Need help identifying model #

mangosJD
mangosJD Posts: 2
edited July 2009 in Vintage Speakers
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Does anyone know what model these polk speakers are? I believe they are from the 1980's. But not sure of the exact year.

Thanks for any insight.
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  • kawizx9r
    kawizx9r Posts: 5,150
    edited July 2009
    Those look like monitor 10's?....maybe wrong. Btw theyre upside down
    Truck setup
    Alpine 9856
    Phoenix Gold RSD65CS

    For Sale
    Polk SR6500
    Polk SR5250
    Polk SR104


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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited July 2009
    Monitor 10's. Some great speakers. Very hard to beat for the prices they tend to go for.

    The fact that they have SL1000 tweeters, and the emblems on the cabinet, rather than the grille, lead me to believe that they're Monitor 10B's. Produced around 1990.

    And...yes, they're upside down. You might want to remedy that before you do any critical listening.;)


    By the way, welcome to Club Polk!!:)

    What are you going to be driving those guys with?
    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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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited July 2009
    Monitor 10's they are indeed to my untrained eye, and lets's get those bad boys off their heads huh? LOL Welcome to Club Polk.
    HT Rig
    Receiver- Onkyo TX-SR806
    Mains- Polk Audio Monitor 70
    Center- Polk Audio CS2
    Surrounds- Polk Audio TSi 500's :D
    Sub- Polk Audio PSW125
    Retired- Polk Audio Monitor 40's
    T.V.- 60" Sony SXRD KDS-60A2000 LCoS
    Blu-Ray- 80 GB PS3


    2 CH rig (in progress)
    Polk Audio Monitor 10A's :cool:

    It's not that I'm insensitive, I just don't care.. :D
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  • kawizx9r
    kawizx9r Posts: 5,150
    edited July 2009
    Thanks to everyone else for confirming my thoughts on this, forgive me by the way where are my manners, Welcome to Club Polk!
    Truck setup
    Alpine 9856
    Phoenix Gold RSD65CS

    For Sale
    Polk SR6500
    Polk SR5250
    Polk SR104


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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,186
    edited July 2009
    Monitor 10's indeed...BUT CAUTION...,,,DANGER

    Hooking them up to a stereo could change the way you hear and listen to music,, .....:D..FOREVER..:D...

    They did to me...

    and welcome to club Polk..
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited July 2009
    Welcome to Club Polk mangosJD!
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited July 2009
    tony millard wrote: »
    Monitor 10's indeed...BUT CAUTION...,,,DANGER

    Hooking them up to a stereo could change the way you hear and listen to music,, .....:D..FOREVER..:D...

    They did to me...

    and welcome to club Polk..

    LOL, I had the chance to pick up a pair of Monitor 7's a few weeks back, very seldom used and in their original boxes no less, lol. $50 for the pair, needlees to say they didn't last long, and they looked beautiful. :(
    HT Rig
    Receiver- Onkyo TX-SR806
    Mains- Polk Audio Monitor 70
    Center- Polk Audio CS2
    Surrounds- Polk Audio TSi 500's :D
    Sub- Polk Audio PSW125
    Retired- Polk Audio Monitor 40's
    T.V.- 60" Sony SXRD KDS-60A2000 LCoS
    Blu-Ray- 80 GB PS3


    2 CH rig (in progress)
    Polk Audio Monitor 10A's :cool:

    It's not that I'm insensitive, I just don't care.. :D
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,983
    edited July 2009
    yup, those are the rare Upside Down Monitor 10s. Made for the Southern Hemisphere market; they never quite caught on. I think they forgot to account for the Coriolis Effect, so they had problems with inverted circular polarization.

    ;-)
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  • Dawgfish
    Dawgfish Posts: 2,554
    edited July 2009
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    yup, those are the rare Upside Down Monitor 10s. Made for the Southern Hemisphere market; they never quite caught on. I think they forgot to account for the Coriolis Effect, so they had problems with inverted circular polarization.

    ;-)


    Or was that the cornholious effect? :D
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,983
    edited July 2009
    no comment :-)
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  • Paden501
    Paden501 Posts: 286
    edited July 2009
    Dawgfish wrote: »
    Or was that the cornholious effect? :D


    ...... just... wow.
    ~Matt
    My System

    Front L/R: Definitive BP10Bs
    Surrounds -Polk Audio Monitor 4As
    Preamp: B&K Reference 20
    CD: Jolida JD100a
    L/R Amp: Carver TFM-24
    Turntable: Pioneer PL-516 W/ Shure M97xe
    TV: Sony 52" XBR9
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  • BigMac
    BigMac Posts: 849
    edited July 2009
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    yup, those are the rare Upside Down Monitor 10s. Made for the Southern Hemisphere market; they never quite caught on. I think they forgot to account for the Coriolis Effect, so they had problems with inverted circular polarization.

