New polkie

mn_polk_guy
mn_polk_guy Posts: 102
in Vintage Speakers
Im new here from minnesota and just scored Sda 2bs for $300 with cable, i love them. also scored some 7s for 60 bucks, which i love as well.... And 2 pair 10s...a pair Rta 8tls (my first polkies) and a pair of 5s and 5jrs... Can say im addicted.. Just stopping in to say hello! Will be doing alot of resto and mods in the future but for the time being every pair is functional and appear to be original.
Monitor 4.6, 5jr, 5, 7, 10, 11. RTA 8TL. RTA 11T. SDA 2B.
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  • Hermitism
    Hermitism Posts: 4,261
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,283
    @mn_polk_guy, Welcome.....

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    2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
    Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
    Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
    Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC

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  • mn_polk_guy
    mn_polk_guy Posts: 102
    7s and sdas
    Monitor 4.6, 5jr, 5, 7, 10, 11. RTA 8TL. RTA 11T. SDA 2B.
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  • mn_polk_guy
    mn_polk_guy Posts: 102
    All the others.. Not actual listening placment for any of these
    Monitor 4.6, 5jr, 5, 7, 10, 11. RTA 8TL. RTA 11T. SDA 2B.
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  • mn_polk_guy
    mn_polk_guy Posts: 102
    Im In an apartment right now, moving into a house may 1st.
    Monitor 4.6, 5jr, 5, 7, 10, 11. RTA 8TL. RTA 11T. SDA 2B.
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,283
    Nice family, congrats on your purchase and good luck with the move
    2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
    Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
    Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
    Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC

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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    Welcome to the jungle, the rabbit hole, the endless time suck...... we are that and so much more.....
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    Welcome to Club Polk! I joined back in December with a set of 2B's as well. Since then, I now have 2 sets of 1C's one stock except for the tweeter upgrade (easy to do), and another WIP fully modded set! Oh yeah my 2-channel rig is completely transformed with the help of Polkies!

    Lot's of roads to go down with your 2B's - have fun! :smile:
    Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
    Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
    Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
    Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
    Garage #1: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner
    Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD.
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  • mlistens03
    mlistens03 Posts: 2,767
    Welcome to the forum!
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  • GlennDog
    GlennDog Posts: 3,120
    Welcome!
    Last Nov a Polkie from Minnesota drove to the Detroit area to buy my 2.3TLs. We loaded him up and he drove home same day! He goes by PKQUAT
    AC Regenerator PS Audio PerfectWave Power Plant 10
    Source Lumin U1 Mini into Lampizator Baltic 4 DAC
    Pre Cary SLP-05
    Power Rogue M180 Dark monos
    Mains Salk HT2-TL
    Rythmik F12
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    GlennDog wrote: »
    Welcome!
    Last Nov a Polkie from Minnesota drove to the Detroit area to buy my 2.3TLs. We loaded him up and he drove home same day! He goes by PKQUAT

    Wow! And I missed them by just a month! :smiley:
    Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
    Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
    Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
    Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
    Garage #1: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner
    Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD.
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  • mn_polk_guy
    mn_polk_guy Posts: 102
    So on one of my sda's i have a pin hole in the passive. Can it be repaired or should i find a new one?
    Monitor 4.6, 5jr, 5, 7, 10, 11. RTA 8TL. RTA 11T. SDA 2B.
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  • mn_polk_guy
    mn_polk_guy Posts: 102
    Picture of my passive
    Monitor 4.6, 5jr, 5, 7, 10, 11. RTA 8TL. RTA 11T. SDA 2B.
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  • mn_polk_guy
    mn_polk_guy Posts: 102
    Appears i may have some dry rot... Damn.
    Monitor 4.6, 5jr, 5, 7, 10, 11. RTA 8TL. RTA 11T. SDA 2B.
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,582
    Fix it
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre modded with Mundorf Supreme caps
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)

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  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
    Repair it. If you can reach it from the inside, scuff the surface and apply a rubber weld with a q-tip. The repair will be invisible. The weld should contact the fissure walls as well as the stuffed surface. Use as little as is necessary.
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  • mn_polk_guy
    mn_polk_guy Posts: 102
    edited April 2018
    I pulled it just to peak. looks repairable ill give it a shot...and keep an eye out for an extra 121.
    Monitor 4.6, 5jr, 5, 7, 10, 11. RTA 8TL. RTA 11T. SDA 2B.
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    FestYboy wrote: »
    Repair it. If you can reach it from the inside, scuff the surface and apply a rubber weld with a q-tip. The repair will be invisible. The weld should contact the fissure walls as well as the stuffed surface. Use as little as is necessary.

    Rubber weld as in bicycle tube patch glue?
    Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
    Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
    Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
    Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
    Garage #1: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner
    Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD.
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  • mn_polk_guy
    mn_polk_guy Posts: 102
    Any brands? 3m scotch weld?
    Monitor 4.6, 5jr, 5, 7, 10, 11. RTA 8TL. RTA 11T. SDA 2B.
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  • teekay0007
    teekay0007 Posts: 2,289
    Welcome, mn_polk_guy, to Club Polk, form another MN Polkie!

    I think I may have seen those 2Bs recently on CL(?). Are they the pair with the minor water stain on the top end cap?

    You look like you got well down into the Polk rabbit hole prior to your arriving here. I did it the other way around, just had my Monitor 10Bs before joining. Since then, I've got Monitor 7 (IIs), 5Jr+s, VM10s (surrounds), CS400i (x2), SDA-1Cs, LSiM703s and a pair of DSW-550i subs.

    AND...Monitor 7Cs, 4s, 5Jrs; RT12s; VM30s, 20s and 10s; LSi7s, 9s, FXs and 15s; R50s; PSW10 and 110; RM8000Ts, 7300Ts, 7302s; DSW-3000 and 2000, etc., etc. have all moved through here at one time or another, to name a few.
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  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
    verb wrote: »
    FestYboy wrote: »
    Repair it. If you can reach it from the inside, scuff the surface and apply a rubber weld with a q-tip. The repair will be invisible. The weld should contact the fissure walls as well as the stuffed surface. Use as little as is necessary.

    Rubber weld as in bicycle tube patch glue?

    Yup! Designed to repair neoprene and vulcanized rubber and remain flexible.
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  • mn_polk_guy
    mn_polk_guy Posts: 102
    Yes thats the pair, guy almost didnt part with them. Everything functions great but will need some refinishing. Im supposedly the third owner of the pair.
    Monitor 4.6, 5jr, 5, 7, 10, 11. RTA 8TL. RTA 11T. SDA 2B.
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  • mn_polk_guy
    mn_polk_guy Posts: 102
    https://www.walmart.com/ip/Xtra-Seal-14-008-Flammable-Tire-Repair-Cement-8-Oz/49664170?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=1122&adid=22222222228037173872&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=m&wl3=58888654538&wl4=pla-91848361058&wl5=9019659&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=101593696&wl11=online&wl12=49664170&wl13=&veh=sem
    Monitor 4.6, 5jr, 5, 7, 10, 11. RTA 8TL. RTA 11T. SDA 2B.
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  • mn_polk_guy
    mn_polk_guy Posts: 102
    I use this stuff at work for tire patching(car tires).
    Monitor 4.6, 5jr, 5, 7, 10, 11. RTA 8TL. RTA 11T. SDA 2B.
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  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
    I'd ask a local bike shop what they recommend first...
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