Peerless 5514 specs?

CH46E
CH46E Posts: 3,591
in Vintage Speakers
Does anyone know where I can view the specs for the Peerless 5514. I believe that was oem for my RTA 12Bs. At least that is what was in there when I got them. Non working unfortunatly. I have some SL1000s in them now.

I wanted to compare the specs between the two and also between the Polk SL5501. I have a pair of 5501 not in use.


Thanks.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,546
    Not available.
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  • CH46E
    CH46E Posts: 3,591
    edited January 2017
    The specs? Or the actually speakers? Was looking for the spl / dB for the Peerless 5514 and and crossover frequancy spec for the 12b.
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  • CH46E
    CH46E Posts: 3,591
    Both are 8 ohms. I might just try the sl5501 in the 12 b and see how it sounds. Not a huge fanumber of the sl1000 on there now.

    I still have the 5514 but both have a short/open coil.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,441
    Midwest speaker used to make a close copy. Might look into that, search them on eBay
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    Just find a pair of Peerless tweeters and be done with it. They're the best of the three you're looking at anyway.
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 5,000
    Of all the old polks, those should be the easiest to experiment on tweeter wise.
    Don't take experimental gene therapies from known eugenicists.
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  • CH46E
    CH46E Posts: 3,591
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    I went ahead and put the SL5501's in the rta12b's. I very satisfied for now. They put my recently moved back in Paradigm Monitor 7v2 to shame. The imaging is far better with the 5501 vs the SL1000s I had in there. Also not as fatiguing to listen to.

    I may unload my srs 2s to fund a recap for the 12b. I really want to change out the binding posts asap. I forgot how bad they sucks on the 12b until I moved everything out and back in the room for painting.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,441
    Why not buy some RDO's to put in there?
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  • westmassguy
    westmassguy Posts: 6,850
    RDO-194-1s, or the Original Peerless would be the best solution. The Peerless turn up on eBay quite often, and were used by many different manufacturers back in the day, not just Polk. Polk burned a pinhole in the dome, that's about the only difference.
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    Epic. The voice coil is too far forward though, they're not time aligned anymore. ;)
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 5,000
    Nightfall's right, you're off by a couple nanosecond.
    Don't take experimental gene therapies from known eugenicists.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    Bukkake speakers
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,801
    edited February 2017
    heiney9 wrote: »
    Bukkake speakers

    I guess this is the next worst thing after Kabuki speakers -- but I've gotta say I am a little afraid to even think too hard about the implications ;)

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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited February 2017
    LMAO! That's what I meant..

    Kabuki!!!

    That's what I get for posting early in the A.M. before coffee.

    :p

    To the op, just get the correct replacement which is the RD0194-1. The tweeter you have in there is unsuitable for such a great speaker, especially if you are going to keep them like you say.

    The correct tweeter is far more important that redoing the speaker teminals.

    Do it right, not half/azzed

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,801
    it's interesting that 'b-u-k-k-ake' survives the Vanilla Filter :|
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,801
    Actually, and FWIW, I think the more apt term for his (or her) current configuration is Frankenpolk.

    Frankenspeakers is (are?) a subject upon which I can orate with some authority :)

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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 5,000
    As long as he's happy with the sound, which I'm sure sound 10x better than the old mylar domes, and he had them on hand...



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  • CH46E
    CH46E Posts: 3,591
    edited February 2017
    So Bukakke was in your auto correct! LOL early morning excuse! :wink:

    I agree they are no the best solution for them. But for now they will do. I will have to decide on what tweeters will take their place for good before I do the crossovers.

    When I did speak to Polk Parts I think he did recommend the RDO-194. But cant remember if they were drop in or needed an adjustment in the crossovers. I was also speaking to him about 198's for the SRS 2 so I might be getting it mixed up. This was a few months back.

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  • CH46E
    CH46E Posts: 3,591
    I tried some metal dome paradigm tweeters. They sound horrible in them. Was a waste of time putting them in there. I do like thier sparkle and sizzle but there seems to be a huge void in the lower vocals. So the 194s it is. Will place the order soon.
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