Help ID these Silver faced tweeters.

CH46E

I cant remember where I got these from. I'm a little confused as the are marked 5514 like the peerless. They are also marked M5 for Monitor 5 I guess??? But I dont see a single pic of a monitor 5 with this silver face plate.

Are these SL1000?


Thanks

CH46E

Nightfall

SL1000

CH46E

Any idea what they may have been oem in? I dont think I've ever seen a pair of polk with this silver face.

Nightfall

They were in a ton of vintage Polk's. Too many for me to remember and list.

Gardenstater

Apparently the date of mfg is 51st week of 1983

CH46E

Ok thanks. After a little more searching I do see them in a few speakers.

F1nut

It was Polk's attempt at making their own Peerless. It's a horrible tweeter.

mhardy6647

CH46E wrote: »

Ok thanks. After a little more searching I do see them in a few speakers.

So... I went sleuthing.
These look like SL1000s in the "Monitor Series" loudspeakers -- unfortunately, between the scan quality and the ad's being in black and white, one is not absolutely certain


source; https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-HiFI-Stereo/80s/HiFi-Stereo-Review-1984-10.pdf page 98 (of the PDF)

Numerous ads in the 1983-4 time frame show Polks with what look to be SL1000. I was busy in grad school and starting a family in that same time frame, so I was kinda out of touch The array (no pun intended) of models in that era, to me, is bewildering.

mhardy6647

some more silver-y looking tweeters from 1983...


https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Audio/80s/Audio-1984-04.pdf page 25 (of the PDF)

By 1983, the "Monitor 4" apparently has moved to the little Audax (IIRC) tweeter


https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-HiFI-Stereo/80s/HiFi-Stereo-Review-1984-01.pdf page 74 (of the PDF)

CH46E

Nice adds! I love the look with the extra face plate on them.
Thanks guys.

mhardy6647

ahhh, one more thing -- as long as I'm at it




https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-HiFI-Stereo/80s/HiFi-Stereo-Review-1984-04.pdf (page 56 of PDF)

Technology

Gardenstater

Interesting that the Model 10s price came DOWN to $325 in 1983 or 1984. I paid $350 for my 7B in 1979

mhardy6647

The economy was really funny from the mid-70s through the mid-80s.

mhardy6647

CH46E wrote: »

Nice adds! I love the look with the extra face plate on them.
Thanks guys.

I believe it's just the grille frames sans grille cloth

OK, OK... the problem with my sporadic bouts of OCD is... well... obsessiveness.

One more...


source: https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-High-Fidelity/80s/High-Fidelity-1984-04.pdf page 34 (of the PDF)

Definitely an SL1000 on that Monitor 5jr

pitdogg2

F1nut wrote: »

It was Polk's attempt at making their own Peerless. It's a horrible tweeter.

I actually found it better than the sl2000 to my ears. I also had several that the pole piece glue let loose and froze up the voice coil.

halo71

F1nut wrote: »

It was Polk's attempt at making their own Peerless. It's a horrible tweeter.

Oddly enough. I saw a pair of 8T's last night online with this same tweeter. Only the dome was black. Silver faceplate, Peerless looking.

Gardenstater

@pitdogg2 The 5514xx83 tweeter I bought on eBay has the pole piece and the magnet glued with a clear adhesive similar to the Ultimate Strength Gorilla Glue I am using from now on. There is no glue on the other side of the magnet.

Correction: Danish 1979 Peerless Tweeter that was originally in my 7B