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Re: Mid life crisis,Yea or Nay???
I am running the Pilot Sport 4S on my car. Been pretty happy with them.
tratliff
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Re: RTA 12 (12A/ first version) top hat/ cover support
Specifically made for Polk at the time. You could have one scanned and then have some 3D printed, but that will not be cheap.
F1nut
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Re: Frozen Monitor 7B woofer (MW6500) repair
Dust cap removed, cleaned everything. Pole piece attached and aligned with the magnet.
LordAragorn
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Re: Frozen Monitor 7B woofer (MW6500) repair
Update: I was able to pull apart the pole piece, magnet & the basket with the top plate on it. One thing I totally missed is to check orientation of the magnet but while trying to separate it from the pole piece, it was chipped. I then removed the pole piece + the magnet from the top plate first and then the pole piece from the magnet.
Removed the glue from everything; feels clean to the touch the voice coil looks un damaged and the coil with the cone moves in and out freely. Spider looks good. Will clean everything with alcohol, let it dry and then start with the surgery LOL.
Attached are pictures of everything taken apart. Thank you @joebass3 for sharing @lawdogg’s original thread. I was totally lost without the thread about how to disassemble everything.
Removed the glue from everything; feels clean to the touch the voice coil looks un damaged and the coil with the cone moves in and out freely. Spider looks good. Will clean everything with alcohol, let it dry and then start with the surgery LOL.
Attached are pictures of everything taken apart. Thank you @joebass3 for sharing @lawdogg’s original thread. I was totally lost without the thread about how to disassemble everything.
LordAragorn
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Re: Monitor 7A Resurrection - Advice Needed
Lol, I can't help but laugh at the evolution of this undertaking.
So I mentioned earlier that I ordered a lot of MW6502 drivers, SL2500 tweets and crossovers from a pair of 7C's. That was a misnomer on my end.
Gardenstater, you were correct in that because of the SL2500 tweeters, the parts must have actually been pulled from a pair of Monitor 7 Series 2 speakers. After comparing pictures from the listing and pictures of known components from some M7 Series 2's, I can indeed confirm that that's what I have on order. I'm still getting to know all of the different flavors of the vintage Monitor speakers here so forgive me.
The funny thing here is that I am only one pair of passive radiators away from essentially having all of the components needed to put together a pair of Monitor 7 Series 2 speakers. Heck, I've even got some old Polk badges kicking around and some grill pegs I 3D printed some years ago when I restored a pair of Monitor 5JR's for someone.
If I'm correct, the SW105 is the part number of the passive radiator that was used in the Monitor 7 Series 2 speakers, no? That is what I have concluded after a bit of research but I could be wrong.
I have been a hobbyist woodworker for some years now, so I'm not afraid to take on the challenge of building some cabinets and grill frames, provided I have accurate dimensions/models to go off of.
What I'm suggesting is there are two ways I could proceed from here:
Option 1 - If internal cabinet dimensions between M7A & M7 Series 2's are the same, I could replace the baffle of the M7A cabinets I have in the garage, and use all of the components from M7 Series 2 speakers to create what would essentially be a pair of FrankenPolks. M7 Series 2 guts in M7A cabinets.
Option 2 (and I am much preferring this option) - Acquire plans for M7 Series 2 cabinets. Build cabinets. Source passive radiators and RDO-198 tweets. Put all components together and essentially create a pair of M7 Series 2's from the ground up. Let that scratch the itch for the time being while I patiently wait for a nice pair of Peerless tweets to pop up on eBay for the right price, buy them and stick them into the M7A cabinets. Rebuild baffle for M7A's. This way the M7A's stay original, minus the new baffle, and more true to what they were originally intended to be. This option of course would net me two different flavors of M7's in the end.
So, I guess with all that being said, does anyone know of a reliable resource for cabinet plans? I would need to fabricate the Series 2 grill frames as well. Apologies if I may have glossed right over dimensions/plans available at Club Polk, I will look around to see what I can find right after posting this.
Thanks everyone!
So I mentioned earlier that I ordered a lot of MW6502 drivers, SL2500 tweets and crossovers from a pair of 7C's. That was a misnomer on my end.
Gardenstater, you were correct in that because of the SL2500 tweeters, the parts must have actually been pulled from a pair of Monitor 7 Series 2 speakers. After comparing pictures from the listing and pictures of known components from some M7 Series 2's, I can indeed confirm that that's what I have on order. I'm still getting to know all of the different flavors of the vintage Monitor speakers here so forgive me.
The funny thing here is that I am only one pair of passive radiators away from essentially having all of the components needed to put together a pair of Monitor 7 Series 2 speakers. Heck, I've even got some old Polk badges kicking around and some grill pegs I 3D printed some years ago when I restored a pair of Monitor 5JR's for someone.
If I'm correct, the SW105 is the part number of the passive radiator that was used in the Monitor 7 Series 2 speakers, no? That is what I have concluded after a bit of research but I could be wrong.
I have been a hobbyist woodworker for some years now, so I'm not afraid to take on the challenge of building some cabinets and grill frames, provided I have accurate dimensions/models to go off of.
What I'm suggesting is there are two ways I could proceed from here:
Option 1 - If internal cabinet dimensions between M7A & M7 Series 2's are the same, I could replace the baffle of the M7A cabinets I have in the garage, and use all of the components from M7 Series 2 speakers to create what would essentially be a pair of FrankenPolks. M7 Series 2 guts in M7A cabinets.
Option 2 (and I am much preferring this option) - Acquire plans for M7 Series 2 cabinets. Build cabinets. Source passive radiators and RDO-198 tweets. Put all components together and essentially create a pair of M7 Series 2's from the ground up. Let that scratch the itch for the time being while I patiently wait for a nice pair of Peerless tweets to pop up on eBay for the right price, buy them and stick them into the M7A cabinets. Rebuild baffle for M7A's. This way the M7A's stay original, minus the new baffle, and more true to what they were originally intended to be. This option of course would net me two different flavors of M7's in the end.
So, I guess with all that being said, does anyone know of a reliable resource for cabinet plans? I would need to fabricate the Series 2 grill frames as well. Apologies if I may have glossed right over dimensions/plans available at Club Polk, I will look around to see what I can find right after posting this.
Thanks everyone!
Private_Idaho
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Re: RTA 12 (12A/ first version) top hat/ cover support
I don't know where to get replacements.
I have a set like yours.
Worst damn design.
If I bump a corner... , It comes undone and maybe another follows. I've replaced the screws with bigger ones but the top rod sits on such a small rim, it begs to court gravity.
Maybe I'll superglue an inner rim on these corners.
Maybe I'll zip-tie the top rod to those corner supports someday. I don't think the raised cloth over the ties will be that bad. It'd be better than a collapse with the slightest bumps.
Maybe a replica of these corners could be made out of wood.
I have a set like yours.
Worst damn design.
If I bump a corner... , It comes undone and maybe another follows. I've replaced the screws with bigger ones but the top rod sits on such a small rim, it begs to court gravity.
Maybe I'll superglue an inner rim on these corners.
Maybe I'll zip-tie the top rod to those corner supports someday. I don't think the raised cloth over the ties will be that bad. It'd be better than a collapse with the slightest bumps.
Maybe a replica of these corners could be made out of wood.
Tony M
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