Old Timer - With New-To-Me 1.2TLs

B-Man
B-Man Posts: 13
in Vintage Speakers
I am FINALLY ready to begin bringing a pair of 1.2 TLs back to life. I need to start with the tweeters, because they are all missing... :-(

I have been reading and it seems the RDO-198 is the ideal replacement. Is this correct ?

Is it possible to order them online ?

Thanks for any assistance you can provide.

B-Man
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,416
    Call Polk customer service to order them and tell them you are a member here. That will save you some coin on the 198's

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  • vmaxer
    vmaxer Posts: 5,117
    Welcome to the club, we will help drain your wallet. o:)
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 10,716
    Yes welcome and have fun! B)
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  • Moose68Bash
    Moose68Bash Posts: 3,843
    Welcome!

    You have a fun --and potentially costly -- project ahead of you.

    But, you will find all the guidance you need on this Forum, and, most important, you will be richly rewarded with great sound if you fully mod those 1.2TLs.
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  • smglbrth
    smglbrth Posts: 1,471
    vmaxer wrote: »
    Welcome to the club, we will help drain your wallet. o:) [/quote

    You probably don't need help with this to start out with, considering you are looking at $400 bucks in tweeters (with the Polk discount) just to start...

    Welcome, BTW!
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  • B-Man
    B-Man Posts: 13
    Thanks for all the replies. I will go with the RDO-198s since none of you screamed in horror about the question. :-)

    Nice group of folks here - I appreciate the welcome and the warnings...
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,638
    Yup. You will enjoy the 198's. They sound superb
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  • drumminman
    drumminman Posts: 3,396
    Yes, the RD-0198's are the correct replacement tweeter, and also an upgrade from the stock SL3000's that were originally used.

    Lots of great DIY posts here on the forum on other upgrade projects, including rebuilding the Xovers, replacing the Big SDA inductor, replacing the inductors on the Xover Boards, Dynamatting the driver baskets, Larry's Rings or Hurricane Nuts, installing Black Hole 5, etc.
    "Science is suppose to explain observations not dismiss them as impossible" - Norm on AA; 2.3TL's w/sonicaps/mills/jantzen inductors, Gimpod's boards, Lg Solen SDA inductors, RD-0198's, MW's dynamatted, Armaflex speaker gaskets, H-nuts, brass spikes, Cardas CCGR BP's, upgraded IC Cable, Black Hole Damping Sheet strips, interior of cabinets sealed with Loctite Power Grab, AI-1 interface with 1000VA A-L transformer
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  • leftwinger57
    leftwinger57 Posts: 2,917
    Lots of well meaning help here if you want it. Not only accept the advice but use it to it's fullest potential. 1.2TLs, very nice place to start as far as SDA speakers go. With all that, yes the RDO-198 and go w/ this a first and easy drop in mod. Many,many threads on full upgrades all depending on your way of doing things and down to the simplest and least expensive way to go about it, Read on most member's sigs to see what was accomplished by each member usually over time.
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  • machone
    machone Posts: 1,510
    I followed the suggested recommendations and the results were spectacular. The guys on this forum will guide you right.
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