Most of the boards are plug in, the sockets are on the opposite side of the terminals. Actually, I've found these to be easier to work on than most others. I own a 1200 and an 1120, the 1200 is 52 years old the 1120 42. Both are solid and sound great.
about that security screw: i just realized that all my torx screwdrivers i have are able to unscrew security torx screws. So there should be a lot of people with the right tools to unscrew them without even knowing they are special.
They made some very good speakers in Canada. I have a pair of Reference 3A de Capo-i speakers made in Canada Ontario, made mainly with valve amps in mind 92db sensitivity and are my favourite speakers, they have no crossover fitted so you get everything from the recording. Standmounts and they weigh 27 lbs each.
Thanks Dave, I usually don't get good things for free either. Glad you like and respect this Marantz. Even though she's not very good looking on the inside, I guess she's a keeper.
@@12voltvids usually if people know you fix stuff and especially customers you treated well, will be like I'm not using this you can have it. Also doesn't hurt to go around the neighborhood the night before recycling day. Got to get there before the metal scrappers make the rounds.
@@12voltvids bummer, here it's outside till it gets picked up by the city. I'm in Minneapolis MN. Every two weeks it's recycling day, and each person in allowed 2 items included with the trash bill.
You can transform your "surplus" speakers into Transmision Line speakers. That will increase clarity in midrange/midbass, extend bass and treat congestion. They will be taller but, hey...it's worth it.
Interesting find with that Marrantz amp! I have never heard such an annoying sound come from a piece of stereo equipment. If I heard that noise, I’d think there was a fire and leave the house! That is a strange design, and my parents own a newer (1991) Sony str-av970 receiver that has those different metal pins that you said would not work on the Marrantz. Seems weird, and I would think manufacturers would stick to a standard way of doing that. I agree that most Polk speakers I have heard just sound absolutely hollow and tinny. This is the same thing I noticed with my sets of Polk t15s from 2013 and 2014. They have a peak at 1khz, a peaky on-axis treble response (slightly better off axis), and downright IMPROPERLY tuned bass ports and woofers!!! I am comparing my Polk speakers to 1999 Paradigm atom v2s, 2001 Paradigm Titan v2s, 1972 KLH model 32s, 1982 realistic nova 5s, 1973 Sony ss-510s, and 2015 KRK Rokit 5 powered studio monitors. The only speakers that come close to sounding anywhere near as bad as the polks are the vintage Sony’s, which came with many models of “stereo music systems”- receivers that had built-in turntables. Even the old Sonys don’t have that annoying 1khz peak, and are louder around the 100hz range.
@@12voltvids yeah, I agree not all Polk products are bad. Even the new Polk s15 are probably fine little speakers. I just have a bad experience with their entry level products, an area where other brands are ahead of them.
The cheaper ones most likely sound like they have more bass if you've got them up on a shelf by the wall. Haven't watched the whole thing yet, in case you mention this later in the video. :) Positioning is everything for low end response.
Definitely true however cross ovees box size and free movement of the woofer/full range driver have much more to do with bass response. You noticed the box size of the white speaker boxes, if Dave had put the black ones on the bottom I'm fairly certain the white ones would still sound richer in bass response as well as the softer midrange. As always there really is no good comparison like being there in person (camera microphone really wasn't designed for that purpose).
Hi - I wish you were near me - I just acquired a NEVER used (still in package) Cambridge P55, after getting some banan plugs to connect the speakers I powered it on with all controls at zero and after a 5 second hum/drone it sends out a huge squeal-crackle to my speakers!!!!!! AHHGGH
metal polish like autosol works great at removing oxidation. I prefer it to sanding down my Silverface Marantz amplifier 20 grit sandpaper. The speakers compliment each other very well...P1 with highs and P2 with Bass. You should build a speaker and throw all the drivers in a box and build a cool cross over. I actually like PSB speakers the most.
