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tudoulaile03
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Friends,
I've finally finished the rebuild of my Polk Monitor 7Bs, which came to me courtesy of RRomeo.
Short story - rebuilt crossovers with Dayton 1% caps and Mills resistors, added Larry's rings, dynamat on the driver and PR, acoustic insulation inside the cabs, and re-covered the cabs in real cherry veneer.
I'm still testing and burning in but so far I am very happy.
I took a lot of pictures and wrote up the whole story on my blog - you can read the entire saga here:
Many many thanks to all of the forum members who shared their own experiences in modding and restoring the speakers. It was your advice, posts, and shared experiences through this forum that gave me the knowledge to attempt this and the confidence that I could get it done. I produced the detailed write-up of my rebuild to pay this forward and hopefully give someone else the information they need to do the same.
Respectfully
G
PS - looking at my blog post and photos I realize I have to take some better close-ups of the veneer to show off my work. That will come soon!
I've finally finished the rebuild of my Polk Monitor 7Bs, which came to me courtesy of RRomeo.
Short story - rebuilt crossovers with Dayton 1% caps and Mills resistors, added Larry's rings, dynamat on the driver and PR, acoustic insulation inside the cabs, and re-covered the cabs in real cherry veneer.
I'm still testing and burning in but so far I am very happy.
I took a lot of pictures and wrote up the whole story on my blog - you can read the entire saga here:
Many many thanks to all of the forum members who shared their own experiences in modding and restoring the speakers. It was your advice, posts, and shared experiences through this forum that gave me the knowledge to attempt this and the confidence that I could get it done. I produced the detailed write-up of my rebuild to pay this forward and hopefully give someone else the information they need to do the same.
Respectfully
G
PS - looking at my blog post and photos I realize I have to take some better close-ups of the veneer to show off my work. That will come soon!
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Monitor 7B's are great speakers. In fact, 7B Studios were the first "Real" speakers I ever purchased. I still have them today and listen to them regularly as the left and right front speakers in my home theater system. It was my love of those speakers that led me here, and it was here that I learned about SDA technology. Now I am the proud owner of many Polk audio products, and I will continue that trend for years to come. Thanks Polk!Sources: Technics SL1200MKII | SME3009 Tonearm | Monster Alpha 1 MC cartridge | Oppo UDP203 disk player | Nikko NT-790 analog tuner | Musical Fidelity Trivista 21 DAC | Preamp: Threshold SL-10 | Amplifier: Threshold Stasis 2 | Speakers: Snell Acoustics C/V | Kimber 12-TC bi wire speakers | Analysis plus Oval 1 preamp to amp | Wireworld Eclipse 7 DAC to Preamp | Wireworld eclipse digital IC Oppo to DAC | Audioquest Quartz tuner to preamp |
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Think you guys got sucked in. Did you catch his link? I reported it...
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damn that was sneaky...ken brydson wrote: »Think you guys got sucked in. Did you catch his link? I reported it...The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
ken brydson wrote: »Think you guys got sucked in. Did you catch his link? I reported it...
Man that was devious - had me going. Looks like the link was deleted thanks to you, Ken."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 -
drumminman wrote: »Man that was devious - had me going. Looks like the link was deleted thanks to you, Ken.
Link is still there . mocler in blue, last paragraph -
Huh! didn't go to the link, so I had no idea. Oh well! That's what you get for reaching out. Man! It sucks to get sucked in in a bad way!Sources: Technics SL1200MKII | SME3009 Tonearm | Monster Alpha 1 MC cartridge | Oppo UDP203 disk player | Nikko NT-790 analog tuner | Musical Fidelity Trivista 21 DAC | Preamp: Threshold SL-10 | Amplifier: Threshold Stasis 2 | Speakers: Snell Acoustics C/V | Kimber 12-TC bi wire speakers | Analysis plus Oval 1 preamp to amp | Wireworld Eclipse 7 DAC to Preamp | Wireworld eclipse digital IC Oppo to DAC | Audioquest Quartz tuner to preamp |
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ken brydson wrote: »Link is still there . mocler in blue, last paragraph
So it is . . . on my display it shows the same color as the other text. Now I know what not to click on
"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 -
drumminman wrote: »So it is . . . on my display it shows the same color as the other text. Now I know what not to click on
Gone now, thanks mods. I clicked on it because I thought it was a link to the blog that he referenced. -
Not cool!!!
He hijacked my original thread on my Polk 7s to sucker you guys all in!
After all the work I put into those Polks!!!
The original thread is here:
http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?151919-My-Polk-Monitor-7-rebuild
And my blog is silverfacestereo [DOT] wordpress [DOT] comHT System:
Marantz NR-1403
Front: Klipsch CF-4
Rear: Paradigm Atom V3
Center: Boston Acoustic VR12
Sub: Bowers & Wilkins ASW600
2Ch:
Restored Fisher 500C
Yamaha P-500 Turntable
Living Room:
Harman Kardon 3380
Restored Polk Monitor 7B
Bedroom:
Harman Kardon VR-3750
Cambridge Soundworks Ensemble
Polk PSW10
In and out of rotation:
KLH Model 6,
Polk LSI7
NAD 7100
