Polk Stereo Speakers

Stock stereo, 6-disc in dash CD player, 6 speaker system(4 6x8's leg level in front and rear doors, 2 eye level tweeters in front doors). I am no audiophile, nor a tech-spert. I think I have a blown front 6x8, and just want to replace them all, with some good thump, but can plug and play in the stock system/location. You are all the best!

yes and no.
the radio will send enough wattage for the speakers to play at moderate to low volumes but when you start to crank the volume past halfway they will sound distorted because the radios internal amp will be overworking itself trying to supply the necessary wattage, for best result you would need a amp on them

2008-05-22 20:12:17 by chewbacchi

This is the stereo system in my #39;02 Subaru Outback. The Speakers are all Polk Audio, the HU is Alpine and the amps are Polk Audio and Quantum ...

I have a couple of Polk Audio bookshelf speakers that I'm trying to use with a new Onkyo TX-SR504 receiver. When I try to play a DVD or a CD after a while the speakers cut out.

Onkyo tech support said either my speaker wire or my speakers have a short. After trying new speaker wire, and connecting the speakers individually, the sound still cuts off after anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes. So, I guess the speakers have shorted...

I'm not very savvy with electricity or electronics. Just curious how the speakers may have short-circuited so I can avoid it in the future.

Also just seeking a second opinion. Does it sound like my speakers short-circuited? Onkyo tech support said if the receiver was the problem, I wouldn't hear any sound at all.

Thanks for any help.
Thanks all for your suggestions and ideas... can't believe how complicated this all is. But I will try to do some troubleshooting this weekend!

Thanks again.
thanks to everyone who gave their advice. it was *all* useful... going to be tough to pick a best answer.

As for the receiver, I've decided to return it and try a new one. Everything seems to point to the Onkyo, particularly after the heat, wiring, and other knowledge shared here.

Thanks again.

Perhaps someone can correct me if I am wrong but although it is common to experience a short circuit in speaker wire it is not very common to have a short circuit in the speakers themselves. A short circuit occurs in an audio system when positive and negative charges meet, interrupting the way the current was supposed to flow and causing an undesirably high current flow from the amplifier. This usually happens when the positive and negative wires touch at either speaker or amplifier terminals. It is possible for there to be a short circuit inside of a speaker but if this is the problem it can be repaired. I would check to make sure you have no exposed positive and negative wires touching (not even a little!). The Onkyo tech should have advised you as to how to isolate the problem. You should try some other speakers with the receiver and try the speakers on a different receiver. A possible source of your problem could be that the receiver cannot drive a 4 ohm load. Many Polk bookshelf speakers have a 4 ohm impedance. Eight ohms is the norm and the lower 4 ohm impedance causes the amplifier to work harder. Some receivers can only drive a 4 ohm speaker for a limited time before overheating and going into protect mode (no output). I would expect, however, your Onkyo to have no trouble with a pair of 4 ohm bookshelf speakers. As for the Onkyo tech...I am sure Onkyo has a very skilled staff, but I am also sure that standard procedure is to get customers to look at every other possible source of a problem before concluding the source of their problem is in the Onkyo product. Unless one of the experienced techs that sometimes answer questions here rules out the receiver as a possible source of trouble I would not assume that all is well with your receiver until you have checked to see if your speakers cause a similar problem with a different receiver.

2007-04-21 13:38:39 by Babu Chicorico

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I think my car's factory (stock) speakers blew out -- they now only work at lower volume levels, but for limited periods of time. I have speakers from my previous car (Polk EX602a 6 1/2 inch), which I want to install in my current car. But I don't want the same thing to happen to these speakers. The stereo is a Sony EXR-400 cassette am/fm receiver/tuner. I don't know how to tell if they'll be compatible.

I'm looking into possibly getting a Kenwood KC-335 cassette am/fm receiver/tuner.
My current car is a 1996 Nissan 200SX.

Check out the power rating. Your receiver or Head Units (HU) always comes in total Max Power output or PMPO. Same with speaker ratings. We normally look at RMS ouput of the amps/receivers but some mfgs prefer bigger numbers with their PMPO. If both HU and Speakers are the same then 80% of the time its ok.

But if your HU is a bit low, stick with Coaxial speakers which requires less power (and give less power) from your HU than component speakers.

PS. Nice car!

2006-07-03 22:17:41 by ucd_grad_2005

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I have a Crunch P1100.2...

4 Polk DB651 component speakers...

Can I put all 4 of the speakers and my sub on the same channel? I asked if you could put 4 speakers and a subwoofer on the same 2 channel amp, and people said you can't do that. So I am going to bridge my amp to make it 1 channel...then can I put my sub on it?

You can but it will sound terrible. You need a 5 channel amp for all those speakers.

2008-10-30 16:45:13 by dodgedurango505

Should I buy vintage speakers, or new ones for my vintage pioneer stereo receiver?

I can't spend more than, maybe $400. For my price range, would new or vintage speakers be a better choice? Why? I found some polk's at future shop that I like, but can't really compare them to vintage very well, and I'm not sure what the difference is.

Buy new ones. The cones of speakers get old and rattle. Get new ones, just make sure the impedence (8 ohms, 4 ohms etc) is the same.

2008-09-08 09:07:39 by ***HDK***