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Crazylitvak
Crazylitvak Posts: 38
edited August 2009 in The Clubhouse
Just wanted to introduce myself to the Club. I wanted to put together some vintage stereo gear for my sons in their 20's and ran across some Monitor 10's. I liked them so much that I gave my $2000. Tesla speakers to my one son and kept the Monitor 10's. Since then, I've upgraded the capacitors and bought the 7's, 5jr's and 4's. I'm hooked !!! Bigtime.
Today we compare the 7's with my neighbor's Klipsch Heresy III side by side. No contest with the 7's. So here I am and glad to be a Polk fan.
Linas
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  • Retro152
    Retro152 Posts: 985
    edited August 2009
    Welcome to the Forum!









    Pat.
    Receiver: Pioneer Elite SC-05
    Amp: Emotiva Xpa-3
    Front L/R: POLK Rti-a9s':D
    Center:POLK Csi-a6
    Rear surround's:POLK Rti-a1s'
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  • xj4094dg
    xj4094dg Posts: 1,158
    edited August 2009
    Got any pics?
    "The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it." Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited August 2009
    Welcome to Club Polk.
    SDA-1C (full mods)
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    NAD 1130 Pre-amp
    Rega Planar 3 TT/Shelter 501 MkII
    The Clamp
    Revox A77 Mk IV Dolby reel to reel
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  • jacob.simpson
    jacob.simpson Posts: 481
    edited August 2009
    Crazylitvak wrote: »
    Just wanted to introduce myself to the Club. I wanted to put together some vintage stereo gear for my sons in their 20's and ran across some Monitor 10's. I liked them so much that I gave my $2000. Tesla speakers to my one son and kept the Monitor 10's. Since then, I've upgraded the capacitors and bought the 7's, 5jr's and 4's. I'm hooked !!! Bigtime.
    Today we compare the 7's with my neighbor's Klipsch Heresy III side by side. No contest with the 7's. So here I am and glad to be a Polk fan.
    Linas
    That's awsome swap 2k speaker and these vintage polks blow them away,
    you guys are lucky to have them. Enjoy them
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  • Crazylitvak
    Crazylitvak Posts: 38
    edited August 2009
    Thanks for the warm greetings. I'll post some pics later on. Don't have any handy. I've built my system around the Marantz 8b which I bought for $300. 35 yrs ago. It's matched up with a Audio Research SP-9, A Rega turntable and Denon DCD 2700 cd Player. I've been in awe of the Monitor 10's. I drove 400 miles from Santa Monica to Vallejo N of San Fran to get them for the tidy sum of $125. They're beautiful, mint cherry finish. I feel so lucky !
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  • xj4094dg
    xj4094dg Posts: 1,158
    edited August 2009
    That's quite a trip! I live in LA and although vintage Polks are rather scarce around here, they do pop up from time to time. This is a great hobby as you know, Polks make it better.:D
    "The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it." Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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  • Crazylitvak
    Crazylitvak Posts: 38
    edited August 2009
    Yes, the monitoers do appear on LA's Craigslist now and then. That's how I got my pair of 7's for $25. w.stands. So few people listen to music these days. It's all iPods. Kinda like fast food..... junk. This guy selling the 7's had no idea ! The 7's I bought for 1 son were from Laguna. The guys wife said they had to go....didn't fit in with the decor. Strange to me.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,461
    edited August 2009
    Welcome to Club Polk.

    BTW, Polk never used cherry for those speakers.
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  • Crazylitvak
    Crazylitvak Posts: 38
    edited August 2009
    F1nut wrote: »
    Welcome to Club Polk.

    BTW, Polk never used cherry for those speakers.

    Well, they're not Oak finish. What are my choices?
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,461
    edited August 2009
    Walnut or vinyl rosewood.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited August 2009
    Welcome to Club Polk.
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  • Pauly
    Pauly Posts: 4,519
    edited August 2009
    Welcome Aboard

    Pauly
    Life without music would♭
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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited August 2009
    welcome to the Club Polk

    You have some superb vintage equipment !
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  • CaligulaPolk
    CaligulaPolk Posts: 1,650
    edited August 2009
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    I am 100% BORN DEAF and No I am not kidding! :D Why am I here? My wife's hearing! :p

    My Home Theater Rig || Television: 58" Panasonic TH-58PZ800U Viera Plasma || Power Conditioner: Power Monster HTS 3600 MKII || Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR805 || Blu-Ray/Gaming: 60 Gigabytes Playstation 3 || Amplifier: Emotiva XPA-5 || Fronts: Polk Audio RT800i || Center: Polk Audio CS245i || Surrounds: TBA|| Subwoofer: TBA
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  • Crazylitvak
    Crazylitvak Posts: 38
    edited August 2009
    F1nut wrote: »
    Walnut or vinyl rosewood.

    Then I'm confused ! These are real wood veneer M10's. They're not oak or walnut. I thought they were a cherry wood. Possible that it's rosewood but definitely not vinyl. They're really early Monitor10's.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,461
    edited August 2009
    Polk never used cherry, but it's possible someone reveneered them. Can you post a clear picture?
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • Crazylitvak
    Crazylitvak Posts: 38
    edited August 2009
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    It's original veneer .
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,461
    edited August 2009
    Ok, when I go to enlarge your pics, they turn funky. Anyway, looks like walnut from what I can make out in the small pics.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • Crazylitvak
    Crazylitvak Posts: 38
    edited August 2009
    F1nut wrote: »
    Ok, when I go to enlarge your pics, they turn funky. Anyway, looks like walnut from what I can make out in the small pics.

