Tweeter Gaskets

brgman
brgman Posts: 2,859
edited October 2011 in Vintage Speakers
I am going to send a sample to see what these cats can do for us on tweeter gaskets.
Now i have 2 styles here.The oval ID and the round ID with cutouts where the plugs set in to the speaker housing.
is there a preference?
The round one isn't as flimsy as the old oval style but not sure if it will work for everyone.
Feedback please.
Main Rig-Realistic AM/FM Record player 8 track boasting 4 WPC

Backup Rig-2 CH-Rogue Audio Zeus w/Factory Special Dark Mods,Joule-Electra 300ME Platinum Preamp,OPPO-105 w/Modwright Tube Mod, Auralic Aries G2.1,Polk 2.3TL,3.1TL's,Dreadnought,RTA-15TL's,1C's All Fully Modded,2xRTA-12c's ,Benchmark DAC3 HGC,Synology NAS,VPI Scout w/Dynavector DV-20XH and Rogue Audio Ares Phono Preamp,Sony PCM-R500 DAT,HHB-850 Pro CDR,Tascam CC-222SLMKII Cassette/CDR,MIT S3.3 Shotgun Cables,Shunyata Hyra-8,Shunyata and Triode Labs Power Cords

I’M OFFENDED!!!!
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  • Big Dawg
    Big Dawg Posts: 2,005
    edited September 2011
    Not sure which is which, but if I had to guess I need the flimsy oval type. Pics?
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  • CNWDI
    CNWDI Posts: 91
    edited September 2011
    Right now I've got 2x SL2000. Those will soon be replaced with 2x either RD0194-1 or RD0198-1 depending on what I manage to assemble towards a TL crossover. I guess the next question I need to ask is, "between the oval and round ID, which one makes more sense for what tweeters?" Since I can't answer that second question, I can't really give a useful opinion on your first question.
    Current polk speakers:
    Family room 5.1: TC265i R/L, VM10 Center, RC65i surrounds (couldn't match the TCs)
    Basement non-dedicated 7.1 HT: SDA-CRS+ R/L, 255c-LS Center, LSiFX surrounds, RC80i in-ceiling rear surround, plus Wharfedale 12" sub (some day I'll get around to building 15" F-20 sub).
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,566
    edited September 2011
    This one, "round ID with cutouts where the plugs set in to the speaker housing."
    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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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,243
    edited September 2011
    F1nut wrote: »
    This one, "round ID with cutouts where the plugs set in to the speaker housing."

    This One!!!!! I will take 20 of them!!!:cool:
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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited September 2011
    TOOLFORLIFEFAN wrote: »
    This One!!!!! I will take 20 of them!!!:cool:

    That's the way i'm leanin'.They fit nicely on the RDO's which most of us eventually use.
    Main Rig-Realistic AM/FM Record player 8 track boasting 4 WPC

    Backup Rig-2 CH-Rogue Audio Zeus w/Factory Special Dark Mods,Joule-Electra 300ME Platinum Preamp,OPPO-105 w/Modwright Tube Mod, Auralic Aries G2.1,Polk 2.3TL,3.1TL's,Dreadnought,RTA-15TL's,1C's All Fully Modded,2xRTA-12c's ,Benchmark DAC3 HGC,Synology NAS,VPI Scout w/Dynavector DV-20XH and Rogue Audio Ares Phono Preamp,Sony PCM-R500 DAT,HHB-850 Pro CDR,Tascam CC-222SLMKII Cassette/CDR,MIT S3.3 Shotgun Cables,Shunyata Hyra-8,Shunyata and Triode Labs Power Cords

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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited September 2011
    I'm in as well for lets say a dozen

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • gimpod
    gimpod Posts: 1,793
    edited September 2011
    F1nut wrote: »
    This one, "round ID with cutouts where the plugs set in to the speaker housing."

    I'm in for 6 of these please.
    “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” ~ Mark Twain
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,420
    edited September 2011
    Armacell works...
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • dcmartinpc
    dcmartinpc Posts: 844
    edited September 2011
    F1nut wrote: »
    This one, "round ID with cutouts where the plugs set in to the speaker housing."

    This one for me. I am in for 20.

    Don
    Living Room: Adcom GFP-750 (Upgraded), Squeezebox Touch, Oppo BDP-83, Pioneer DV-79AVi, Parasound HCA-3500 (Upgraded), SDA SRS 2 P/B (Gimpod, Sonicaps, & Mills)

    Theater: Denon 4311ci, Oppo BDP-93, Parasound HCA-2205+HCA-2200II, Polk LSi9, LSiC, LSiFX, LSi7, Custom 18" TC Sounds sub with 2 18" PR, Sharp XV-Z12000, Pioneer Kuro KRP-500M (isf Enabled)

    Bedroom: HK AVR354, Pioneer DV-47a, Parasound HCA-1500a, Polk LSi9
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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited September 2011
    There will only be one kind ordered and that will be the round with cut out style.
    Main Rig-Realistic AM/FM Record player 8 track boasting 4 WPC

