Sonic_Clown
Member
Hi guys, dipping my toe back in the water, and decided to pick myself up a pair of Polk Monitor 10 speakers.
I admittedly know very little about all this and just want to make my records sound better. From the research I did, buying a used pair of Polk Monitor 10's off ebay seemed like the way for me to get the most bang for my buck with the sound I was looking for.
The speakers arrive, and one of them isn't working whatsoever due to a blown fuse. I use the fuse from the other speaker, and it still doesn't sound like what I was expecting from the videos and reviews I had read on these.
I open the speakers, with the seller's consent, and see that nothing whatsoever is connected to either woofer. No wires, no magnets, nothing. Seller tells me, "The woofers are made that way. They are passive, not active, so they need no wiring or power."
He then asks me to check out the mids and so on.
This doesn't make much sense to me, is he correct? Also what type of fuses should I buy if I need to replace on Polk Monitor 10? I just want to experience what all of you guys find so beloved about vintage setups, and I don't think I got anywhere near what I paid for these ($280 shipped)
I admittedly know very little about all this and just want to make my records sound better. From the research I did, buying a used pair of Polk Monitor 10's off ebay seemed like the way for me to get the most bang for my buck with the sound I was looking for.
The speakers arrive, and one of them isn't working whatsoever due to a blown fuse. I use the fuse from the other speaker, and it still doesn't sound like what I was expecting from the videos and reviews I had read on these.
I open the speakers, with the seller's consent, and see that nothing whatsoever is connected to either woofer. No wires, no magnets, nothing. Seller tells me, "The woofers are made that way. They are passive, not active, so they need no wiring or power."
He then asks me to check out the mids and so on.
This doesn't make much sense to me, is he correct? Also what type of fuses should I buy if I need to replace on Polk Monitor 10? I just want to experience what all of you guys find so beloved about vintage setups, and I don't think I got anywhere near what I paid for these ($280 shipped)