Sold FS: Super rare vintage 6x9 Polk Isovent Enclosure

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

You'll never see another one of these. Super rare, vintage Polk 6x9 isovent enclosure, circa 1989 designed for Ferrari's and Porsches of that era. Original price for this was $650 (I know, because I saw it in person when I was 18) some 20 years ago.

And yes kids, thats a kerfed and areo port enclosure from 20 years ago. This is way ahead of its time.

I really don't know what to sell it for, so we'll start at $1000 or best offer //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif

also will entertain trades

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[Suicide Bobb 5,000+ posts]

You won't trade me for the cyclone //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

I will, if you have things that are easy to sell...

I think my buddy would want these. He likes Polk, and unique shit.

My buddy needs some 5 1/4 comps and 6.5" coaxials though, and an auxiliary adapter for an Eclipse 5441i (if they make one). If you have any of that, there's a start...

 

[misfit138 5,000+ posts]

This thing's pretty b.a...

 

[Suicide Bobb 5,000+ posts]

You should pull one out and post pics btw

 

[Jh8909 10+ year member]

and an auxiliary adapter for an Eclipse 5441i (if they make one).

are you talking the gen 1 or gen 2 version of the 5441?

 

[Suicide Bobb 5,000+ posts]

are you talking the gen 1 or gen 2 version of the 5441?

Probably gen 1. It's a black 5441i, that's about all I know. Is there any way to distinguish the 1st from the 2nd gen?

 

[Jh8909 10+ year member]

Probably gen 1. It's a black 5441i, that's about all I know. Is there any way to distinguish the 1st from the 2nd gen?

horrible pics but this is gen 1

and this is gen 2

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

horrible pics but this is gen 1

and this is gen 2

2nd pic isn't working for me //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[Jh8909 10+ year member]

2nd pic isn't working for me //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

thanks...they do look diffrent...its weird they have the same number

 

[Suicide Bobb 5,000+ posts]

It's definitely the first gen!

 

[gentlejax 10+ year member]

I remember going into the rip off polk dealer here all the time and looking at the C4 ....I really liked but had no money. never heard one..it just looked good. ****...they ripped me off for a couple of their Polk 6x9's which at the time were the best I could find...

cool unit for sure

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

bump for old school vintagenessness....

 

[bigdwiz 10+ year member]

Old school sweetness for sure. My main concern would be the natural deterioration of "old school" speakers. I recently hooked up a first gen Bazooka tube (late 80's) I had stored in my parent's house and it played for about 20 seconds, then "flap, flap, flap....."

 

[stereo_luver 10+ year member]

Cool piece of Polk history. Matthew Polk has always been one step ahead of most in the industry. I was a long listener of his SDA / CRS series of home speakers. If you can't sell it here you might contact Patrick at Polk and see if they have one in the museum of Polk speakers at the headquarters in Baltimore. Or go to the Polk site and see if there is some interest in this.

Chuck

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

Old school sweetness for sure. My main concern would be the natural deterioration of "old school" speakers. I recently hooked up a first gen Bazooka tube (late 80's) I had stored in my parent's house and it played for about 20 seconds, then "flap, flap, flap....."

Plays just fine, I was using it as a sub for my TV for awhile. And actually, when I had my 18's out of my wall, I mounted it in the back of the wall just for some bass. Was surprising loud as a 8th order enclosure //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

I'm open to offers on this piece of history //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif