Possible to fix SL2000 tweeter?

Mystery
Mystery Posts: 2,546
edited January 2014 in Vintage Speakers
I happened to stumble upon a pair of 7C's today and got it for $60.
It sounded okay but had one tweeter dome pushed in.
When I set them up at home, I noticed that tweeter is not sounding right.
Treble is there but it's not smooth and little off compared to the other good one.
I looked closer and saw whatever pushed the dome, it caused a small portion of that copper vc to come up slightly out.
I tried to push it in the gap but it's no use.
I guess time to replace? :sad:

I don't want to spend $100 for RDO on these so hunting time in the epay for single SL-2000.

Klipsch RB81, KG3.5, B&W DM602.5, Polk.
Subwoofers: Klipsch RW10, Triad ProSub Bronze.
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  • StantonZ
    StantonZ Posts: 444
    edited January 2014
    I'm assuming that BOTH tweets are bad (otherwise it wouldn't be $100). The fact is, you can buy a couple of SL-2000's (used) for $50+ or a couple of RDO-194's (new) for $100 AND they would sound better.
    Your choice!
    Yamaha RX-A2050 AVR (5.0.2); LG OLED77C2 4K TV
    (4) Polk Monitor 10B's w/SoniCaps, Mills, and RDO-194 tweets (R/L F/R)
    (2) Polk RC80i (Top Middle)
    Polk CS300 center channel
    Analog: B&O TX2 Turntable, Nakamichi Cassette Deck 1
    Digital: Pioneer CLD-99 Elite LD, Panasonic DMP-UB900 UHD Blu-Ray
    Bedroom: Arylic Up2Stream AMPv3 driving Polk Monitor 4's w/peerless tweets
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,243
    edited January 2014
    I have a replacement, and you don't live to far from me.. Sent you a PM..
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,243
    edited January 2014
    Hope the tweeter worked out for you..

    Nice to meet you, and nice to know you live right up the street!! LOL!!
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited January 2014
    Great price for the 7's too
    ..
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,081
    edited January 2014
    Haha that is funny. Lives right up the street! I was going to give him one if you did not. Good lookin' out Larry.
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  • Mystery
    Mystery Posts: 2,546
    edited January 2014
    Toolfan66 wrote: »
    Hope the tweeter worked out for you..

    Nice to meet you, and nice to know you live right up the street!! LOL!!

    Larry,
    Great to meet you finally and thanks for the generosity.

    He didn't even take my money for the tweeter. icon14.png
    It turns out my new house is just few hundred yards from him.
    We are neighborino like in Simpsons. :smile:
    If he turns his 1.2TL's little high, I don't need to buy to enjoy them. :wink:

    Anywho, 7C's work great but one side is significantly louder than the other so need to check what's going on.
    Here is my temporary setup in basement.

    Polk Monitor 7C.jpg

    Klipsch RB81, KG3.5, B&W DM602.5, Polk.
    Subwoofers: Klipsch RW10, Triad ProSub Bronze.
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  • StantonZ
    StantonZ Posts: 444
    edited January 2014
    Mystery wrote: »
    Anywho, 7C's work great but one side is significantly louder than the other so need to check what's going on.
    Here is my temporary setup in basement.

    If you're already swapped L/R on the amp, it's time to take that cross-over out for a closer examination. Whatever damaged the bad tweet may have originated further upstream...
    Yamaha RX-A2050 AVR (5.0.2); LG OLED77C2 4K TV
    (4) Polk Monitor 10B's w/SoniCaps, Mills, and RDO-194 tweets (R/L F/R)
    (2) Polk RC80i (Top Middle)
    Polk CS300 center channel
    Analog: B&O TX2 Turntable, Nakamichi Cassette Deck 1
    Digital: Pioneer CLD-99 Elite LD, Panasonic DMP-UB900 UHD Blu-Ray
    Bedroom: Arylic Up2Stream AMPv3 driving Polk Monitor 4's w/peerless tweets
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  • Mystery
    Mystery Posts: 2,546
    edited January 2014
    I'm as dumb as a rock.
    I had right side speaker out of 'B' set to a subwoofer and it was changing the volume of the right 7C since left out was not used.
    :rolleyes:
    All good now. :lol:

    Klipsch RB81, KG3.5, B&W DM602.5, Polk.
    Subwoofers: Klipsch RW10, Triad ProSub Bronze.
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