Do you still own your first pair of Polk speakers?
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Sort of. I bought a pair of mon 10b but the monitor 12 was released just after so i traded up to them. That was around 90/91 and they are still with me today.2 Channel
Amp - Jas Audio Bravo 3.2 set
Power Cord - Tunami GPX
CDP - Marantz cd6002 - Audio gd Ref 5 Dac
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Still remember the day I got my SDA 2's in early 90's. Next to them was an SRS 2.3, clearly out of my price range. I was getting a new HK 690i. Salesman said would you take these SDA 2's for 1200. My wife about hit the ceiling, back then that was a lot to be spending for speakers. Still have them, using as fronts in HT, upgrading my center CS100 (or 1000?) to a new CSi5.
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I've kept them in the family! My brother-in-law has my Monitor 10B's and Monitor 4's in his home theater. He was going to spend too much money for far less sound. They continue to rock on a regular basis."You can tell by the kindness of a dog how a human should be." Don Van Vliet
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Nope. SDA-CRS. Sold 'em because I thought SDA was a passing phase. Hindsight really is 20-20.
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Yes, in fact I just picked them up last week.
They're a pair of Monitor 7C's that need a little TLC. New woofers are arriving on Monday. Eventually I'd like to refinish them and upgrade the crossovers."He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche -
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Still have my first communion envelopes.....does that count?HT SYSTEM-
Sony 850c 4k
Pioneer elite vhx 21
Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Polk Sig. 20's
Polk FX500 surrounds
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Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable
Kitchen
Sonos zp90
Grant Fidelity tube dac
B&k 1420
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I don;t, but they are still in my family.
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Polk.capecodder wrote: »Glad you found a pair. Where'd ya find them?
I didn't have the patience to wait. "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche -
Still have my 10Bs (s/n's 135747 & 135748), bought them second hand in 1994 - they continue to serve as my everyday mini-home-theater speakers in the great room.
In the House:
A pair of Monitor 10Bs
On the Road:
2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited
db1001 - dash
db691 - f/doors
db651 - r/doors
(...and an Infinity Gold amp
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Purchased in the seventies.
They lived well until my kids became rock lovers, and tried to destroy them.
Melted Crossover connections, burnt tweeters
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Still have my 10Bs (s/n's 135747 & 135748), bought them second hand in 1994 - they continue to serve as my everyday mini-home-theater speakers in the great room.
I love it when people post pictures.Sony 60'' SXRD 1080p
Amp = Carver AV-705THX 5-Channel
Processor = NAD T747
Panasonic BD35 Blu-Ray
Main = SDA-1C Studio with RD0s, spikes, XO rebuild, rings, I/C upgrade
Center=Polk CS10, Surround = Athena Dipoles, Sub= Boston 12HO
Music/Video Streaming = Netgear NEO550
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I love it when people post pictures.
okey-dokey, then...
Original Model 10s
Monitor 5(A? B? I dunno... they were a gift. Whatever they be, they gots SL-2000 tweeters)
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Bought SDA-1B in '86. My speakers are now old enough to buy liquor.
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Nice first post! You've been a member longer than me . . . Welcome!
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bought an original set of sda srs 1.2. still in perfect condition.Testing
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My first set of Polks were a pair of SDA 2B's I bought off my previous boss in 1996. I am the second owner, but he did give me the original receipt (purchase date of 01/1990), original manual, original boxes and interconnect.
I still own them and love them. I have also added to my Polk collection:
RT1000i (3 of them)
CS400
RT2000(i) - Thanks to jtgranby
PSW350
SDA 2BHome Theater
Sony DA7ES 7.1 A/V Receiver
Sony DVP-NC80V - SACD/DVD player
CS400 - Center channel
RT2000i - Fronts
RT1000i - Surrounds
a/d/s MS3/u - subwoofer
Hitachi 62 inch HD TV
2 Channel Room
Niles HDL-4 Speaker Selector
Niles HDL-6 Speaker Selector
Sony V555ES receiver
Sony DVP-S7700
Polk SDA-2B
Polk Monitor 5
Thiel 03a
B&W 2001 ZMF
Signet SL-250 B/U
a/d/s L400e
Wharfedale Valdus 100SE
Polk PSW 350 - subwoofer
Pioneer Elite Big Screen -
Yes. 1985 or 1986 bought my SDA CRS and still use them now, in my bedroom.
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After buying my LSi's a couple years ago, I gave my LS50's to a friend. I bought the 50's in the 80's and they're still going strong.....served me well for many years, and now my friend's son is enjoying them in his apartment at San Deigo State. Very nice speakers for their time.....but the LSi's are a vast improvement in clarity and transparency.B&W 804s mains
B&W HTM4 center
Polk PSW 1000 sub
Outlaw 990 Pre Amp
Anthem MCA 30 Amp
Monitor Radius 180 surrounds
Audiosource Stereo Amp for surrounds
Denon 2910 Universal DVD/SACD Player
Comcast DVR
Pioneer Elite 42" Plasma 940 HD
Harmony Universal Remote
Blue Jeans interconnects and biwires
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Yes. Puchased my SDA SRS's in early 1988. They came to Dhahran Saudi Arabia with me between '88-95 and then back to the states. I love them and even have the same CD I demoed them with in '87 - Bachbusters. The are still in perfect shape. I power them with a 1993 Carver TFM-35 and have a 1988 Carver 1.0t as a backup. Now they are part of my basement home theater.
