Peerless copies....anyone ever use them...?

BKphoto
BKphoto Posts: 409
edited February 2014 in Vintage Speakers
http://www.ebay.com/itm/150364380186?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

I don't plan on needing these mine are in good shape but if I ever did I was wondering if anyone has any experience with these...
Marantz 1152 DC- Denon DP 1200, Soundsmith Carmen MKII- ADS L980 - Blue Jeans IC's
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  • westmassguy
    westmassguy Posts: 6,850
    edited February 2014
    Several member have used them, and supposedly they sound very good.
    Home Theater/2 Channel:
    Front: SDA-2ATL forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/143984/my-2as-finally-finished-almost/p1
    Center: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/150760/my-center-channel-project/p1
    Surrounds & Rears: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/151647/my-surround-project/p1
    Sonicaps, Mills, RDO-194s-198s, Dynamat, Hurricane Nuts, Blackhole5
    Pioneer Elite VSX-72TXV, Carver PM-600, SVS PB2-Plus Subwoofer

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  • BKphoto
    BKphoto Posts: 409
    edited February 2014
    thanks, just making sure there are options just in case...
    Marantz 1152 DC- Denon DP 1200, Soundsmith Carmen MKII- ADS L980 - Blue Jeans IC's
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  • OldmanSRS
    OldmanSRS Posts: 419
    edited February 2014
    Are Peerless and RDO-194's interchangeable?
    '65 427 Shelby Cobra
    '72 Triumph TR-6
    __________________
    '88 Polk SDA SRS 1.2, with upgraded XO caps and Erse SDA inductors
    '86 Polk SDA CRS+
    '84 Polk Monitor 10A (Peerless tweeters)
    '05 HSU VTF-3 Sub (Original OEM)
    '20 HSU VTF-3 Sub (three more, 100% cloned)
    '93 Carver TFM-35
    '88 Carver M-1.0t
    '88 Adcom GFT-555
    '88 Adcom GFP-555
    '88 Adcom GFA-555 (upgraded/restored)
    '88 Adcom GFA-555 (a second one upgraded/restored)
    '05 Onkyo DV-555 media
    '89 Fosgate 360 Digital Space Matrix
    '89 Fosgate 360 Digital Space Matrix, internal surround amp bridged to drive only a center channel
    '91 Kenwood Basic M1D Amp
    '89 Pioneer Laser Disc media
    '89 Sony SuperBeta HiFi media
    One PGA2310 based custom built remote volume control
    Four Polk T-15's
    Four Polk TSi-200's
    Four Polk TSi-100's
    Two Polk CS-10's
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  • StantonZ
    StantonZ Posts: 444
    edited February 2014
    OldmanSRS wrote: »
    Are Peerless and RDO-194's interchangeable?

    Definitely not.
    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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  • westmassguy
    westmassguy Posts: 6,850
    edited February 2014
    OldmanSRS wrote: »
    Are Peerless and RDO-194's interchangeable?
    Definitely NO. The Polk SL1000s, which replaced the Peerless, are upgradable to the RDO-194-1s
    Home Theater/2 Channel:
    Front: SDA-2ATL forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/143984/my-2as-finally-finished-almost/p1
    Center: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/150760/my-center-channel-project/p1
    Surrounds & Rears: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/151647/my-surround-project/p1
    Sonicaps, Mills, RDO-194s-198s, Dynamat, Hurricane Nuts, Blackhole5
    Pioneer Elite VSX-72TXV, Carver PM-600, SVS PB2-Plus Subwoofer

    dhsspeakerservice.com/
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  • OldmanSRS
    OldmanSRS Posts: 419
    edited February 2014
    Looking at the Monitor 10A Peerless and the Monitor 10B SL-2000 XO circuits, they are identical except for a 0.5 Ohm difference in one resistor. Given the XO circuits are identical otherwise, what makes the peerless and the 194 incomparable if 194's work in place of 2000's? Is it a mounting problem?

