Yes They are both siezed!! Monitor 5's

RickMiller
RickMiller Posts: 10
edited March 2014 in Vintage Speakers
I recently bought some Monitor 5's. (See this thread http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?158808-Polk-Monitor-5-what-do-I-look-for-after-shippment)


I hooked them up tonight and sure enough no bass. The drivers appear to be seized, I can not push them in at all. Looks like they came loose during shipment!!

Are new drivers available? What are my options?

Help!

Rick
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,554
    edited March 2014
    Pull a driver, get the model number, which will be MWxxxx. Post here what the model number is.
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  • RickMiller
    RickMiller Posts: 10
    edited March 2014
    They both say MW 6502.

    I can not budge these they are both seized.

    Hope I can get some replacements.

    Thanks
    Rick
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  • Hofy
    Hofy Posts: 169
    edited March 2014
    It looks like the 6502 is still offered by Polk. If you opt for new ones from Polk I think they run $48 each for members. If you call make sure you tell them you are a Club Polk Member and you get free shipping and the special price.

    You do not have a high enough post count yet to check the sales area of this forum. The drives do show up from time to time for $25-30 each.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,554
    edited March 2014
    Here, http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?118471-Current-Production-Drivers-Vintage-Support
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  • RickMiller
    RickMiller Posts: 10
    edited March 2014
    Thanks for the help Hofy & F1nut. I will call Polk tomorrow, amazing that they still have parts for these speakers. I have heard good things about them and have never really had any good speakers. I have just finished recapping/refurbishing a Pioneer Sx-850 and want to get rid of the crap Bose speakers that I am currently using.

    Thanks again
    Rick
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,554
    edited March 2014
    Polk may be closed tomorrow, a lot of snow heading towards Baltimore.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

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  • RickMiller
    RickMiller Posts: 10
    edited March 2014
    Tell me about it, I am in Gaithersburg Md about 25 miles south of Baltimore. Good news for me, no school tomorrow, ( I work for the school system; programmer at the main office)


    Rick
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,802
    edited March 2014
    heh - that's why we moved to northern New Hampshire - clear and sunny (albeit cold) here today! When the glaciers melt, we'll have beachfront property, too! ;-)

    Good luck y'all in the mid-Atlantic!

    On topic - Polk's support of their legacy products is indeed admirable. Several companies are good in the sense that they make archives of documentation/information on their classic products available online (Electrovoice, harman/kardon, Yamaha, and Klipsch come to mind)... but not too many still provide parts for their 'heritage' products.
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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited March 2014
    6502's seem to be a popular size on ebay.
    For some reason I think I see those up more than any other MW.
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  • Mystery
    Mystery Posts: 2,546
    edited March 2014
    That sucks.
    Hope you didn't spend a lot for them.

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  • bugsnt
    bugsnt Posts: 78
    edited March 2014
    It's a real risk these days with the MWxxxx drivers.
    I had the same issue but I found my really rough pair on the side of the road.

    Bought replacement drivers and I'm really glad I grabbed them.

    Maybe you can get a partial refund if you bought them off Ebay?
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited March 2014
    Those will sound very nice being pushed by a sx850 too. Worth buying new drivers. Good luck
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  • leftwinger57
    leftwinger57 Posts: 2,917
    edited March 2014
    Not to bud in or anything like that but we got nothing here in central Jersey. They were originally predicting 12'' and we got a dusting. Oh yea good luck w/ finding those drivers.
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  • Faustin
    Faustin Posts: 1,149
    edited March 2014
    RickMiller wrote: »
    I recently bought some Monitor 5's. (See this thread http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?158808-Polk-Monitor-5-what-do-I-look-for-after-shippment)


    I hooked them up tonight and sure enough no bass. The drivers appear to be seized, I can not push them in at all. Looks like they came loose during shipment!!

    Are new drivers available? What are my options?

    Help!

    Rick

    I have a pair of MW6502's that are in nice shape sitting on a shelf wating for a new home. If you are interested in them send me a pm.
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  • RickMiller
    RickMiller Posts: 10
    edited March 2014
    Thanks for the offer Faustin, I decided to go new and ordered a pair from Polk Customer Service.

    Rick
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited March 2014
    Rick keep us posted on how you like them once you get the new driver in :)
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  • RickMiller
    RickMiller Posts: 10
    edited March 2014
    Will Do!
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  • cruzado58
    cruzado58 Posts: 2
    edited March 2014
    Guys

    I had the same issue, I found the driver, only one, in Ebay, but I need 2, one is not good enough, so I did some research and I found someone with the same problem but he recommended "The Madisound Speaker Store" Misco 6102-4 6.5" Polypropylene Cone Woofer. It's a great speaker, and I paid 60 bucks shipping included for the 2 woofers, AMAZING service....
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,554
    edited March 2014
    cruzado58 wrote: »
    Guys

    I had the same issue, I found the driver, only one, in Ebay, but I need 2, one is not good enough, so I did some research and I found someone with the same problem but he recommended "The Madisound Speaker Store" Misco 6102-4 6.5" Polypropylene Cone Woofer. It's a great speaker, and I paid 60 bucks shipping included for the 2 woofers, AMAZING service....

    That driver isn't even close to the specs of the Polk original and on top of that uses a foam surround. You made a poor choice.
    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 March 2014
    I'm sorry but too I have agree for just a little more $48 x 2 plus tax and free shipping you would have got the ones designed for that tweeter, enclosure and crossover
    F1nut wrote: »
    That driver isn't even close to the specs of the Polk original and on top of that uses a foam surround. You made a poor choice.
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