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New to the forum but not Polk. I was just looking to find out if there is a member or members that rebuild M7A and M10 crossovers. Both sets of speakers are in very nice shape and the 7's still have the registration tags stapled to the back. Please let me know and thank you in advance...Tony in NC

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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,672
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    Would be glad to help, please send a pm

    Thanks!
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  • TLOC
    TLOC Posts: 12
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    Anyone else have any more info on crossover help for these vintage speakers? Both sets are in very nice shape, all original and actually sound really good. I can see where they created such a following but wondering how much better they can sound...thanks again and no worries either way, I always figure it out in the end... 012xt7b0lvho.jpg
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  • Gardenstater
    Gardenstater Posts: 4,869
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    Kinda vague. Whadya wanna know exactly? Many have rebuilt by following what is there and replacing components.
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  • bcwsrt
    bcwsrt Posts: 2,625
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    Kinda vague. Whadya wanna know exactly …

    … that @VR3 could not answer?!

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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,672
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    I spoke to TLOC. I showed him some of the options I have for the monitor series and he simply didn't see the value in my offerings, nothing personal for sure.

    I am sure there is someone who will be able to assist or he may decide to do DIY?

    All the best :)

    Thanks
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 9,236
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    VR3 is the guru for xover rebuilds.

    Anyway, as Gardenstater said Many have rebuilt by following what is there and replacing components. Pop the xover out, note values of components needed. Sometimes you'll find a 34uf capacitor and can only get a 33uf. That is well within the tolerance range. It tweeter cap isn't marked, there are schematics here that can help. Extreme builds will replace inductors, wiring and binding posts. Dynamat driver and passive radiator baskets.

    You can spend a little or a lot on capacitor upgrades. It's worth it to improve quality over what you are removing. You use Bipolar (non-polarized) capacitors. There are plenty of threads here in the DIY section and capacitor comparisons done on web sites to help one choose. Mills or better 1% tolerance resistors are typically used to replace the old ones. When purchasing capacitors/resistors, spend the extra buck or two per pair for matching. That way the values used in each speaker are closely matched.

    Folks will typically remove the tweeter protection poly-switch and increase resistor value by .5 ohm to compensate for its removal. Tweeter upgrades are commonly done to replace SL2000 and other tweeters. Keep the Peerless tweeters. Some will remove fuses, just jumper with a soldered wire, or bypass them.

    If you DIY take pics before disassembling noting wire colors, polarity. For example, you find only black and white wires will be connected to both the tweeter and driver. Wrap a piece of tape around wires and note what it connects to. You can also figure it out by where wires attach to xover/capacitor value. Drivers will typically have a color dot on basket for positive. You'll want to connect all wires properly upon reassembly.
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  • Striker2237
    Striker2237 Posts: 126
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    I and my friend have stuff from VR3 and it's fantastic, I also had a diy style sonic/mills rebuilt pair of speakers and there is a noticeable gap between that and the VR3 stuff.

    Anything is a huge improvement over stock components though as these speakers are all so old they aren't operating within even base factory specs anymore
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