First pair of Polks

[vintageaudio]

Just brought home my first pair of Polk speakers this weekend.

Monitor 10B.

I am thrilled with them...absolutely love them.:D

Best of the 14 pair of speakers I have (including Boston Acoustics A-150).


Bob

[ben62670]

Welcome to Club Polk. I love the old paper cone mids, and passive radiators that come with the vintage line. Stick around, and learn a little about modding them into great speakers. I doesn't take much to really make them sing.

Ben

[danger boy]

nice going.. that's a great way to be introduced to vintage Polk Audio speakers..

and welcome to the forum. introduce yourself and hang out here..

Pssst, it can be addicting here. LOL

[Dennis Gardner]

Welcome to CP!

Vintage Polks hold a special place in my heart since I seem to prefer the bass from sealed speakers, but like the efficiency of ported models. Polks have always seemed to bridge that gap for me, and I like the value that all of their models possess.

Those 10Bs are nice examples. Did you get some original tilted stands with them?

[vintageaudio]

Thanks for the welcome guys.

Bob from New Hampshire...

been into audio since the '70's when I worked in the audio industry.

Love these speakers...they remind me of the Fried model Q's I had in the late '70's---only better.

Dennis--I did not get the stands with them...original owner says he never had them?

I do have them off the floor---sitting on top of 26" high speakers--lol.
And they do sound better there than on floor.

Glad to be here...thanks again
Bob

[Dennis Gardner]

If you decide to hold onto these for long, here is a thread on making some stands close to the original Polk specs.

http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24335&highlight=stand+monitor

[vintageaudio]

Thanks much Dennis.
I will check that out, as I do plan on keeping these forever.

Bob

[BaggedLancer]

Hi Bob, welcome. How far up in New Hampshire?

Nice to see more members from the New England area joining!

[vintageaudio]

BaggedLancer...thanks for the welcome.

I'm located just about the middle of the state, both N-S and E-W.
A little town named Salisbury.
Are you in MA or NH?

Bob

[BaggedLancer]

MA. North Reading. I do most of xmas shopping in Salem....gotta take advantage of your no taxes! :D

[John in MA]

One day my tunnel to NH will be complete. <cue "Great Escape" theme>

[vintageaudio]

John in MA-----I caught your hint.

I do believe I know you...are you the John whom is very good friends with "Deli"?

I would PM you but my post count has to be 10 or greater to PM.
Perhaps you can PM me?

Bob

[John in MA]

Deli from AK? You might have the wrong John, I know him but not very well.

[vintageaudio]

Ahhh OK...wrong John...my apologies.

But you are welcome to come to NH whenever that tunnel is complete.
Good vintage audio folks are always welcome.

:D
Bob

[John in MA]

Johns of the world are many in number. We are the alpha and omega. :)

[George Grand]

Did you post at AudioKarma under the name vintagestereo?

[vintageaudio]

George

close..... I did and do post at AK as "vintageaudio" not "vintagestereo"....
I believe there is a "vintagestereo" there also...but that is not me.

Bob

[George Grand]

Thanks Bob. Vintagestereo USED to post there. He got banned.

[John in MA]

He was an odd one. Never figured out what his deal was.

[vintageaudio]

George

Do I dare ask why he got banned?

And what town in NJ are you? I lived in NJ for 50 years......

Bob

[George Grand]

Because he's a pompous, long-winded *******?

I live right outside Mount Holly in a charming community of vipers and werewolves called Eastampton Township. South/Central part of the state, closer to the Delaware than the Atlantic.

I hung around Portsmouth and Durham a little a bunch of years ago, but I don't remember much at all.

[John in MA]

My mother's family is from NJ. Had my cousin not been ill I would have gone back this year for Thanksgiving with his family. She grew up in Glen Ridge, and later Garden City.

[vintageaudio]

George--OK well, I suppose AK is better off without him then....lol

Geroge and John--I lived my first 20 years in North Jersey--Passaic County.
And then 30 years in Brick Township, Ocean County.

And I am loving those Monitor 10B's ...listened to a ton of stuff tonight that I haven't listened to in a while...Wow! :D


Bob

[treitz3]

Congrat's vintageaudio and welcome to Club Polk.

[vintageaudio]

treitz3---thank you!

I think I'm gonna like visiting here almost as much as listening to my Polks.:)

Bob

[mhardy6647]

yeah, it's fine here 'til the rest of the New England AK riff-raff starts to show up :-)

[BaggedLancer]

yeah, it's fine here 'til the rest of the New England AK riff-raff starts to show up :-)

Whatcha mean by that?:eek:

Are there alot of NE riff raff on AK?

[mhardy6647]

... well, there's me...
(it was just a little self-deprecating humor)

[BaggedLancer]

... well, there's me...
(it was just a little self-deprecating humor)

gotcha, i havent been posting much over there....thought you meant there was a rough new england crowd.

[vintageaudio]

mhardy--always a pleasure to see you pop up. :D

I have benefited from your insight on many occasions.

thanks
Bob

[cubdog]

Great bunch of guys here Bob. I need to visit more often.

cubdog

[vintageaudio]

cubdog--I think I recognize you from AK....

nice to see all the familar faces...:)

Bob

[George Grand]

There's a lot more riff raff from New England here, not just Hardy. Although he IS up there in ranking.