(potential) problem with one Rtia5

Norm Apter

I haven't moved my pair of Rtia5s around too much since purchasing them just under a year ago, however, when I was trying out some listening positions the other day, I noticed that in one (but not both) of the Rtia5 speakers there was a rattling noise (as if something is loose and moving around independently) inside the speaker, near the bottom.

Had I not moved it around, I wouldn't have noticed. I hadn't noticed any sonic problems with this speaker, and just ran a very preliminary test to try to compare one against the other and, at first listen, couldn't discern a difference.

My question is: what might this rattling noise be? And more important, is it crucial? Is there something I should do to try to rectify the situation?

I bought these new from an authorized dealer (Electronics Expo) and registered them last December so they should be covered under Polk's 5-year warranty, however, I don't want to make a big deal out of this if its not. If anybody has any ideas on this issue, please let me know.

rallyshark

I don't know how picky Polk would be about a warranty repair if you removed a driver to look, but that's what I would do. It could be something really simple and easy to fix yourself. In which case, you will have saved yourself and Polk some trouble:) Polk would definitely take care of it for you, but that's a lot of trouble I wouldn't want to deal with if I could just remove a driver and tidy up some dangling wires or snap something back into place etc.. I'm sure someone else will chime in with better advice though. Good luck!

dorokusai

Open it up and look.