Monitor 7

johnnywill
johnnywill Posts: 7
edited July 2011 in Vintage Speakers
Need help from the Brain Trust- bought a pair of used Monitor 7's. Looked great but had a bad MW-6502 on one of them. Bought a new one & hooked them up. Not good, sounds like volume is on .5 (when at 7) & I'm 5 blocks away. Am I screwed? My newer home theater is all Polk so I was waxing nostalgic & wanted to invest in some Vintage. I'm pretty good with electronics so before I toss them in the garbage can I'd like to bring them back to life, if possible. Need wiring diagram & opinion if they are worth saving. Thanks!
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,566
    edited June 2011
    Is that with both speakers or just the one that had the bad driver?
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  • johnnywill
    johnnywill Posts: 7
    edited July 2011
    Sorry for the huge delay! One of the mids had a warped cone & wouldn't flex. Neither would the bass. The other speaker flexed fine. I ordered a new MW-6502. In the meantime I hooked the speakers up to my buddy's receiver (used the sames speaker wires his speakers were connected to that sounded great). Both speakers sounded very quiet & distant. Any ideas on how to troublshhot/repair?
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,566
    edited July 2011
    I'm thinking both tweeters are not working. Do you see a fuse on the binding post plate?
    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."

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  • johnnywill
    johnnywill Posts: 7
    edited July 2011
    F1nut wrote: »
    I'm thinking both tweeters are not working. Do you see a fuse on the binding post plate?

    I feel so stupid! I looked at the fuses a week or so ago & they looked good. I bought new ones just to be safe & that was it!! However, I do have a bad tweeter. Are they still available & how do I get the model #? Nothing is on it. Both clips are identical. Lastly, is there a big difference between an MW-6500 & a 6502? I bought a '02 to replace a warped '00. It sounds fine, though.

    Thanks a ton!!

    John
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,566
    edited July 2011
    What do the current tweeters look like....a pic would help. Your speakers should have SL2000's in them, but they came with a label on the back, so you may have the RD0194-1 replacements already.
    Lastly, is there a big difference between an MW-6500 & a 6502?

    Yes, you need to get the proper driver.
    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

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