Monitor 10a Issues
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I posted this in the Vintage thread, but thought this thread would be more appropriate...
I have a set of Monitor 10a's that I've had for a couple years now. I've been happy has can be with them...problem is, I had them stored at a friend's house for the almost the past year, air conditioned, humidity controlled, etc....for whatever reason, one of them is not producing any bass. Mids and tweeter work just fine, but alas, no bass!!! Any ideas on what could be the cause of this, and more-so, how to fix it? I know they haven't been blasted anywhere near the point to which I would expect anything to blow.
Thanks in advance guys. I love all of my Polk's, whether they be in my HT or in my car, they're oustanding speakers, as you all know :-)
I have a set of Monitor 10a's that I've had for a couple years now. I've been happy has can be with them...problem is, I had them stored at a friend's house for the almost the past year, air conditioned, humidity controlled, etc....for whatever reason, one of them is not producing any bass. Mids and tweeter work just fine, but alas, no bass!!! Any ideas on what could be the cause of this, and more-so, how to fix it? I know they haven't been blasted anywhere near the point to which I would expect anything to blow.
Thanks in advance guys. I love all of my Polk's, whether they be in my HT or in my car, they're oustanding speakers, as you all know :-)
Receiver - JVC RX-7030V
DVD - Momitsu V880-DX
Center - Polk Audio CSi3
Mains - Polk Audio Monitor 10a
Surrounds - Wharfedale WH-2
Subwoofer - KLH ASW10-125C
DVD - Momitsu V880-DX
Center - Polk Audio CSi3
Mains - Polk Audio Monitor 10a
Surrounds - Wharfedale WH-2
Subwoofer - KLH ASW10-125C
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Did you check the PR no tears. Push in on the PR gently do all the mids move out?
Jim -
Um, I'm going to show my ignorance at the moment, but 'PR'?Receiver - JVC RX-7030V
DVD - Momitsu V880-DX
Center - Polk Audio CSi3
Mains - Polk Audio Monitor 10a
Surrounds - Wharfedale WH-2
Subwoofer - KLH ASW10-125C -
Passive Radiator. The big driver on the bottom is not a speaker;)Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
Thanks
Ben -
Ah, I knew I was going to feel kind of dumb, I knew that! Just didn't put two and two together with the acronym.
Anyway, no the mids do not move.
Receiver - JVC RX-7030V
DVD - Momitsu V880-DX
Center - Polk Audio CSi3
Mains - Polk Audio Monitor 10a
Surrounds - Wharfedale WH-2
Subwoofer - KLH ASW10-125C -
If you press gently on the mids do they move?Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
Thanks
Ben -
Check the other speaker. If they move out, then switch the Mids from the good speaker to the bad speaker and see if the problem follows. I would bet you have some frozen mids.
Jim -
If you press gently on the mids do they move?
And maybe a scatching sound?? or a lot of resistance?
Jim -
Ok, the mids do not move in the bad speaker. What exactly do frozen mids entail?
Sorry for the seemingly ignorant questions, I've just never had to do any work on these things thankfully, nor the 10b's upstairs.Receiver - JVC RX-7030V
DVD - Momitsu V880-DX
Center - Polk Audio CSi3
Mains - Polk Audio Monitor 10a
Surrounds - Wharfedale WH-2
Subwoofer - KLH ASW10-125C -
And maybe a scatching sound?? or a lot of resistance?
Jim
Also, no scratching sound, but yes, plenty of resistanceReceiver - JVC RX-7030V
DVD - Momitsu V880-DX
Center - Polk Audio CSi3
Mains - Polk Audio Monitor 10a
Surrounds - Wharfedale WH-2
Subwoofer - KLH ASW10-125C -
Ok, the mids do not move in the bad speaker. What exactly do frozen mids entail?
Sorry for the seemingly ignorant questions, I've just never had to do any work on these things thankfully, nor the 10b's upstairs.
Call Polk Customer service with the Mid #
1-800-377-POLK (7655)
Make sure u tell them u are a club polk member.
Aw the question buy new ones. Good luck.
If it were me I would switch out the good ones to make sure.
Jim -
Thanks guys, much appreciated! I'll give them a call tomorrow, and switch them out to double check. Hopefully I'll be back up and running soon!Receiver - JVC RX-7030V
DVD - Momitsu V880-DX
Center - Polk Audio CSi3
Mains - Polk Audio Monitor 10a
Surrounds - Wharfedale WH-2
Subwoofer - KLH ASW10-125C -
Also, for my own edification and clarification, what exactly does having a 'frozen' speaker mean?Receiver - JVC RX-7030V
DVD - Momitsu V880-DX
Center - Polk Audio CSi3
Mains - Polk Audio Monitor 10a
Surrounds - Wharfedale WH-2
Subwoofer - KLH ASW10-125C -
Also, for my own edification and clarification, what exactly does having a 'frozen' speaker mean?
Here you go get your read on and the search button is also a good feature;)
http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66148&highlight=magnets
Jim -
Ok, the mids do not move in the bad speaker. What exactly do frozen mids entail?
Sorry for the seemingly ignorant questions, I've just never had to do any work on these things thankfully, nor the 10b's upstairs.
Let me know what model mids you have. I may have some depending on model(ie MW6500, MW6503...).
BenPlease. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
Thanks
Ben -
These are 6500'sReceiver - JVC RX-7030V
DVD - Momitsu V880-DX
Center - Polk Audio CSi3
Mains - Polk Audio Monitor 10a
Surrounds - Wharfedale WH-2
Subwoofer - KLH ASW10-125C -
Paper ring on the outside, or rubber?Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
Thanks
Ben -
Paper ring on the outside, or rubber?
See this is where it gets weird....my good speaker has rubber, on the mids and passive radiator, and the bad one has paper on all three, figure that one out. These were 'supposed' to be a matched pair, but that makes me wonderReceiver - JVC RX-7030V
DVD - Momitsu V880-DX
Center - Polk Audio CSi3
Mains - Polk Audio Monitor 10a
Surrounds - Wharfedale WH-2
Subwoofer - KLH ASW10-125C -
What drivers are in the good speaker?
Can you post a Pic?Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
Thanks
Ben -
What drivers are in the good speaker?
Can you post a Pic?
The black rubber is the good one, and the grey paper is the bad one....see attached photosReceiver - JVC RX-7030V
DVD - Momitsu V880-DX
Center - Polk Audio CSi3
Mains - Polk Audio Monitor 10a
Surrounds - Wharfedale WH-2
Subwoofer - KLH ASW10-125C -
It looks like you have a mismatched set. Are both tweeters black? The Pr is tuned close enough that it doesn't matter much. I would still like to know what drivers are in the working one. This would help us to make them match again.
BenPlease. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
Thanks
Ben -
Yes both tweeters are black, sorry for the flash glare. I checked the good one, and it has 6500's in it too. I have no idea why one has paper and one has rubber. *confusion abounds*Receiver - JVC RX-7030V
DVD - Momitsu V880-DX
Center - Polk Audio CSi3
Mains - Polk Audio Monitor 10a
Surrounds - Wharfedale WH-2
Subwoofer - KLH ASW10-125C