Greg'65 427 Shelby Cobra
'72 Triumph TR-6
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'88 Polk SDA SRS 1.2, with upgraded XO caps and Erse SDA inductors
'86 Polk SDA CRS+
'84 Polk Monitor 10A (Peerless tweeters)
'05 HSU VTF-3 Sub (Original OEM)
'20 HSU VTF-3 Sub (three more, 100% cloned)
'93 Carver TFM-35
'88 Carver M-1.0t
'88 Adcom GFT-555
'88 Adcom GFP-555
'88 Adcom GFA-555 (upgraded/restored)
'88 Adcom GFA-555 (a second one upgraded/restored)
'05 Onkyo DV-555 media
'89 Fosgate 360 Digital Space Matrix
'89 Fosgate 360 Digital Space Matrix, internal surround amp bridged to drive only a center channel
'91 Kenwood Basic M1D Amp
'89 Pioneer Laser Disc media
'89 Sony SuperBeta HiFi media
One PGA2310 based custom built remote volume control
Four Polk T-15's
Four Polk TSi-200's
Four Polk TSi-100's
Two Polk CS-10's -
Model 10's. They have been in the box since college. I originally had a system with Bozak speakers that got liberated during a spring break my freshman year of college. I believe that I bought the 10's a couple of years later in 79 - 80. I haven't used them since then because one of the tweeters got ruined during a party at my house (beer spill I believe). My girlfriend recently asked me to get rid of them. I checked them out and both tweeters are not working. I wasn't sure if I wanted to get rid of them because I new how good they were in their day. After hooking up with this website I think I will get some new tweeters (even though there is alot of discussion about how good the new ones are compared to the peerless). It's funny I am no audiophile, but If I get rid of them, I know I would regret it forever. (Unless I replace them with some SRS's).
Have you checked the fuses in the back>> Both of mine were blown, and I just replaced them, and the tweets were fine.
Guess I gotta read up on the tweeter upgrades, as the one's in my 10A's are original. Same with the X-overs. Can anyone help out with info/schematics ????Yamaha CR-2020, Pioneer SX-3800, Marantz 2270 receivers,
Pioneer PL-L-1000, Mitsubishi DP-EC20, Onkyo CP-1057F TT
Yamaha K-1020, Denon DR-M-44HX cassettes
Polk 10As, RT-5s, Smaller Advents, Infinity RS2001s -
Your 10's look like mine. Similiar tweeter...gray plate, semi-clear dome w/ hole in the middle.
IIRC, mine are 10A...sn 10A 118282 and 283.Yamaha CR-2020, Pioneer SX-3800, Marantz 2270 receivers,
Pioneer PL-L-1000, Mitsubishi DP-EC20, Onkyo CP-1057F TT
Yamaha K-1020, Denon DR-M-44HX cassettes
Polk 10As, RT-5s, Smaller Advents, Infinity RS2001s -
It would be best to get the specifics off the actual crossover in your loudspeaker. The values are on the components and anything not obvious, can easily be determined.
The reason being, the Monitor series is notoriously inaccurate when it comes to schematics vs reality.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. -
candyliquor35m wrote: »Vintage or not and how long have you had them and what model are they. Give as much info as you want or as little. Pics optional.
I bought my 2b's (studio vinyl walnut) used in the early 90's for $650 I think. They are all original except I bypassed the polyswitches and added a capacitor to the tweeters. I use them the most out of all the speakers I own (about 6 pair, 4 pair are polks). They are part of my solid state rig where I listen to the radio and vinyl and cd's of course.
I still have my Polk 10A's that I bought eons ago (late 1970's) and RT5 sometime in the late '80's. Found the fuses blown in the 10A's when firing them up after a long "rest". Been using the RT5's due to space problems.
Now, I gotta think about replacing the tweeters and X-overs (or re-capping them). Would appreciate any help/info with this winter project.Yamaha CR-2020, Pioneer SX-3800, Marantz 2270 receivers,
Pioneer PL-L-1000, Mitsubishi DP-EC20, Onkyo CP-1057F TT
Yamaha K-1020, Denon DR-M-44HX cassettes
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Still have my Monitor 10s from 1985 purchased at Audio Buys in Raleigh,NC. I remember buying the 7s and returned them two days later for the 10s.
I also have a set of rosewood LS90s, CS350, LS/FXs .original Monitor 10Bs
Original Rosewood LS90s,
SDA 3.1TL,
LS/FX
CS350
NHT 2 x SW3P/SA-3
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I bought a set of RTA-11Ts at a yard sale over a year ago, they were my introduction to Polk. Cabinets were so-so but improved greatly with some work. I also replaced a bad tweeter with one from a Polk forum member. I still have them, although they've been displaced from my main system.
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Terffic posts!
I bought my first and only pair of Monitor 10's in 1986 in Charleston, WV. Everytime I go to replace them - nothing seems to sound as good; but I found some Energy Speakers (Veritas model) which may finally put my Polks into retirement....or not.Monica
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I first bought a pair of RTA11t in December 1988. I thought they were okay. They were brand new in the boxes and I got them for $290/pair. I went back a couple days later and got another brand new pair for $272. I used all 4 of those with a original Dynaco "Quadaptor" for about two years, and then sold all 4 to finance the purchase of a brand new pair of Carver Amazing Platinum MK.IV's in early 1991.
In 1999 I put a big addition on the house, and bought and stuck 4 more RTA11T's in there (actually one pair of TL), but I sold those around 6 years ago when I put the AR-9's in that room.
I've had a lot of Polks pass through here over the years, but I like the Carvers and the AR-9's better. I have a pair of Polks around here right now, but I don't know where, or remember what they are. -
I'm curious, how would you compare the sound of the RTA-11t and the AR9? I realize they're not close in scale, but I always hear folks talking about AR9s but I never have a common reference to try and imagine the sound.
