RT55i woofer issue

gordonian
gordonian Posts: 4
edited December 2013 in Vintage Speakers
I have a pair of RT55i speakers I never got much use out of, but after I (finally!) set them back up, I discovered one of the woofers was making a intermittent scratchy noise, & sure enough, when my friend pushed gently on the cones, we found some scratchy resistance on the voice coil of one of them.

Time to replace the woofer.

Can I still order one as a replacement part?

I can only vaguely recall the part numbers (7200?-7201?) from the time I replaced the tweeters 5 years ago when I got the speakers (used), and everything sounded beautiful until after I had to seal them up for a few years of storage. Now that they're back out & set up, I got this problem on one of the woofers (the one located in the middle), and I'd hate to take it apart until the replacement gets here (getting to them is difficult for me).

Can someone with the tech info tell me which number it is? and how expensive these drivers are now? (assuming they're still available)?
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  • gordonian
    gordonian Posts: 4
    edited December 2013
    I know the Title "RT55i woofer issue" was used elsewhere in the forum, (sorry about that) this "issue" is unrelated.
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,758
    edited December 2013
    I would call Polk & im sure they can set you in the right direction & if they have them-let them know your a member here & get a discount.
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,758
    edited December 2013
    I tried searching the forum. But not the greatest at it. Im sure someone will chime in. Good luck with your search & repairs.
    Randy-Maine
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,758
    edited December 2013
    NOT 100% sure but Ebay shows a 7200 for sale if that helps http://m.ebay.com/itm/390719473958?nav=SEARCH&sbk=1
    Randy-Maine
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    by David WMG
    Yamaha cr1000 cr2040
    HT-Yamaha Parasound Acurus
    MIT BJC Cs1000p Polk Rotation
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  • Inspector 24
    Inspector 24 Posts: 1,308
    edited December 2013
    I have a woofer that I purchased new from Polk for a RT800i project (same woofer) that I didn't end up using, never been installed or hooked up, still in the box. IIRC paid ~$75 shipped, I'd be happy to make you a deal on it.
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