Any guess where these may have come from John?? DIY? Maybe a kit?
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Audiophile Speaker Panel of unknown origin - All Polydax. SOLVED: Fuselier Model 9
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Any guess where these may have come from John?? DIY? Maybe a kit?
I like 'em!
I think I would carefully check the crossover for any other damage.
Perhaps check the crossover point to the various drivers, especially the tweeter.
I would at the very least fuse it, to prevent further problems, even if it's not crossed over too low.
Perhaps it was just over driven.
Fuses are a lot cheaper then tweeters....
I think I would carefully check the crossover for any other damage.
Perhaps check the crossover point to the various drivers, especially the tweeter.
I would at the very least fuse it, to prevent further problems, even if it's not crossed over too low.
Perhaps it was just over driven.
Fuses are a lot cheaper then tweeters....
turboyam
The Kenwood fan!
Yeah, the x-over are probably "younger" then the rest as back in the 70's they did not have banana connectors or knew about air core orientations/interactions...
The white rims around the woofers were an option from Audax. Probably the black painted pole pieces too so it's looking like a "factory" build to me.
The standard TW8's were all black too (the grill).
The white rims around the woofers were an option from Audax. Probably the black painted pole pieces too so it's looking like a "factory" build to me.
The standard TW8's were all black too (the grill).
Valveglow
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I have that book also, but numbers don't seem to line up with Polydax.
Cpectrum
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I think the domes can be saved, often they run off just before the vc and could be soldered.
But if you're not lucky or they're burnt it's not a big deal since they can be found on ebay pretty cheap sometimes.
I think you have a really nice design on those open baffles and they ought to sound terrific when fixed.
But the best is that they're probably worth quite some respectable amount for the right person.
But if you're not lucky or they're burnt it's not a big deal since they can be found on ebay pretty cheap sometimes.
I think you have a really nice design on those open baffles and they ought to sound terrific when fixed.
But the best is that they're probably worth quite some respectable amount for the right person.
MannyE
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Maybe looking through here will help?
http://www.audax.com/archives.php
I also noticed a lot of references to DIY kits, plans and projects on the speaker building boards. You might have one of those built by a master craftsman whi cheaped out on materials. Lol.
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U g
http://www.audax.com/archives.php
I also noticed a lot of references to DIY kits, plans and projects on the speaker building boards. You might have one of those built by a master craftsman whi cheaped out on materials. Lol.
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Valveglow
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Perhaps, but there were many Audax and Polydax drivers (labelled as either / or) imported to the US. There was a definite relationship between these companies, but I do not recall precisely what that relationship was.
cubdog
banging through drywall
Where in the world did you find those? I'm guessing that they have the potential to be seriously great sounding speakers. I love the look too. They sure would look great in my house. :yes:. Here's hoping you get all the problems sorted out so you can hear them as they are intended to sound.
cubdog
cubdog
That's good to know about the leads coming loose. I'll check when I get a few minutes. Thanks!
I'll give this a look tomorrow when I have a bit of free time. Thanks MannyE.
Thanks cubdog. They were a CL find but they were in "Musical Instruments" section and I was lucky enough to stumble across them first
The story is a guy was asked by an older lady to clean out her basement. Over in the corner were these. She said they belonged to her deceased brother and he got them in the 70's she thinks. She told the guy he could have them if he wanted. He knew enough to realize they were unusual and looked to be of some value.
The bases had been soaking up moister from the concrete floor for all these years and are for all purposes, trashed. I plan to replace them with a better material that the particle board that they were originally made from. I think they deserve the extra quality wood for the foundation.
Starting to sort everything out, but they DO play and all drivers, except the 2 low-tweeters are functional. That's a 87.5% success rate
Fuses?!? We don't need no stinkin' fuses!
Someone liked to live on the edge here. This is main fuse that comes right after the banana connectors. If you look closely, there is a metal rod soldered between the end-caps. Odd thing, the fuse filament itself looks intact!
Another angle.
Here is another one of the fuses from the crossover. Will, it's a fuse holder at least. The "fuse" is a piece of metal tubing! Wonder what sort of wattage that will take before it blows?
With all the 8 Polydax drivers, seems like a panel would be capable of handling quite a bit of juice. Wonder what the guy who owned these pushed them with??
Someone liked to live on the edge here. This is main fuse that comes right after the banana connectors. If you look closely, there is a metal rod soldered between the end-caps. Odd thing, the fuse filament itself looks intact!
Another angle.
Here is another one of the fuses from the crossover. Will, it's a fuse holder at least. The "fuse" is a piece of metal tubing! Wonder what sort of wattage that will take before it blows?
With all the 8 Polydax drivers, seems like a panel would be capable of handling quite a bit of juice. Wonder what the guy who owned these pushed them with??
Here are the rear magnet OD measurements:
Tweeter: 2.25", 56mm
Low Tweeter: 3.75", 95mm
Midrage/Mid-bass: 3.75", 95mm
Bass: 3.25", 83mm
Maybe you could draw the crossover schematic (although that doesn't sound fun) to figure out if those extra components are useful/needed. Good luck on trying to fix the tweeters as well.
Yeah, I have thought that at some point that is going to be mandatory. I am not looking forward to doing. My level of expertise in circuitry is limited and that's being kind.
MannyE
Exterminate!
Well, if the extra stuff was an attempt at a mod (maybe...almost impossible to tell) you might be able to simply remove it from the chain. That would be my first inclination.