speakers s-8 polk audio

[ralphieboy]

hello everyone
first time user-this site looks great,from what i've seen so far!!

i hope someone can help

i just picked up a pair of used polk s-8 speakers
they sounded great at first,and are in mint cond-but
after 10 minutes of listening,i heard one of the passive
woofers distort badly
upon closer inspection,there are 2 slits in the driver-they
look like they were made with a razor,because they are barely noticable,and about 3 inches long

well,i had this brilliant idea

i removed the passive woofer,taped the slits from behind,
and then applied a liberal amount of caulking over the tape

this was all done last night,so i am now ready to test it out

(i called polk parts,and a replacement passive is 36.00)

i thought i'd try it this way first,to see if it will hold when the volume goes up for extended periods

has anyone tried this before?am i wasting my time trying to
seal the slits from behind?any help would be greatly appreciated!!

thanks,ralphieboy

[faster100]

best way is new woofers, However a good silicone caulk would hold it together im sure, being it is rubber on the surround. just let it dry and test it.

By the way, welcome to club polk...

[ralphieboy]

thanks faster100

ok,i'll try the repaired speaker this morning-if that doesn't
work out,i'll pick up a new driver


also,thanks for welcoming me to club polk-i am already
addicted!!

later,ralphieboy

[danger boy]

Welcome ralphieboy

I'm not familiar with the s8 speaker.. so if you can. can you post a pic or two if you have a digital camera?

Hope your handy work, works for you. Older Polk speakers are worth hanging on to, and most sound really good for their age.