DoubleG
08-11-2005, 12:50 AM
Hi everyone, I am new to this forum but have been reading many posts for the past few weeks. I wanted to introduce myself and start off first by saying, I do not own a set of Polk Speakers. I am however looking for the right ones to purchase. I have always been a fan of "higher end" audio equipment but could never afford to buy it. As a kid I would read Stereo Review and think wow cool. Anyway, as the years have gone by and the kids have gotten older the money situation is a little less tight. About 7 years ago my wife let me spend some money on a HT system. Having been out of the electronics seen for many years I was sort of lost. I went to a local store in Columbus called Sun TV (out of business now) and bought an Onkyo (dont remember the number) but fairly top of the line, around $1500.00 It was around the time Dolby Digital receivers started to make their way mainstream. Additionally, I bought (here come the moans and groans) some Bose 701 series 1. As I played the Onkyo through them something didn't seem right, not enough bass mostly. I took the Onkyo back and found a smaller audio store and started talking to the owner. I ended up with a Sherwood NewCastle R-925. The sound seemed much better but I had also bought a sub-woofer and surround speakers from him. These are Klipsch. KV-1 Center, KSS-2 surround, KSW8 sub. I have been very happy with my Klipsch speakers, but that is beside the point.
I was never happy with the sound of my Bose Speakers but I couldn't imagine it was their fault right? I mean I paid a bunch of money for them, it had to be I didn't have enough power to make them talk. So, about 3 weeks ago, I bought an Adcom GFA 555. I am using the pre-outs on the NewCastle for the Amp. (keep in mind I am just getting back in to this stuff after about 7 years). I hooked everything up and cranked it up, the Bose seemed to handle the power OK but again I am still not satisfied with what I am hearing. The highs seem soft, the mids seem harsh and the low seem weak. So here I am. I have been watching ebay for the different polk speakers and I am ready to buy some used Polks. I have also been reading all the posts I can. I haven't heard Polk speakers for a long time (a friend of mine had some back in the early 80s I think they were SDA 1s. They had a tweeter that seemed to mount on top of the speaker. I loved those speakers. He had them hooked up to a Hafler 500.) While the money situation has improved I am not ready to dump 2 grand in a set of really good speakers, so I am interested in the vintage polks. The ones that have caught my eye are the monitor 10s. Some of the "smaller or earlier" SDAs are in my price range also. Like these http://cgi.ebay.com/POLK-AUDIO-FLOOR-SPEAKERS_W0QQitemZ5797095349QQcategoryZ71571QQrdZ1 QQcmdZViewItem. I don't want to buy something too small and would have no problem buying another Adcom GFA 555 if needed. I guess I am hoping someone could kind of steer me in the right direction as to which vintage Polks may work for my setup as it stands. This way I could watch ebay or the Flea market for the recommended speaker. Let's say I am willing to spend up to $500.00.
Anyway, thanks for reading this entirely too long post, I just thought I would give some background to my situation.
Thanks, and nice to meet you all.
Gregg
I was never happy with the sound of my Bose Speakers but I couldn't imagine it was their fault right? I mean I paid a bunch of money for them, it had to be I didn't have enough power to make them talk. So, about 3 weeks ago, I bought an Adcom GFA 555. I am using the pre-outs on the NewCastle for the Amp. (keep in mind I am just getting back in to this stuff after about 7 years). I hooked everything up and cranked it up, the Bose seemed to handle the power OK but again I am still not satisfied with what I am hearing. The highs seem soft, the mids seem harsh and the low seem weak. So here I am. I have been watching ebay for the different polk speakers and I am ready to buy some used Polks. I have also been reading all the posts I can. I haven't heard Polk speakers for a long time (a friend of mine had some back in the early 80s I think they were SDA 1s. They had a tweeter that seemed to mount on top of the speaker. I loved those speakers. He had them hooked up to a Hafler 500.) While the money situation has improved I am not ready to dump 2 grand in a set of really good speakers, so I am interested in the vintage polks. The ones that have caught my eye are the monitor 10s. Some of the "smaller or earlier" SDAs are in my price range also. Like these http://cgi.ebay.com/POLK-AUDIO-FLOOR-SPEAKERS_W0QQitemZ5797095349QQcategoryZ71571QQrdZ1 QQcmdZViewItem. I don't want to buy something too small and would have no problem buying another Adcom GFA 555 if needed. I guess I am hoping someone could kind of steer me in the right direction as to which vintage Polks may work for my setup as it stands. This way I could watch ebay or the Flea market for the recommended speaker. Let's say I am willing to spend up to $500.00.
Anyway, thanks for reading this entirely too long post, I just thought I would give some background to my situation.
Thanks, and nice to meet you all.
Gregg