Wanted: Donations of Magnet-Shifted Drivers for my FREE Polk Driver Exchange service
lawdogg
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I'm trying to start a service for Club Polk members where I will trade you a driver that I've re-set and glued for your driver that has magnet shifted and seized (but still has a good voice coil). It's a straight up trade for free other than shipping costs. I have some drivers to get it started but I'd love any donations anyone would like to make of either whole drivers or individual pieces like magnets, pole pieces, dust caps, etc.
NOT TO BE RESOLD BY ME. I WILL ONLY REPAIR THEM AND TRADE WITH SOMEONE ELSE FOR A SEIZED DRIVER TO BE REPAIRED AND TRADED FOR ANOTHER. OR BACK TO YOU IF YOU PREFER TO KEEP YOUR ORIGINAL DRIVER.
Basically what I have in mind is helping any poor souls who have been bitten by magnet shift and cannot repair it on their own.
What's in it for me? Nothing really, just the satisfaction of helping you guys out. I have 16 total drivers in service myself (M7, M10, and 3.1TL) and know how annoying it is to have a magnet shift.
I don't work very fast - but I built a jig to reset them and I'd rather to help those in need than try to do this for a profit. My process is to take apart, clean, inspect and straighten voice coil if necessary, epoxy the magnet to the pole piece, re-set the magnet/cap in my jig, let that epoxy set, and finally re-glue the dust cap.
It's about the music, after all. If you're interested in donating or in exchanging a seized driver for a good one, or even if you'd like me to re-set and glue your seized driver, please reply or send me a message.
Sometimes things don't work out, what I mean is, sometimes drivers aren't repairable, sometimes I get really crummy looking drivers in a trade which is bad news for the next guy, and other curve balls, but I think this has potential if we can all work together.
Thanks,
Ryan
NOT TO BE RESOLD BY ME. I WILL ONLY REPAIR THEM AND TRADE WITH SOMEONE ELSE FOR A SEIZED DRIVER TO BE REPAIRED AND TRADED FOR ANOTHER. OR BACK TO YOU IF YOU PREFER TO KEEP YOUR ORIGINAL DRIVER.
Basically what I have in mind is helping any poor souls who have been bitten by magnet shift and cannot repair it on their own.
What's in it for me? Nothing really, just the satisfaction of helping you guys out. I have 16 total drivers in service myself (M7, M10, and 3.1TL) and know how annoying it is to have a magnet shift.
I don't work very fast - but I built a jig to reset them and I'd rather to help those in need than try to do this for a profit. My process is to take apart, clean, inspect and straighten voice coil if necessary, epoxy the magnet to the pole piece, re-set the magnet/cap in my jig, let that epoxy set, and finally re-glue the dust cap.
It's about the music, after all. If you're interested in donating or in exchanging a seized driver for a good one, or even if you'd like me to re-set and glue your seized driver, please reply or send me a message.
Sometimes things don't work out, what I mean is, sometimes drivers aren't repairable, sometimes I get really crummy looking drivers in a trade which is bad news for the next guy, and other curve balls, but I think this has potential if we can all work together.
Thanks,
Ryan
my 3.1TLsI will fix your shifted magnets for free.
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Kudos to you, Ryan.
That, my fellow Polkies, is the true Polk spirit.
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Why not just repair the persons own driver for them? And charge something for heavens sake!
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What a great idea! Maybe we can make this a sticky.
H9"Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul! -
Most awesome service.Pio Elete Pro 520
Panamax 5400-EX
Sunfire TGP 5
Micro Seiki DD-40 - Lyra-Dorian and Denon DL-160
PS Audio GCPH phono pre
Sunfire CG 200 X 5
Sunfire CG Sig 405 X 5
OPPO BDP-83 SE
SDA SRS 1.2TL Sonicaps and Mills
Ctr CS1000p
Sur - FX1000 x 4
SUB - SVS PB2-Plus
Workkout room:
Sony Bravia XBR- 32-Inch 1080p
Onkyo TX-DS898
GFA 555
Yamaha DVD-S1800BL/SACD
Ft - SDA 1C
Not being used:
RTi 38's -4
RT55i's - 2
RT25i's -2, using other 2 in shop
LSI 15's
CSi40
PSW 404 -
That is awesome! WTG!2 ch- Polk CRS+ * Vincent SA-31MK Preamp * Vincent Sp-331 Amp * Marantz SA8005 SACD * Project Xperience Classic TT * Sumiko Blue Point #2 MC cartridge
HT - Polk 703's * NAD T-758 * Adcom 5503 * Oppo 103 * Samsung 60" series 8 LCD -
Kinda makes me want to go out and buy some polks with shifted drivers.
