ok ben...whered you get your drivers for the polkensteins?

[mhmacw]

i was wondering where you get the speakers for your giant arrays. is there an outlet or something for speaker components?

[heiney9]

Ebay and other Polk members w/the exception of the Morel tweeters which he bought at either Madisound or Parts Express.

[BluBitRates]

link to pictures heiney?

[mhmacw]

so..... know anybody thats got 8 of those drivers laying around? also a couple of pr s and some peerless would be nice too.

[ben62670]

Ebay and other Polk members w/the exception of the Morel tweeters which he bought at either Madisound or Parts Express.

Yep. Also from Polk directly.
I am tearing them down so I am selling of the drivers. 126DB is just too much. I will however miss the punch.

[mhmacw]

really! i aim to make some 1cs. i have a guy to build the crossovers (schematic and parts anyway ill assemble) so i guess i have dibs then haha. when you plan on doing the teardown?

[nooshinjohn]

why not sell them as they are? They are a monsterous work of art that should be preserved.

[ben62670]

really! i aim to make some 1cs. i have a guy to build the crossovers (schematic and parts anyway ill assemble) so i guess i have dibs then haha. when you plan on doing the teardown?

Already getting torn down. I need money more than ego.
Ben

[leroyjr1]

For my sda's it was cheaper to look for complete speakers with matching drivers. I bought a couple pairs of RTA 8's for about $75 bucks a pair. Not bad for four drivers and two tweeters.

I have about ten extra drivers but I'm keeping them for a rainy day.

[mhmacw]

For my sda's it was cheaper to look for complete speakers with matching drivers. I bought a couple pairs of RTA 8's for about $75 bucks a pair. Not bad for four drivers and two tweeters.

I have about ten extra drivers but I'm keeping them for a rainy day.

i love that idea! i just came across the rta 15tl and think ill do circles in the living room for an hour then decide haha.

[heiney9]

Good luck with your build.................the x-overs are about 25% of the total SDA package, I hope you are well versed in speaker building and have access to the proprietary info Polk has about building a proper SDA. I assume you know the exact dimensions of the driver spacing and angles in the baffle as well as the volume and which model drivers to use where, etc. Ben got a great deal of help from Ken Swauger (retired) and Matt Polk (retired) as well as other engineers to get his done. I don;t believe he's at liberty to share that information. ;)

H9

[TroyD]

SDA's are neither rare nor expensive....so why not just buy a pair that's been correctly built....then if the mood strikes, mod them from there?

Frankenpolks are a lot of bad sound and a waste of good drivers.

BDT