RT800
mrandall504
Posts: 2
Hey Guys,
Just grabbed a pair of polk rt800s for a good price as a gift for my dad but when I got home and played a bass rich song I noticed a sort of resonant or vibrational sound from the tweeter. I have a video
https://youtu.be/edGANbRhuiM
I'm a novice in the world of speakers but I'm happy to tinker with this.
My first question is whether this is pointing towards a broken tweeter or is there any hope of another situation i.e. loose connection?
Secondly, if tweeter replacement is the best recourse does anyone have advice for a budget replacement? This was part of an overall hifi system so budget is somewhat paramount. As I understand sl6502 is what I should be looking for and those are going for the price of the speaker haha.
Just grabbed a pair of polk rt800s for a good price as a gift for my dad but when I got home and played a bass rich song I noticed a sort of resonant or vibrational sound from the tweeter. I have a video
https://youtu.be/edGANbRhuiMI'm a novice in the world of speakers but I'm happy to tinker with this.
My first question is whether this is pointing towards a broken tweeter or is there any hope of another situation i.e. loose connection?
Secondly, if tweeter replacement is the best recourse does anyone have advice for a budget replacement? This was part of an overall hifi system so budget is somewhat paramount. As I understand sl6502 is what I should be looking for and those are going for the price of the speaker haha.
Answers
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Bass frequencies cannot be produced by a tweeter due to the crossover design blocking those frequencies.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."
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That I understand, so if this "rattle" is present near the tweeter would it suggest an internal component has failed?
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Those tweeter top plates are prone to breaking off at the plastic faceplates. You may be able to remove and glue back together.Don't take experimental gene therapies from known eugenicists.
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mrandall504 wrote: »That I understand, so if this "rattle" is present near the tweeter would it suggest an internal component has failed?
Hard to say. Honestly, I can't see or hear an issue in your video.
Xschop's suggestion is worth pursuing.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
