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Mac Demarco, Here Comes The Cowboy was released on May 10, 2019. On his fourth album, Here Comes the Cowboy, DeMarco keeps it weirder and more mellow than ever. Take the title track, which started as a twangy guitar part that tumbled out when he was messing around in his garage last year. Next came a phrase that he repeated like a mantra: “Here comes the cowboy …” You can read the rest of the review here...

Thanks Brian! It's rare that I've been in such good company.

moves like my great-grandson.

Hello Scott, and welcome to thecarversite.com. We're glad you're hear. There is a lot of information here, much technical know how, and a pretty good bunch of folks that are happy to help. Tell us about yourself, music tastes, hobbies, audio gear... Oh, and pictures, we all love pics of all kinds of audio gear, so please consider uploading some pics of your gear in the Members Systems area. In the meantime, kick your shoes off, turn up the music, and welcome aboard.

Hello string, and welcome to thecarversite.com. We're glad you're hear. There is a lot of information here, much technical know how, and a pretty good bunch of folks that are happy to help. One or more of the resident techs will most likely chime in here. There are several here that refresh those amps for you. Nice score by the way. 7ts are very sought after, and highly regarded! Once you get to Novice status, please consider uploading some pics of your gear in the Members Systems area. We all like pics of all kinds of audio gear. In the meantime, kick your shoes off, turn up the music, and welcome aboard.

They are. I found one of the screw holes is stripped out, so I'll use AJ's tip to refill the screw hole.

When I ordered the PD0198s, I asked about gaskets for them. The salesperson told me they don't sell gaskets, but they use Freezer King 1/8" adhesive backed gasket material to make their gaskets. I found a roll of that at my local Ace hardware for under $4. The holes from the Vifa tweeters will be underneath the new tweeters, so cosmetics aren't much of an issue to me. I just don't want the patches to be as ugly as those crossovers.

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4.25" or 108mm

fsck / Now I'm really confused. This may be what I need: ebay Happily. I would even ship one to you so that you could enjoy burning one too!

Here are the crossover pics. Actually, I have little idea what I'm looking at.

Probably. I've not opened the cabinets up yet.

Unless I've missed something, the RD0198-1 tweeter is a drop in replacement for the SL2500, but I'll need to figure out if whoever replaced the SL2500 with the Vifa tweeters modded the crossover.

I just got off the phone with Polk Audio. I picked up a pair of RD0198-1 tweeters for $96 + tax, free shipping, $103 and change total. Now to figure out how to recap the crossovers. Hmm, maybe just build a new crossover so I don't fubar the old ones...

LOL--I fubar'd it. That's actually Eric Clayton, not Clapton. It's been fixed.

Eric Clayton and the Nine was released on April 24, 2020 Following his triumphant return as a performer in 2018 with Eric Clayton And The Nine, the voice and creative mind of Saviour Machine reports back with a personal and gripping new album. `A Thousand Scars’ contains 15 brand new songs running over 79 minutes, all crafted around biographical personal lyrics. It’s an intense and personal frail statement depicting the vocalist’s journey, struggles and battles since he was diagnosed with a progressive form of Barrett’s Esophagus, making him vanish out of the spotlights for over a decade. His descend into paranoia and his rebirth, musically and personally, are captured on this new album. You can read the rest of the review here...

Thanks Barry. The cabinets on these aren't sealed very well either. I pushed in the PR, and it was about a second and the mid drivers returned home. I like these as is, and I think with a little TLC, I'll be very pleased!

I found this schematic, and it looks like the SL2500 is the original tweeter. That brings up a couple of questions. Should I decide to upgrade the crossovers, what parts should I use? Is a crossover upgrade something an absolute novice should attempt? Polk Series 2 Monitor 10 schematic.pdf

Hello Doug, and welcome to thecarversite.com. We're glad you're hear. There is a lot of information here, much technical know how, and a pretty good bunch of folks that are happy to help. The C-1 and M500 are an excellent pair. I'm sorry to hear that your amp already took a dive, but with old electronics that can happen at any time. Once you get it back online, we'd love to hear your thoughts, (and see some pics) Once you reach Novice status, please consider uploading some pics of your gear in the Members Systems area. We all like pics of all kinds of audio gear. In the meantime, kick your shoes off, and welcome aboard.

I've been planning on a garage system, but the cabinets on these are too nice for the garage.

I did see some grills on ebay, but they were for the speakers with the post on speakers. These will need grills with the post on the grill

I just got home with these, and I like them. They are just a bit bright, but the percussion on the Pink Floyd's Time is nice and tight. The tweeters have some sort of gasket material behind them to seal the box. The guy didn't have the grills, but he had the stands. The bad news is he wouldn't part with the stands, even when I offered him his full asking price. I ended up bringing them home for $130, twenty off his original price. The guy had a nice sounding rig. Old Denon turntable, Sansui AU9500 Integrated Amp. I didn't notice what his transport was, but after we loaded the speakers, he mentioned SACD. Though he's never played or heard one. I'll see if I can find some grills, and after looking at the stands, I know I can make some with some 3/4 or 1" square tube stainless and some 3/16" flat stock. Now in true OCD fashion, I need to find a use for them. Oh, they sound better with the 4000t, oppo 105, and the M-500t mkII, but I'm sure y'all know that already.

From the ad: fully functioning with updated Vifa tweeters, a very common upgrade on these Series 2 M-10

I'm going to St Louis to check these out today. If I like them, I think I'll offer him $120. https://stlouis.craigslist.org/ele/d/saint-louis-polk-monitor-10-speakers/7120802281.html

@dcl I'd like to second that. Welcome back David. You've been missed!