3.1TL question...

bdaley6509
bdaley6509 Posts: 1,167
edited April 2005 in Speakers
I bought my 3.1TL speakers used, black in color, and the 1 tweeter in each is black as well. My question is did these come with the sl3000 gold tweeter, and mine have been replaced, or did they make a black sl3000 version?
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  • Loud & Clear
    Loud & Clear Posts: 1,538
    edited April 2005
    Might they be SL2500s?

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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited April 2005
    SL 3000's in my 3.1 tl's are black, as are all the 3000's I've seen.

    Did not know there were any gold ones... Was there a Willy Wonka type Polk promo?
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  • BobMcG
    BobMcG Posts: 1,585
    edited April 2005
    Like Tour2 says, they came with black SL3000s.
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited April 2005
    Originally posted by bdaley6509
    ..... with the sl3000 gold tweeter

    Perhaps you've seen some SL2000 Silver Dome tweeters with the ferro fluid "cooked"? They might be considered gold in color.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,734
    edited April 2005
    Bdaley,

    I've seen and owned SL3000's in bright silver, a slight gold tone and a dark silver which can look black. Do to the process, the manufacturer could not control the outcome of the color. Polk would use matching color sets to avoid a rainbow look.

    Pull your tweeter and look on the back, it will be stamped with the model number.
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  • BobMcG
    BobMcG Posts: 1,585
    edited April 2005
    Thanks for the heads-up on this point. Although not an "important point" it is still interesting, at least to me. I don't have the experience withe the 3000s you have so it's new information for me.
    I've seen and own 2000s that have varing shades of color and brightness but they can still be considered basically silver. It looks like Polk wanted to give the impression that the 3000s were truly new and different from the 2000s. Not only an updated/upgraded tweeter but they went to a new style face plate and liked to photograph only the "blacker" specimens for their literature. At least all the literature I have showing them...
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  • BobMcG
    BobMcG Posts: 1,585
    edited April 2005
    Another photo.
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  • BobMcG
    BobMcG Posts: 1,585
    edited April 2005
    I'm not picking on Polk but one more.
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  • BobMcG
    BobMcG Posts: 1,585
    edited April 2005
    There is no doubt that any photos of the 2000s show silver domes not matter what the angle or distance. They really stand out.

    The typical shot we are all familiar with.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,734
    edited April 2005
    These SL3000's were bright silver in natural light, but when photographed looked a tad darker.

    http://clubpolk.polkaudio.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21577
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  • BobMcG
    BobMcG Posts: 1,585
    edited April 2005
    Understandable.

    Another little thing that you can notice is the 2000s have a thin silver surround and the 3000s have a bit wider black surround which adds to the effects.
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  • bdaley6509
    bdaley6509 Posts: 1,167
    edited April 2005
    I pulled my tweeter and it's a sl2500 model. Did these ship from the factory with the 2500's?
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,734
    edited April 2005
    No.
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  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,535
    edited April 2005
    Looks like Loud & Clear's original question hit the nail on the head. No TL (TL=Trilaminate=SL3000) speaker originally had SL2500 tweeters. The previous owner probably just replaced both of his some time after the SL3000s became unavailable from Polk. How do they sound compared to the other SDAs?
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