@@chaber6419 100% agree , Dave is one clever guy ... I pulled him up on it a few weeks ago and he said he always puts a cloth down for customers equipment .... Anyway , yes , the power driver does make my teeth itch too !!
ive seen this squeal on tape decks before usually its the tape monitor section but not always,,, on your speaker test i can deff here the difference ,the polks have more of a wide range sound but the paradighms are much more deeper and richer and it helps that you record your videos in stereo sound unlike most
@@marcdich9066 I encountered a tape deck that had a really loud staticky sound, my initial thought was a dirty rec/play switch after cleaning it, it still did the samething. I finally figured out what it was. It was made in the era when components had a blend of silver in the terminals and as it turns out the silver tarnished between the solder. The fix was easy once I saw the black legs on the preamp chip for the rec/play head. I desoldered it cleaned all the black off resoldered in place and she had the normal hiss levels for the quality of the deck not a high end deck at all but anyway that was the 1st time I encountered silver oxidized contacts that caused a serious connection issue that caused loud static in that way. It sounded very much like a leaky transistor, Dave knows that sound well LOL.
I have a pair of big Polk's. Dont have the model number handy but they cost a small fortune and sound amazing. Polk made some fantastic speakers. Unfortunately this is not one of them. Perfectly acceptable however for surround effects speakers. That is actually what i bought them for way back. Then when i built the home theatre room i put the center channel and rear surround into the ceiling and these became spares.
Oh I couldn't agree more on the robo calls!!!!!! Thank GOD I don't get many anymore cuz I kept telling em all to put me on their do not call list! As for bookshelf speakers, do yourself a favor and p/u a set of infiniti entra ones. I have a couple pairs now cuz NOTHING else compares-period!!!!!
I don't buy speakers anymore. I get all I could ever wish for, for free. I have some excellent speakers in the house. They weigh a ton, and take up lots of realestate but I have a good size house.
@@12voltvids Yep, if your in the biz stuff will find it's way to ya soon enough. No joke, if you ever get a set in infinity entra ones you WILL be impessed.......keep an eye out for them.........
Polk seems to emphasize the mid-range while the other two seem to emphasize the bass. I actually liked the sound of the Polk's better when the camera was higher, but once you lowered it the paradigms sounded more flat or even and better.
Dave you can try playing data sounds over the phone like a fax machine transmission noise or old aol dial up sounds. I have one of those small recording boxes where you can record stuff from youtube and then play it back over the line. I modded mine to have a speaker out.
Call block works great. Its an add on though so I don't have it on my personal cell, but my work cell does. When a call comes through that has never dialed before they get a recording to press 0-9 to get through. No button press they get a recording saying I don't accept unidentified calls and get disconnected. Stops 100% of these scam calls.
TBF, as it comes across on my laptop (old HP630 with some of Altec & Jim B's finest finest, and a dead channel. Fed into my even older ears, also one semi-dead channel!) I prefer the brighter sound of the Polk speakers over the Paradigms. Could be their position in relation to your mic, or the rolling-off of top end that my hearing has experienced over the years but either way they just seemed to have better crisper highs & as for bass, well it's just imagined by the time it's filtered through my equipment lol but they sounded like the bass was cleaner too...
Revisiting this when my right ear has popped "in" for a spell, and it's the other way around. The Paradigm sound smoother and as the volume is increased the Polk start to sound more harsh and dareisay tinny, almost... Again, my ears are not in box-fresh condition nor is my laptop's sound reproduction. If there's anything to take away from the comparison it is that how something sounds and whether it's "good" is very largely subjective and can vary in a short space of time even for one person.
Too cool. Not surprised the Paradigm slaughtered the Polk. Their creator was of great significance in his teachings under Dr. Floyd Toole. The student of that era, are kind of the ones whom set the standards we have nowadays
We sold tons of paradigm and PSB speakers at the shop I worked at. Outsold every other brand by a huge margin because they sounded fantastic. Our lead brands were altec Lansing PSB and paradigm.
Hi Dave, what's up with u-tube? Did they turn all your videos into live chat formats? I'm getting the intro music and the live chat segments ! Great video, however, thanks 😊
No, the driver affects the sound. The driver in the Polk has rubber surrounds as opposed to foam. Rubber is stiffer. It will never fail but listen to that sound. I would rather replace the foam surrounds every 15 years than damage my hearing listening to the Polk's.
Dave, before I forget, do you have a technique to make better connection on the INNER PIN from the bridge clips ? As far as the phone solicitors, you sound like me....cussing up a storm. The latest was a female who calls for a bath re modeler firm. I asked if she wanted to take a bath with me...her response.....YOUR MOMMA ! I hung up. So many calls now days show a caller ID from unknown sources. Imagine a call for selling a property but the call ID says a local HOSPITAL. Somehow the system is being jacked. Have a pleasant evening.
