The Polk Audio find of the day.

McLoki
McLoki Posts: 5,231
edited August 2007 in Speakers
Ran to the local car dealer after work and on the way home drove past a goodwill store. While I had dropped stuff off there before, I had not really stopped to see what they had.

Sitting in the back was a pair of Polk Monitor 10's. The cabinet was in very good condition. (as it turns out - there is a large scratch on the side of one speaker and the bottoms are very scratched up - but the rest of the cabinets are in very good condition)

All the actual speakers looked good and the tweeter is black as opposed to the white of the Sl2000.

I picked them up to give them a nice home. Total cost out the door - $27.00

Not a bad find if I say so myself..... :)

Michael
Mains.............Polk LSi15 (Cherry)
Center............Polk LSiC (Crossover upgraded)
Surrounds.......Polk LSi7 (Gloss Black - wood sides removed and crossovers upgraded)
Subwoofers.....SVS 25-31 CS+ and PC+ (both 20hz tune)
Pre\Pro...........NAD T163 (Modded with LM4562 opamps)
Amplifier.........Cinepro 3k6 (6-channel, 500wpc@4ohms)
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,019
    edited August 2007
    Nice grab...hook 'em up and let us know what comes out.
    You southern Illinois boy's get all the good deals.:)
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  • gwh
    gwh Posts: 1,451
    edited August 2007
    Nice grab, I'm out every Fri.& Sat. looking for electronics at garage sales, I'm yet to run across any Polk speakers.



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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited August 2007
    Nice grab.
    I feel your pain. In the last month, I picked up a pair of 10's and S8's at my Goodwill for 28 and 14. It's the luck of the draw I guess. What's ironic, they had a pair of Bose 401's right beside them for 150. Boy, did I have a decision to make.:cool:
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited August 2007
    I'd say for $27 a fine deal for sure. Congrats Michael.
    Michael ;)
    In the beginning, all knowledge was new!
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited August 2007
    Here are the pics.....

    One of the model sticker (are they 10's or 10b's and what is the difference?)

    One of the bottoms - looks much worse than it is and the rest of the
    cabinets look great (except for the scratch I mentioned earlier).

    One of the tweeter - what is it?

    and one of the fronts without the grills... (looks almost new eh?)
    Mains.............Polk LSi15 (Cherry)
    Center............Polk LSiC (Crossover upgraded)
    Surrounds.......Polk LSi7 (Gloss Black - wood sides removed and crossovers upgraded)
    Subwoofers.....SVS 25-31 CS+ and PC+ (both 20hz tune)
    Pre\Pro...........NAD T163 (Modded with LM4562 opamps)
    Amplifier.........Cinepro 3k6 (6-channel, 500wpc@4ohms)
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  • BottomFeeder
    BottomFeeder Posts: 1,684
    edited August 2007
    Wow! Those are sweet!

    & Who cares about the bottoms? Don't nobody look there anyhow!

    I gotta check out my local Goodwill!
    "Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then." Bob Seger
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  • hypertone
    hypertone Posts: 150
    edited August 2007
    Wow what a score. The only speakers I ever see at thrift shops are either plastic or some crappy old Hitachi's or Realistics.
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  • jtgranby
    jtgranby Posts: 887
    edited August 2007
    Michael

    Nice find those are SL2500 tweeters. I have a set just like yours, just a little more expensive:) Put some power to them. I think you will like what you here.

    JT
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited August 2007
    Damn - they cleaned up nice. Even the bottoms look really good. (just 4 or 5 spots on the bottom about the size of a penil lead) You can't even see the scratch on the side anymore. There is a place on one of the speakers where the side meets the top that the venear is scraped off. Not sure how to fix it, but for now, its not bad. - so far I am stoked.... next, hook them up to the cinepro and give them a listen.

    Here are a couple of post clean up pics. (the round circles are from my camera lens needing cleaned - not from the speakers)

    Michael
    Mains.............Polk LSi15 (Cherry)
    Center............Polk LSiC (Crossover upgraded)
    Surrounds.......Polk LSi7 (Gloss Black - wood sides removed and crossovers upgraded)
    Subwoofers.....SVS 25-31 CS+ and PC+ (both 20hz tune)
    Pre\Pro...........NAD T163 (Modded with LM4562 opamps)
    Amplifier.........Cinepro 3k6 (6-channel, 500wpc@4ohms)
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited August 2007
    Nice find man!
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited August 2007
    Wow. Absolutely beautiful. Great find Michael!
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • MikeC78
    MikeC78 Posts: 2,315
    edited August 2007
    :eek: WOW!!! Congrats on the awesome find Michael!

    I want to hear your gear! I keep forgetting to give you a yell, I actually come your way sometimes going to the VA.
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