7b tweeters in 5b

rickb119

I posted this in the speakers forum before I realized that I might get a better response here.

I just purchased a pair of polk 5b speakers with the silver coil tweeter. To my ears, they're not the greatest sounding but hey, I bought them for the garage set up. I also have a pair of peerless (hole in the middle) tweeters from a set of 7b's (cabinets trashed).

Could I put the peerless into the 5's? Any issues with the crossover?

Thanks,

Rick

intangible

Throw them in and see what they sound like. If they are really bright/really recessed, then there are crossover issues, but I wouldn't anticipate any.

I believe the SL1000 and Peerless are hot swappable. The SL1000 and Sl2000 are both replaced by the RD0-194, so the SL2000 and Peerless should be interchangeable. You'll just have to drill new holes if you've got SL2000s at the moment. Someone will correct me if I am wrong, I hope.

DON73

The Peerless backing plate maybe larger than the 2000 in your 5s. You can measure to be sure. Polk sells the correct tweeters for that speaker for $60 each and Club Polk Members get a 20% discount.

rickb119

I had done a measurement of the plates and they are the same size. I just measured the holes and they don't line up. Vertical is ok but horizontal is off by about 1/4" so I'd have to bore out the holes and bolt the tweeters in place. Or, I could bore out the plate holes and use washers.

I guess I could "tape" them in place first to see how they sound. If ok or better, then do the work. If not, put the originals back.

rickb119

Called the polk help line and got my answer. No, unless I want to start changing components in the crossover. Sounds like too much work for garage speakers.