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I just saw these pop up for anyone in the Minneapolis area interested in a project. Can’t beat the price. https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/dak/ele/d/savage-vintage-polk-audio-sda-1b-towers/7879983979.html

Thanks plastic_avatar! And thanks again for your inspirational post that finally got me moving with this upgrade!

Thanks Gardenstater. That's another mod I'll have to do some more research on. Now that I've tackled a couple of crossovers it doesn't seem that it would be too difficult to do!

Thanks xschop! I'll add that one to my list. I know I've seen some pictures of modded 5's and 7's with internal bracing on the forum.

Thanks F1, I really appreciate that. Thanks Toolfan

7. Results Good news, they work! I think the best indication of how they sound is that I’m still listening to them! I took my main speakers out and put the M5’s in about two weeks ago. The first time I set them up before any modifications I listened to them for an evening but took them out the next day. I couldn’t wait to…

Completed crossovers

Components inserted and ready to solder Components soldered

I initially had the capacitors set up so both would touch the pc board as shown in the M5_XO Layout1 an and b pictures. I inserted all the components but I didn’t solder them in. I thought I had the puzzle solved. I checked to make sure the crossover would fit in the cabinet but unfortunately it didn’t. You can have a…

6. Crossover: Updating the crossovers was the mod that caused me to hesitate doing this on my own. Once I decided I had nothing to lose I was all in. This mod was a little challenging but it also ended up being the most fun. I wanted to use the existing circuit board so the challenging part was figuring out where to put…

4. Seal Cabinets Many members reseal their speaker enclosure by applying a bead of silicone sealer/adhesive in all the corners. I assume they do this over the existing glue in the cabinet in case anything has separated from the wood. That’s what I did and I used Loctite Power Grab for this. I did find that some of the…

3. Hurricane Nuts This is another mod that’s pretty easy to do. The link above is one of many discussions on the topic. I followed the process described by @WestMassGuy which I’ve shown in italics below. The only real difficult thing I ran into was having to remove some of the factory glue for some of the holes in order to…

2. Damping Speaker Baskets - Dynamat This is another straightforward modification and it makes sense to do. I did it on each MW and the PR. Dynamat can be cut with a scissors so its easy to apply. From what others have said you don’t have to cover every inch but you can if you want. I purchased a 12 in x 36 in sheet from…

1. Magnet shift prevention - JBWeld or Loctite Powergrab This is the first thing I did. I’ve taken the advise of many people on the forum and didn’t want to risk having a speaker lock up. The link above is one of many discussions on the topic. There are a lot of comments about which glue to use. Some people tried Loctite…

Someone in San Francisco might be interested in these Monitor 7's on eBay listed by Goodwill. (no affiliation) https://www.ebay.com/itm/296340287145

Great deal for anyone in MD. I've never seen 7's that low in my area!

Monitor 7 A’s in the Gettysburg PA area discounted to $119 on eBay. Looks like a MW was replaced. No affiliation. https://www.ebay.com/itm/386193083162?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=RUu9vqGSSg6&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=D0Q9fpmNTn-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Let’s give it one more try! https://offerup.co/5AFiefuLDqb

Sorry about that. It’s either operator error or a function/limitation of OfferUp. I’ll look into what I might have done wrong and if I figure it out I’ll repost the link.

Monitor 11’s in Chicago. No affiliation. I haven’t seen many of these pop up. [url=" https://offerup.co/kO3VU3FWCqb"] https://offerup.co/kO3VU3FWCqb[/url]

Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts on this. I’ve been intrigued by this company and their products. The ability to put together a decent amp & preamp (Vidar & FreyaS) that’s made in the US for less than $1500 is of interest to me. Thanks again!

I’m a curious to hear about your experience with the Freya S. I’ve seen a lot written about the Freya + but not much about the S. Thanks

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Thanks Randy, I’m really enjoying them. I can play them for hours, and I do, without any fatigue! The combination sounds great to me but, then again, I don’t have a lot to compare them to. Currently the 2240 is the only amplification I have. I did set them up next to the Monitor 10’s I have and will do some speaker family…

Thanks for welcoming me!

Thanks @wispolkboy for this find. I followed up on these and picked them up!