@@12voltvids Thanks Dave, I have a couple thin metal probes and jewel screwdrivers.....will see what works to get a solid connection. From what I have seen, the inner metal connection is a split metal tube . Do you ever use die-electric grease on RCA or similar connectors ? On a side note, if you ever hear of a nearby HOG rally, drop me a note. I have ridden both of my Harleys to Milwaukee and one to Myrtle beach, SC. and to Florida for a 3 week adventure. Be safe, rubber side DOWN. JwgK
Security isn't so secure any more. A full kit of security screws is available from Walmart or most auto-parts stores these days, for 12 to 15 bucks. Decades ago, when Robertson screws were uncommon in the US, I used to use them to install covers over EQs and crossovers in nightclub sound systems so that that DJ'S couldn't tamper with the settings, but some of them discovered that a small flat blade screwdriver inserted crossways into the corners of the Robertson's crew would allow them to remove it. Nowadays, of course,, you can get those square bits anywhere. Torx bits with a hole in them, for removing special "security" Torx, are also fairly easy to find. Maybe try a "clutch-drive" screw with an hourglass-shaped indentation in the screwhead, those are a bit more obscure; vintage 1960's Ampeg guitar amps used them.
If I remember I think the Ampeg screws had a head resembling a bow tie. Also magnavox have some boom boxes that used torx screws. You had to buy the right tool because the screws were at least 8 to nine inches in. A setup with bits and extensions wouldn't work because the hole diameter was too narrow.
@@marka1986 , the "hourglass" screws used in Ampegs are known as clutch-drive screws, they don't have any other name that I'm aware of. And 8" Torx! I've got a full set of skinny Torx with 4 mm hex shanks that are about 5" long but it would take an added extension to reach 8" or 9" down, and the heads of the extensions are probably about 6 mm diameter, so it could get tight!
I move the annoying callers into the blacklisted area. It sucks when they use a random phone number generator to call you again! Then I set my phone to not accept any unavailable ph numbers. I get maybe one strange phone call every two months ( if they are lucky).
both sets of speakers seem to compliment each other when played together. Nice.
Most of the boards are plug in, the sockets are on the opposite side of the terminals. Actually, I've found these to be easier to work on than most others. I own a 1200 and an 1120, the 1200 is 52 years old the 1120 42. Both are solid and sound great.
about that security screw: i just realized that all my torx screwdrivers i have are able to unscrew security torx screws. So there should be a lot of people with the right tools to unscrew them without even knowing they are special.
On the other hand, the Paradigm have a smoother low bass whereas the Polks low sounds a bit muddy.
Love the way you handle the scammers. I wouldn’t even give them the pleasure of listening to my voice !👍
They made some very good speakers in Canada. I have a pair of Reference 3A de Capo-i speakers made in Canada Ontario, made mainly with valve amps in mind 92db sensitivity and are my favourite speakers, they have no crossover fitted so you get everything from the recording. Standmounts and they weigh 27 lbs each.
That's a nice amplifier :-D.
I've seen many phono sockets go very dull and mucky
I like the old school technology as im an old git lol.
Excellent repair!
Really liked the music half way thru video when you tested it working.
Thanks for all the great content, Dave! Thumbs up!
Just the phone call part of the video was worth it!!!
Thanks Dave, I usually don't get good things for free either. Glad you like and respect this Marantz. Even though she's not very good looking on the inside, I guess she's a keeper.
I have. A couple of digital cameras, thorens td165, sansui 9090, dtc75es, 9 plasma TVs, 4 LCD TVs and a bunch of other stuff i have forgotten about.
@@12voltvids usually if people know you fix stuff and especially customers you treated well, will be like I'm not using this you can have it. Also doesn't hurt to go around the neighborhood the night before recycling day. Got to get there before the metal scrappers make the rounds.
@@marka1986 people don't leave stuff out. They take it to the recycle center.
@@12voltvids bummer, here it's outside till it gets picked up by the city. I'm in Minneapolis MN. Every two weeks it's recycling day, and each person in allowed 2 items included with the trash bill.
You can transform your "surplus" speakers into Transmision Line speakers. That will increase clarity in midrange/midbass, extend bass and treat congestion. They will be taller but, hey...it's worth it.