What an awesome service.Music: Oppo103 - Parasound JC2 - Parasound A21- SDA 3.1
Theater: Denon 3808 - B&K 7500/Emotiva XPA-3- RTi12, CSi5, RTiA7x4, PSW505
Sleeping: Marantz 70005 - Harman Kardon 2400 - SDA 2
2 Channel: Cary 306 SACD - Canary Audio 906 - Pass Labs x250 - PS Audio Perfectwave DAC, Polk LSiM705, SVS SB13 Ultra
Office: Dell Optiplex, Emotiva XDA-2, Adcom 5500, LSiM 703
Spares: Yamaha CA-810; LSi 15; Kenwood Basic M2a, Yamaha M60/M80, Polk Monitor 7, SVS SB13 Ultra -
I feel like this would only happen here - this is very very cool!VA HT HK AVR20II, Sony S9000ES CD/DVD/SACD, Polk Audio RC80i / Polk Audio CSi3, 60" Panasonic Plasma, Nordost / Signal Cable A2 / Wireworld / Pangea / Magic Power
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Polk SDA2BTL (fully modded)
A/L 1000VA Dreadnought Canare 4s11 SDA cable
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Sony S9000ES CD/DVD/SACD
Yamaha YP-D6
Soundcraftsmen PCR800
Audible Illusions L1 Preamp
Vincent MFA based Cocci Tube Preamp
Pho-700 Phono Pre
Signal Cable Silver Resolution IC's -
Thanks all. I hope it can take off. Right now my 'rotating stock' is one 6502, 2 bare frame 6500s, and 1 black frame 6500. The 6500s are soon to turn into a bare 6500, a 6501, and another 6502. Also have a spare magnet and pole piece from a 6500 that had an open voice coil.
It all started when I needed a 6500 to replace a magnet-shifted driver that came in my Monitor 10a's. The first two I bought off eBay both came seized. Frustrated, I bought a set of 4 which were guaranteed working - of course, they showed up seized. So I built a jig and vowed I'd use it to help others out of the same situation.Post edited by lawdogg on my 3.1TLs
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This is pretty awesome.. No 6600s?Lexicon RT-10, Parasound P5, McCormack DNA 0.5, Polk SDA CRS+, SVS Sub
Schiit Modi, Luminous Audio Axiom II, McCormack DNA-1, Digital Phase AP 2
Marantz AV7701, Emotiva XPA-5, Paradigm 11se Mkii, DCM Time Windows, NHT 2C, SVS Sub
Spares - Kenwood C1 Pre, NAD 2200PE, Polk Monitor 10B, Polk Model 11, other odds and ends -
GREAT idea!
Although, you getting a few bucks for this isn't a bad idea either.
Sorry for the pain of buying used drivers that were supposed to be working.
I've replaced a few mid drivers with new one's from Polk. I know at least one of them have a shifted magnet. I'll look for the seized one's and donate them to the cause, if I can remember where I put them. -
I have a mw6501, I would trade in a heartbeat. Can't pm still so let me know what I need to do. Thanks.Main Rig:
Krell KAV 250a biamped to mid/highs
Parasound HCA1500A biamped to lows
Nakamichi EC100 Active xover
MIT exp 1 ic's
Perreaux SA33 class A preamp
AQ kingcobra ic's
OPPO 83 CDP
Lehmann audio black cube SE phono pre, Audioquest phono wire (ITA1/1)
Denon DP-1200 TT. AToc9ML MC cart.
Monster HTS 3600 power conditioner
ADS L1590/2 Biamped
MIT exps2 speaker cable -
soundfreak1 wrote: »I have a mw6501, I would trade in a heartbeat. Can't pm still so let me know what I need to do. Thanks.
Great! Might as well just post here. I'll let you know when I get the incoming 6501 and can turn it around. my 3.1TLs
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You will need to pm me your Addy and ph # and get my info for return. ThanksMain Rig:
Krell KAV 250a biamped to mid/highs
Parasound HCA1500A biamped to lows
Nakamichi EC100 Active xover
MIT exp 1 ic's
Perreaux SA33 class A preamp
AQ kingcobra ic's
OPPO 83 CDP
Lehmann audio black cube SE phono pre, Audioquest phono wire (ITA1/1)
Denon DP-1200 TT. AToc9ML MC cart.
Monster HTS 3600 power conditioner
ADS L1590/2 Biamped
MIT exps2 speaker cable -
I finally found these.
The one on the left does have a shifted magnet.
The one on the right has no sound and I don't remember why as I loaned out my meter. -
I've got two I'll send you not sure which ones they are. My son's repaired LS90's had one shift on him. PM me an address and I'll send them all in.HT/2Channel: Emotiva MMC-1, Adcom GFA-555II, Polk SDA 3.1's, Teac TN-300 TT, Polk Center and Sub.
