I’m a big proponent of fixing stuff rather than replacing it. The “new” home I moved to has a built in audio system in a lot of rooms and on the front and back porches and even a speaker way out in the woods on a deck.
The speakers on the back porch are all fouled up and only produce sound from the tweeter. The outdoor speakers are all Polk Audio Atrium55’s which are discontinued.
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Polk Audio Atrium 55
So, as luck would have it, so are the replacement speakers ( Part Number RD0756-1). Can’t find them anywhere.
The successor to these speakers seems to be the Atrium 5’s which cost $250 at Amazon, Best Buy, eBay……….everywhere.
So let’s see how I deal with this………
First of all, they really are shot. Nominal reading across the speaker terminals should be around 6 to 7 ohms for a set of 8 ohm speakers. Mine are 25 MEGAOHMS. Open voice coil. Shot. Blown. Kaboom.
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Yeah, That’s Bad.
I did check if they had a Lifetime Warranty and alas, they do not. Drat. 2 year warranty only.
So about all a fella can do is either pony up $250 for new speakers or search out a 3rd party replacement speaker. The best in that business is Dayton Audio with their DC130-AS-8 ohm drivers. Yeah, they aren’t Polk Audio drivers but this in wall system isn’t what I’d call an audiophile system anyway. I listen to talk radio all day anyway. Verdict = Good Enough!
They are actually in short supply as well. Wonder why? I did manage to track down a pair and ordered a 3rd as well because I have another speaker in the woods that probably is going down the same road as this other pair. Total cost = about $90.
Whenever you can, FIX IT yourself. I didn’t save a TON of money but I did save some money.