    Thanks
    '65 427 Shelby Cobra
    '72 Triumph TR-6
    __________________
    '88 Polk SDA SRS 1.2, with upgraded XO caps and Erse SDA inductors
    '86 Polk SDA CRS+
    '84 Polk Monitor 10A (Peerless tweeters)
    '05 HSU VTF-3 Sub (Original OEM)
    '20 HSU VTF-3 Sub (three more, 100% cloned)
    '93 Carver TFM-35
    '88 Carver M-1.0t
    '88 Adcom GFT-555
    '88 Adcom GFP-555
    '88 Adcom GFA-555 (upgraded/restored)
    '88 Adcom GFA-555 (a second one upgraded/restored)
    '05 Onkyo DV-555 media
    '89 Fosgate 360 Digital Space Matrix
    '89 Fosgate 360 Digital Space Matrix, internal surround amp bridged to drive only a center channel
    '91 Kenwood Basic M1D Amp
    '89 Pioneer Laser Disc media
    '89 Sony SuperBeta HiFi media
    One PGA2310 based custom built remote volume control
    Four Polk T-15's
    Four Polk TSi-200's
    Four Polk TSi-100's
    Two Polk CS-10's
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  • westmassguy
    westmassguy Posts: 6,850
    edited February 2014
    Don't go by the schematics. Early Monitors with Peerless tweeters sometimes differ greatly from the schematics. You have to check the actual crossover and see what the Capacitor and Resistor values are, and measure the inductors.
    Home Theater/2 Channel:
    Front: SDA-2ATL forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/143984/my-2as-finally-finished-almost/p1
    Center: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/150760/my-center-channel-project/p1
    Surrounds & Rears: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/151647/my-surround-project/p1
    Sonicaps, Mills, RDO-194s-198s, Dynamat, Hurricane Nuts, Blackhole5
    Pioneer Elite VSX-72TXV, Carver PM-600, SVS PB2-Plus Subwoofer

    dhsspeakerservice.com/
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  • TNHNDYMAN
    TNHNDYMAN Posts: 2,145
    edited February 2014
    Yes the outside dimensions of the rectangle surrounding the tweeter is different. I do not recall which one is bigger, I think the SL2000 is smaller and the peerless could be used if you use a chisel or router to enlarge the opening on the speaker baffle. That's the general issue. Please wait for others to give you more specific dimensions as to what would be necessary just to make it fit....
    2-ch System: Parasound P/LD 2000 pre, Parasound HCA-1000 amp, Parasound T/DQ Tuner, Phase Technology PC-100 Tower speakers, Technics SL-1600 Turntable, Denon 2910 SACD/CD player, Peachtree DAC iT and X1asynchorus USB converter, HSU VTF-3 subwoofer.

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  • OldmanSRS
    OldmanSRS Posts: 419
    edited February 2014
    OK, got it...Just wondering...The word chisel used in the same post as Polk's makes me very unsettled :eek:

    Thanks for the info.
    '65 427 Shelby Cobra
    '72 Triumph TR-6
    __________________
    '88 Polk SDA SRS 1.2, with upgraded XO caps and Erse SDA inductors
    '86 Polk SDA CRS+
    '84 Polk Monitor 10A (Peerless tweeters)
    '05 HSU VTF-3 Sub (Original OEM)
    '20 HSU VTF-3 Sub (three more, 100% cloned)
    '93 Carver TFM-35
    '88 Carver M-1.0t
    '88 Adcom GFT-555
    '88 Adcom GFP-555
    '88 Adcom GFA-555 (upgraded/restored)
    '88 Adcom GFA-555 (a second one upgraded/restored)
    '05 Onkyo DV-555 media
    '89 Fosgate 360 Digital Space Matrix
    '89 Fosgate 360 Digital Space Matrix, internal surround amp bridged to drive only a center channel
    '91 Kenwood Basic M1D Amp
    '89 Pioneer Laser Disc media
    '89 Sony SuperBeta HiFi media
    One PGA2310 based custom built remote volume control
    Four Polk T-15's
    Four Polk TSi-200's
    Four Polk TSi-100's
    Two Polk CS-10's
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,442
    edited February 2014
    The face plate of both the peerless and SL1000 from what I have seen are both smaller than the SL2000 by about 1/8" maybe just a bit less. But enough to present a problem. I found a blown SL2000 tweeter and measured the depth with calipers and used the face plate itself as a template to trace around then used a router to make the hole bigger. Also the leads that go to the tweeter for peerless/SL1000 are in a different spot so you also need to relieve in that area also to keep from smashing and fit properly.
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