Monitor 12 impeedance?

Planenutz
Planenutz Posts: 8
edited April 2006 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
Are these things 8 or 4 ohms? Is there any factory literature available?
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  • Zen Dragon
    Zen Dragon Posts: 501
    edited April 2006
    From the Polk Home Audio vintage speaker page.

    http://www.polkaudio.com/homeaudio/specs/monitor12/

    Subwoofer 1 - 12" Diameter (30.48cm)
    sub bass radiator
    Midrange 4 - 6-1/2" Diameter (16.51cm)
    drivers
    Tweeter 1 - 1" Diameter (2.54cm)
    Polk SL2500 dome tweeter


    Electrical
    Overall Frequency Response 25Hz - 25kHz
    Lower -3dB Limit 35Hz
    Upper -3dB Limit 23kHz
    Nominal Impedance 8 ohms
    Recommended Amplifier Power 20 - 400 w/channel
    Efficiency 91 dB


    Dimensions
    Cabinet Size 37-13/40" H x 15-3/4" W x 12" D
    (94.81cm H x 40.01cm W x 30.48cm D)


    Shipping/Other
    Total Shipping Weight 60.00 lbs. (27.22kgs)
    The Family
    Polk SDA-1C's
    Polk SDA-2
    Polk Monitor 10B's
    Polk LSI-9's
    Polk Monitor 5's
    Polk 5 jr's
    Polk PSW-450 Sub
    Polk CSI40 Center

    Do not one day come to die, and discover you have not lived.
    This is pretty f***ed up right here.
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  • Planenutz
    Planenutz Posts: 8
    edited April 2006
    Thanks, I guess I didn't read down the search results list far enough.
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  • Zen Dragon
    Zen Dragon Posts: 501
    edited April 2006
    No worries. Polk has a section for some of their vintage gear that is a tad off the beaten path if you are unfamiliar. The 12's are a nice speaker. Have you recently acquired a pair.
    The Family
    Polk SDA-1C's
    Polk SDA-2
    Polk Monitor 10B's
    Polk LSI-9's
    Polk Monitor 5's
    Polk 5 jr's
    Polk PSW-450 Sub
    Polk CSI40 Center

    Do not one day come to die, and discover you have not lived.
    This is pretty f***ed up right here.
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  • Planenutz
    Planenutz Posts: 8
    edited April 2006
    Yes, I won an Ebay auction and drove 900 miles round trip to get them here. I probably paid too much but they sound great and have helped fullfill a life long dream of mine..which was to own a pair of Polks like the two guys in the dorm room next to mine back in '78. They had two pairs actually...monitor 10's I think powered by a Yamaha "natural sound" receiver w/ 80 watts per channel. Man, did that sound good...and yes, we inhaled:cool: Sorry, I"ve been holding that in for quite sometime. Anyway, I've spent the day "bathing" the grills and "scrubbing" the cabinets trying to get the smoke residue off. Tide with Downy worked well on the grills. I'm driving them with an Onkyo receiver for now (100X2). Appartment livin' is killin' me.
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  • Zen Dragon
    Zen Dragon Posts: 501
    edited April 2006
    Very nice and congratulations. I drove my first Polk monitor 10B's with a Yamaha R-7 at about 75 or 80 W/ch. They didn't sound bad at all. I have slowly over time been working up the ladder. I hope one day to own the SDA 2.3TL's but am more than satisfied with my SDA1-C's for the time being.
    Glad to hear the TLC on the 12's. You should enjoy them thoroughly. This is a great forum for information on all the Polk spaeaker lines, as well as some other high end speakers, and all manner of amplification and other components. Glad you found it.
    Cheers...Brian
    The Family
    Polk SDA-1C's
    Polk SDA-2
    Polk Monitor 10B's
    Polk LSI-9's
    Polk Monitor 5's
    Polk 5 jr's
    Polk PSW-450 Sub
    Polk CSI40 Center

    Do not one day come to die, and discover you have not lived.
    This is pretty f***ed up right here.
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