Help with Identifying Polks

TerrifiCLI
TerrifiCLI Posts: 4
edited October 2013 in Vintage Speakers
I inherited a set of Polk speakers from my grandfather which I didn't use for a while but since I moved, I've been listening to them a lot and I noticed that one of the midbass (I'm fairly certain that's what it is) drivers is blown out.

I'd like to repair them, but I can't even figure out what model speaker they are, so I don't know any of the specifications for the drivers.
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As you can see I removed the offending speaker so I could see if there was anything written on it (which there isn't).

Any help would be appreciated in determining which model they are and which replacement speaker is adequate.
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  • Mystery
    Mystery Posts: 2,546
    edited October 2013
    Not Polk unless tweeter is replaced with horn.

    May be klipsch or diy.

    Klipsch RB81, KG3.5, B&W DM602.5, Polk.
    Subwoofers: Klipsch RW10, Triad ProSub Bronze.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,442
    edited October 2013
    White van speaker all day.
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,603
    edited October 2013
    Sure those aren't Volk Audio speakers?
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • TerrifiCLI
    TerrifiCLI Posts: 4
    edited October 2013
    Wow, thanks for the replies!
    So indeed they may not be Polk.
    I didn't just assume they were Polk, they have a vintage Polk Audio badge on them.
    This does explain why I was having such a hard time identifying them.
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,603
    edited October 2013
    got pics of the grill with the Polk logo?
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • bigaltx24
    bigaltx24 Posts: 141
    edited October 2013
    I vote white van.
    Denon PMA-900V
    Linn Axis with Grado Red
    Cambridge Azur 650C
    Polk SDA-1BTL
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    edited October 2013
    Kind of like the white van speakers where the brand is "Acoustic" and the model of the speaker is "Research" so they can put "Acoustic Research" on the grill.
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,416
    edited October 2013
    So no chance these are the long rumored Polk Heritage Series SRS prototypes?:biggrin:
    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
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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,375
    edited October 2013
    I think they are the mythical RTA-13TL that was dropped from the line up due to superstitions about the model number and the fact that they were designed on Friday the 13th. Yes, it is FrankinPolk!
    Stan

    Main 2ch:
    Polk LSi15 (DB840 upgrade), Parasound: P/LD-1100, HCA-1000A; Denon: DVD-2910, DRM-800A; Benchmark DAC1, Monster HTS3600-MKII, Grado SR-225i; Technics SL-J2, Parasound PPH-100.

    HT:
    Marantz SR7010, Polk: RTA11TL (RDO198-1, XO and Damping Upgrades), S4, CS250, PSW110 , Marantz UD5005, Pioneer PL-530, Panasonic TC-P42S60

    Other stuff:
    Denon: DRA-835R, AVR-888, DCD-660, DRM-700A, DRR-780; Polk: S8, Monitor 5A, 5B, TSi100, RM7, PSW10 (DXi104 upgrade); Pioneer: CT-6R; Onkyo CP-1046F; Ortofon OM5E, Marantz: PM5004, CD5004, CDR-615; Parasound C/PT-600, HCA-800ii, Sony CDP-650ESD, Technics SA 5070, B&W DM601
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  • nhhiep
    nhhiep Posts: 877
    edited October 2013
    whatever that is. it looks quality. the sidewall looks like about an inch thick?
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,761
    edited October 2013
    nbrowser wrote: »
    Polk and Klipsch got married ? uh oh !

    No marriage, just a **** child...
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  • TerrifiCLI
    TerrifiCLI Posts: 4
    edited October 2013
    Oh, no I definitely wouldn't be surprised if they are white van. :-P
    I'm not arguing that they are real.
    I can upload a pic of the grilles if anyone is interested.