Interesting find with that Marrantz amp! I have never heard such an annoying sound come from a piece of stereo equipment. If I heard that noise, I’d think there was a fire and leave the house! That is a strange design, and my parents own a newer (1991) Sony str-av970 receiver that has those different metal pins that you said would not work on the Marrantz. Seems weird, and I would think manufacturers would stick to a standard way of doing that.
I agree that most Polk speakers I have heard just sound absolutely hollow and tinny. This is the same thing I noticed with my sets of Polk t15s from 2013 and 2014. They have a peak at 1khz, a peaky on-axis treble response (slightly better off axis), and downright IMPROPERLY tuned bass ports and woofers!!! I am comparing my Polk speakers to 1999 Paradigm atom v2s, 2001 Paradigm Titan v2s, 1972 KLH model 32s, 1982 realistic nova 5s, 1973 Sony ss-510s, and 2015 KRK Rokit 5 powered studio monitors. The only speakers that come close to sounding anywhere near as bad as the polks are the vintage Sony’s, which came with many models of “stereo music systems”- receivers that had built-in turntables. Even the old Sonys don’t have that annoying 1khz peak, and are louder around the 100hz range.
I have a big pair of Polk in my home theatre and those ones would great but then they were 5000 retail speakers.
@@12voltvids yeah, I agree not all Polk products are bad. Even the new Polk s15 are probably fine little speakers. I just have a bad experience with their entry level products, an area where other brands are ahead of them.
I have alway love the sonic marvellous music from Marantz
Great video Dave top speakers bit more sharper both sound good depends how you like your music everyone is different 👍👍
The cheaper ones most likely sound like they have more bass if you've got them up on a shelf by the wall. Haven't watched the whole thing yet, in case you mention this later in the video. :)
Positioning is everything for low end response.
Definitely true however cross ovees box size and free movement of the woofer/full range driver have much more to do with bass response. You noticed the box size of the white speaker boxes, if Dave had put the black ones on the bottom I'm fairly certain the white ones would still sound richer in bass response as well as the softer midrange. As always there really is no good comparison like being there in person (camera microphone really wasn't designed for that purpose).
Hi - I wish you were near me - I just acquired a NEVER used (still in package) Cambridge P55, after getting some banan plugs to connect the speakers I powered it on with all controls at zero and after a 5 second hum/drone it sends out a huge squeal-crackle to my speakers!!!!!! AHHGGH
metal polish like autosol works great at removing oxidation. I prefer it to sanding down my Silverface Marantz amplifier 20 grit sandpaper. The speakers compliment each other very well...P1 with highs and P2 with Bass. You should build a speaker and throw all the drivers in a box and build a cool cross over. I actually like PSB speakers the most.
the polk quite harsh and muddy bass, paradigm more musical mid range and better bass
I always put a cloth down for customers equipment... As he drags it across the bench .....
And rounding out the fasteners with a power driver. Hate to nitpick and I do appreciate the knowledge he’s worked hard for.
@@chaber6419 100% agree , Dave is one clever guy ... I pulled him up on it a few weeks ago and he said he always puts a cloth down for customers equipment .... Anyway , yes , the power driver does make my teeth itch too !!
ive seen this squeal on tape decks before usually its the tape monitor section but not always,,, on your speaker test i can deff here the difference ,the polks have more of a wide range sound but the paradighms are much more deeper and richer and it helps that you record your videos in stereo sound unlike most
On tape decks squeal and motorboat sound is the record play switch.
@@12voltvids yes you are rite i said it wrong got it confused
@@marcdich9066 I encountered a tape deck that had a really loud staticky sound, my initial thought was a dirty rec/play switch after cleaning it, it still did the samething. I finally figured out what it was. It was made in the era when components had a blend of silver in the terminals and as it turns out the silver tarnished between the solder. The fix was easy once I saw the black legs on the preamp chip for the rec/play head. I desoldered it cleaned all the black off resoldered in place and she had the normal hiss levels for the quality of the deck not a high end deck at all but anyway that was the 1st time I encountered silver oxidized contacts that caused a serious connection issue that caused loud static in that way. It sounded very much like a leaky transistor, Dave knows that sound well LOL.
It’s not all Polk range though , all speaker manufacturers have a bad series in their range. I have the ATI 5a tower speakers and they sound great.
