Has anyone tried these tweeters?

Oldfatdogs
Oldfatdogs Posts: 1,874
edited March 2011 in Vintage Speakers
I found these on ebay I was wondering how they compare to the rdo194 replacements.http://cgi.ebay.com/Peerless-Copy-8-ohm-Tweeter-Replacement-for-Polk-ADS_W0QQitemZ150364380186QQcmdZViewItemQQptZSpeakers_Subwoofers?hash=item23026a5c1a&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14#ht_546wt_782
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  • On3s&Z3r0s
    On3s&Z3r0s Posts: 1,013
    edited March 2011
    They certainly made them look close... just need to burn a hole in the middle.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited March 2011
    They might be the same as the ones discussed in the thread linked below:

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=87272&highlight=peerless

    Same company anyway.
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  • Oldfatdogs
    Oldfatdogs Posts: 1,874
    edited March 2011
    Thanks for the link. It says modification to cabinet may be required, probably be easier to just buy the ones from polk. Nice to know there's a backup plan .
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,151
    edited March 2011
    I went and read over it and I'm still wondering if they are quality sounding replacement options for the older models from Polk.

    I'll still stick with the RDO's for newer models replacements but I do have some older ones with peerless and maybe could use these for other projects where delicacy or detail is required.
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • DaveHo
    DaveHo Posts: 3,529
    edited March 2011
    Real Peerless aren't that hard to come by & are cheaper. If comparing to RDO's, after shipping, price is the same as the real deal. It would be interesting to buy one & compare just for the sake of finding out if they're a quality replacement. But other than that...
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited March 2011
    The only problem with real Peerless is that they're all old, and used, and could "check out" at any time. As with tires and various other things, brand new is a good thing.:wink:
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  • newrival
    newrival Posts: 2,017
    edited March 2011
    how do peerless tweets compare to RDO's? Has this been discussed? I couldn't find anything in the PF Search
    design is where science and art break even.
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,151
    edited March 2011
    newrival wrote: »
    how do peerless tweets compare to RDO's? Has this been discussed? I couldn't find anything in the PF Search

    I haven't read about this either. The veterans probably did it years ago and moved on knowing their results. I like the idea of a new great sounding Peerless copy compaired to buying an older one to. But I think I have seen some that sold for 30.00 ea. not that long ago.

    Cost seems to be equal across the board with this issue.

    All of my Peerless tweeters are playing fine right now. In the future if one goes bad, I'll buy one of these copies and post a result in a thread titled:

    "Peerless tweeter copies"

    Maybe the search will hit on that title easily.
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,852
    edited March 2011
    have not heard those tweeters but the sellers are a good group of people..have had them do speaker work for me in the past and they are a brick & motar store....sell used speakers as well as drivers and all speaker parts....good guys to deal with.....
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