    ;-)

    I just blew coffee on the monitor after reading this. Thanks!!:D
    I have monitor 10b and my emblems are on the grills, not the speakers themselves.
    DON'T CLICK THIS!!
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,186
    edited July 2009
    I think these monitors will still be popping up when humanity is gone.

    I can see a dog or a wolf turning a corner and almost hitting one or two.The dog or wolf will slow down turn around and think, Nice speakers, too bad there's no electicity anymore,..well..gotta go...:D
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • Dawgfish
    Dawgfish Posts: 2,554
    edited July 2009
    Sorry that was bad I know. As a geologist I have to say that I was very impressed with your usage of the Coriolis Effect. We jokingly used to call it the Cornholious Effect in college (obviously inspired by Beavis and Butthead....heh...heh....cornholious effect). Maybe it's just a southern thing:)
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,983
    edited July 2009
    Dawgfish wrote: »
    Sorry that was bad I know. As a geologist I have to say that I was very impressed with your usage of the Coriolis Effect. We jokingly used to call it the Cornholious Effect in college (obviously inspired by Beavis and Butthead....heh...heh....cornholious effect). Maybe it's just a southern thing:)

    ...umm... there was a former member here who... umm... well, his moniker was... umm... nevermind :-)
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited July 2009
    tony millard wrote: »
    i think these monitors will still be popping up when humanity is gone.

    I can see a dog or a wolf turning a corner and almost hitting one or two.the dog or wolf will slow down turn around and think, nice speakers, too bad there's no electicity anymore,..well..gotta go...:d

    That is very funny!!:D:D:D
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  • mangosJD
    mangosJD Posts: 2
    edited July 2009
    Wow, thanks for the welcome everyone. As forums go this one is quite friendly! And yes, I realized after I took the picture that they were upside down, but that is remedied now.

    I did think about prefacing my first post with "i know they are upside down" but figured ya'll would have more fun letting me know.

    As far as the speakers, they aren't exactly working properly, and i'm not too technically savvy. Being that I'm moving, and trying to downsize the load, they are on the chopping block. I was hoping to identify the model so that I could sell them, but i'm definitely having mixed emotions about doing so.

    Thanks for the help, all!
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,983
    edited July 2009
    They are very nice vintage speakers.
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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,393
    edited July 2009
    Some folks say that you should rotate your drivers once in a while. I guess this is doing it the easy way.
    Stan

    Main 2ch:
    Polk LSi15 (DB840 upgrade), Parasound: P/LD-1100, HCA-1000A; Denon: DVD-2910, DRM-800A; Benchmark DAC1, Monster HTS3600-MKII, Grado SR-225i; Technics SL-J2, Parasound PPH-100.

    HT:
    Marantz SR7010, Polk: RTA11TL (RDO198-1, XO and Damping Upgrades), S4, CS250, PSW110 , Marantz UD5005, Pioneer PL-530, Panasonic TC-P42S60

    Other stuff:
    Denon: DRA-835R, AVR-888, DCD-660, DRM-700A, DRR-780; Polk: S8, Monitor 5A, 5B, TSi100, RM7, PSW10 (DXi104 upgrade); Pioneer: CT-6R; Onkyo CP-1046F; Ortofon OM5E, Marantz: PM5004, CD5004, CDR-615; Parasound C/PT-600, HCA-800ii, Sony CDP-650ESD, Technics SA 5070, B&W DM601
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  • geppy1
    geppy1 Posts: 3,075
    edited July 2009
    Those are 10Bs but they are early 10Bs from 1984-85 In 86 they switched to the SL2000
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    edited July 2009
    geppy1 wrote: »
    Those are 10Bs but they are early 10Bs from 1984-85 In 86 they switched to the SL2000
    Good call geppy. I have a set of 10A and 10B's. Both have the Peerless Tweets. But can't remember the silver faced upside down Australian tweeter setup on these.:confused:
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    edited July 2009
    ...and mango...Turn them right-side up before the mid-bass electrons settle into the tweeters.....f*cks up the X-over point........
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  • Dawgfish
    Dawgfish Posts: 2,554
    edited July 2009
    Geppy1,

    I sent you a PM. Check it out when you get a chance.

    Steve
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