Hardest Polk drivers to find.

Toolfan66
Toolfan66 Posts: 17,336
edited April 2010 in Vintage Speakers
Face had a thread wanting 2 MW6503's, and had me wondering what drivers are the hardest to come by. Here is my guess,and I am talking about finding originals.

MW6513 has to be #1
MW6509
MW6510
MW6511
MW6503
MW6501



The MW6500 seems to be the easiest to find. But the peerless tweeters seem to have a dry spell here and there.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,336
    edited April 2010
    I just realized I didn't take the SRT System in to consideration. I am sure the drivers in these would be incredibly hard to find..
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    Jolida JD9 Fully Modified

    VPI MW-1 Cyclone RCM

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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited April 2010
    TOOLFORLIFEFAN wrote: »
    The MW6500 seems to be the easiest to find.

    Wrong. It's the MW6502. I found one in my basement last night. Can't get any easier than that.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,336
    edited April 2010
    Ricardo wrote: »
    Wrong. It's the MW6502. I found one in my basement last night. Can't get any easier than that.

    hehe No you can't..:D
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    OPPO UDP 205/ModWright Modification
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    VPI MW-1 Cyclone RCM

    MIT Shotgun 3 cables throughout / Except TT, and PC’s
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited April 2010
    6503's are still available from Polk.
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited April 2010
    Whatever ones I need are always the hardest ones to find, lol.

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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited April 2010
    it is the MW 6516 was last appraised at $15,000.00 in mint condition ! :rolleyes:

    anyone need one ?
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  • Vette C6.r
    Vette C6.r Posts: 1,560
    edited April 2010
    TOOLFORLIFEFAN wrote: »

    MW6513 has to be #1





    Thanks Larry. lol I have a thread looking for them. :)
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  • Vette C6.r
    Vette C6.r Posts: 1,560
    edited April 2010
    FYI - Polk still does make the 6513.
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  • flason
    flason Posts: 278
    edited April 2010
    Original 6511's are tough to get. You have to be fast when they appear on the Bay. I'm fixing to purchase a pair of 1B's that I hope have a 6511 or 2 in them. If not, they can go to my girlfriend. I got her a pair of realistic Mach 1's (4024A) that she's using right now but I think the SDA's are a step in the right direction.
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  • dpowell
    dpowell Posts: 3,068
    edited April 2010
    TOOLFORLIFEFAN wrote: »
    I just realized I didn't take the SRT System in to consideration. I am sure the drivers in these would be incredibly hard to find..

    Polk CS tells me that the mids and tweeters are still available directly from them but that the subwoofer drivers are not available. I guess that means there are about 1,000 of them out there in the US with maybe a few spares.....

    Ed would know....
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited April 2010
    I'd upgrade the subwoofers anyways.
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,191
    edited April 2010
    I would've told my friend to get his 6503's from Polk cust. serv. had I known that. I waited a yr. looking in this forum for them. oh well, we always learn something every day or so.:rolleyes:
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited April 2010
    I have a source for SRT sub drivers, he's got literally 100's of them.

    What I'm frustrated about, is nothing for the first and second gen RT line. I've got a mint pair of RT20p's, but the subs are oop, and and weird size to boot (7 3/4"). I keep hanging onto them in hopes something will surface so I can restore them, they sound FANTASTIC with a good bill of health.

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