Mon 4, VS-25 tweets on eBay are Parts Express models

kcoc321
kcoc321 Posts: 1,788
edited December 2009 in Vintage Speakers
Hey I was browsing on eBay and saw these come up in my search, and thought I would give anyone looking a heads up.

They ARE NOT exactly the same as the SL1500 replacement tweeters for the Monitor 4, VS-25 and other speakers using this 80mm square tweeter. IF you look closely, the center section is of a bigger diameter. These on eBay are actually from Parts Express for $6.8 right now, vs the $15 they are selling for on eBay. They are both 4ohm, but IDK if they are direct replacements

http://cgi.ebay.com/POLK-4-replacement-tweeter-NEW-speaker_W0QQitemZ170411806237QQcmdZViewItemQQptZSpeakers_Subwoofers?hash=item27ad55ce1d

Parts Express link:
http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=279-116

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ACTUAL SL1500(v1) tweeter:
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Also there is a Danish Peerless tweeter for $10 (they think they are SL1000's)
I would be selfish, but I don't have the extra $$ right now anyway, so go for it...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Polk-Audio-Monitor-10-Peerless-SL1000-Tweeter-Speaker_W0QQitemZ290379515791QQcmdZViewItemQQptZSpeakers_Subwoofers?hash=item439bf7c78f
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited December 2009
    I think what you're seeing is just difference in angle.... they look identical in every way to me....
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited December 2009
    KLH (and others) used the same tweeter in a lot of their speakers too, the 911b, the 183a, etc. Not the last word in detail, but that particular dome was the 'go to' inexpensive tweeter between your old school cone style, and the mylar domes used now.

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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited December 2009
    It sounds halfway decent to me, if a little harsh in this application. But i think that's due more to old crappy crossover components in the VS25s.

    I'm still pretty sure they're the same. :p
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

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  • kcoc321
    kcoc321 Posts: 1,788
    edited December 2009
    IDK if they are sonically the same, since I have not tried the PE ones. Primariliary I wanted to let anyone know that was looking at the eBay one, that they are available for 1/2 price on PartsExpress vs the eBay 'version.

    There are subtle differences between the PE model and the one original from Polk. If you look at the "suspended sonic plug" (MY made up term) in the center, the Polk's are 3/8" dia, which then is a straight wall down towards the tweeter dome. On the eBay/ Partsexpress version, it has a similar cap, but then has a 45 degree shoulder and a wider overall "suspended sonic plug". IDK if there is a sonic difference in having a larger "suspended sonic plug", just noticed the differences.

    IF I needed anouther one of these, I would probally try the PE ones, for the $6.80 they are selling for.
  • rallyshark
    rallyshark Posts: 417
    edited December 2009
    Right or wrong? Way to keep an eye out and give peeps a heads up either way:)
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