Monitor 4 upgrades
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Got the grain flowing nicely from one panel to the next."Equality is a myth to protect the weak. Some of us are strong in the Force, others are not. Only a fool believes otherwise." - Sith Proverb. -
"Equality is a myth to protect the weak. Some of us are strong in the Force, others are not. Only a fool believes otherwise." - Sith Proverb. -
Got the tops on the first 2 speakers ..
Going to let them dry a bit and then do the fronts.
I like how the grain on these look. I’m thinking to just use a clear gel
"Equality is a myth to protect the weak. Some of us are strong in the Force, others are not. Only a fool believes otherwise." - Sith Proverb. -
"Equality is a myth to protect the weak. Some of us are strong in the Force, others are not. Only a fool believes otherwise." - Sith Proverb. -
"Equality is a myth to protect the weak. Some of us are strong in the Force, others are not. Only a fool believes otherwise." - Sith Proverb. -
Maybe phase plugs and dynamat inside the baskets of the woofers would do the trick…?“Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
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I like how the grain on these look. I’m thinking to just use a clear gel
You should investigate tung oil (the 100% real stuff - not fake tung oil like Watco, etc.) -
Maybe phase plugs and dynamat inside the baskets of the woofers would do the trick…?
That's the kind of outside-the-box, innovative thinking this thread needs!
I was thinkin' biamp and PEQ with DSP... but it would be so less elegant.
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Maybe convert the port hole to a mini PR.Political Correctness'.........defined
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Needs more cowbell....The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2800 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
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Airhole, yes?Maybe convert the port hole to a mini PR.
Oh... my mistake! Those are for subwoofers.
https://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/42762/should-i-have-an-airhole/p1 -
nooshinjohn wrote: »Needs more cowbell....
I think the Monitor 4 will do a pretty good job with the cowbell... unless the XO to the tweeter is too high [EDIT] low. In that case, it might get a bit dicey. The phase plug'll def. help, though.
I like @F1nut's idea, too. Pretty sure PartsExpress has itty-bitty PRs. Otherwise, I guess the OP'll have to bore and stroke his airholes... I mean... port holes.
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@mhardy6647 Hey man you know there places you can go get help for your drinking problem right? Good luck with that bud 👍"Equality is a myth to protect the weak. Some of us are strong in the Force, others are not. Only a fool believes otherwise." - Sith Proverb.
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I cut some new foam .. these are less thick than the others one I cut out. This also looks like what was originally in the speakers
"Equality is a myth to protect the weak. Some of us are strong in the Force, others are not. Only a fool believes otherwise." - Sith Proverb. -
Going to glue the diffraction pads this morning.
"Equality is a myth to protect the weak. Some of us are strong in the Force, others are not. Only a fool believes otherwise." - Sith Proverb. -
@mhardy6647 Hey man you know there places you can go get help for your drinking problem right? Good luck with that bud 👍
Give him a pass. Probably just the excessive expression or cytoplasmic post-translation modification as of late.
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I even offered to sell that bone head my crappy speakers when I finish 🤣"Equality is a myth to protect the weak. Some of us are strong in the Force, others are not. Only a fool believes otherwise." - Sith Proverb.
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Someone on another forum suggested only using diffraction around the bottom of the Peerless tweeters but not the top .. I’m going to try both ways the see it there’s a difference
"Equality is a myth to protect the weak. Some of us are strong in the Force, others are not. Only a fool believes otherwise." - Sith Proverb. -
How permanent is that fabric glue? Can you remove the wool in the future and clean off the residue if you so choose? I had thought about trying "gummy glue" sticks like what they use when they send you a credit card stuck to a piece of paper. I think the problem was having to buy a special low temperature glue gun but I didn't pursue it much. Maybe one could throttle down a standard glue gun with a speed control.George / NJ
Polk 7B main speakers, std. mods+ (1979, orig owner)
Martin Logan Dynamo sub w/6ft 14awg Power Cord
Onkyo A-8017 integrated
Logitech Squeezebox Touch Streamer w/EDO applet
iFi nano iDSD DAC
iPurifier3
iDefender w/ iPower PS
Custom Steve Wilson 1m UPOCC Interconnect
iFi Mercury 0.5m OFHC continuous cast copper USB cable
Custom Ribbon Speaker Cables, 5ft long, 4N Copper, 14awg, ultra low inductance
Custom Vibration Isolation Speaker Stands and Sub Platform -
That one works good. Fabric on fabric its pretty much permanent but on metal or plastic it rolls up like the gummy glue."Equality is a myth to protect the weak. Some of us are strong in the Force, others are not. Only a fool believes otherwise." - Sith Proverb.
