CS350 Tweeter and speaker matching
audiokarma
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Hello, looking for some help here. What model number is the tweeter in the CS350 and which series mains and surrounds feature the same model tweeter for voice matching? thx
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Hello,
The tweeter is the SL6001, "Dynamic Balance, Trilaminate Dome" tweeter. I do not know which of the other Polk Audio speakers used this same tweeter.
Good Luck,
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RT 55. Not RT 55i. I have two RT 55s, which i bought (in lieu of the RT 55i pair) because of my CS 350, which I bought because I needed something that could get somewhere near matching my Monitor 10 Bs, w/ RDO 194 tweeters. As one would expect, the Monitor 10 Bs stand out the most, and the varying design of the front, center, and rear, makes it impossible to get a perfect match. However, i had a CS 20, and it was waaaay off. It's a great, newer speaker for the money, but it had no place with the Monitor 10 Bs. All in all, the matching is very tolerable. Compared to the CS 20, it's great. The rears, of course aren't as crucial, as you aren't getting direct sound from them anyways, but still... Anyhow, for a total cost of 900 for the 5 speakers, it would destroy anything else you could find for 900 that serves as a AND and home theater setup.
Ultimately, what you're looking for is the LS series. LS 70 and what not. I don't think I'd rather have LS 70s, over RT 16s though. The LS series is a lot of speaker, but the RT is better. Better cabinets and technology involved. Each RT 55 "bookshelf" wieghs 35 lbs. I don't know what kind of books you read, but tgose things ain't goin on a bookshelf. -
The CS 350 has 4 small cones, so I don't see it matching up with anything, completely. It's impressive though. Weighty and loud. The front ports and cabinet resonance are annoying, but I lop off everything below 120-160 (depending how loud I'm listening and my mood), and it does pretty good. It's a damned upper-bass cannon, that's for sure.
Tweeter is important to match, so yeah, the RT 55s have the same tri-laminate tweeter. Also, when i called, Polk said they don't make replacements for the 4 1/2 inch cones for the CS 350 LS anymore. -
And you're dredging up a 6 year old thread for what again?
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audiokarma wrote: »Hello, looking for some help here. What model number is the tweeter in the CS350 and which series mains and surrounds feature the same model tweeter for voice matching? thx
if you need replacement parts for the 350 I have 1 intact.it has been in a closet for a couple of years and all drivers are 100%let me know if I can help. my name is mike email suhoops03@hotmail.com -
ken brydson wrote: »And you're dredging up a 6 year old thread for what again?
Because I have an over six year old speaker? I dunno. Who cares? They runnin' outta server space? maybe I'm doin' it for the same reason a dog licks his balls. Because he can. -
if you need replacement parts for the 350 I have 1 intact.it has been in a closet for a couple of years and all drivers are 100%let me know if I can help. my name is mike email suhoops03@hotmail.com
Thank you. Duly noted. If your CS 350 is still collecting dust when I get some extra scratch I just may email you. Thanks again. -
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