MW 6503 Woofer rebuild

charlied7401
charlied7401 Posts: 8
in Troubleshooting
Does anyone know who does this repair/service?

Units are in excellent condition cabinet was dropped causing the magnets to disengage,put them back on but no go.

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  • Gardenstater
    Gardenstater Posts: 4,502
    One alternative option would be to get a used one on eBay. Just make sure you pm the seller and make certain that when the cone is exercised manually there are no voice coil scraping sounds.

    This one is cheap and seller has 3. Don't get the one with the nick in the surround! Either the scuffed cone one or #2 which I guess has no cosmetic issues. But make sure you tell seller no voice coil scraping sounds!

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/Polk-Audio-MW6503-6-1-2-woofer-SDA-SRS-1-2-RTA-15T-Monitor-12-Speaker/184069009918?epid=1133827614&hash=item2adb5e31fe:g:3PAAAOSw1MNd5uxS
    George / NJ

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    Onkyo A-8017 integrated
    Logitech Squeezebox Touch Streamer w/EDO applet
    iFi nano iDSD DAC
    iPurifier3
    iDefender w/ iPower PS
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  • Gardenstater
    Gardenstater Posts: 4,502
    You could get a pair here for less per driver: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Polk-MW-6503-6-5-woofers-pair/264587646622?hash=item3d9aa7169e:g:QAgAAOSwQnReEBXg
    George / NJ

    Polk 7B main speakers, std. mods+ (1979, orig owner)
    Martin Logan Dynamo sub w/6ft 14awg Power Cord
    Onkyo A-8017 integrated
    Logitech Squeezebox Touch Streamer w/EDO applet
    iFi nano iDSD DAC
    iPurifier3
    iDefender w/ iPower PS
    Custom Steve Wilson 1m UPOCC Interconnect
    iFi Mercury 0.5m OFHC continuous cast copper USB cable
    Custom Ribbon Speaker Cables, 5ft long, 4N Copper, 14awg, ultra low inductance
    Custom Vibration Isolation Speaker Stands and Sub Platform
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  • charlied7401
    charlied7401 Posts: 8
    Thanks Gardenstater, would rather have mine rebuilt if possible and cost reasonable. I know what I have. Just hard to appreciate that the magnets being dislodged could cause such havoc and failure with no other apparent damage.
    BTW I’m a Jersey Boy myself, born and raised in north Jersey, moving to ATL over 20 yrs. ago. Still miss the food !
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  • Gardenstater
    Gardenstater Posts: 4,502
    There are a couple people here that do this. Not my place to volunteer them though. You can search the forum for some posts where people describe the fixture they made with PVC pipe and adjustment screws for re-aligning the magnets. I'll see if I can find them, I may have bookmarked.
    George / NJ

    Polk 7B main speakers, std. mods+ (1979, orig owner)
    Martin Logan Dynamo sub w/6ft 14awg Power Cord
    Onkyo A-8017 integrated
    Logitech Squeezebox Touch Streamer w/EDO applet
    iFi nano iDSD DAC
    iPurifier3
    iDefender w/ iPower PS
    Custom Steve Wilson 1m UPOCC Interconnect
    iFi Mercury 0.5m OFHC continuous cast copper USB cable
    Custom Ribbon Speaker Cables, 5ft long, 4N Copper, 14awg, ultra low inductance
    Custom Vibration Isolation Speaker Stands and Sub Platform
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  • Gardenstater
    Gardenstater Posts: 4,502
    Here's one but there were better ones:

    https://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/187741/polk-monitor-4-5-curse-of-the-shifted-magnets
    George / NJ

    Polk 7B main speakers, std. mods+ (1979, orig owner)
    Martin Logan Dynamo sub w/6ft 14awg Power Cord
    Onkyo A-8017 integrated
    Logitech Squeezebox Touch Streamer w/EDO applet
    iFi nano iDSD DAC
    iPurifier3
    iDefender w/ iPower PS
    Custom Steve Wilson 1m UPOCC Interconnect
    iFi Mercury 0.5m OFHC continuous cast copper USB cable
    Custom Ribbon Speaker Cables, 5ft long, 4N Copper, 14awg, ultra low inductance
    Custom Vibration Isolation Speaker Stands and Sub Platform
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  • Gardenstater
    Gardenstater Posts: 4,502
    Here ya go:

    https://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/comment/2083227#Comment_2083227
    George / NJ

    Polk 7B main speakers, std. mods+ (1979, orig owner)
    Martin Logan Dynamo sub w/6ft 14awg Power Cord
    Onkyo A-8017 integrated
    Logitech Squeezebox Touch Streamer w/EDO applet
    iFi nano iDSD DAC
    iPurifier3
    iDefender w/ iPower PS
    Custom Steve Wilson 1m UPOCC Interconnect
    iFi Mercury 0.5m OFHC continuous cast copper USB cable
    Custom Ribbon Speaker Cables, 5ft long, 4N Copper, 14awg, ultra low inductance
    Custom Vibration Isolation Speaker Stands and Sub Platform
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  • mothy
    mothy Posts: 1
    You can look the discussion for certain posts where individuals depict the installation they made with PVC channel and alteration screws for re-adjusting the magnets
    Mybkexperience
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