Rebuilding Polk Monitor 7C W/SL1000 To Accept Peerless Tweeter?

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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 7,475
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    If you are buying new binding post, might as well use some decent banana plugs as well.

    Hi!
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  • Gardenstater
    Gardenstater Posts: 4,652
    edited July 24
    seagiant wrote: »
    Hi,
    Thanks, I heard bad things about Banana Plugs, so never spent the money on them.
    Is that the way to go?
    What about the Spades?
    I guess at some point it comes down to opinion, AND...
    Why do almost every Speaker Maker, put those funny little holes in the Binding Posts???

    A better way, if you want to use the holes, is to put something like this on the end of your speaker cables and then you can clamp down on it with the binding post nut. They are called Speaker Pin Plugs and they come in flexible and rigid straight and rigid angled.
    https://www.startpage.com/do/dsearch?query=Speaker+Pin+Plugs&cat=web&pl=opensearch&language=english
    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
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  • seagiant
    seagiant Posts: 51
    edited July 24
    Hi,
    Thank you!
    Does that mean if I just soldered the Speaker Wire Ends before installing into the holes...
    It would make a better connection?
    I guess weather it is Wire, Banana Plugs, or Spades, loose connections seem to be the problem...
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  • Gardenstater
    Gardenstater Posts: 4,652
    Loose connections AND oxidation AND conductivity of the materials. That solder will prevent oxidation but will have poor conductivity.
    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
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  • seagiant
    seagiant Posts: 51
    edited July 24
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGBFUzm-B8I
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  • seagiant
    seagiant Posts: 51
    edited July 24
    Hi,
    Well, knocked out a Crossover, this afternoon...
    Two new Caps and a new Resistor!
    Not really a usual Green Circuit Board?
    Had to use a "Wide" Tip to get the Solder hot...
    Plenty of room though, better than the KG-3...
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 51,550
    Quality banana plugs or spades are the way to go. Anything bad you heard about banana plugs can be chalked up to poor quality versions used by cheap a$$ mofos.
    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

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 51,550
    Oh no, you used Dayton caps!?!
    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

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  • seagiant
    seagiant Posts: 51
    edited July 24
    F1nut wrote: »
    Oh no, you used Dayton caps!?!

    Hi,
    Yea, I know you like those High Dollar Caps, but put these in my KG-3's and they sound great!
    Will see what they do for a Polk??? B)
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 51,550
    You likely didn't notice the glare in the KG3 because of their natural glare.

    Dayton and Bennic (one and the same) as well as Solen in the high pass are poor choices. Clarity PX would have been a better choice for about the same money. Clarity CSA would be even better.
    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

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  • seagiant
    seagiant Posts: 51
    edited July 24
    F1nut wrote: »
    You likely didn't notice the glare in the KG3 because of their natural glare.

    Dayton and Bennic (one and the same) as well as Solen in the high pass are poor choices. Clarity PX would have been a better choice for about the same money. Clarity CSA would be even better.

    Hi,
    Well, pretty much knew that was coming, but...
    Makes one wonder how good the "Made in Mexico", Caps were that Polk used originally???
    Must of been pretty good, as the Monitor 7 Series are well liked???
    Thanks!
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 51,550
    edited July 25
    You have to understand that component technology wasn't as advanced back then. Also, any of the higher quality components that were available were not available in the quantity required for large scale production. Lastly, the bean counters always win.

    So, while the bone stock speakers sounded good, properly modded ones sound great.
    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

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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 26,806
    Yep, when you're saving a dollar per XO on caps and you're building 100,000 speakers, you're no longer saving just a dollar.
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  • seagiant
    seagiant Posts: 51
    edited July 25
    Hi,
    But, but, the Speaker has to stand on it's own, or it ends up at KMart! (years ago!)
    I get the point, but curious on the difference...
    At the end of the day, it's what pleases you (or not!)...
    And, how much money you want to spend, and where you want to spend it, I guess!
    I'm happy, so I win...
    Fixing to start replacing the Tweeters in my KG-3's rebuild...
    Found some original Klipsch Ti Tweeters for a good price!
    Gotta love it!
    Thanks, for the help/insight!!!
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,967
    Dude, switch to decaf...
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,845
    ken brydson wrote: »
    Dude, switch to decaf...

