Has anybody ever econowaved a Polk?

gidrah
gidrah Posts: 3,049
edited October 2011 in DIY, Mods & Tweaks
I have a pair of RTA-12s that I've been meaning to experiment with. One such experiment is to try a compression driver and horn or waveguide with an active crossover and bi-amping. Has anybody ever tried this?
Make it Funky! :)
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  • drumminman
    drumminman Posts: 3,396
    edited October 2011
    gidrah wrote: »
    I have a pair of RTA-12s that I've been meaning to experiment with. One such experiment is to try a compression driver and horn or waveguide with an active crossover and bi-amping. Has anybody ever tried this?

    Why do this :question: You're talking about ruining a very nice pair of speakers.
    "Science is suppose to explain observations not dismiss them as impossible" - Norm on AA; 2.3TL's w/sonicaps/mills/jantzen inductors, Gimpod's boards, Lg Solen SDA inductors, RD-0198's, MW's dynamatted, Armaflex speaker gaskets, H-nuts, brass spikes, Cardas CCGR BP's, upgraded IC Cable, Black Hole Damping Sheet strips, interior of cabinets sealed with Loctite Power Grab, AI-1 interface with 1000VA A-L transformer
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited October 2011
    Why not just build another pair of speakers? You'll only ruin a great speaker with a compression driver and waveguide.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,311
    edited October 2011
    Hey the more vintage polks that have this fate the more ours should be worth down the road!! Well maybe!!
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  • rebuy
    rebuy Posts: 695
    edited October 2011
    He wants to give those Polks that Detroit look.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,909
    edited October 2011
    may I echo the "why?" question? What is one trying to fix on the Polk?
    There are speakers that can benefit from "fixing"; the vintage Polk Monitor series don't fall into that camp, at least for me.
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  • gidrah
    gidrah Posts: 3,049
    edited October 2011
    With the crossover and tweeter mounted the way they are I wouldn't really have to damage the speakers. I could easily bypass the xo and tweet, and I already have the other parts laying around. It might sound like crap and might not but it seems like it would be a fun project.
    Make it Funky! :)
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  • drumminman
    drumminman Posts: 3,396
    edited October 2011
    gidrah wrote: »
    With the crossover and tweeter mounted the way they are I wouldn't really have to damage the speakers. I could easily bypass the xo and tweet, and I already have the other parts laying around. It might sound like crap and might not but it seems like it would be a fun project.

    The top mounted Xovers for these polk carry signals for the tweeters as well as one of the 6.5" midwwoofers, which receives a different part of the frequency range than the other MW. Unless you have the early model RTA 12's, what it sounds like you're planning will prevent one of the MW's from receiving a signal.
    "Science is suppose to explain observations not dismiss them as impossible" - Norm on AA; 2.3TL's w/sonicaps/mills/jantzen inductors, Gimpod's boards, Lg Solen SDA inductors, RD-0198's, MW's dynamatted, Armaflex speaker gaskets, H-nuts, brass spikes, Cardas CCGR BP's, upgraded IC Cable, Black Hole Damping Sheet strips, interior of cabinets sealed with Loctite Power Grab, AI-1 interface with 1000VA A-L transformer
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