Downsizing a Monitor 7B to a Monitor 4?

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tbyrne
tbyrne Posts: 43
edited June 2008 in DIY, Mods & Tweaks
I have a set of 1983 Montor 7Bs which sound great but are too big for my space. I have been unsuccessful selling them here and am thinking about removing the tweeters, midrange drivers and crossovers and installing them in a bookshelf-sized cabinet. Can I use the 7Bs' crossovers or will the loss of the passive radiators and smaller box size screw up the sound too much?
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited June 2008
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    All the crossover schematics you need are right there:http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38755

    More than likely, it won't be right.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,675
    edited June 2008
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    Why not just buy some Monitor 5's

    engtaz
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,640
    edited June 2008
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    Monitor 5jr's would be super cool...the Monitor 4 stinks.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited June 2008
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    He already has a pair of M4 cabinets.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,640
    edited June 2008
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    It's a bad idea and they stink anyways.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited June 2008
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    dorokusai wrote: »
    Monitor 5jr's would be super cool...the Monitor 4 stinks.

    Monitor 5jr's are cool and I feel the best small option for that classic Polk sound.
    Jake
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,522
    edited June 2008
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    The original 4s were just fine, IMNSHO.
    5jrs would be cool, though... or a pair of Mini-Monitors.
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