First pair of Polk vintage speakers.
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The top we got shiny tack. The bottom nada."Looks like it's bound up, with a tight looseness... Could be worse, could have been a loose tightness..."
Vintage Vinyl Man Cave:
Monitor 10a
Rotel RB-981
Nikko Beta 30
Nikko Gamma 30
Nikko NP 750
Nikko ND 850
Technics SL-D202 -
Wow, those are dull.Home Theater/2 Channel:
Front: SDA-2ATL forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/143984/my-2as-finally-finished-almost/p1
Center: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/150760/my-center-channel-project/p1
Surrounds & Rears: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/151647/my-surround-project/p1
Sonicaps, Mills, RDO-194s-198s, Dynamat, Hurricane Nuts, Blackhole5
Pioneer Elite VSX-72TXV, Carver PM-600, SVS PB2-Plus Subwoofer
dhsspeakerservice.com/ -
"Looks like it's bound up, with a tight looseness... Could be worse, could have been a loose tightness..."
Vintage Vinyl Man Cave:
Monitor 10a
Rotel RB-981
Nikko Beta 30
Nikko Gamma 30
Nikko NP 750
Nikko ND 850
Technics SL-D202 -
If they sound good, aren't rubbing, I'd leave them be. There is a way to re-flow the coating Polk used, but I can't guarantee the results, or be held responsible if they're ruined.Home Theater/2 Channel:
Front: SDA-2ATL forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/143984/my-2as-finally-finished-almost/p1
Center: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/150760/my-center-channel-project/p1
Surrounds & Rears: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/151647/my-surround-project/p1
Sonicaps, Mills, RDO-194s-198s, Dynamat, Hurricane Nuts, Blackhole5
Pioneer Elite VSX-72TXV, Carver PM-600, SVS PB2-Plus Subwoofer
dhsspeakerservice.com/ -
westmassguy wrote: »If they sound good, aren't rubbing, I'd leave them be. There is a way to re-flow the coating Polk used, but I can't guarantee the results, or be held responsible if they're ruined.
Ok, thanks. They sound ok to me, definitely not rubbing.
"Looks like it's bound up, with a tight looseness... Could be worse, could have been a loose tightness..."
Vintage Vinyl Man Cave:
Monitor 10a
Rotel RB-981
Nikko Beta 30
Nikko Gamma 30
Nikko NP 750
Nikko ND 850
Technics SL-D202 -
Looks shiny all over.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
Looks shiny all over.
I don't think it's as obvious in the pics. Like from the 3 and 9 o'clock position down it's duller (matte) and no tack. The upper half has more of the gloss and the stick factor.
"Looks like it's bound up, with a tight looseness... Could be worse, could have been a loose tightness..."
Vintage Vinyl Man Cave:
Monitor 10a
Rotel RB-981
Nikko Beta 30
Nikko Gamma 30
Nikko NP 750
Nikko ND 850
Technics SL-D202 -
Congrats on the 10a! Awesome speakers.
The older MWs seem to have more of a propensity to be dull - I've had many come across my bench - no big deal. I've observed that most of the older woofers with fuzzy dust caps are dull, and most of the newer ones with non-fuzzy, almost see-through dust caps are more shiny. The later MWs seem to have a propensity to be shiny but start to dull down quick with the wrong cleaning agent applied.
If you were super worried about it, a coat of gloss clear might shine em up, but also add some mass to the cone so I don't know if I'd recommend it. Or maybe you could try some buffing compound? Probably best to leave them alone.
my 3.1TLs
I will fix your shifted magnets for free.
now what?
