? on Monitor 5 tweeters

GregL

Hi all, new to the forum. I have a pair of Monitor 5's with the Peerless tweeters. One tweeter is dead. There are new made replacements available, or are the original tweeters better. Has anyone heard the replacement from Midwest Speaker Repair? Would a 30 yr old tweeter have a good service life left?
Thanks
Greg

Mystery

Welcome!
From what I read, best bet would be finding another polk peerless but wait for experienced members to chime in.

cnh

Welcome to Club Polk!

Look in the Flea Market here. Both F1nut and Geppy have had peerless tweeters up for sale at ridiculously low prices!

I'll see if I can find the links....be back!

Looks like F1nut's might be sold?
http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?133264-Polk-Peerless-Tweeter

But Geppy's are still available:

http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?133536-Nice-pair-of-Polk-Peerless-tweeters-1980

Just post your interest in the threads above since you don't have enough posts yet to PM someone!

cnh

Joe08867

Do not use the Polk Replacement. They are different sonically and electrically. You would have to modify the crossover to compensate for the differences. And the cabinet would have to be tweaked to fit the new tweeter.

Find a used Peerless for best results.

GregL

Thanks for the help. I bought the pair from Geppy.