Looking to sell my Oak Monitor 10B's

reaton
reaton Posts: 33
edited July 2006 in Vintage Speakers
As great as these sound, I'm thinking about parting with my 10B's to try something new. I was searching the internet looking for a good place to sell these and I think I found the place! What do you guys think would be a fair price for these? They are Oak color with matching stands and located in Michigan.

Since I don't have 25 posts yet, I can not put up an ad in the Flea Market so I thought I start here. :)
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited July 2006
    There's a reason for that...
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  • DollarDave
    DollarDave Posts: 2,575
    edited July 2006
    Those are strange looking 10B's.
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited July 2006
    They are unique, that's for sure. From that one picture, they look to be in nice shape, too!
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • DollarDave
    DollarDave Posts: 2,575
    edited July 2006
    I think the Polk logos are worth between 5 and 10 dollars.
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  • reaton
    reaton Posts: 33
    edited July 2006
    They should look like any other 10B with the exception of the cutom base that they sit on. Why do you say they look different?

    They are pretty much in Mint condition! I've always taken very good care of them.
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  • DollarDave
    DollarDave Posts: 2,575
    edited July 2006
    reaton wrote:
    They should look like any other 10B with the exception of the cutom base that they sit on. They are pretty much in Mint condition! I've always taken very good care of them.

    How about a picture with a grill off?
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited July 2006
    How about another picture with the grills off? While you're at it snap one of the back too :)
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  • reaton
    reaton Posts: 33
    edited July 2006
    No problem, give me a couple minutes and I'll post them.
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  • reaton
    reaton Posts: 33
    edited July 2006
    Here is pic of the front...back coming in another minute!
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  • reaton
    reaton Posts: 33
    edited July 2006
    Here is a pic of the back.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited July 2006
    are those built in base/stands?
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  • reaton
    reaton Posts: 33
    edited July 2006
    The 10B's just rest on the base. They are not attached.
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  • DollarDave
    DollarDave Posts: 2,575
    edited July 2006
    reaton wrote:
    Here is pic of the front...back coming in another minute!

    What is the discoloration above the tweeter? Are those all stock tweeters, drivers, and passive?
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited July 2006
    reaton wrote:
    The 10B's just rest on the base. They are not attached.

    OK cool. thanks
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited July 2006
    those do look a bit odd, the center cap in the larger woofer looks a bit smaller than other picsz I've seen.

    Any way, from the eBay auctions I've seen they from from 100 - 200 dollars.
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  • DollarDave
    DollarDave Posts: 2,575
    edited July 2006
    I am skeptical they are real.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited July 2006
    They look legit to me...hand doped midrange, Peerless, paper passive radiator, recessed grill mounts with PITA 3M super velcro. I would say the PR doesn't "look" original, but that's just based on one picture.
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  • reaton
    reaton Posts: 33
    edited July 2006
    dorokusai wrote:
    They look legit to me...hand doped midrange, Peerless, paper woofer, recessed grill mounts with PITA 3M super velcro. I would say the woofer doesn't "look" original, but that's just based on one picture.

    These are definitely the real deal! The mark above the tweeter is just some residue from when the tweeters were updated.
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited July 2006
    The grey foam, the Peerless, and the PR look to be early Monitor 10 but I don't recall Polk having anything but rounded crossovers / binding post plates on the back :confused: Those mids look too shiny. :confused:

    OK - doro's the expert :)
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited July 2006
    The mids and tweets look fine... the uncoated PR and velcro for the grill covers screams "early model" to me... There was a lot of non-standard stuff used in the early days of Polk speakers, so the square crossover plate doesn't bother me too much. What I don't see is any external fuses, which the early models usually had vs polyswitches in the later models.

    These could be a slightly more rare version of the 10b's, probably just an earlier run with some non-standard parts thrown in... maybe a half-changeover model where some parts were new style, and some old.
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • reaton
    reaton Posts: 33
    edited July 2006
    nadams wrote:
    What I don't see is any external fuses, which the early models usually had vs polyswitches in the later models.

    If you look close at the picture of the back, you can see the external fuse. It's a little hard to see, but it's there.
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  • DollarDave
    DollarDave Posts: 2,575
    edited July 2006
    reaton wrote:
    If you look close at the picture of the back, you can see the external fuse. It's a little hard to see, but it's there.

    How about some real close-ups of the front and back for our Polk experts to take a look at.
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  • read-alot
    read-alot Posts: 812
    edited July 2006
    reaton, you have been a member of this forum since 2002 and only have 8 posts. doro averages that many every day. Where have you been?
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited July 2006
    I've seen MON10B with SL1000 and Peerless tweeters....this model has always been hard to nail down. Very early SDA's also used a square crossover plate.

    Reaton - You mention that the tweeters were upgraded...upgraded from what?
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  • reaton
    reaton Posts: 33
    edited July 2006
    dorokusai wrote:
    I've seen MON10B with SL1000 and Peerless tweeters....this model has always been hard to nail down. Very early SDA's also used a square crossover plate.

    Reaton - You mention that the tweeters were upgraded...upgraded from what?

    To be honest, I'm not sure. The previous owner I purchased them from had a problem with one of the tweeters so he said instead of replacing one of them, he upgraded both of them.
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  • reaton
    reaton Posts: 33
    edited July 2006
    read-alot wrote:
    reaton, you have been a member of this forum since 2002 and only have 8 posts. doro averages that many every day. Where have you been?

    That's a good question, I didn't even know I was a member that far back! :confused:
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,341
    edited July 2006
    Reaton, welcome back(?) to the Polk Forum. These look pretty good. Someone in Michigan should snap these up. Make this man an offer!:D
    Carl

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  • reaton
    reaton Posts: 33
    edited July 2006
    Ok, here are some close up's for the experts! Enjoy!
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,729
    edited July 2006
    The mids are way to shiny to be from the Polk MWXXXX series and that PR is all wrong. They may have started life as Monitor 10's, but I wouldn't even bet a buck on that.

    Reaton, can you pull out the mid drivers and PR to see what is written on their backs.
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited July 2006
    I guess from all the **** you are getting about them being fakes, the only thing I can say is.......................nice stands!!!::rolleyes: :rolleyes: :D:D

    Can you give the guy a chance here?
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