Best Polk tweeter?

skykeys
skykeys Posts: 102
edited March 2008 in Speakers
Does anyone know what tweeter is considered the top of the line among all of the Polk series?

I was under the impression that the ring radiator tweeter was the highest end tweeter that Polk makes. http://www.polkaudio.com/education/tech_article.php?id=22

However, I see that the new VM series speakers, which based on price - looks to be pretty high end, use the aluminum tweeter.
(Ferro-Magnetic fluid-cooled 1” Aluminum Dome Tweeter creates excellent dispersion off-axis and high frequency accuracy. Ferro-Magnetic fluid ensures high reliability.)

Any thoughts on the matter will be appreciated.

Thanks.
Speakers:
. 5.2 surround config:
. . . In-wall L & R Fronts and Center: Polk LC265i, LCi-RTS-C. In-ceiling L & R rears: Polk LC80i
. . . Floor Subs: Polk DSWPro 500, Paradigm PDR-10
. Zone B: very old pair of Polk M 5's
. In Storage but still favored: Paradigm Monitors

AVR:
. Yamaha RX-V863

Universal DVD:
. Oppo DV-980H

TV:
. Sony Bravia XBR LCD 40" 720P (2005 vintage)
. Comcast Cable, Motorola box
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited March 2008
    It would be an interesting poll.
    I would say the top contenders would be the

    1 Vifa ring radiator as you have mentioned
    2 RDO198
    3 Peerless
    4 The SRT tweeter from the extremely rare SRT system
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
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    Ben
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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited March 2008
    SL 2000 :p

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    Onkyo NR1007 pre-pro, Carver TFM 45(fronts), Carver TFM 35 (surrounds)
    SDA 1C, CS400i, SDA 2B
    PB13Ultra RO
    BW Silvers
    Oppo BDP-83SE
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited March 2008
    Ron Temple wrote: »
    SL 2000 :p

    With a 2 uf cap in series(I could not resist):o:p:D
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
    Ben
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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited March 2008
    I like to slit a hole in them so they can breath.

    Combo rig:

    Onkyo NR1007 pre-pro, Carver TFM 45(fronts), Carver TFM 35 (surrounds)
    SDA 1C, CS400i, SDA 2B
    PB13Ultra RO
    BW Silvers
    Oppo BDP-83SE
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  • candyliquor35m
    candyliquor35m Posts: 2,267
    edited March 2008
    I'm listening to the sl2000wc in my 2.3's right now and they sound mauvelous ;)

    Total upgrade cost: $18
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited March 2008
    The VIFA tweeter in the Polk LSi lineup.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • jwhitakr
    jwhitakr Posts: 568
    edited March 2008
    Doubt you'll ever reach a consensus on this one ... better to at least throw in some criteria (budget would be a good starting point) if you want to reach some sort of conclusion or get some sort of general agreement to the response of your question.
    My HT
    HDTV: Panasonic PT-61LCX65 61" Rear Proj. LCD
    AVR: Harman Kardon AVR 235
    Video: 80GB PS3, Toshiba HD-XA1 HD DVD
    Fronts: Polk Audio RTi8
    Center: Polk Audio CSi3
    Amp: Emotiva LPA-1
    Surrounds: Polk Audio R150
    Sub: HSU STF-3

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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited March 2008
    The Peerless does get a lot of love here, so do both the RDOs as Ben mentioned. Sorry skykeys, but I haven't seen a lot of favor in aluminum dome tweeters. They can be very detailed and clear, but I feel they are less musical than other materials; ie silk domes.

    Just a side note: I was marveling last night about how the SL2000 is the visually ugliest tweeter ever made.
    Jake
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,864
    edited March 2008
    ben62670 wrote: »
    With a 2 uf cap in series(I could not resist):o:p:D

    touche........... always mo betta with a cap on it :D
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,864
    edited March 2008
    Ron Temple wrote: »
    I like to slit a hole in them so they can breath.

    i find if you take the clear plastic cover off they sound much better too ;)
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  • skykeys
    skykeys Posts: 102
    edited March 2008
    Hi Zingo,

    No need to apologize. I'm just curious as to what is considered the top tweeter technology of all the various Polk speakers. I probably should restate the question: what does Polk say is their top end tweeter?

