SDA SRS 2.3TL SL3000 problems

waxman

Hi folks- I recently bought a pair of 2.3TL's that are in wonderful cosmetic shape but unfortunately have some SL3000s that aren't producing any sound. On the right speaker, the bottom tweeter is active but the top 2 are not. I am in the process of pulling them to test resistance across the speaker leads. My ability to test the crossover is limited, both in my skill and in tool availability. I'll likely swap a tweeter from the right to left speaker to see if I get sound or if the tweeter is truly dead.

Crossing my fingers it's just a few bad tweeters (not bad after 25 years), I understand the right replacement is the RDO198. Is the suggestion to swap all 6 when replacing, or do folks run a mismatch of sl3000 and RDO198s in the cabinets?

Thank you!

pitdogg2

most do not you would be better off switching all for rdo-198

Toolfan66

Buy all 6..

F1nut

Replace all six.

waxman

great, thanks folks. Polk still offers them direct via customer service number, correct?

ken brydson

waxman wrote: »

great, thanks folks. Polk still offers them direct via customer service number, correct?

Yep. Be sure to mention you're a forum member for a discount and free shipping. $48ea IIRC.

waxman

Thanks Ken. Since I figure there aren't a lot of folks ordering the old tweeters, do you recommend going through the option 4 regular queue (24/7) or the option 1 tech/product support which appear to be US based (9-5:30 Eastern)?

westmassguy

Tech/Product Support
9AM-5:30PM EST Mon-Fri
1-800-377-POLK (7655) Option 1

PolkieMan

Yes I bought all 6 but spread it out over 3 months. Ask how many they have I was considering 2 more for JIC spares

waxman

Will do Polkieman! Calling tomorrow.

ptrooper

Make sure you test them..i had 6 new rdo 194's, I installed them 2 weeks ago and 2 were faulty! too exspensive to send back from perth western australia.

waxman

Just ordered 6 RDO-198's. I spoke with Ken in tech support, and he said they had 260 in stock. My cost was $48 a piece + shipping, he said they should get shipped before the end of the week.

PolkieMan

Thanks waxman knowing there is that many I can get my Silk Audio tube amp paid for first.

PolkieMan

ptrooper wrote: »

Make sure you test them..i had 6 new rdo 194's, I installed them 2 weeks ago and 2 were faulty! too exspensive to send back from perth western australia.

man that's tough maybe they can help you out

ptrooper

Hey Polkieman. When you think about it , comparing them to the enjoyment they give ,they are very cheep ! Rather than loosing $$$ in postage ,I will just order another two

PolkieMan

25 years!

ptrooper wrote: »

Hey Polkieman. When you think about it , comparing them to the enjoyment they give ,they are very cheep ! Rather than loosing $$$ in postage ,I will just order another two

ptrooper

$100 for each year and still rocking ......I would snap them up in an instance..."Bargain"

waxman

that's awesome PolkieMan!

PolkieMan

Can't believe I had it in an old wood chest in the closet LOL

waxman

I see they threw in the kimber kables for free, that was nice of them

PolkieMan

ha-ha yea and it was suppose to be double warranty, problem is they went out of business 8 months later

waxman wrote: »

I see they threw in the kimber kables for free, that was nice of them

hytekrednek

I save/collect all my paperwork and receipts now, I just wish I did in my younger years. Prime example of "Live and learn"

RandyCroissant

I still have all the papers, boxes, and even the plastic bags, my SDA 2bs came in tucked away in the crawl, I used to save all the boxes for everything. Stopped that a while back, ran out of crawl space.

PolkieMan

I had the boxes and packing till we moved in 1992 :-(