    He could also lay off the crack pipe, but that would be no fun.
    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

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson

    How many flies need to be buzzing a dead horse before you guys stop beating it?
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  • Gardenstater
    Gardenstater Posts: 4,652
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    ken brydson wrote: »
    Dude, switch to decaf...

    He could also lay off the crack pipe, but that would be no fun.

    Ahh and here's the welcome wagon.

    Anybody who is enthusiastic about Polk audio and audio equipment is ok in my book.

    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
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,791
    this is an odd thread.
    Maybe some black paint would help it, though?
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,845
    I don't know man... black paint is hard to find these days.
    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

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson

    How many flies need to be buzzing a dead horse before you guys stop beating it?
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,845
    Gardenstater wrote: »
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    ken brydson wrote: »
    Dude, switch to decaf...

    He could also lay off the crack pipe, but that would be no fun.

    Ahh and here's the welcome wagon.

    Anybody who is enthusiastic about Polk audio and audio equipment is ok in my book.

    Nobody cares what you have to say...
    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

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson

    How many flies need to be buzzing a dead horse before you guys stop beating it?
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,967
    I'd start drilling some air holes but that's just me..
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  • seagiant
    seagiant Posts: 51
    edited July 25
    Hi,
    A question...
    Does Polk Audio, know you Guys are running your own "Dog and Pony Show" over here, and...
    Running people off, and giving Polk Audio, a bad name???
    Just wondering how this works?
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,791
    seagiant wrote: »
    Hi,
    A question...
    Does Polk Audio, know you Guys are running your own "Dog and Pony Show" over here, and...
    Running people off, and giving Polk Audio, a bad name???
    Just wondering how this works?

    Polk Audio is... well... between gigs at the moment.
    We'll see what happens under Harman/Samsung.
    One concern will be legacy product support, so, there's that.

    It is safe to say that there's a substantial concentration of experts on the legacy (Matt Polk-era) hardware still on this forum, so, there's that, too.
    We're actually pretty friendly, care deeply about a broad range of Polk-branded products (right up to the present, if there is a present for the brand), and rarely bite or scratch, but we do have our limits.
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  • Gardenstater
    Gardenstater Posts: 4,652
    Being rude to someone who has been nothing but polite just because you don't agree with their viewpoint or consider it naive is a pretty sure way to guarantee the demise of this forum, which may well be on the chopping block already.
    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
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,845
    seagiant wrote: »
    Hi,
    A question...
    Does Polk Audio, know you Guys are running your own "Dog and Pony Show" over here, and...
    Running people off, and giving Polk Audio, a bad name???
    Just wondering how this works?

    I will be happy to answer this one... most of the "dog and pony" stuff to which you so eloquently make reference to, is simply good-natured joking around wrapped within a tinge of sarcasm. No insult or harm is inferred or intended. Most of the advice given here is solid or better and based on decades of individual and hundreds of years combined experience. Jesse (F1nut) has more than a thousand years of experience just by himself, though most of us believe him to be far older than that.

    My point is to simply let the sarcasm roll off your back and roll with the flow. Be slow to take offense, quick to learn, and if you choose to forge your own path, that is ok too. The advice offered was hard earned over decades, but it is up to you to decide its worth and what to do with it.
    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

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson

    How many flies need to be buzzing a dead horse before you guys stop beating it?
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 26,806
    edited July 25
    Well said, even if you're catching up to Jesse on that bullet train y'alls building out there on the shaky coast...or maybe newsome just bought a new crib..
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