I have a pair of big Polk's. Dont have the model number handy but they cost a small fortune and sound amazing. Polk made some fantastic speakers. Unfortunately this is not one of them. Perfectly acceptable however for surround effects speakers. That is actually what i bought them for way back. Then when i built the home theatre room i put the center channel and rear surround into the ceiling and these became spares.
Oh I couldn't agree more on the robo calls!!!!!! Thank GOD I don't get many anymore cuz I kept telling em all to put me on their do not call list! As for bookshelf speakers, do yourself a favor and p/u a set of infiniti entra ones. I have a couple pairs now cuz NOTHING else compares-period!!!!!
I don't buy speakers anymore. I get all I could ever wish for, for free. I have some excellent speakers in the house. They weigh a ton, and take up lots of realestate but I have a good size house.
@@12voltvids Yep, if your in the biz stuff will find it's way to ya soon enough. No joke, if you ever get a set in infinity entra ones you WILL be impessed.......keep an eye out for them.........
if only most repairs were this simple
The Polk's had more highs and the Paradigm lower frequencies and I hate those scammers also!
my speakers are kef q1 speakers for my music.
Interesting great job . Nice music
It's hard to tell listening through UA-cam & not being there in person. on my system the bottom ones " paradigm's" sound better.
The "pair-a-dimes" sound much better than the "pokes"
Great ,even the end of the phone call, ,they are happy with you . :D
Polk seems to emphasize the mid-range while the other two seem to emphasize the bass. I actually liked the sound of the Polk's better when the camera was higher, but once you lowered it the paradigms sounded more flat or even and better.
Older systems sound so much better!
When connector contact oxidize it
can act like diode. ‘scope will be handy.
From my perspective, the black speakers have more "presence " ...crisper mid/treble than the white set. JwgK
More mid range but no bass. Listen to the piano, it sounds like a piano on white speakers but not a piano on the black ones.
Dave you can try playing data sounds over the phone like a fax machine transmission noise or old aol dial up sounds. I have one of those small recording boxes where you can record stuff from youtube and then play it back over the line. I modded mine to have a speaker out.
Call block works great. Its an add on though so I don't have it on my personal cell, but my work cell does. When a call comes through that has never dialed before they get a recording to press 0-9 to get through. No button press they get a recording saying I don't accept unidentified calls and get disconnected. Stops 100% of these scam calls.
TBF, as it comes across on my laptop (old HP630 with some of Altec & Jim B's finest finest, and a dead channel. Fed into my even older ears, also one semi-dead channel!) I prefer the brighter sound of the Polk speakers over the Paradigms. Could be their position in relation to your mic, or the rolling-off of top end that my hearing has experienced over the years but either way they just seemed to have better crisper highs & as for bass, well it's just imagined by the time it's filtered through my equipment lol but they sounded like the bass was cleaner too...
You wouldn't say that if you heard them in person. The owner of the amp heard them in person. He agrees with me.
Revisiting this when my right ear has popped "in" for a spell, and it's the other way around. The Paradigm sound smoother and as the volume is increased the Polk start to sound more harsh and dareisay tinny, almost... Again, my ears are not in box-fresh condition nor is my laptop's sound reproduction. If there's anything to take away from the comparison it is that how something sounds and whether it's "good" is very largely subjective and can vary in a short space of time even for one person.
can you share the song names? Im listening to vaporwave and i think these are the songs where it comes from :D
Not clear what the "dummy plugs" do?
Brilliant thanks
I get those calls also, I just blocked them and I found out that they are a lot of times a pre-recorded voice !!!
Must have been as he just kept talking as I was yelling at him.
Blocking no good as they call from different number every time.
Looks like something that was built in the 60s!
Yeah maybe early 70s. At least no surface mount parts.
@@marka1986 I hate SMD components!!!!!! :-((
Paradigms!
Or as they are affectionately called "Pair-A-Dimes"
I have a pair of Paradigm 7SE Mk3 Floorstanders and they sound so good I have had them for many years and don't ever want to sell them.
@@Chaggy1978 paradigm had great sounding speakers. As did psb. Both Canadian speakers. The Brits had their wharfdale and b&w.
Today I saw somebody here in Germany and he looked exactly like you 😂
A Doppleganger!
You need to get yerself a long surgical forceps for deep diving like that.... 😎👍
Too cool. Not surprised the Paradigm slaughtered the Polk. Their creator was of great significance in his teachings under Dr. Floyd Toole. The student of that era, are kind of the ones whom set the standards we have nowadays
We sold tons of paradigm and PSB speakers at the shop I worked at. Outsold every other brand by a huge margin because they sounded fantastic. Our lead brands were altec Lansing PSB and paradigm.
