Hello this is my first post on here but I've read quite a few threads and learned a lot from you all.
Was wondering your thoughts on what I have planned thus far.
I have an old pair of Polk audios Monitor10s that were given to me by my father 1 working and another with cheapo replacement drivers. Monitor10s came with a tweeter and (2) 6.5 inch polk audio midbass drivers in the center and below a passive 10 inch radiator.
I have my eye set on replacing all the 6.5 inch midbass drivers with Eminence Alpha 6C (4ohms). Which are basically 4 ohm versions of the Alpha 6A's (8 ohms). From what I have understood these are excellent upper midrange drivers for their prices which is what I want.
I plan on removing the passive 10" radiator and replacing it with a Polk Audio 10" DB104 DVC with the really cool G10 grill covers.(original black cloth polk audio speaker covers has been long gone for years)
Now currently from the internal old Polk audio crossover there is a feed that goes direct to the tweeter and then another to the first 6.5 speaker that then feeds the other 6.5(in parallel).
So it must be a 2 way Xover with close to full range on the (2) 6.5 mids.
My short term intentions are to run the wire first to the newly added 10"sub then wire parallel the other 2 Eminince 6.5 drivers to it (basically all 3 in parallel). I want to also run a cheap passive crossover cutting out I'm guessing mostly anything under 500hz or 1Khz going to the 6.5's?
affording me some time to research a quality X-over.
I am definitely on a budget. So if you want to counter my speaker selection please keep that in mind.
Also I know you guys work with much newer speaker setups and boxes but these do have a sentimental value for me going back to 11 yrs old while the old man was at work I'd crank that Denon amp and kill the neighbors with some Dire straights Money for NOTHING pumping through those old Polk Audios with crystal clarity.
Hence also my choice in adding the 10" sub from Polk Audio.
My only real debate is going with either the DB104's or the SR104's. big difference in pricing is leaning me on the cheaper DB104s but the 20hz drops of the SR104s are HARD to overlook.
I am a basshead....but have and will always appreciate clarity as well.
Can I run those speakers in parallel like that? Untill I get a new replacement X-over? Also are dual voice coils less stronger than a single voice coil in durability or stress factors?(high volumes)
Is my budgeted plan retarded by your standards?
Thank you,
License2ILL
Was wondering your thoughts on what I have planned thus far.
I have an old pair of Polk audios Monitor10s that were given to me by my father 1 working and another with cheapo replacement drivers. Monitor10s came with a tweeter and (2) 6.5 inch polk audio midbass drivers in the center and below a passive 10 inch radiator.
I have my eye set on replacing all the 6.5 inch midbass drivers with Eminence Alpha 6C (4ohms). Which are basically 4 ohm versions of the Alpha 6A's (8 ohms). From what I have understood these are excellent upper midrange drivers for their prices which is what I want.
I plan on removing the passive 10" radiator and replacing it with a Polk Audio 10" DB104 DVC with the really cool G10 grill covers.(original black cloth polk audio speaker covers has been long gone for years)
Now currently from the internal old Polk audio crossover there is a feed that goes direct to the tweeter and then another to the first 6.5 speaker that then feeds the other 6.5(in parallel).
So it must be a 2 way Xover with close to full range on the (2) 6.5 mids.
My short term intentions are to run the wire first to the newly added 10"sub then wire parallel the other 2 Eminince 6.5 drivers to it (basically all 3 in parallel). I want to also run a cheap passive crossover cutting out I'm guessing mostly anything under 500hz or 1Khz going to the 6.5's?
affording me some time to research a quality X-over.
I am definitely on a budget. So if you want to counter my speaker selection please keep that in mind.
Also I know you guys work with much newer speaker setups and boxes but these do have a sentimental value for me going back to 11 yrs old while the old man was at work I'd crank that Denon amp and kill the neighbors with some Dire straights Money for NOTHING pumping through those old Polk Audios with crystal clarity.
Hence also my choice in adding the 10" sub from Polk Audio.
My only real debate is going with either the DB104's or the SR104's. big difference in pricing is leaning me on the cheaper DB104s but the 20hz drops of the SR104s are HARD to overlook.
I am a basshead....but have and will always appreciate clarity as well.
Can I run those speakers in parallel like that? Untill I get a new replacement X-over? Also are dual voice coils less stronger than a single voice coil in durability or stress factors?(high volumes)
Is my budgeted plan retarded by your standards?
Thank you,
License2ILL
/sreten.