    Backup Rig-2 CH-Rogue Audio Zeus w/Factory Special Dark Mods,Joule-Electra 300ME Platinum Preamp,OPPO-105 w/Modwright Tube Mod, Auralic Aries G2.1,Polk 2.3TL,3.1TL's,Dreadnought,RTA-15TL's,1C's All Fully Modded,2xRTA-12c's ,Benchmark DAC3 HGC,Synology NAS,VPI Scout w/Dynavector DV-20XH and Rogue Audio Ares Phono Preamp,Sony PCM-R500 DAT,HHB-850 Pro CDR,Tascam CC-222SLMKII Cassette/CDR,MIT S3.3 Shotgun Cables,Shunyata Hyra-8,Shunyata and Triode Labs Power Cords

    I’M OFFENDED!!!!
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited September 2011
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Armacell works...

    Seriously John??? You are the first to jump down someone's throat that thread craps and now you do it :rolleyes:

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,447
    edited September 2011
    in for 8
    as long as they fit sl1000/2000 or RDo194's in the future
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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited September 2011
    IF this works out they will fit PLASTIC faceplate tweets.
    SL2000
    SL3000
    and RDO's
    they won't fit the 1000's or Peer's due to a size difference in the plate as well as the position of the connecting tabs.
    Main Rig-Realistic AM/FM Record player 8 track boasting 4 WPC

    Backup Rig-2 CH-Rogue Audio Zeus w/Factory Special Dark Mods,Joule-Electra 300ME Platinum Preamp,OPPO-105 w/Modwright Tube Mod, Auralic Aries G2.1,Polk 2.3TL,3.1TL's,Dreadnought,RTA-15TL's,1C's All Fully Modded,2xRTA-12c's ,Benchmark DAC3 HGC,Synology NAS,VPI Scout w/Dynavector DV-20XH and Rogue Audio Ares Phono Preamp,Sony PCM-R500 DAT,HHB-850 Pro CDR,Tascam CC-222SLMKII Cassette/CDR,MIT S3.3 Shotgun Cables,Shunyata Hyra-8,Shunyata and Triode Labs Power Cords

    I’M OFFENDED!!!!
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  • rromeo923
    rromeo923 Posts: 1,513
    edited September 2011
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Armacell works...

    I suspect that these gaskets will be better than Armacell. I am correct in this assumption??

    Currently my tweeters are Mortited. I do have some Armacell sitting around since I just did the Armacell thing w/the mid drivers and the passive while installing Larrys Rings.
    I got static in my head
    The reflected sound of everything
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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited September 2011
    they'll be the best i can have stamped out by the company
    if you want armacell,buy armacell
    no good deed goes unpunished does it?
    Main Rig-Realistic AM/FM Record player 8 track boasting 4 WPC

    Backup Rig-2 CH-Rogue Audio Zeus w/Factory Special Dark Mods,Joule-Electra 300ME Platinum Preamp,OPPO-105 w/Modwright Tube Mod, Auralic Aries G2.1,Polk 2.3TL,3.1TL's,Dreadnought,RTA-15TL's,1C's All Fully Modded,2xRTA-12c's ,Benchmark DAC3 HGC,Synology NAS,VPI Scout w/Dynavector DV-20XH and Rogue Audio Ares Phono Preamp,Sony PCM-R500 DAT,HHB-850 Pro CDR,Tascam CC-222SLMKII Cassette/CDR,MIT S3.3 Shotgun Cables,Shunyata Hyra-8,Shunyata and Triode Labs Power Cords

    I’M OFFENDED!!!!
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited September 2011
    brgman wrote: »
    no good deed goes unpunished does it?

    Yep, no matter what you do to please people, someone has to crap all over it and in your own thread no less.

    No one said every member here had class.

    Good job brgman, what you are doing is appreciated by many. John is a class A putz, always has been, always will be.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited September 2011
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Armacell works...

    Dude why are you such a ****?


    If you don't want them you don't have to buy them.
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  • CNWDI
    CNWDI Posts: 91
    edited September 2011
    It's probably a good thing that these aren't showing up immediately...it gives me a chance to figure out when I'm going to dismantle my speakers for these, MW gaskets, Larry's rings...and hopefully more.

    Many thanks to brgman, TFLF, gimpod, DK, and the others here who keep coming up with great ways to help folks like me who might otherwise be on the fence about tweaking a "perfectly good" pair of 25-year-old speakers...
    Current polk speakers:
    Family room 5.1: TC265i R/L, VM10 Center, RC65i surrounds (couldn't match the TCs)
    Basement non-dedicated 7.1 HT: SDA-CRS+ R/L, 255c-LS Center, LSiFX surrounds, RC80i in-ceiling rear surround, plus Wharfedale 12" sub (some day I'll get around to building 15" F-20 sub).
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  • eandrade
    eandrade Posts: 20
    edited September 2011
    Put me down for 8.

