Ok, making a decision... Monitor 10's or Monitor 11t's?

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jonwb
jonwb Posts: 32
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I have a pair of both of these speakers.. some 1985 Monitor 10's with original SL1000 aluminum tweeters, and some 1989 Monitor 11t's with two blown SL2000s (a local eBay find I couldn't pass up). The passives and low/midrange woofers in both pairs are in great shape.

Should I... replace the Monitor 11t's tweeters with RD0194s and keep them, or...
keep the Monitor 10's?
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  • Libertyc
    Libertyc Posts: 914
    edited March 2017
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    I would keep the 11s and upgrade the tweets
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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,339
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    I vote RTA11T.
    Stan

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 49,802
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    The 11t's.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,906
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    Libertyc wrote: »
    I would keep the 11s and upgrade the tweets

    Cha-ching.....winner winner. :)
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  • jonwb
    jonwb Posts: 32
    edited March 2017
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    Wow, thanks, didn't think it'd be so obvious. Keep in mind these are not RTA11s.. they're the older thin tower design. Pretty contemporary looking for their age. Beveled front edges and pedestal base.
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  • VSAT88
    VSAT88 Posts: 1,227
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    F1nut wrote: »
    The 11t's.

    YeP
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  • VSAT88
    VSAT88 Posts: 1,227
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    jonwb wrote: »
    I have a pair of both of these speakers.. some 1985 Monitor 10's with original SL1000 aluminum tweeters, and some 1989 Monitor 11t's with two blown SL2000s (a local eBay find I couldn't pass up). The passives and low/midrange woofers in both pairs are in great shape.

    Should I... replace the Monitor 11t's tweeters with RD0194s and keep them, or...
    keep the Monitor 10's?

    Are we sure those drivers are blown ?
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  • jonwb
    jonwb Posts: 32
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    Yes.. I switched them out with the Monitor 10 SL1000 tweeter for testing.

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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
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    I like they 10's but I hear the 11 T's are special, so go with the 11's :)

    and let us know how you like them!
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  • jonwb
    jonwb Posts: 32
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    Ok, gonna keep the 11ts and order some RD0s tomorrow. Thanks for the input! BTW, I saw an eBay listing for some RTA 11ts. As far as I can tell, they look exactly like my Monitor 11s... same cabinet design, speaker allotment, etc..

    Can anyone tell me the difference between the two? I assume there's something?
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 49,802
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    The moniker was the Monitor RTA 11t, so no difference.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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