Craigslist Va. Monitor 7 c....$50

dee1949
dee1949 Posts: 1,425
edited July 2008 in Vintage Speakers
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/ele/740711011.html

Look like they are in great shape...go get um.
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  • 8diagrams
    8diagrams Posts: 8
    edited July 2008
    I picked them up yesterday for $50. They came with the origional manuel and receipt. They are perfect and sound great! Does anyone know where I can find the stands?
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  • capitan100
    capitan100 Posts: 172
    edited July 2008
    8diagrams,

    Nice find and welcome.

    I think the stands are very hard to find. A lot of people make their own.

    Good Luck
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  • 8diagrams
    8diagrams Posts: 8
    edited July 2008
    Thanks for the welcome Captain100.

    I think I'll try making my own stands. Most likely I'll just paint them black to match the grills. Trying to match the wood texture and/or stain might be a little difficult.

    I do like these Polks. Listened to "Dark Side if the Moon" today and was really impressed. I own a pair of Infinity RS-II and a pair of Paradigm Monitor 11 v.2 and even though these speakers are smaller, they trully shine and add a next dimension and choice to my listen room. I have to say I really wanted a some SDA speakers, but for the price, I am more than happy with these gems.
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  • dee1949
    dee1949 Posts: 1,425
    edited July 2008
    ...Glad someone from the forum got them. I am retired and so is my car. Would have loved to have them but I live in Dc....and don;t know if my car would have made it.

    Enjoy the Music
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited July 2008
    First welcome to Club Polk, and good find on the Polk's. I was a hard core fan of Infinity's till I bought some monitors, then SDA's, then RTA15TL', then built some SDA-SRS's then built the largest set of SDA's that I know off. Now that I think about it get out while you still can!
    Ben
    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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  • fossy
    fossy Posts: 1,378
    edited July 2008
    nice grab
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  • 8diagrams
    8diagrams Posts: 8
    edited July 2008
    Well, I just convinced someone to sell me their stnads, but not the speakers. So, now I have the perfect set-up for the Monitor 7C. I'll give them a full run through this weekend. I'm really curious with the right set-up if they can give my Infiniy RS-II a run for their money?
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited July 2008
    Nice find on the 7c's and welcome to club polk.

    Do the stands tilt back about 5 degrees? If so, they are original polk stands (or modified by someone). The tilt is important as it imparted a poor mans version of time alignment to the speakers.

    I ended up cutting mine to a 5 degree tilt and they are great.

    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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  • 8diagrams
    8diagrams Posts: 8
    edited July 2008
    They tilt back. I'm almost certain they are the original stands, but not 100%.

    They have a wooden base, a wooden column, and a metal "stand" where the place the speakers. Does this sound right?
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  • jon s
    jon s Posts: 905
    edited July 2008
    The original Polk stands were all wood... with a six degree tilt... there were two variations... one was about nine inches tall and the other was about four inches...
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  • 8diagrams
    8diagrams Posts: 8
    edited July 2008
    Well, I listened to the Monitor 7C last night and this morning for a number of hours. They don't stand up to the Infinity RS-II, but they are an excellent speaker. My opinion is that they are a little crisp sounding. Not harsh, just crisp. The bass is not lascking. I like the sound 6 1/2" and passive. Overall a nice speaker. Especially for $50. :)

    I have heard about tweeter upgrades and croosover upgrades. Worth the price/trouble? These are a nice sounding speakers that I paid $50 dollars for. Any opinions?
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