ok ben...whered you get your drivers for the polkensteins?

mhmacw
mhmacw Posts: 832
edited January 2010 in Speakers
i was wondering where you get the speakers for your giant arrays. is there an outlet or something for speaker components?
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,217
    edited January 2010
    Ebay and other Polk members w/the exception of the Morel tweeters which he bought at either Madisound or Parts Express.
    "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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  • BluBitRates
    BluBitRates Posts: 68
    edited January 2010
    link to pictures heiney?
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  • mhmacw
    mhmacw Posts: 832
    edited January 2010
    so..... know anybody thats got 8 of those drivers laying around? also a couple of pr s and some peerless would be nice too.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited January 2010
    heiney9 wrote: »
    Ebay and other Polk members w/the exception of the Morel tweeters which he bought at either Madisound or Parts Express.

    Yep. Also from Polk directly.
    I am tearing them down so I am selling of the drivers. 126DB is just too much. I will however miss the punch.
    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
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  • mhmacw
    mhmacw Posts: 832
    edited January 2010
    really! i aim to make some 1cs. i have a guy to build the crossovers (schematic and parts anyway ill assemble) so i guess i have dibs then haha. when you plan on doing the teardown?
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,476
    edited January 2010
    why not sell them as they are? They are a monsterous work of art that should be preserved.
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited January 2010
    mhmacw wrote: »
    really! i aim to make some 1cs. i have a guy to build the crossovers (schematic and parts anyway ill assemble) so i guess i have dibs then haha. when you plan on doing the teardown?

    Already getting torn down. I need money more than ego.
    Ben
    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
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited January 2010
    For my sda's it was cheaper to look for complete speakers with matching drivers. I bought a couple pairs of RTA 8's for about $75 bucks a pair. Not bad for four drivers and two tweeters.

    I have about ten extra drivers but I'm keeping them for a rainy day.
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  • mhmacw
    mhmacw Posts: 832
    edited January 2010
    leroyjr1 wrote: »
    For my sda's it was cheaper to look for complete speakers with matching drivers. I bought a couple pairs of RTA 8's for about $75 bucks a pair. Not bad for four drivers and two tweeters.

    I have about ten extra drivers but I'm keeping them for a rainy day.

    i love that idea! i just came across the rta 15tl and think ill do circles in the living room for an hour then decide haha.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,217
    edited January 2010
    Good luck with your build.................the x-overs are about 25% of the total SDA package, I hope you are well versed in speaker building and have access to the proprietary info Polk has about building a proper SDA. I assume you know the exact dimensions of the driver spacing and angles in the baffle as well as the volume and which model drivers to use where, etc. Ben got a great deal of help from Ken Swauger (retired) and Matt Polk (retired) as well as other engineers to get his done. I don;t believe he's at liberty to share that information. ;)

    H9
    "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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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,093
    edited January 2010
    SDA's are neither rare nor expensive....so why not just buy a pair that's been correctly built....then if the mood strikes, mod them from there?

    Frankenpolks are a lot of bad sound and a waste of good drivers.

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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