Monitor 11
mn_polk_guy
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My newest Craigslist find! My first peerless polks! These sound sweeet. Cant belive polk didnt sell more of these over the tens.
There a small line in the left tweeter like something leaned against it at one time. Sounds fine to me though. And the right passive has some slight delamination going on at the top.
There a small line in the left tweeter like something leaned against it at one time. Sounds fine to me though. And the right passive has some slight delamination going on at the top.
Monitor 4.6, 5jr, 5, 7, 10, 11. RTA 8TL. RTA 11T. SDA 2B.
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Does the 11" have the big, flat foam-faced PR like the 12 and the LF-14?
If so, yeah, they don't age too gracefully. I'm not sure it has any acoustic consequences (as opposed to aesthetic), though.
Here's my erstwhile LF14, e.g.
DSC_1150 by Mark Hardy, on Flickr
The 11 was a bit of an odd duck -- I never knew of anyone who bought a pair when they were new. They may have just been out of step with the evolution of hifi when they came out.
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Yes it does have the foam face. One is perfect an then there this oneMonitor 4.6, 5jr, 5, 7, 10, 11. RTA 8TL. RTA 11T. SDA 2B.
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The tweeterMonitor 4.6, 5jr, 5, 7, 10, 11. RTA 8TL. RTA 11T. SDA 2B.
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mn_polk_guy wrote: »Yes it does have the foam face. One is perfect an then there this one
Use Aleen's Tacky glue to secure that.Political Correctness'.........defined
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Thank you F1! That pair you sold a few months ago were what got me looking for a pair! These rock. Ive been listening all morning. really like the peerless tweeters!Monitor 4.6, 5jr, 5, 7, 10, 11. RTA 8TL. RTA 11T. SDA 2B.
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Ah cool, I really hated to sell those, but had no where to use them. You got a fine looking pair, congrats!Political Correctness'.........defined
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mn_polk_guy wrote: »The tweeter
I have seen that line on several peerless. I think I have one on the shelf that looks just like yours. I doubt anything got leaned on it. Maybe a manufacturing issue? -
Only the Polk tweeters had the hole as far as i am aware of. I do not know if Polk burned the hole in the diaphragm or if they asked peerless to do it. Either way the hole was burned into the diaphragm to combat a resonance issue. As far as I remember
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Polk did it with the tip of a solder iron.Political Correctness'.........defined
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Congrats on the awesome find mn_polk_guy!Ah cool, I really hated to sell those, but had no where to use them. You got a fine looking pair, congrats!
I didn't hate you selling those Jesse!
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Darn fine speakers! # 2 on my list of speakers that I regret selling. Enjoy!Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
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Al, I hope you're enjoying them.Political Correctness'.........defined
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Don’t have nearly as much time as I’d like to listen to them, but when I do, it’s bliss!
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Don’t have nearly as much time as I’d like to listen to them, but when I do, it’s bliss! 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."
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So id like to get rid of the wood bases on these. Would im looking at these
spikes.https://www.parts-express.com/dayton-audio-dss4-sn-satin-nickel-speaker-spike-set-4-pcs--240-719
Thoughts?Monitor 4.6, 5jr, 5, 7, 10, 11. RTA 8TL. RTA 11T. SDA 2B. -
IIRC, the platform base on those is about 2 inches high. Even then the tweeters are still a bit below ear height, so it would be better to add wood corner blocks to the platform base and install the spikes to the blocks effectively raising the speakers closer to ear height.Political Correctness'.........defined
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Thanks f1 . Thats the plan, what wood should I use for platforms I figure I can find somthing like an inch thick plus the spikes would give them and extra half inch .
Also want to do h-nuts. 8-32 looks like the right ones from what I've read. Is clipping them for the speaker opening necessary? what lentgh cap screw should do you guys use?Monitor 4.6, 5jr, 5, 7, 10, 11. RTA 8TL. RTA 11T. SDA 2B. -
I'm not sure we are on the same page. What I'm suggesting is to keep the current platform base and add corner blocks inside the frame. You could use 2 x 2 popular by whatever the length needs to be, which I think is 2 inches. Use Titebond wood glue on the two contact sides and also on the top which mates with the bottom of the cabinet. Clamp them in place using non-maring type clamps and let cure for 24 hours. That will allow for maximum bonding.
You will likely not have to clip the nuts. 1.25 inch long socket head cap screws work well.
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I did miss that.The wood bases are not in great shape which is why I was going remove them. Also someday want to re-cover these with a nice real wood veneer. After doing crossovers, which Im planing on doing as a winter project.Monitor 4.6, 5jr, 5, 7, 10, 11. RTA 8TL. RTA 11T. SDA 2B.
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I had them open and checked the foam also which was intact and not crumbling, surprisingly
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They don't look bad in your pic. Anyway, you can veneer them as well down the road.Political Correctness'.........defined
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I may try that first and see how it goes. They are chipping along the very bottom, and back corners. I'm just being picky amd thought they would look better if they were placed a little wider than the original base. These are gonna be my fist upgrade/resto project.
Was there supposed to be any batting behind the tweeters in these guys as you can see in the picture both had it in the bottom under the pr but none up top. Would they benefit feom bh5 or more batting up top?Monitor 4.6, 5jr, 5, 7, 10, 11. RTA 8TL. RTA 11T. SDA 2B. -
Typically the batting on vintage Polks should be below the tweeters and ending above the passive radiator. So basically behind the 6 1/2 mids.
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mn_polk_guy wrote: »I may try that first and see how it goes. They are chipping along the very bottom, and back corners. I'm just being picky amd thought they would look better if they were placed a little wider than the original base. These are gonna be my fist upgrade/resto project.
Was there supposed to be any batting behind the tweeters in these guys as you can see in the picture both had it in the bottom under the pr but none up top. Would they benefit feom bh5 or more batting up top?
Get a touch up marker to color in the chips until you work on veneering them.
Leave the batting exactly where it is.
I'm absolutely amazed the acoustic foam is still good.Political Correctness'.........defined
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Wheres the best place to get bulk cap screws?? Home depot, menards and ace all are way to expensive and dont carry more than 10 at a time. I got spikes, h nuts and sonic barrier today. But cant get much anything done without hardwareMonitor 4.6, 5jr, 5, 7, 10, 11. RTA 8TL. RTA 11T. SDA 2B.
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Fastenal
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Ill check them out thanks!Monitor 4.6, 5jr, 5, 7, 10, 11. RTA 8TL. RTA 11T. SDA 2B.
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100 screws for 14 bucks... Fastenal is now going to be a regular stop. All sorts of goodies in there!Monitor 4.6, 5jr, 5, 7, 10, 11. RTA 8TL. RTA 11T. SDA 2B.
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