Good News! Availability of Vintage Drivers

Stew
Stew Posts: 645
in Vintage Speakers
There have been some rumblings on the forum recently questioning if Polk will continue to stock vintage drivers. I PM'd Ken Swauger to find out if I should buy spares. He was kind enough to respond immediately that Polk knows how important support is for the older speakers and that he would check with Polk CS to make sure there are no plans to stop carrying older parts.

Ken PM'd me first thing this morning as follows:
"I just heard back from the head of Polk CS and there is no discussion about stopping production of the older tweeters and drivers. Rest easy they'll be plenty of parts into the future."

Ken - Thanks for getting back to me so quickly and thanks for your dedication to all us old Polk addicts!

Thanks Polk for stellar customer service!
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 7,658
    Glad to be of help.
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    Great news
    My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160

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  • markamerica
    markamerica Posts: 203
    Best news I've heard lately. Thanks Stew, thanks Ken!
    SDA SRS, SDA SRS1.2TL, SDA-1C,SDA 2B, Soundcraftsmen Amplification (A5002s, MA5002s, MA5002As)
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,552
    Good news indeed.
    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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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    Time to pick up some RD-0194s!

    Thanks for the Heads-up!

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
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  • TNTsTunes
    TNTsTunes Posts: 751
    I called Polk on Friday and was told the same news by Darryl.

    I was very happy to hear it. Reading it here is great news too.
    "Make a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day. Light
    a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."

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  • TNTsTunes
    TNTsTunes Posts: 751
    cnh wrote: »
    Time to pick up some RD-0194s!

    Thanks for the Heads-up!

    cnh

    They had well over 100 RD0194's in stock on Friday.
    "Make a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day. Light
    a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."

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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    Excellent news and thanks for relaying it to us.
    Relayer-Big-O-Poster.jpg
    Taken from a recent Audioholics reply regarding "Club Polk" and Polk speakers:
    "I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion." :\
    My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....

    "Green leaves reveal the heart spoken Khatru"- Jon Anderson

    "Have A Little Faith! And Everything You'll Face, Will Jump From Out Right On Into Place! Yeah! Take A Little Time! And Everything You'll Find, Will Move From Gloom Right On Into Shine!"- Arthur Lee
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  • Rational
    Rational Posts: 13
    Very cool. Reassuring me already that I've made the right choice coming back to Polk after all these years.
    Currently refurbishing a pair of 1982 Polk 10As
    Looking to buy a set of CRSs now, yes, like this week, then a set of 7s.
    The addiction begins... :)
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  • drumminman
    drumminman Posts: 3,396
    Thanks for letting us know - good news!
    "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
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  • Joey Ward
    Joey Ward Posts: 120
    Polk is king. With this news I will keep my 5jr+, 5b and 7c.
    Joey Ward
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