish Network, and car audio.

*sigh*

cubdog · December 2005

RT 10's. Followed by, Mini Monitors, CS245, S8, Monitor 12 and Monitor 7's. I still have all.

cubdog

George Grand · December 2005

In 1988 or 1989 I blew up a gorgeous pair of AR-5's (the tweeters) with a test disc and a **** pair of ears. The next day I bought a pair of RTA 11t's brand new in the boxes for $290. I liked them enough to get another brand new pair a couple days later for $272. I held onto them for a few years and in 1991 the sale of those helped to finance the purchase of my Carver Amazing's. In 1999 when we added a big family room to the house, I found two used pair of RTA 11t's (one pair "TL" actually) and stuck them in there. I sold those a year or so later when I found the AR-9's. No sub, or surrounds required.

Over the years I've had a lot of Polk pass through here for sale. Notably the RTA12c, 7C, Monitor 4 and 5, RT-5. There are others but I can't remember them. I don't have any Polks anymore.

George Grand (of the Jersey Grands)

W WALDECKER · December 2005

all of the Polks that i have owned i bought new from a dealer in Baltimore. i started out with a pair of monitor 4,s and later a pair of 5 jr+,s and finally a pair of monitor 10,s. i dont own any Polk products presently except for the XM reference tuner but i am looking for either SDA 1Cs or CRS +s to use in a 2nd two channel rig.thanks....WCW III

gshisme · December 2005

R50's, RT25i's and a CSi30 I think it was. Made me proud...my first H/T setup.

Lsi9 · December 2005

LS50 , I loved them

Mjr7531 · December 2005

R20s, I traded em' for the RTi6, but I missed em' so much I bought a pair from GMorris and I use em' on my compy or as surrounds.

Tour2ma · December 2005

Circa '88, I landed my first Polks... a pristine pair of used SRS's. They're still here and will be after I've checked out... the wife likes them, too.

Shizelbs · December 2005

Started with some R40s which I used as bookshelves, ON MY DESK, of all places. It was hooked up to a crappy RCA carosel cdp and a lame Kenwood stereo receiver. That was my 1st year of pharmacy school in 2001.

Then I tried to get some Monitors, but no luck on ebay and other attempts.

Finally got some SDA SRS 2s, only to be replaced 7 months later by Carver Amazings.

danger boy · December 2005

Shelby, did you get rid of the SRS's?

Shizelbs · December 2005

No, but they are pulling garage duty right now. I greatly prefer the new Carvers to the SRSs.

seo · January 2006

keith allen wrote:

OK in around 1983 I bought my first decent stereo,it was an nad receiver,and i wish i could remember the model number,it was their cheapest unit at the time...$300 it was only like 23 watts rms...if anybody can give me a model number,i would appretiate it,maybe a 63something...anywho,a dual turntable with a signet cartridge,and a set of sears lxi speakers,they had the same makeup as vega d9's...BIG! It rocked,anyway in 1985 or 86 my speakers were stolen,all i could afford were some monitor 5jrs...hello!Since then ive always owned a set of polks...i had others at the same time,but youll always find some polks in the househow about you?

Sounds like a NAD 7020 or 7020e or i.

My first set of Polks was a pair of SDA-CRS. Sounded great with the NAD (still have the NAD)

aaharvel · January 2006

These, but then i heard some RTi4's and couldn't resist- Just had to upgrade to the 4's.

SKsolutions · January 2006

Got a pair of SDA-CRS that fell off the inventory list at MIT. Shhhh. I think they are window planters now, but they sounded like nothing else at the time. It was influential to my tastes now. Had some Monitors, some RTi's, and now LSi's. It's apples and oranges, but the LSi's win over the CRS as my favorite polk owned/pilfered.

Dobermann · January 2006

RT25s. Those were some nice speakers, I wish I still had them but I gave them to my sister.

scottyf · January 2006

I came to Polk the round-about way. Started in audio in the early 80's with a pair of Infinitys, then learned about seperates and tubes and marched thru Kimber Phantoms, Quad ESL-63's, Spica TC's with the sub, then the Fried Valhalla system. I had heard the 15tl's back in the '80s when a buddy of mine who worked at the store that sold them asked me to bring my moscode 300/conrad johnson pv-5/thorens turntable in to audition them. We were both very impressed.

Then, about 5 years ago, I picked up a pair of 15tl's in Dallas because of that memory. I listened to them for a while, planning on putting them with my brother and letting him make payments. Turned out I liked them so much they became my primary speakers! I listened to them until I got my 36" Sony and started having problems with the "Great Purple Haze". Seeking sheilded speakers, I lived with a pair of Infinity Intermezzo 1.2s for a few months but eventually dumped them for a pair of LSi15s. Audio Nirvana!

BjornB17 · January 2006

My first set of polks are only a month old, and are what i have in my signature

Airplay355 · January 2006

Mine wasn't a pair. It was a cs245i.

Mike Sedai · January 2006

Just got them a couple days ago!

Polk T90EB Floors
Polik Csi3

StinkyDog · January 2006

My first set of Polks are my SDA 1Cs that I purchased in 1990. I am still using them as the mains in my home theater, just like I did in '90. I was thinking of selling them recently but have since decided I couldn't part with them. I guess my next step will be to start to upgrade the components in them. I didn't realize this was something that needed to be done to these guys until I joined this forum a few weeks ago.

My second Polk purchase was a CS200 center channel that I purchased in 1995. Still using that in my HT as well.

Next up will be some new Polks for the rears to replace the Bose AM5s that I have now, and possibly a new center speaker also.

*Seby*-Polk- · February 2006

Hi Everybody !!!!

Yesterday 02/02/2006 i'm introduced in the fantastic Polk World !!!!! :cool:

I found the best speaker brand and i proud for my par of Monitor 50 with my Yamaha RXV-657 receiver !!!!! Sounds GREAT, CLEAN, CRISP !!!!!

In 1997 i have a Technics speakers...very good quality...but i sold in 2002.

Now enjoy with Polk a great sound quality for acceptable prices

kingsqueak · February 2006

Late eighties I think, pair of RM3000's.

Still running them as mains, they've never sounded better now that I have a solid receiver and some room to get them spaced properly.

I may go with some RTi6's soon to get more body out of the front channels but the RM's will stay at least as surrounds.

wingnut4772 · February 2006

My first set was a pair of Rti100 s open box from CC for $300.00.

Strong Bad · February 2006

My first pair was a set of Monitor 10B's circa late 1987. Grabbed a pair of SDA1B's in mid 1999 and gave my older brother my 10B's. I sold off my 1B's when I snagged my SDA SRS 2.3's from a Polk member in 2001.

John

AzN_plyR · February 2006

Pair of R30's bought yesterday for 88 bucks out the door from Fry's after a 2 hour one way there.. and another 2 back!! (although Fry's is only 55 minutes away from me... traffic!!!)

Your first pair of Polks?

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