how to fix rt8

jsteelerz
jsteelerz Posts: 7
edited February 2013 in Vintage Speakers
I have an issue. I have a set of rt8's and need to replace woofers on both speakers...nothing was wrong with the speakers themselves, let's just say that there was animal involvement that resulted in their demise. I just realized that it's very difficult to locate the mw8002 drivers that I need. I did find on Craigslist a pair of s6's which seem to use the same driver that I need, and are $50 obo. They are said to be in good working order. So, I guess my question is- would it be wrong to want to use those drivers for my rt8's, or should I just use those speakers themselves and just keep looking for replacement parts for mine?
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited February 2013
    Have you called Polk CS and see if they stock them ?

    If they dont and the S6s have they same driver then swap them out.
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  • jsteelerz
    jsteelerz Posts: 7
    edited February 2013
    OK, thanks for the info...I guess I will give Polk cs a call and see where it goes. Btw, the $50 obo sounds like a good deal for those s6's... should I follow up on that?
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  • jsteelerz
    jsteelerz Posts: 7
    edited February 2013
    No luck with Polk cs...
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  • jsteelerz
    jsteelerz Posts: 7
    edited February 2013
    Good call, the s6's use mw7000. Thanks for the assistance.
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