Maybe I need to fix not replace
SVanderkolff
Posts: 6
I have a set of vintage polk 7A with, it turns out, the peerless tweeter. I was thinking of replacing them with something new but from what I have read unless I spend ridiculous amounts of money it may well be a downgrade. I am running a Cambridge Audio amp, Onkyo tuner and Onlyo CD player. This is used strictly for music, mostly Blues and classical. The reason I was looking to change was the loss of clarity at low volume. I am not an audiophile so please excuse if I use the wrong terms. My speakers sounded great when I was playing the stereo volume at a 3 out of 10 but when I dropped the volume below that I lost the clarity of the sound. For me that means that at 3 I can hear the individual notes of both the lead guitar and the bass. At 2 I lose the bass notes, there is still bass sound, and the lead guitar becomes mushy. Most of my listening is at the low volume, (two small kids and a wife that works in her office at nights). For the wiring, I have a set of braided wires that I picked up in 1977 when I bought the speakers. It seems to me there was a set of little black boxes between the wires and the speakers but they have disappeared over the years. There used to be fuses of some sort on theback of the speakers but they have been replaced with 1/4" steel rod.
I can hear some of you cringing from here but now I would like to fix it if I can or find out if I need to spend on a new set of speakers.
Thanks for all the help.
Steve
I can hear some of you cringing from here but now I would like to fix it if I can or find out if I need to spend on a new set of speakers.
Thanks for all the help.
Steve
Post edited by SVanderkolff on
Comments
-
1/4" pure copper rod would be better :rolleyes:
-
To me the monitor 7s are very nice speakers. Just give them some love,do a search for monitor 7s there is good info in the archives.http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/archive/index.php/f-28.html? New caps and resistors and your good for 20 more years .Dan
-
What are caps and resistors, where do I get them and where do they go? I am a complete novice at this stuff.
Thanks
Steve -
Sorry for leaving you hanging like that, I'm new to this also ,capacitors and resistors can be found here.http://www.soniccraft.com/products.htm They are in the back of your speakers behind the binding posts.The long time members here seem to like these.Also http://www.parts-express.com. Has what you are looking for.http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?50422-7b-s-crossover-help This post has helped me allot.I hope the long timers chime in,It seems overwhelming at first but get your read on use the search and ask questions.There is some very smart people here to help you along the way.I hope these links help more than confuse.the parts list is here for your 7a http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?38755-POLK-AUDIO-Speaker-Wiring-Schematics-amp-More-ALL-MODELS-except-SDA