    -Ernie
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  • hookem1969
    hookem1969 Posts: 9
    edited September 2011
    I am in for 8 myself. Thanks I have been needing some since mine are 25 years old.
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited September 2011
    I will vote for this one: "round ID with cutouts where the plugs set in to the speaker housing" as I believe that's the one most (if not all) SDA's use. Thanks again.

    Greg
    Relayer-Big-O-Poster.jpg
    Taken from a recent Audioholics reply regarding "Club Polk" and Polk speakers:
    "I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion." :\
    My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....

    "Green leaves reveal the heart spoken Khatru"- Jon Anderson

    "Have A Little Faith! And Everything You'll Face, Will Jump From Out Right On Into Place! Yeah! Take A Little Time! And Everything You'll Find, Will Move From Gloom Right On Into Shine!"- Arthur Lee
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  • xoaphexox
    xoaphexox Posts: 246
    edited September 2011
    I'm in for 8 of whatever kind works with RDO-198's in 1.2TL's :)

    Burson HA-160D > Adcom GFA-5802 > Polk SDA-SRS 1.2tl w/ Mye Sound Spikes, Mills/Sonicap XO, Larry's Rings, Dynamat Extreme, Cardas CCGR Binding Posts and Jumpers, Custom 10ga interconnect, Custom Gaskets, RDO-198
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited September 2011
    In for ten please. Thanks for doing this!
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,420
    edited September 2011
    heiney9 wrote: »
    Seriously John??? You are the first to jump down someone's throat that thread craps and now you do it :rolleyes:

    H9

    Sorry man... no thread crapping was intended. I mis-understood the purpose of the thread. I had no idea NEW ones were being made. I am and always have been supportive of anyone's efforts to improve the breed. I appologize for mis-reading the purpose of the thread.:redface::frown: If they come to be, put me down for 6.
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • intangible
    intangible Posts: 262
    edited September 2011
    I would like two.
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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited September 2011
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Sorry man... no thread crapping was intended. I mis-understood the purpose of the thread. I had no idea NEW ones were being made. I am and always have been supportive of anyone's efforts to improve the breed. I appologize for mis-reading the purpose of the thread.:redface::frown: If they come to be, put me down for 6.

    Cool!
    Thanks for stepping up John.
    Main Rig-Realistic AM/FM Record player 8 track boasting 4 WPC

    Backup Rig-2 CH-Rogue Audio Zeus w/Factory Special Dark Mods,Joule-Electra 300ME Platinum Preamp,OPPO-105 w/Modwright Tube Mod, Auralic Aries G2.1,Polk 2.3TL,3.1TL's,Dreadnought,RTA-15TL's,1C's All Fully Modded,2xRTA-12c's ,Benchmark DAC3 HGC,Synology NAS,VPI Scout w/Dynavector DV-20XH and Rogue Audio Ares Phono Preamp,Sony PCM-R500 DAT,HHB-850 Pro CDR,Tascam CC-222SLMKII Cassette/CDR,MIT S3.3 Shotgun Cables,Shunyata Hyra-8,Shunyata and Triode Labs Power Cords

    I’M OFFENDED!!!!
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  • greybeard
    greybeard Posts: 60
    edited September 2011
    Thanks for doing this, and please put me down for 20 tweeter gaskets for the rdo series. - greybeard
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited September 2011
    Posts 29 & 30 reported!
    DARE TO SOAR:
    “Your attitude, almost always determine your altitude in life” ;)
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited September 2011
    In for 6 please. Thanks!
    VTL ST50 w/mods / RCA6L6GC / TlfnknECC801S
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 w/mods
    TT Conrad Johnson Sonographe SG3 Oak / Sumiko LMT / Grado Woodbody Platinum / Sumiko PIB2 / The Clamp
    Musical Fidelity A1 CDPro/ Bada DD-22 Tube CDP / Conrad Johnson SD-22 CDP
    Tuners w/mods Kenwood KT5020 / Fisher KM60
    MF x-DAC V8, HAInfo NG27
    Herbies Ti-9 / Vibrapods / MIT Shotgun AC1 IEC's / MIT Shotgun 2 IC's / MIT Shotgun 2 Speaker Cables
    PS Audio Cryo / PowerPort Premium Outlets / Exact Power EP15A Conditioner
    Walnut SDA 2B TL /Oak SDA SRS II TL (Sonicaps/Mills/Cardas/Custom SDA ICs / Dynamat Extreme / Larry's Rings/ FSB-2 Spikes
    NAD SS rigs w/mods
    GIK panels
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  • CNWDI
    CNWDI Posts: 91
    edited September 2011
    I'm in for 6 as well.
    Current polk speakers:
    Family room 5.1: TC265i R/L, VM10 Center, RC65i surrounds (couldn't match the TCs)
    Basement non-dedicated 7.1 HT: SDA-CRS+ R/L, 255c-LS Center, LSiFX surrounds, RC80i in-ceiling rear surround, plus Wharfedale 12" sub (some day I'll get around to building 15" F-20 sub).
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