Looking for specs, the original Mini Monitors

specialidiot
specialidiot Posts: 44
edited April 2009 in Vintage Speakers
These are my Mini's, I've owned them since new - consecutive serial numbers and everything. The XO's and the surrounds have been refreshed so I should be able to expect another 30 years of enjoyment from them.

Does anyone have specs on these?

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Kitchen: NAD 7220PE, Polk Mini-Monitor
Home Office:Bottlehead S.E.X, Fostex FE127E in custom enclosures, Grado SR80
Polks: 7B, Mini Monitor
Mancave: Yamaha B-2, C-2a, CD-2, T-1, Bottlehead FP3, Thorens TD165c
Project:KLH 17 Rebuild
Ruined by DHL: Ming Da MC84-b (modded)
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  • fossy
    fossy Posts: 1,378
    edited March 2009
    http://www.polkaudio.com/search/older-models.php

    http://polksda.com/
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  • specialidiot
    specialidiot Posts: 44
    edited March 2009
    fossy wrote: »
    http://www.polkaudio.com/search/older-models.php

    http://polksda.com/

    not there, but thanks anyway
    Kitchen: NAD 7220PE, Polk Mini-Monitor
    Home Office:Bottlehead S.E.X, Fostex FE127E in custom enclosures, Grado SR80
    Polks: 7B, Mini Monitor
    Mancave: Yamaha B-2, C-2a, CD-2, T-1, Bottlehead FP3, Thorens TD165c
    Project:KLH 17 Rebuild
    Ruined by DHL: Ming Da MC84-b (modded)
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited March 2009
    I don't have spec's but have owned a couple pairs. They sound terrible so the spec's can't be that great and keep them out of direct sunlight.
    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.
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  • specialidiot
    specialidiot Posts: 44
    edited March 2009
    They sound terrible...........[/QUOTE]

    hardcore is right.:cool:
    Kitchen: NAD 7220PE, Polk Mini-Monitor
    Home Office:Bottlehead S.E.X, Fostex FE127E in custom enclosures, Grado SR80
    Polks: 7B, Mini Monitor
    Mancave: Yamaha B-2, C-2a, CD-2, T-1, Bottlehead FP3, Thorens TD165c
    Project:KLH 17 Rebuild
    Ruined by DHL: Ming Da MC84-b (modded)
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  • geppy1
    geppy1 Posts: 3,075
    edited March 2009
    From a 198,82 sales book I have
    Mini Monior II
    13 7/8 h 6 6W 4 3/4 D
    SW 23lbs per pair
    FR 34-25,000hz
    60-20,500+/-2
    PR 5-60 watts
    crossover 100 and 3000hz
    Inp 6ohms
    Sys Res 38hz
    SPL 100db
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  • specialidiot
    specialidiot Posts: 44
    edited April 2009
    geppy1 wrote: »
    From a 198,82 sales book I have

    Thank you geppy1!
    Kitchen: NAD 7220PE, Polk Mini-Monitor
    Home Office:Bottlehead S.E.X, Fostex FE127E in custom enclosures, Grado SR80
    Polks: 7B, Mini Monitor
    Mancave: Yamaha B-2, C-2a, CD-2, T-1, Bottlehead FP3, Thorens TD165c
    Project:KLH 17 Rebuild
    Ruined by DHL: Ming Da MC84-b (modded)
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,981
    edited April 2009
    The very originals had sort of trapezoidal enclosures, sort of like teeny-tiny floor monitors.

    I didn't think they sounded terrible at all, but were on par with the popular minispeakers of the day (Visonik David, ads L-200, e.g.).

    Was the extended-range driver in the Mini-Monitors the same coated CTS driver used in the later versions of the Monitor 9 (i.e., Monitor 9A)?
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited April 2009
    I believe that is correct Mark....the M9 was built from leftover parts. If they sounded good to you, remind me to not take recommendations from you now on.
    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.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,981
    edited April 2009
    jeez, you sound like George!
    did you ever (take recommendations from me, that is)? :-)

    It was the 1970s, and recreational pharmacology was...relatively popular.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited April 2009
    mmmmm....recreational pharmacology.
    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.
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