Bedroom system: Carver CT-24, Parasound HCA-800II, Monitor 10's
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I just wanted to post that I am one satisfied customer from this "service"! Ryan is great to deal with and the repaired speaker he sent out was done up really nice and sounds great.
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This would be an amazing service, and if/when I needed it, I would insist on giving you something for your time/trouble. On the flip side, I'm trying to avoid becoming a customer, having just put JB Weld on my 6510s this morning...
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This is pretty awesome.. No 6600s?
How many you need they come up all the time on ebay. I have bought many and just lucky i guess I have had none show up shifted.
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It's great to see these old drivers getting fixed instead of tossed good on you BrotherYamaha RXA1030, Yamaha CD-S2100, Yamaha AS-2200, Bluesound node 2i
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I've got two mw6501's just need the info to sent. ThanksMain Rig:
Krell KAV 250a biamped to mid/highs
Parasound HCA1500A biamped to lows
Nakamichi EC100 Active xover
MIT exp 1 ic's
Perreaux SA33 class A preamp
AQ kingcobra ic's
OPPO 83 CDP
Lehmann audio black cube SE phono pre, Audioquest phono wire (ITA1/1)
Denon DP-1200 TT. AToc9ML MC cart.
Monster HTS 3600 power conditioner
ADS L1590/2 Biamped
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How many you need they come up all the time on ebay. I have bought many and just lucky i guess I have had none show up shifted.
I've got a few extras right now that are fine, I was just asking OP if he had any. I try to snag em when they pop up on the bay as well.Lexicon RT-10, Parasound P5, McCormack DNA 0.5, Polk SDA CRS+, SVS Sub
Schiit Modi, Luminous Audio Axiom II, McCormack DNA-1, Digital Phase AP 2
Marantz AV7701, Emotiva XPA-5, Paradigm 11se Mkii, DCM Time Windows, NHT 2C, SVS Sub
Spares - Kenwood C1 Pre, NAD 2200PE, Polk Monitor 10B, Polk Model 11, other odds and ends -
No, I don't have any 6600s (yet)! my 3.1TLs
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I think I may have a MW6500 for the cause.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 -
I should have a MW6510 that I can donate! Cone is damaged but the pole and magnet assembly should be fine!
Let me know!Just a dude doing dude-ly things
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I have a frozen MW6500 from a Monitor 10 for donation. I'll PM for your ship address.Speakers: Polk SDA-SRS xovers rebuilt by David, RDO194's, Dynamat, BH5, glued magnets, new cloth, custom aluminum terminal plates with Cardas posts and Speakon interconnect
Speaker Cables, Jumpers & Interconnect: DIY Douglas Connection
Power Amp: Sunfire Architect's Choice Series II
Preamp: Adcom GFP-750
SACD/CD: Oppo BDP-95
Tuner: Sansui TU-717
TT: Technics SL-MA1
Phono Pre: Emotiva XPS-1
Music Server: Mac Mini w/JRiver - iPad w/JRemote
DAC: Eastern Electric MiniMax Plus
Other Polks: SDA: 1A, 1C, 2B, CRS+ / Monitor: 10A, 5jr, 4 / RT5 -
glad it got here safelySpeakers: Polk SDA-SRS xovers rebuilt by David, RDO194's, Dynamat, BH5, glued magnets, new cloth, custom aluminum terminal plates with Cardas posts and Speakon interconnect
Speaker Cables, Jumpers & Interconnect: DIY Douglas Connection
Power Amp: Sunfire Architect's Choice Series II
Preamp: Adcom GFP-750
SACD/CD: Oppo BDP-95
Tuner: Sansui TU-717
TT: Technics SL-MA1
Phono Pre: Emotiva XPS-1
Music Server: Mac Mini w/JRiver - iPad w/JRemote
DAC: Eastern Electric MiniMax Plus
Other Polks: SDA: 1A, 1C, 2B, CRS+ / Monitor: 10A, 5jr, 4 / RT5 -
Yes thank you! I just sent out a 6500 today, and that's the last of my open requests for repairs / trades. I still have one 6502 heading back to me from the field, and my current in-house stock is another 6502, a 6501, and two 6500s which I'll be re-setting in anticipation of trades in the near future. my 3.1TLs
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And I apologize if you have drivers to donate and I never messaged you. Please message me and blame it on my memory! my 3.1TLs
I will fix your shifted magnets for free. -
I've got two magnet-shifted 6501s for donation!
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I'm preparing to retweet Monitor 10's with RDO-194's. Vintage 1988 speakers. Would it be wise to JB Weld the drivers magnet for preventive maintenance while I have them out of service? I've searched for this info but yet to find. Thank You!
