rt20p repair

petermorrone
petermorrone Posts: 3
edited December 2013 in Troubleshooting
I have a set of RT20p speakers and one of my mid drivers has voice coil rub...at low volumes it sounds fine, at higher volumes it starts distorting terribly. I tried rotating the driver 180 degrees and ran it for a few days but that did not help (maybe it helped a bit but not completely...)

I love these speakers and need advice here...

1-Should I wait longer and see if the rotation works (or is that an urban legend)
2-Can someone recommend a suitable new driver that will work OK.
3-Is it worth sending it somewhere for repair? About what would that cost?

Any help appreciated.
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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    edited December 2013
    Call Polk support to see if they can repair them. Otherwise find some RT8's and salvage the drivers.
    Main Surround -
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,668
    edited December 2013
    1-Urban myth
    2-Call Polk to see if they have a replacement, they do not repair drivers
    3-No
    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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  • kcoc321
    kcoc321 Posts: 1,788
    edited December 2013
    check out CL for a cheap pair of R20, R30 or R40's..
    I have seen them for $50 a pair, would give you extra driver and tweeters
    same size driver...
    Check with Polk CS to verify model #'s.
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