speakers s-8 polk audio

ralphieboy

hello everyone
first time user-this site looks great,from what i've seen so far!!

i hope someone can help

i just picked up a pair of used polk s-8 speakers
they sounded great at first,and are in mint cond-but
after 10 minutes of listening,i heard one of the passive
woofers distort badly
upon closer inspection,there are 2 slits in the driver-they
look like they were made with a razor,because they are barely noticable,and about 3 inches long

well,i had this brilliant idea

i removed the passive woofer,taped the slits from behind,
and then applied a liberal amount of caulking over the tape

this was all done last night,so i am now ready to test it out

(i called polk parts,and a replacement passive is 36.00)

i thought i'd try it this way first,to see if it will hold when the volume goes up for extended periods

has anyone tried this before?am i wasting my time trying to
seal the slits from behind?any help would be greatly appreciated!!

thanks,ralphieboy

faster100

best way is new woofers, However a good silicone caulk would hold it together im sure, being it is rubber on the surround. just let it dry and test it.

By the way, welcome to club polk...

ralphieboy

thanks faster100

ok,i'll try the repaired speaker this morning-if that doesn't
work out,i'll pick up a new driver


also,thanks for welcoming me to club polk-i am already
addicted!!

later,ralphieboy

danger boy

Welcome ralphieboy

I'm not familiar with the s8 speaker.. so if you can. can you post a pic or two if you have a digital camera?

Hope your handy work, works for you. Older Polk speakers are worth hanging on to, and most sound really good for their age.