E-bay tweeter confusion

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DollarDave
DollarDave Posts: 2,575
edited January 2008 in Vintage Speakers
Auction title says " Genuine Polk Audio Peerless Silk Dome Tweeters Monitor ". They would either be Peerless, or Silk Dome, but not both... And, they pretty much look like maybe peerless that have been spray painted? Just buy your stuff here in the FM from people with good reputations, adequate post counts, and not here just to sell their stuff.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Genuine-Polk-Audio-Peerless-Silk-Dome-Tweeters-Monitor_W0QQitemZ260198989501QQihZ016QQcategoryZ14993QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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  • DollarDave
    DollarDave Posts: 2,575
    edited December 2007
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    Hmm, this seller has a pair of SL1000s for sale, too.

    http://cgi.ebay.com/Polk-Audio-SL1000-SL-1000-Tweeter-from-SDA-1A_W0QQitemZ260197768699QQihZ016QQcategoryZ14993QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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  • Boywonder
    Boywonder Posts: 225
    edited January 2008
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    These look like Peerless tweets that were available to the DIY market in the 80's. I built a nice pair of 10" 3-ways with Peerless tweeters looking just like these (I forget the model #, but quite popular, I remember they were $17 from Madisound, etc.) which were later stolen from my house :( These Peerless did not have a "dimple"
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,630
    edited January 2008
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    Lasareath wrote: »
    I think that tweeter is an SL1000,

    Like this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/POLK-AUDIO-SL1000-TWEETER_W0QQitemZ290194878722QQihZ019QQcategoryZ14943QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

    It's not an sl1000 those all had a silver bezel. It looks to be a peerless, not 100% sure, but I believe some of the versions Polk used did NOT have the pin hole. I believe they had the same electrical characteristics sans the pin hole.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | Holo Audio Cyan 2 Dac | MIT Shotgun S1 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | Roon Nucleus 1 w/LPS - Tubes add soul!
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited January 2008
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    yep,, looks like a peerless,, but does it taste like a peerless? :eek:
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,630
    edited January 2008
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    george daniel wrote: »
    yep,, looks like a peerless,, but does it taste like a peerless? :eek:

    Only Ricardo or Doro could say for sure if it tastes like a peerless :p and maybe a few old time Polk employees.
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | Holo Audio Cyan 2 Dac | MIT Shotgun S1 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | Roon Nucleus 1 w/LPS - Tubes add soul!
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited January 2008
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    DIY Peerless. Look just like the Polk ones without the hole in the center.

    SL1000's are all silver faced. They look quite similar to each other beside color.
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  • bigyank
    bigyank Posts: 224
    edited January 2008
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    My Model 10's have the same Peerless without the pinholes in them.

    Yank
    Polk Monitor 7
    Polk Atrium 55
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