    I've got years of experience in hardwoods and that would be the lightest color walnut I've ever seen.
    Sorry about the problem with the pics. My computer picks em up just fine when I enlarge off the thumbnails.
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited August 2009
    hope this helps

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    Polk Audio Surround Bar 360
    Mirage PS-12
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    Motorola HD FIOS DVR
    Panasonic 42" Plasma
    XBOX 360[/SIZE]

    Office stuff

    Allied 395 receiver
    Pioneer CDP PD-M430
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,461
    edited August 2009
    Thanks Knucklehead. That is, without question, walnut.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • CaligulaPolk
    CaligulaPolk Posts: 1,650
    edited August 2009
    yea walnut.. watch out for
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    cherry is little more redish/orange

    welcome to polk though! enjoy your new club
    I am 100% BORN DEAF and No I am not kidding! :D Why am I here? My wife's hearing! :p

    My Home Theater Rig || Television: 58" Panasonic TH-58PZ800U Viera Plasma || Power Conditioner: Power Monster HTS 3600 MKII || Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR805 || Blu-Ray/Gaming: 60 Gigabytes Playstation 3 || Amplifier: Emotiva XPA-5 || Fronts: Polk Audio RT800i || Center: Polk Audio CS245i || Surrounds: TBA|| Subwoofer: TBA
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited August 2009
    Those are some beautiful speakers Linas. Welcome to Club Polk!
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited August 2009
    4 pairs of Polk's? Hmmmmm, you MIGHT fit in?!:eek::D
    I refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE!
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  • CaligulaPolk
    CaligulaPolk Posts: 1,650
    edited August 2009
    wait wait...... you spent 2000 dollars on that speakers or 4 pairs of polk speakers??
    I am 100% BORN DEAF and No I am not kidding! :D Why am I here? My wife's hearing! :p

    My Home Theater Rig || Television: 58" Panasonic TH-58PZ800U Viera Plasma || Power Conditioner: Power Monster HTS 3600 MKII || Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR805 || Blu-Ray/Gaming: 60 Gigabytes Playstation 3 || Amplifier: Emotiva XPA-5 || Fronts: Polk Audio RT800i || Center: Polk Audio CS245i || Surrounds: TBA|| Subwoofer: TBA
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited August 2009
    Nice speaks, welcome to the spot bro.
    Shoot the jumper.....................BALLIN.............!!!!!

    Home Theater Pics in the Showcase :cool:

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showcase/view.php?userid=73580
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  • Crazylitvak
    Crazylitvak Posts: 38
    edited August 2009
    CaligulaPolk wrote: »
    wait wait...... you spent 2000 dollars on that speakers or 4 pairs of polk speakers??

    I gave my son Tesla speakers that had cost me $2,000. and kept the Walnut(ahem) Monitor 10's that I paid $125 for. Never imagined that I could seduced by an old Polk speaker.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,461
    edited August 2009
    CaligulaPolk wrote: »
    cherry is little more redish/orange

    Natural cherry is light brown with a pink cast. Left alone to age, it darkens and turns into the reddish/orange you mention.

    Natural walnut is a chocolate brown with a very slight yellow cast. Left alone to age, it becomes lighter and more of the yellow comes out.

    Walnut can be easily lightened by a number of methods, including Clorox bleach, to achieve the look of aged walnut.

    What I'm looking for in these pictures is the grain pattern and that is definitely walnut. Cherry has a very different grain pattern.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • messiah
    messiah Posts: 1,790
    edited August 2009
    Agreed, Def walnut. Very pretty speakers!!
    "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
    Benjamin Franklin, February 17th, 1775.

    "The day that I have to give up my constitutional rights AND let some dude rub my junk...well, let's just say that it's gonna be a real bad day for the dude trying to rub my junk!!"
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  • John30_30
    John30_30 Posts: 1,024
    edited August 2009
    Crazylitvak wrote: »
    I've got years of experience in hardwoods and that would be the lightest color walnut I've ever seen.
    Sorry about the problem with the pics. My computer picks em up just fine when I enlarge off the thumbnails.

    Definitely walnut. F1 has years in it too. Walnut lightens from sunlight over the years from that familiar dark umber to an almost blond color. Check some antiques and you'll see.
    F1nut wrote: »
    Natural cherry is light brown with a pink cast. Left alone to age, it darkens and turns into the reddish/orange you mention.

    Natural walnut is a chocolate brown with a very slight yellow cast. Left alone to age, it becomes lighter and more of the yellow comes out.

    Walnut can be easily lightened by a number of methods, including Clorox bleach, to achieve the look of aged walnut.

    I remember Paxtons, back when they were a going concern, used to steam walnut lumber that had alot of sapwood, and it would darken the whole thing to the same color as the heartwood. The grain was fine, sapwood was just too light for them to sell like that. They may have used walnut chips or sawdust in the mix to get that, since it's a natural dye.


    And oh, there was the time blah-blah-blah......yadda anna yadda
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