New Polk Monitor 7, what to keep?

[imax87]

Just picked up a pair of Polk Monitor 7 (c rev. with SL2000 -_-) in mint condition -with OG stands *score!* from GW to add to my monkey coffin mortuary of ADS L710, Realistic Electrostat 2A, and Yamaha NS-670.
I just wanted to ask what everyone thinks of those. I've narrowed it to the Polks or ADS, and I know the best speakers are the ones I like, but thought I'd ask the forum opinion.

As an aside, the ADS and Yamaha both had a mid that was out, after getting the polks refurbed, I decided to tackle those. As it turns out, both were easy-peasy. The ADS had a dry soldier on the mid capacitor, and the yamaha had the infamous broken flex coil. both fixed with a touch of the iron.

 

[f0427ea]

keep em all

 

[imax87]

keep em all

Haha, I guess I ment what would people have hooked up usually.
The apartment is small, and the neighbors have....delicate ears apparently. I was thinking of putting the ADS on my HTS, but not sure how vintage 6 ohm would be on my new Sony AVR, and I'd be blocking the patio door too haha
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The only ones I was considering actually parting with were the yamahas

 

[grillebilly]

I have the 7's with the Peerless tweet and they sound especially good at low volumes. I will never sell them in case I ever need to downsize to one, small, inexpensive system. Plus, what they bring in the used market will barely pay for a dinner for two at a decent restaurant. I would rather skip a couple meals.

 

[Dswankey]

Just picked up a pair of Polk Monitor 7 (c rev. with SL2000 -_-) in mint condition -with OG stands...
I just wanted to ask what everyone thinks of those. I've narrowed it to the Polks or ADS, and I know the best speakers are the ones I like, but thought I'd ask the forum opinion.

One of thee more popular speakers here at AK . There are tons of threads with all sorts of opinions & thoughts on them. I see you rarely post since you joined in 2013. If your not aware there is a search function in the upper right hand corner, type in "Polk Monitor 7" and hit search.

 

[bberkom]

I've had both, and I prefer the ADS. Both are great speakers. Give it some time and listen to both for a bit if you can.

 

[imax87]

" There are tons of threads with all sorts of opinions & thoughts on them. "

I've looked thru a lot of those (I search here all the time), on AK and the Polk forum, (helped me figure out what model it was with the less-than-soughtafter non-peerless tweeter), and that's the rub, both the M7 and the L710 seem to have a LOT of great reviews-especially within respective ADS/polk camps. I find it intersting that for both models, the 7s are rated better than the M10s and the L710 are higher than the L810 or L910s (Maybe 7 is just a lucky numbers
I just wanted to see if anyone else had head-to-head comparasons (thanks bberkom!) and also with the yamaha.

On a side, I hooked the electrostats up, as per the RS trick of using it just with the tweeters, and like the brightness with the Polks.

 

[F1nut]

Upgrade those nasty SL2000 tweeters to the Polk RD0194 and you've just found your new favorite speaker.

 

[FluxT]

I have the 7's with the Peerless tweet and they sound especially good at low volumes. I will never sell them in case I ever need to downsize to one, small, inexpensive system. Plus, what they bring in the used market will barely pay for a dinner for two at a decent restaurant. I would rather skip a couple meals.

Really? The only pair I'm seeing available in my area's currently listed for $425 (with a LOT of modding according to the seller). One hell of a meal, I say.

 

[kevintomb]

Really? The only pair I'm seeing available in my area's currently listed for $425 (with a LOT of modding according to the seller). One hell of a meal, I say.

In my area the 7's are never higher than maybe $125.00!

Maybe the "Mods" are gold plating of some type?

 

[grillebilly]

yeah around me the 10's go for a buck to a buck fiddy. The 7's around $75-$100

 

[imax87]

Appearently here in madison they go for $10 at gw

 

[FluxT]

yeah around me the 10's go for a buck to a buck fiddy. The 7's around $75-$100

Yeah, here in DC the 10’s go for $150-200, and the 5’s from $40-150. Never actually saw a pair of 7’s, although I’ll admit I haven’t searched too hard.

Definitely on my bucket list, that’s for sure!

 

[stereofanboy]

Are the Yamahas not pretty good? It's an honest question. I've never heard that model, but I would have guessed they'd be the best of that bunch.

 

[F1nut]

I sold a pair of properly modded 7B's for $325.00.

 

[CKDC]

Really? The only pair I'm seeing available in my area's currently listed for $425 (with a LOT of modding according to the seller). One hell of a meal, I say.

I think you might be referring to a pair that was re-veneered and totally gone over. They are an exception.

 

[FluxT]

I think you might be referring to a pair that was re-veneered and totally gone over. They are an exception.

That's the one. They definitely stupendous, and have me thinking about giving my KLH 6's a similar cherry finish (mine are the later iteration with the crappy vinyl cabs). Those'll be my keepers, unless I get my hands on some Polks or ADS!