How do I know if I have monitora or b?

yowaiter
yowaiter Posts: 8
edited February 2008 in Vintage Speakers
Ok so I posted a thread before but I was at work and could not get the description right. Now that I am home and can actually go to all sites I see that I probably have monitor 10's.
But how do I know if they are 10A or 10B?
And is there a real difference between the two?

Jeff
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  • yowaiter
    yowaiter Posts: 8
    edited January 2008
    I finally got the clue I was looking for. Someone on this post said that the first few numbers on the serial number usually indicate the model. And they are right. I have 10A's.
    I called polk yesterday and the tech said there is no way to tell what I have without a pic and that the serial number is no help.
    He should read these threads :)


    Thanks again
    Jeff
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  • BobMcG
    BobMcG Posts: 1,585
    edited January 2008
    See my response to your other post about uploading pictures.

    And welcome to CP.
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  • Road Runner
    Road Runner Posts: 106
    edited February 2008
    If my serial number is this: 10 182742 does that mean I just have regular 10s, not 10As or 10Bs?
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  • Road Runner
    Road Runner Posts: 106
    edited February 2008
    Hey, I asked a damn question. The guestion is: if it says 10 182742 then what kind of speaker do I have. Apparently it's one of four things: Monitor 10, Monitor 10 series 2, 10A or 10B. So which is it?
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  • nms
    nms Posts: 671
    edited February 2008
    That attitude will get you no answers.
    My system

    "The world is an ever evolving clusterf*ck." --treitz3
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  • Road Runner
    Road Runner Posts: 106
    edited February 2008
    nms wrote: »
    That attitude will get you no answers.

    Well, what will get me the answer because I want to know. Is there some place I can look it up or something? Someone said probably 10B but I didn't get the sense that that was definitive.
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  • jtgranby
    jtgranby Posts: 887
    edited February 2008
    Road Runner wrote: »
    Well, what will get me the answer because I want to know. Is there some place I can look it up or something? Someone said probably 10B but I didn't get the sense that that was definitive.

    Pics man it's not too hard to figure out with pics.

    By the way welcome to the forum:D

    Jim
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited February 2008
    Road Runner wrote: »
    Hey, I asked a damn question. The guestion is: if it says 10 182742 then what kind of speaker do I have. Apparently it's one of four things: Monitor 10, Monitor 10 series 2, 10A or 10B. So which is it?

    the serial numbers just comfirm you're a dick is all :p

    Don't be a dick!
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    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • Road Runner
    Road Runner Posts: 106
    edited February 2008
    danger boy wrote: »
    the serial numbers just comfirm you're a dick is all :p

    Don't be a dick!

    No, it just confirms that I'm trying to figure out the model number from the serial numbers. I assume that's possible and I figured that it would be easy to get an answer on this forum because it's the forum on the official Polk site. That's why I got annoyed when I didn't get an answer. Someone already said probably 10B, but I wanted to find out for sure.

    Pics man it's not too hard to figure out with pics.

    I couldn't find any pics that look exactly like mine and that said what model it was in the picture.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited February 2008
    model numbers from what I know of them. don't tell you squat.. remove one of the 6.5" mid bass drivers.. or both. and see what they read on the back of em.. it will usually say something in black stamped ink.. MON 10B or MON 10 2 or II
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,195
    edited February 2008
    I just love the attitude of these new members. I guess we are supposed to be at their beck and call for whatever they may want.

    "I asked a damn question"? Wow, you really make us want to answer it for ya'. :rolleyes:
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • Road Runner
    Road Runner Posts: 106
    edited February 2008
    danger boy wrote: »
    model numbers from what I know of them. don't tell you squat.. remove one of the 6.5" mid bass drivers.. or both. and see what they read on the back of em.. it will usually say something in black stamped ink.. MON 10B or MON 10 2 or II

    Thanks for the tip.
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  • Rivrrat
    Rivrrat Posts: 2,101
    edited February 2008
    My 10b's say 10b before the serial#. The also have beveled front edges, so the grill isn't the same dimension of the enclosure.

    I'd back off the gas a bit, if you want some of these older dudes to do anything but flip you off virtually.
    My equipment sig felt inadequate and deleted itself.
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