Do other speaker companys

Toolfan66
Toolfan66 Posts: 17,366
edited May 2009 in Speakers
Carry upgraded parts for there vintage speakers like Polk does?:cool:

Just curious.



Larry,
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited May 2009
    Some higher end ones do. Mass market you are lucky to get replacement parts never mind upgrades. Speaking of upgrades I have to get back to work;)
    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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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,221
    edited May 2009
    TOOLFORLIFEFAN wrote: »
    Carry upgraded parts for there vintage speakers like Polk does?:cool:

    Just curious.



    Larry,

    I assume you are speaking of the RD0 tweets. Polk didn't offer these as an "upgrade" they turned out to sound better because of newer materials and processes available today.

    The Sl2500 and Sl3000 were discontinued because the process of laying the "trilaminate" material required cyanide and other harmful chemicals.

    Faced with the lack of getting the older tweeters produced, Polk R&D worked to make a suitable replacement using a "silk" dome type tweeter.

    They didn't set out to offer an upgraded part...............they set out to offer a replacement for the orginal that would work...........and it turned out that they did fix some of the shortcomings ofr the original tweeter (sl2000).

    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 | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited May 2009
    Matt Polk "The SL2000 was not my favorite tweeter". Polkfest06-Doro.

    Polk Audio was interested in delivering good sound to the mass market at affordable prices, they never wanted to be an uber-fi speaker company, in fact they have trained many a budding audiophile/hobbiest in what goes into making a nice speaker, many have moved on to other speakers at a different level when this happens folks at Polk have told me they feel as though they have done their job.

    I have many different types of speakers, but believe me some Polk speakers are always in the house.

    RT1
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,366
    edited May 2009
    Thanks for the INFO.

    Larry.
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