How do I remove the mid-range speakers in my Polk Monitor 10s?

D4vid_G4rr3tt
D4vid_G4rr3tt Posts: 11
edited June 2014 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
Apologies if this has been covered. I couldn't find the info on the forum.

I found a pair of Monitor 10s on craigslist last weekend. They sounded fine when I auditioned them, but now one of the right mid-range speakers sounds funny. From what I've read on this and other forums, it might be an issue with the magnet and the voice coil.

I undid the four screws holding the speaker in the cabinet. How do I get the speaker out so I can swap it with one in the other cabinet and do other tests? It appears to be glued on to the cabinet. I was tempted to take a flat-edge screwdriver and gently pry it off, but I don't want to do any damage.

Thanks for your help or for pointing me to the right thread.
Luxman R115 receiver, Marantz 2270, Marantz 2275, Rega P3 turntable, Sony X202ES CD player, Onkyo R1 cassette deck, Polk Audio Monitor 10s, Paradigm Titans.
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  • D4vid_G4rr3tt
    D4vid_G4rr3tt Posts: 11
    edited May 2014
    Just tried that, and the same problem. I looked closely at the passive and I can see something that looks like foam between the front of the cabinet and the edge of the driver.
    Luxman R115 receiver, Marantz 2270, Marantz 2275, Rega P3 turntable, Sony X202ES CD player, Onkyo R1 cassette deck, Polk Audio Monitor 10s, Paradigm Titans.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,562
    edited May 2014
    sometimes owners of Polk speakers used "mortite" rope caulk and it will sometimes stick. If you push in on the MW is it scratchy/rubbing on the VC?(shifted magnet) Are the drivers on top of the face or even with the face? I know it can be a very hard to get them out so unless someone used after market foam which can be very hard to get to let go of the driver just go careful at it it will come out...
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    edited May 2014
    If they haven't been removed ever, or in a very long time, it's just hard to get them out. I had to use a flathead screwdriver (on the thinner side, not a huge thick one) inbetween the midwoofer and the cabinet and go around it prying gently (don't go hulk on it!) on my Monitor 5's.
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  • D4vid_G4rr3tt
    D4vid_G4rr3tt Posts: 11
    edited May 2014
    Thanks for the ideas. Going to try again. And, yes, I'll go easy.
    Luxman R115 receiver, Marantz 2270, Marantz 2275, Rega P3 turntable, Sony X202ES CD player, Onkyo R1 cassette deck, Polk Audio Monitor 10s, Paradigm Titans.
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  • D4vid_G4rr3tt
    D4vid_G4rr3tt Posts: 11
    edited June 2014
    Guys: Thanks for your help. I hooked up another set of speakers--a pair of Paradigms I'd just refoamed--and the right speaker was doing the same thing. It took a little while, but I figured out the problem was in the receiver. So I hooked up an Onkyo receiver. Problem was my Luxman, which had needed repair for the same issue before. It's back from the shop and the Polks sound great.
    Luxman R115 receiver, Marantz 2270, Marantz 2275, Rega P3 turntable, Sony X202ES CD player, Onkyo R1 cassette deck, Polk Audio Monitor 10s, Paradigm Titans.
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