    I know that it is a very subjective question to ask everyone what tweeter they like best - although it's an equally interesting question to me. :)

    To comment to you specifically about aluminium though, Paradigm speakers use an aluminum based tweeter, and I think they sound excellent. So it could be my ears only, or Paradigm's technology is unique. http://www.paradigm.com/en/reference/in_wall_in_ceiling-sa-series-2-6-14.paradigm

    Thanks.
    zingo wrote: »
    The Peerless does get a lot of love here, so do both the RDOs as Ben mentioned. Sorry skykeys, but I haven't seen a lot of favor in aluminum dome tweeters. They can be very detailed and clear, but I feel they are less musical than other materials; ie silk domes.

    Just a side note: I was marveling last night about how the SL2000 is the visually ugliest tweeter ever made.
    Speakers:
    . 5.2 surround config:
    . . . In-wall L & R Fronts and Center: Polk LC265i, LCi-RTS-C. In-ceiling L & R rears: Polk LC80i
    . . . Floor Subs: Polk DSWPro 500, Paradigm PDR-10
    . Zone B: very old pair of Polk M 5's
    . In Storage but still favored: Paradigm Monitors

    AVR:
    . Yamaha RX-V863

    Universal DVD:
    . Oppo DV-980H

    TV:
    . Sony Bravia XBR LCD 40" 720P (2005 vintage)
    . Comcast Cable, Motorola box
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited March 2008
    NotaSuv wrote: »
    i find if you take the clear plastic cover off they sound much better too ;)

    I know that's true with the SL2000s, but I took off the silver covers on my SL3000s and it didn't help at all! I also felt the cone was holding back the sound on my MV6510s, so I remove that too. Next I think I'll remove the "passive" from my passive radiators and the "olk udio" from my Polk Audio. That should clean up the sound. :p
    Jake
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  • candyliquor35m
    candyliquor35m Posts: 2,267
    edited March 2008
    NotaSuv wrote: »
    touche........... always mo betta with a cap on it :D

    Good idea. Here's some pics for anyone that wants to try it.

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=31246

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/attachment.php?&attachmentid=30823

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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,864
    edited March 2008
    zingo wrote: »
    I know that's true with the SL2000s, but I took off the silver covers on my SL3000s and it didn't help at all! I also felt the cone was holding back the sound on my MV6510s, so I remove that too. Next I think I'll remove the "passive" from my passive radiators and the "olk udio" from my Polk Audio. That should clean up the sound. :p


    wait I think we forgot to cap something...somewhere...
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited March 2008
    Ooo, good call...
    Jake
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  • candyliquor35m
    candyliquor35m Posts: 2,267
    edited March 2008
    NotaSuv wrote: »
    wait I think we forgot to cap something...somewhere...

    It's funny how you show up the same month that jesse (f1nut) got banned and have his same attitude. Coincidence?
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited March 2008
    It is a coincidence as he has nothing to do with F1Nut.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • candyliquor35m
    candyliquor35m Posts: 2,267
    edited March 2008
    dorokusai wrote: »
    It is a coincidence as he has nothing to do with F1Nut.

    Thanks
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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited March 2008
    candyliquor35m wrote: »
    It's funny how you show up the same month that jesse (f1nut) got banned and have his same attitude. Coincidence?
    Did I miss something?

    Combo rig:

    Onkyo NR1007 pre-pro, Carver TFM 45(fronts), Carver TFM 35 (surrounds)
    SDA 1C, CS400i, SDA 2B
    PB13Ultra RO
    BW Silvers
    Oppo BDP-83SE
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited March 2008
    candyliquor35m wrote: »
    It's funny how you show up the same month that jesse (f1nut) got banned and have his same attitude. Coincidence?
    Jesse needs to be banned more often so we can have more people with the same attitude. :D
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited March 2008
    Jesse, are you gone???? :confused:

    Combo rig:

    Onkyo NR1007 pre-pro, Carver TFM 45(fronts), Carver TFM 35 (surrounds)
    SDA 1C, CS400i, SDA 2B
    PB13Ultra RO
    BW Silvers
    Oppo BDP-83SE
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,238
    edited March 2008
    Hell no. He lives and breathes audio. He's also a vampire so he's probably out getting blood right now.

    Personally, LSi tweet or the old RT line tweets.
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited March 2008
    treitz3 wrote: »
    Hell no. He lives and breathes audio. He's also a vampire so he's probably out getting blood right now.
    He's still around. He'll be back in full swing soon.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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