I removed the oxidation with toothpaste always do a good job.
Toothpaste will leave other contaminants behind such as fluoride.
Its decided it wants to be a 3khz tone generator.
Hi Dave, what's up with u-tube? Did they turn all your videos into live chat formats? I'm getting the intro music and the live chat segments ! Great video, however, thanks 😊
No I tell youtube that I am here for a live chat when posting and they do it as a premiere. Only happens when I am here for the first screening
@@12voltvids Oh, ok ! Thanks for the clarification. By the way, the paradigm speakers are a lot better sounding !
@@b.powell3480 yes no comparison. The Polk's are fine as surround speakers.
Are those xlr outputs?
So go multi- national and use both sets on channels A & B. Then rock the shop !
Yes sounds pretty good with both running.
I didn't hear any squealing. Did you kindly edit it out to spare our ears?
Polk Audio speaker are just expensive crap... As you heard your JVC beat them easily...
If you change the crossover in the Polk's, will it sound better all round?
No, the driver affects the sound. The driver in the Polk has rubber surrounds as opposed to foam. Rubber is stiffer. It will never fail but listen to that sound. I would rather replace the foam surrounds every 15 years than damage my hearing listening to the Polk's.
@@12voltvids haha. Thankyou for the response and enlightening me.
Dave, it's a sqealer !!
Dave, before I forget, do you have a technique to make better connection on the INNER PIN from the bridge clips ? As far as the phone solicitors, you sound like me....cussing up a storm. The latest was a female who calls for a bath re modeler firm. I asked if she wanted to take a bath with me...her response.....YOUR MOMMA ! I hung up. So many calls now days show a caller ID from unknown sources. Imagine a call for selling a property but the call ID says a local HOSPITAL. Somehow the system is being jacked. Have a pleasant evening.
Yes dental pick to bend in the inner conductor.
@@12voltvids Thanks Dave, I have a couple thin metal probes and jewel screwdrivers.....will see what works to get a solid connection. From what I have seen, the inner metal connection is a split metal tube . Do you ever use die-electric grease on RCA or similar connectors ? On a side note, if you ever hear of a nearby HOG rally, drop me a note. I have ridden both of my Harleys to Milwaukee and one to Myrtle beach, SC. and to Florida for a 3 week adventure. Be safe, rubber side DOWN. JwgK
The white speakers sound better more bass
the white ones sound better
I put a torx screw there i know nobody else is getting into it
Everyone looks at their torx drivers lol
Security isn't so secure any more. A full kit of security screws is available from Walmart or most auto-parts stores these days, for 12 to 15 bucks. Decades ago, when Robertson screws were uncommon in the US, I used to use them to install covers over EQs and crossovers in nightclub sound systems so that that DJ'S couldn't tamper with the settings, but some of them discovered that a small flat blade screwdriver inserted crossways into the corners of the Robertson's crew would allow them to remove it. Nowadays, of course,, you can get those square bits anywhere. Torx bits with a hole in them, for removing special "security" Torx, are also fairly easy to find. Maybe try a "clutch-drive" screw with an hourglass-shaped indentation in the screwhead, those are a bit more obscure; vintage 1960's Ampeg guitar amps used them.
If I remember I think the Ampeg screws had a head resembling a bow tie. Also magnavox have some boom boxes that used torx screws. You had to buy the right tool because the screws were at least 8 to nine inches in. A setup with bits and extensions wouldn't work because the hole diameter was too narrow.
@@marka1986 , the "hourglass" screws used in Ampegs are known as clutch-drive screws, they don't have any other name that I'm aware of. And 8" Torx! I've got a full set of skinny Torx with 4 mm hex shanks that are about 5" long but it would take an added extension to reach 8" or 9" down, and the heads of the extensions are probably about 6 mm diameter, so it could get tight!
It's serious business.
I move the annoying callers into the blacklisted area. It sucks when they use a random phone number generator to call you again! Then I set my phone to not accept any unavailable ph numbers.
I get maybe one strange phone call every two months ( if they are lucky).
The problem with that is as I found out when someone was trying to call from a hospital and the call was rejected due to annonomous call block.