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If you're brave, remove the faceplate, heat a large marble in water and drop it in the back side of the dome and roll around. Works on a dented wuhan. Don't take experimental gene therapies from known eugenicists.
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At some point I took the Peerless from the 1983 pair and put those in my Monitor 7Cs as an upgrade to the SL1000. That was the nicest pair I had, they looked basically brand new.
The ones with the lumpy domes came out my mini-monitors. Those had a foam grill that mashed up the tweeters."Equality is a myth to protect the weak. Some of us are strong in the Force, others are not. Only a fool believes otherwise." - Sith Proverb. -
I put a large chunk of open cell foam between the tweeter and MW, only I put it on top of the wool. I liked the results so much that I kept it, despite looking ugly (I don't listen with my eyes). I believe it helps reduce vertical lobing and comb filtering from interference around the crossover point.George / NJ
Polk 7B main speakers, std. mods+ (1979, orig owner)
Martin Logan Dynamo sub w/6ft 14awg Power Cord
Onkyo A-8017 integrated
Logitech Squeezebox Touch Streamer w/EDO applet
iFi nano iDSD DAC
iPurifier3
iDefender w/ iPower PS
Custom Steve Wilson 1m UPOCC Interconnect
iFi Mercury 0.5m OFHC continuous cast copper USB cable
Custom Ribbon Speaker Cables, 5ft long, 4N Copper, 14awg, ultra low inductance
Custom Vibration Isolation Speaker Stands and Sub Platform -
Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
@F1nut Choo-Choo 😜"Equality is a myth to protect the weak. Some of us are strong in the Force, others are not. Only a fool believes otherwise." - Sith Proverb.
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Train wreck or not the veneer is looking nice 👍
The top photo shows the bottom where the grain runs out so I aligned it as best as possible to make it look like its flowing to next panel even though it’s not.Post edited by DeRod on"Equality is a myth to protect the weak. Some of us are strong in the Force, others are not. Only a fool believes otherwise." - Sith Proverb. -
Coo Coo Baby. If that's a train wreck you should sell tickets LMAO.George / NJ
Polk 7B main speakers, std. mods+ (1979, orig owner)
Martin Logan Dynamo sub w/6ft 14awg Power Cord
Onkyo A-8017 integrated
Logitech Squeezebox Touch Streamer w/EDO applet
iFi nano iDSD DAC
iPurifier3
iDefender w/ iPower PS
Custom Steve Wilson 1m UPOCC Interconnect
iFi Mercury 0.5m OFHC continuous cast copper USB cable
Custom Ribbon Speaker Cables, 5ft long, 4N Copper, 14awg, ultra low inductance
Custom Vibration Isolation Speaker Stands and Sub Platform -
Next a light sanding to get the edges a bit better then to figure what finish to go with.
I got enough veneer for the other 2 monitor 4s and probably a pair of monitor 5s. This is practice leading up to the veneer on my SDAs that I want to do in some fancy maple.
@F1nut showed me a super cool video a while back using dye. If a can manage that on the SDAs I'll be very happyPost edited by DeRod on"Equality is a myth to protect the weak. Some of us are strong in the Force, others are not. Only a fool believes otherwise." - Sith Proverb. -
If I did sell tickets @mhardy6647 would be the first to buy some .. he loves these little speakers. He was commenting on how great they sound and dreaming of having a pair 🤣🤣🤣 ... of speakers that is 🤣🤣🤣🤣"Equality is a myth to protect the weak. Some of us are strong in the Force, others are not. Only a fool believes otherwise." - Sith Proverb.
