Vintage Polk 10 b....2nd system, vinyl based...

terrific cheap speaker--the 10b are one of the few i own which i wouldn't consider replacing. ugly, lumpy things, but very well balanced and big sounding, with very rich midrange. "warmish" high end--they're not overly transparent; like bryhifi i don't hear flabby bass--what the bass lacks in tightness it makes up for in fullness and quality. i've gotten best results pairing 'em with 70s/80s ss receivers like kyocera and pioneer. i actually prefer these to many of the pricier polk rta and sda i've heard and they're much better, more modern sounding than 70s icons like hpm100 or the jbl l100.

Good older vintage speakers! I had a pair of RTA 11's back in the 80's. I suspect I will get some heat for this but in a side by side comparison my Polks kicked the crap out of a pair of Vandersteen 2C's. Although this is just my opinion.

I had a pair of the 7bs back in the early 80s as I couldn't afford 10bs or the Advents I really wanted. I loved them for what they were. Ex-wife got them. Oh well.

30 some years ago, I had a pair of Polk Monitor 10 driven by a Harmon Kardon 60 watt integrated. They needed more power to rock out, but 60 watts was good for moderate listening levels. I'm sure they'd sing with 200 watts. They were nice sounding speakers, but not remarkable in my opinion. The bass was a little shy, and imaging seemed somewhat boxy and two dimensional. A much more impressive speaker IMO from the same era was the Dahlquist DQ-10. Mate them with a good amp and I promise you'll have a grin on your face. They sound incredible. I see lots of them selling for $150-500.

I never thought they were overly warm. I enjoyed them very much, especially when you feed them good power.