Peerless VS RD0-194

OldmanSRS
OldmanSRS Posts: 419
edited November 2011 in Vintage Speakers
Today I listened extensively to the Monitor 10A's I picked up last weekend. I can say without a doubt the Peerless tweeters in the 10's are much less fatiguing than the SL2000's in the 1.2's. They are sweet and very musical. In fact they seem to extend further but I think it's more a matter of the extension on the 2000's is overwhelmed by that spike everyone knows about. I never liked a sax played on the SL2000's, not so with the Peerless. They are not nearly as harsh.

Do the RD0-194's compare closely to the Peerless.

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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited November 2011
    I like the peerless. I think the 194's are a nice step up from the 2000's. You should definitely give them a try.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited November 2011
    Yes they do.

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  • rromeo923
    rromeo923 Posts: 1,513
    edited November 2011
    To date the RDO 194's are the best upgrade I have made to my SDA 1C's
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited November 2011
    Completely agree, even though I still have those less than desirable SL2000s in my SDAs (haven't budgeted for the 0194s yet).

    Love the Peerless in my 5As, and 10As. Those are winners--nothing like the 2000s, smooth, sweet, musical, mellow (and that's what I'm all about).

    Try them, you'll like them! (I should really 'replace' mine) as I listen to the Monitors more than I do to the SDAs--that should tell you something!

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