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Russ_L
Russ_L Posts: 30
edited February 2009 in Vintage Speakers
As I had indicated in some earlier posts, I went and looked at two pairs of Monitor 10s last night. The speakers were all in excellent condition as were the stands. Based on a recent vintage thread (Monitor 10 Crossover Rebuild Question) I gently pushed on each PR and got the correct response from each set of midwoofers.

The speakers were purchased around 1978 and still belonged to the original owner. They never moved from the location in the living room in which he placed 30 years ago. The original manufacturing travel tags are still attached to the back of the speakers!!! The tags have information such as model number, serial number, date of manufacture, etc.

I did not have my wife’s Jeep last night so the speakers are coming home with me this Saturday. I hope to have pictures of the quadruplets posted by Monday morning.;)
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited February 2009
    congrats....
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited February 2009
    Very nice!
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited February 2009
    Congrats...Monitor 10's are nice speakers.
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    Marantz UD5005 universal player
    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
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    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited February 2009
    My first honest loudspeaker in 1985.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited February 2009
    Which Monitor 10's are they? 10's, 10A's 10B's...etc.
    The nirvana inducer-
    APC H10 Power Conditioner
    Marantz UD5005 universal player
    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
    Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
    PolkAudio LSi9's/PolkAudio SDA 2A's/PolkAudio Monitor 7A's
    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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  • Russ_L
    Russ_L Posts: 30
    edited February 2009
    comfortablycurt wrote: »
    Which Monitor 10's are they? 10's, 10A's 10B's...etc.

    The model number given on the travel tag attached to the back of each speaker says Monitor 10. They were purchased new in 1978 by the current owner.

    Russ
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  • Russ_L
    Russ_L Posts: 30
    edited February 2009
    Picked up the two pairs of 10s today. The first pair are running in along with some new (old) speaker cables and a new digital cable. I'll have the second pair up and running tomorrow as soon as I make up another set of cables.

    Pretty sure they have the Peerless tweeters. I'll post pictures in the next day or two. Need to figure out Photobucket first.:rolleyes:

    Russ
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited February 2009
    Yes...pictures are essential.:D

    Here's a pic of some Peerless tweets...is this what you've got? If so...congrats...the Peerless tweets are awesome. What am I saying? Congrats even if they don't have the Peerless...;)

    [URL="[IMG]http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww160/comfortably_curt/peerless_2.jpg[/IMG]"]peerless_2.jpg[/URL]
    The nirvana inducer-
    APC H10 Power Conditioner
    Marantz UD5005 universal player
    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
    Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
    PolkAudio LSi9's/PolkAudio SDA 2A's/PolkAudio Monitor 7A's
    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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  • Russ_L
    Russ_L Posts: 30
    edited February 2009
    Thanks Curt; yes, that's the same tweeter as I have.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited February 2009
    Russ_L wrote: »
    Thanks Curt; yes, that's the same tweeter as I have.

    Nice...those are generally regarded as the best tweeter that was available in the Monitor series. I have a pair of 7A's that have the same tweeter...and they sound amazing. They're basically the same speaker, minus one of the mid-woofers. You should be very happy with those speakers.

    Congrats on the nice score.
    The nirvana inducer-
    APC H10 Power Conditioner
    Marantz UD5005 universal player
    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
    Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
    PolkAudio LSi9's/PolkAudio SDA 2A's/PolkAudio Monitor 7A's
    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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  • Russ_L
    Russ_L Posts: 30
    edited February 2009
    I took pictures of all four speakers a few nights ago. The pictures were taken in the basement under poor lighting conditions resulting in lousy pictures. I'll shoot them again this weekend during the day. The tweeter picture came out OK though. It's the Peerless.:)
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited February 2009
    Nice score Russ !! Make sure you've got the correct fuse installed to protect those beautiful tweeters !:D
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited February 2009
    Nice!
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  • Russ_L
    Russ_L Posts: 30
    edited February 2009
    gdb wrote: »
    Nice score Russ !! Make sure you've got the correct fuse installed to protect those beautiful tweeters !:D

    Oh yeah; I must have checked and rechecked a couple times on each speaker ...... 1 on the top, 2 1/2 on the bottom, 1 on the top, 2 1/2 on the bottom ...... :)

    Russ
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  • RyanJoz
    RyanJoz Posts: 116
    edited February 2009
    The fuse in the Monitor 10a's is an AGC-1....at least that's what dad's came with. He hangs on to everything and still has the first set of fuses that were in them.
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  • Russ_L
    Russ_L Posts: 30
    edited February 2009
    Well I got home too late today to have any good light in the basement but I managed some half way decent shots. Still need to get the hang of the camera.:(

    There (still) is a warranty registration card attached to the back of each speaker. I took the pictures with the grills off; all four grills are in perfect condition just like the speakers. The four original stands are showing a little wear though.

    I think the stands may be the weak link in the design of the speakers but I'll save that for another post.
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  • bruss
    bruss Posts: 1,039
    edited February 2009
    man those are in great shape... congrats
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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited February 2009
    Nice snag :D
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited February 2009
    Very nice; anyone knows why these 10's have two fuses?
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  • Russ_L
    Russ_L Posts: 30
    edited February 2009
    Ricardo wrote: »
    Very nice; anyone knows why these 10's have two fuses?

    Ricardo- there is a fuse diagram on the warranty registration card on the back of each speaker. The diagram shows one fuse labeled HF and the other fuse labeled LOW. The HF fuse is one amp fast blow just like in the (sticky) XO schematic . The LOW fuse is 2 1/2 amp fast blow.

    I told Ken at Polk customer support that I will generate a new XO schematic showing the two fuses when I replace the binding posts. The second fuse must be on the mid-woofers.

    Russ
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited February 2009
    My Monitor 10As only have a single fuse holder, was the models w/2 earlier or later??:confused:
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited February 2009
    very nice score,, congratulations.:)
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  • Russ_L
    Russ_L Posts: 30
    edited February 2009
    gdb wrote: »
    My Monitor 10As only have a single fuse holder, was the models w/2 earlier or later??:confused:

    gdb- these speakers were purchased new by the original owner in 1978 or 1979. I believe these were the first iteration of the Monitor 10s.

    Russ
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited February 2009
    Lasareath wrote: »

    Russ, those registration cards are really cool!!!!

    x2 on that. Take special care to make sure those never get knocked off. It's probably extremely rare to see speakers that old, that still have the warranty cards on them


    Those are in gorgeous shape though. They look brand new!
    The nirvana inducer-
    APC H10 Power Conditioner
    Marantz UD5005 universal player
    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
    Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
    PolkAudio LSi9's/PolkAudio SDA 2A's/PolkAudio Monitor 7A's
    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited February 2009
    Congrats Russ. Very nice grab.
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  • avhomedesigns
    avhomedesigns Posts: 29
    edited February 2009
    very nice
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  • dc55110
    dc55110 Posts: 128
    edited February 2009
    I thought I got a nice score today, pair of 10A's in minty fresh condition for $40, but this score tops mine! Enjoy the heck out of them. This is my second pair.
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  • Big Dawg
    Big Dawg Posts: 2,005
    edited February 2009
    Congrats on the great pick-up!

    I was happy just to get my hands on some, er, well used 10Bs for $50.

    How'd you find them - CL?
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  • Russ_L
    Russ_L Posts: 30
    edited February 2009
    Thanks for all the nice words guys.:) I actually need one more 10 to complete a 5.1 surround system.

    However, for now I need to concentrate on finishing the basement which will be my multichannel SACD / HT room (it took six weeks to clean the basement out and the four 10s to start filling it up again).:D
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