    The best I can hope for is that they are DIY which he bought from someone else.
    The NAD receiver I also got seems legit.
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited October 2013
    http://www.highdefforum.com/speakers-surround-sound/108014-speaker-brands-avoid-white-van.html ...This link may help
    ..
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,802
    edited October 2013
    Coupla decent looking NAD components to the left of the rather hideous-looking loudspeaker, though.
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited October 2013
    I know a guy who has some similar & he picked them up cheap & he is happy with them & thats what counts.GOOD LUCK on your repairs
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  • Easy Runnin
    Easy Runnin Posts: 501
    edited October 2013
    I’m curious. Let’s see more pictures like:
    • Show us a picture of what is missing at the bottom?
    • Show us pictures of the polk badges.
    • Show us picture of the binding posts.
    • Pull that top driver and take a picture of the back of it.
    HT- Samsung PN50B860/Integra DTR 30.3/Rt55 Fronts
    Rt35i Surrounds/Cs1000p Center/SVS BP1000 Sub
    2CH - B&K MC-101 pre/B&K EX-442 amp/NAD 2400 amp
    Polk SDA1C, Polk Monitor 7, New Large Advents and Polk RTA 8T
    BR - Yamaha CR800/Polk monitor 5
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,802
    edited October 2013
    Easy Runnin wrote: »
    I’m curious. Let’s see more pictures like:
    • Show us a picture of what is missing at the bottom?
    • Show us pictures of the polk badges.
    • Show us picture of the binding posts.
    • Pull that top driver and take a picture of the back of it.
    Maybe a photo of a Porsche Boxster from eBAY, too, while we're at it?

    ;-)
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  • ratster
    ratster Posts: 324
    edited October 2013
    ^^lol^^
    Main
    Parasound P5
    Parasound A21
    CA music streamer
    marantz 6005
    Clear Day dbl.shotgun
    Morrow Xlr
    1.7 Maggies


    Bedroom
    adcom Gfp750
    Adcom 555
    Rotel 1072
    CA tuner
    LsiM703
    Clear day dbl shotgun
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited October 2013
    None of the drivers look like Polk builds, so not even Frankenpolks...
    Jake
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  • TerrifiCLI
    TerrifiCLI Posts: 4
    edited October 2013
    -DSkip

    - "The speakers are not DIY. It's stuffed with egg crates and the cab is pure white van. What happened to the woofer?"

    I took out the woofer to see if it had any useful markings on it.

    The cabinets seem pretty nice, speakers and crossovers notwithstanding. I'm fairly certain it is 3/4" mdf.

    The NAD Receiver is a 7100, which seems to perform quite well.

    Again, they aren't "Volk", though they appear to be the same quality.
    2013-10-10%252017.49.58.jpg

    Okay, so I just took out the top driver and it is pretty pathetic. Unmarked entirely
    2013-10-10%252018.01.54.jpg

    Binding Posts (Also unmarked) I like that they used 5-way posts though.
    2013-10-10%252018.03.03.jpg

    So honestly, pretty disappointing, but I don't use these for my serious music listening anyways, I've got a few pairs of headphones for that (Beats, naturally... I joke, I joke :-P).
    Since the speakers have become my living room speakers, and I usually only listen to them when I am entertaining guests, it isn't the biggest letdown.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,557
    edited October 2013
    Someone put the badge on them. There is nothing Polk about them.

    Agreed and look at that badge, there's something between the k in Polk and the a in audio that is not on a real Polk Audio badge.
    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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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited October 2013
    Even with the badges looking a little strange you could at least sell them on Ebay :-)
    F1nut wrote: »
    Agreed and look at that badge, there's something between the k in Polk and the a in audio that is not on a real Polk Audio badge.
    POLK SDA 2.3 TLS BOUGHT NEW IN 1990, Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-198
    POLK CSI-A6 POLK MONITOR 70'S ONKYO TX NR-808 SONY CDP-333ES
    PIONEER PL-510A SONY BDP S5100
    POLK SDA 1C BOUGHT USED 2011,Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-194
    ONKYO HT RC-360 SONY BDP S590 TECHNICS SL BD-1
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