sda? help
procycle
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I have an old pair of polks that I bought used in 90'. they look most like sda 2b's but have crossover and tweeter on top of the cabinet. I give up what are they....I need a replacement tweeter.
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they are RTA 12's
here is a pair on Ebay now
http://cgi.ebay.com/POLK-AUDIO-R-T-A-12-REFERENCE-MONITOR-SYSTEM-SPEAKERS_W0QQitemZ5808921248QQcategoryZ71571QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemDodd - Battery Preamp
Monarchy Audio SE100 Delux - mono power amps
Sony DVP-NS999ES - SACD player
ADS 1230 - Polk SDA 2B
DIY Stereo Subwoofer towers w/(4) 12 drivers each
Crown K1 - Subwoofer amp
Outlaw ICBM - crossover
Beringher BFD - sub eq
Where is the remote? Where is the $%#$% remote!
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that's close except the base is diff and the tweeters are mounted in a plate with a metal angle coming off the bottom.
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my speakers are definately rt12c's, where can I find a tweeter?
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call Polk customer serviceDodd - Battery Preamp
Monarchy Audio SE100 Delux - mono power amps
Sony DVP-NS999ES - SACD player
ADS 1230 - Polk SDA 2B
DIY Stereo Subwoofer towers w/(4) 12 drivers each
Crown K1 - Subwoofer amp
Outlaw ICBM - crossover
Beringher BFD - sub eq
Where is the remote? Where is the $%#$% remote!
"I've always been mad, I know I've been mad, like the most of us have...very hard to explain why you're mad, even if you're not mad..." -
procycle wrote:my speakers are definately rt12c's, where can I find a tweeter?
Procycle, welcome to the forum.
First, figure out which model tweeter you need to replace.
http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25377
The original RTA 12 tweeters are no longer made, but show up on the various auction websites. Polk Audio sells a replacement tweeter (RD0194) but it looks different and is a different size. You can see what the RD0194 looks like in the list of tweeters above. If you decide to buy the new RD0194 tweeter from Polk Audio, mention that you are a Club Polk member for a discount.
To help prevent blowing a RTA-12 tweeter again:
* Use a high current amp that supports 4 ohm speakers.
* Read the RTA 12C speaker manual and verify that the correct fuse is installed.
http://www.polkaudio.com/downloads/manuals/home/12CManual.pdf -
Welcome to the Forums procycle.
Just for future observations: A couple of sure indications a pair of speakers are SDA is the fact that the backs of the cabinets are clearly marked as SDA and one is labeled the RIGHT channel and one is labeled the LEFT channel. You'll also notice an additional connector for the SDA cable. -
Also to be clear...If you decide to go with replacements from Polk you will need to buy (2). Replace both or you will have mis-matched sound which would not be ideal. I'm sure when you call Polk they would've mentioned this, but I thought I'd throw it out there.
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