r.t.a. 11's ?

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turbobusa65
turbobusa65 Posts: 105
edited January 2007 in Vintage Speakers
Hello everbody!! Ok, I got the replacement P.Radiators in, and they have a screw about 1 1/4" long with a washer. What do I do with said screw & washer? and do I need a gasket to seal the speaker or should I use silicon or what? step by step please. Thank's in advance for your input! :D
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,092
    edited January 2007
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    turbobusa65 wrote:
    Hello everbody!! Ok, I got the replacement P.Radiators in, and they have a screw about 1 1/4" long with a washer. What do I do with said screw & washer? and do I need a gasket to seal the speaker or should I use silicon or what? step by step please. Thank's in advance for your input! :D

    Where did you get the replacements? Are they genuine Polk replacements? I'm assuming they are used as Polk hasn't sold those parts in a long time.

    Have you pulled the other PR's out of the speaker to see how they are installed and sealed? That would be the first step. I used to own RTA 11's but never had a reason to pull the PR's so I don't know.
    "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!
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  • turbobusa65
    turbobusa65 Posts: 105
    edited January 2007
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    Replacements came from parts express, since polk does not carry these anymore. :mad: The original radiator's were missing when I got them from a friend, and he threw them away some where along the line!!:mad:
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,092
    edited January 2007
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    turbobusa65 wrote:
    Replacements came from parts express, since polk does not carry these anymore. :mad: The original radiator's were missing when I got them from a friend, and he threw them away some where along the line!!:mad:

    I suppose that's a good compromise. I'm sure they won't be the exact spec., but what other alternatives do you have. Maybe someone will know for sure on the gasket thing. As far as the screw and washer that's probably not what the original Polk PR's had. You'll probably have to rig it somehow. Maybe some of the speaker builders on the forum can give you some idea's about sealing the PR's. A small amount of silicon I'm sure won't hurt anything.
    "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!
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  • turbobusa65
    turbobusa65 Posts: 105
    edited January 2007
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    Man!!! these sound very good!!! I was thinking of putting them for sale, but I don't know now. I would like to tighten the bass up some, would adding more wight "screw with more washers" or less washers, help me accomplish this? anybody?
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  • turbobusa65
    turbobusa65 Posts: 105
    edited January 2007
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    OH! P.R.'s came with gasket's! just did'nt see'um. :rolleyes:
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  • Deadof_knight
    Deadof_knight Posts: 980
    edited January 2007
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    OK so these arent Polks but replacements either way. Now I might be going out on a limb but. It should be taking washers off to "tighten the bass up" as more weight should make it mushy or loose sounding. F1nut and DarqueKnight or even Htrookie are by far you best information specialists. :rolleyes:

    I just bought replacements for my S8s both passive and drivers you sure polk didnt have them
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