SL2000 Vs RD0194-1 observations?

outlander

Last week I replaced the SL2000 tweeters in my Monitor 10B’s with the RD0194-1 silk replacement tweeters from Polk. I have to say the replacement tweeters sound considerably better. To me they sound smoother and clearer. Considering the price of $96.00 (for 2) delivered, I would recommend considering these if you interested in improving the sound of a Polk speaker that uses the SL2000.

I was wondering what other peoples observations have been when they replaced the SL2000 with the RD0194-1?
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faster100

I replaced all 4 in my sda 1's but i never listened to the old ones that much to tell a differece..(bought the sda's and changed them within a month) maybe not so bright as the sl2000's.. i know they sound good.. sorry i cant add much more.. I also changed all my mid drivers for the salke of trying all new drivers in a old speaker, drivers sound the same... now that they are broke in..

madmax

They are much smoother than the originals. I've been an avid listener for many years. The first 30 seconds of listening to the new replacements converted me. The next day I ordered 20 replacements to do my SDA-SRS, 1.2's and 1C's. No contest.
madmax

Joey Ward

Lots of $$$$$ on 20

machone

I finished upgrading my SDA-1As last night. I changed the original SL-1000 tweeters to RD0194s. The 194s are certainly not as intense but they seem a little distant and somewhat veiled. FYI: These speakers are original except for the tweeter upgrade. Is this what others have noticed?

machone

The 194s are a great upgrade. I left my system on for 24 hours with a radio source at a medium low volume. Listening tonight I found them to be very smooth with no fatigue. They did not seem distant except with certain recordings that are probably not very good to start with. I will keep them on for another day or two and continue to listen. Very pleased.

boston1450

Yx

StantonZ

I did the same thing a couple of years ago and never regretted it. We're lucky that Polk still makes replacement tweeters for a product so old! I ended up putting the RDO-194 tweets in 2 pairs of 10B's and selling the SL2000s on eBay.

[Deleted User]

HaHa.

exact same thing happened to me. Thats when I learned it takes a couple
of weeks to eval anything. I don't mind making mistakes in front of everyone.
Thanks to this site I new they were available!

machone wrote: »

The 194s are a great upgrade. I left my system on for 24 hours with a radio source at a medium low volume. Listening tonight I found them to be very smooth with no fatigue. They did not seem distant except with certain recordings that are probably not very good to start with. I will keep them on for another day or two and continue to listen. Very pleased.

boston1450

Ya'll notice the price in 2005 its 96.00 for 2 delivered. Its 102.00 for pair delivered 10 hears later. . Thanks Polk. Its a great feeling to not feel like ya got screwed

boston1450

boston1450 wrote: »

Yx

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