Model 9-A's? on e-bay

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DollarDave
DollarDave Posts: 2,575
edited May 2007 in Vintage Speakers
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Polk-Audio-Towers-Speakers_W0QQitemZ180041043292QQihZ008QQcategoryZ50597QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

No affiliation, of course, but they might be of interest to someone here.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,985
    edited October 2006
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    On my watch list....
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • jmwest1970
    jmwest1970 Posts: 846
    edited October 2006
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    RuSsMaN wrote:
    On my watch list....

    Ditto...
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,564
    edited October 2006
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    I have these on my watch list also. I don't think I could buy them because i would then have to sleep in the garage.

    Does anyone know what they are?

    Scott
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,985
    edited October 2006
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    They are model 9's.

    In the era of the original Monitor 7, and 10, and Mini Monitor - Polk was asked to make a Bose 901 copy. The 'Bozo' was developed, but never realized due to the obvious legal ramifications with Bose. Polk was left with a boatload of 4 inch drivers = the Monitor 9's you see here.

    Cheers,
    Russ
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited October 2006
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    Is that the RCA Cat...... "His Master's Voice"
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  • DollarDave
    DollarDave Posts: 2,575
    edited October 2006
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    They went for 76 dollars + shipping - what were they worth?
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,985
    edited October 2006
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    Cool factor mostly. Personally, they sound like hammered ****, but the cool factor is off the charts.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,124
    edited October 2006
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    I bagged my pair for ~80 bucks as well.....

    As Russ noted, the sound is suspect but, the are MUY cool.

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • Polk65
    Polk65 Posts: 1,405
    edited May 2007
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    Another pair up for grabs. I think these are the pair that have been on Florida's CL for several months.
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290114038454

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    The one's in Canada still seem to be available too.
    http://www.usedottawa.com/classified-ad/874359

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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited May 2007
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    Aren't those the ones where the speaker wire has a screw post on the bottom of the speaker??

    RT1
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,124
    edited May 2007
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    Yup...

    Cool factor is pretty high but that's about it.

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • warlocks1
    warlocks1 Posts: 1,284
    edited May 2007
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    The owner changed the tweets on them. They came with Piezo tweeters. If anyone wants a set, I have them in my closet. I never hooked them up and probably never will.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited May 2007
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    Lasareath wrote: »
    Those are some old school Polks!, WOW they look really sweet.

    Las, maybe you could buy them and part em out. ;):p:p:p










    JK! of course.
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  • Polk65
    Polk65 Posts: 1,405
    edited May 2007
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    Good catch. I thought that tweeter looked funny. It might be a transitional Model 9A with a Model 9 cab. Someone here recently posted a photo of 9A's with a peerless tweeter and I remember it having a more flush look but can't find it. Here's a photo from and old auction and the current auction for comparison.

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  • warlocks1
    warlocks1 Posts: 1,284
    edited May 2007
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    I don't beilieve either have the proper tweeter. You can see the circular ring around the tweeter which looks like a match to mine with the Piezo tweets. I don't see the circle around the pair with the peerless tweeters. Maybe Polk changed at some part.
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  • Polk65
    Polk65 Posts: 1,405
    edited May 2007
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    The Model 9A (top) with velcro tabs and what appears to be serial #44256 looks normal but the bottom current auction serial #44021 is a curiosity. All of the original 9's that I've seen have a round hole in the cab for the piezo tweeter. Grilles were glued on so it's possible that this may have been a one-off or transitional model. 9A's have been mentioned as the first version of this model with removable grilles and every one spotted in the last few years has also had the early peerless tweeter.

    Polk Paul relayed a message recently from Matt. http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50681

    Caveat Emptor
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