I saw a local listing for a cheap pair of speakers and I recognized that they were Polk Monitor 10's from the crappy picture. I contacted the elderly lady and she indicated that someone gave them to her and did not know if they worked. What the heck, I'll take a chance and set a time to pick them up the next day.
So here are the problems other than looking beat to death. The speakers obviously sat outside for some amount of time and one of the cabinets has minor water damage and the vinyl on both is trashed. The factory coating on the cones of the driver's and passive radiator is deteriorated and has dirt and small debris stuck to them which does not allow them to be cleaned without removing some of the coating. They did not come with the grills and the frames of the driver's have some rust and corrosion on them. The good news is that the driver's test good on my multimeter, but I have not run an audio signal through them yet.
In my opinion the parts cannot really be sold since they will never be up to factory appearance. I do not need the speakers or another project at this time since I have plenty.
So the question is, do I throw them in the trash or restore them as best I can and enjoy them?
So here are the problems other than looking beat to death. The speakers obviously sat outside for some amount of time and one of the cabinets has minor water damage and the vinyl on both is trashed. The factory coating on the cones of the driver's and passive radiator is deteriorated and has dirt and small debris stuck to them which does not allow them to be cleaned without removing some of the coating. They did not come with the grills and the frames of the driver's have some rust and corrosion on them. The good news is that the driver's test good on my multimeter, but I have not run an audio signal through them yet.
In my opinion the parts cannot really be sold since they will never be up to factory appearance. I do not need the speakers or another project at this time since I have plenty.
So the question is, do I throw them in the trash or restore them as best I can and enjoy them?