10s from the recycle center

catmat10_2
catmat10_2 Posts: 52
edited January 2007 in Vintage Speakers
I was going to the recycle center in my town and as I pulled up I saw a set of speakers setting in front of the recycle bins. At first I thought they were junk but as I looked at them I saw real Oak speaker boxes and that they were Polk audio. I took them home and hooked them up and they worked perfectly. The tag says they are 10 #184928 and #184922. I took A 61/2 driver out and it said 1988 on the back. I think I lucked out on this. What do you guy think!:) :)
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  • DollarDave
    DollarDave Posts: 2,575
    edited January 2007
    catmat10_2 wrote:
    I was going to the recycle center in my town and as I pulled up I saw a set of speakers setting in front of the recycle bins. At first I thought they were junk but as I looked at them I saw real Oak speaker boxes and that they were Polk audio. I took them home and hooked them up and they worked perfectly. The tag says they are 10 #184928 and #184922. I took A 61/2 driver out and it said 1988 on the back. I think I lucked out on this. What do you guy think!:) :)

    They are definitely junk. Take them back and let me know where you put them...

    Nice find.

    BTW, welcome and stick around. There is lots to learn from most of these folks.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited January 2007
    catmat.. luck is on your side my friend.. congrats.. maybe you should buy a Lotto ticket. :D

    enjoy those speakers ;) .
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • DollarDave
    DollarDave Posts: 2,575
    edited January 2007
    What other gear do you have?
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  • catmat10_2
    catmat10_2 Posts: 52
    edited January 2007
    DaveMuell wrote:
    They are definitely junk. Take them back and let me know where you put them...

    Nice find.

    BTW, welcome and stick around. There is lots to learn from most of these folks.
    Thanks I am looking forwarded to learning, these polk speakers blow my infinity RS series speakers away!
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  • catmat10_2
    catmat10_2 Posts: 52
    edited January 2007
    DaveMuell wrote:
    What other gear do you have?
    A realistic STA2300 AM/FM stereo receiver, Hitachi HT-51 turntable with a shure M91ED, AKAI GX-M5D cassette deck. Sanaui CD-350 CD player
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited January 2007
    I would suggest getting some more power on those things soon, or you will likely end up blowing the tweeters.
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited January 2007
    nadams wrote:
    I would suggest getting some more power on those things soon, or you will likely end up blowing the tweeters.


    agreed... if you can.. look into replacing your receiver with something more modern and more powerful.. your speakers will sound even better than they do now. if you think they sound good now.. just wait till you hook them up to more (clean) power. :eek: :D;)
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • John in MA
    John in MA Posts: 1,010
    edited January 2007
    Give the STA-2300 some respect. It was Radio Shack's "monster reciever" in the late '70s. Something like 130W/ch and reasonable build quality. I'd see about making sure the 2300 was in spec before replacing it.

    I've been running Monitor 11t's with a 40W Rotel and a 50W NAD. More power certainly wouldn't hurt, but they'll liquify my brain before the amp 's turned past 11 o'clock.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited January 2007
    John in MA wrote:
    Give the STA-2300 some respect. It was Radio Shack's "monster reciever" in the late '70s. Something like 130W/ch and reasonable build quality. I'd see about making sure the 2300 was in spec before replacing it.


    close.. 120wpc built between 1981 and 1988

    Oops. my bad for dissing someone's gear.
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited January 2007
    catmat10_2 wrote:
    Thanks I am looking forwarded to learning, these polk speakers blow my infinity RS series speakers away!

    I used to love infinty's also.
    Now I have gotten the polk bug!

    Enjoy
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
    Ben
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  • Boonaroo
    Boonaroo Posts: 57
    edited January 2007
    The polk bug is easy to catch. I picked up my first pair of polks, moniter 10a (peerless tweeter) w/ orig. boxes & packing material for $77 at a Goodwill in Columbus, OH about 5 years ago.

    I still have my moniter 10s and love what they have done for me, but I recently upgraded to SDA 1c's. Needless to say, I am a very happy camper.

    Stick around and learn from some of the vintage Polk experts around here. You will find it a perfect place to learn and chat about gear.

    B'roo
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  • Refefer
    Refefer Posts: 1,280
    edited January 2007
    Free, eh? There's gonna be some very disappointed hobos who now can't listen to their music ;)

    What reason on God's green earth did someone have for throwing a perfectly good pair of Polk Monitor 10's away? Those are what a lot of us would call excellent sounding. If you managed to snag a pair out by a dumpster the schmuck who tossed has no right to own them.

    Any chance we could get some pics of your snag? It'll make me feel all nice and cozy inside to see a perfectly good sounding pair of Polks rescued from the trash compactors.
    Lovin that music year after year.

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    Polk SDA CRS+,
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited January 2007
    Nice find. Enjoy those speakers and stick around for awhile... We LOVE new Blood ;)

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  • hangon
    hangon Posts: 228
    edited January 2007
    Way to go!! I own them my self and I cant believe someone threw them out! Enjoy them!
    HT Theater

    SRS-SDA 2.3tl RDO's
    Custom Center made out of a RTA15tl
    Pioneer Elite SC-25 Receiver
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    Yahama P7000S Pro Audio Amp
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  • John in MA
    John in MA Posts: 1,010
    edited January 2007
    People around here have no respect for durable goods of any kind, especially old technology. I've gotten thousands of dollars worth of hi-fi gear on a single morning of poking around the local dump/recycling center. If I can talk to the owner they usually say something like "I just got a Bose Waveradio so there's no reason to keep this old junk" while he's unloading a stack of NAD components and a pair of Klipsch Heresys.
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