model(monitor) 5 tweeter upgrade

mjg
mjg Posts: 86
edited January 2010 in Vintage Speakers
The first quality speakers I ever purchased were a pair of model 5's. I still have them, and they still sound good. I have read here that they will sound better if I upgrade the tweeters to Peerless, or RDO. Is this correct?. If so, is one better than the other? Where do I find them?

Thanks for any help. Maurice
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited January 2010
    What's in them now? If you have Peerless already, then i wouldn't bother upgrading.

    If you have the SL series, then you upgrade to RDO.

    SL to Peerless isn't real straightforward i don't think.
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

    Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii

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  • mjg
    mjg Posts: 86
    edited January 2010
    How do you tell what they are? I looked, and there is no label on them. I pulled one out and it had this # on the magnet 55141480. The serial # of one of the speakers is
    5 114101. Does any of this tell me?

    Thanks, Maurice
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited January 2010
    Take some pictures and post 'em up, we'll tell you what you have. :)
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

    Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii

    Desk: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / ISK HD9999

    Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3

    HT: Denon AVR-X3400H / Sony UBP-X700 / RT16 / CS350LS / RT7 / SVS PB1000
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  • mjg
    mjg Posts: 86
    edited January 2010
    I will have to wait for my daughter to help me with the pics as I am a moron when it comes to posting things on the computer. These are early versions of 5B's where the mid slightly overlaps the ring of the woofer, and it has fuses instead of the switches. All black tweater.

    Maurice
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  • kcoc321
    kcoc321 Posts: 1,788
    edited January 2010
    that is the model # for one of the Peerless tweeters. They look like this:
    (not his, for a sample)

    attachment.php?attachmentid=43197&d=1252996422

    I would not think yo need to upgrade them, unless yo have a bad one. The Peerless are reputed to be a great tweeter.
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  • mjg
    mjg Posts: 86
    edited January 2010
    Yes, That is exactly what mine look like. So I guess I have the good ones already. No need to look into an upgrade. Thank you for posting the pic KCOC321. I could not get my pics to upload.

    Maurice
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited January 2010
    mjg wrote: »
    Yes, That is exactly what mine look like. So I guess I have the good ones already. No need to look into an upgrade. Thank you for posting the pic KCOC321. I could not get my pics to upload.

    Maurice

    Still worth rebuilding the crossovers with some nicer pieces. :D
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

    Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii

    Desk: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / ISK HD9999

    Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3

    HT: Denon AVR-X3400H / Sony UBP-X700 / RT16 / CS350LS / RT7 / SVS PB1000
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  • mjg
    mjg Posts: 86
    edited January 2010
    I read about that this morning. I am going to let that go for now as I am trying to save for a center chanel speaker for my LSI 15's. I am using the 5's for a bedroom speaker right now and they do sound pretty good. I just thought that if they needed it, this would be a simple and fairly inexpensive upgrade.
    Thanks, Maurice
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  • TNTsTunes
    TNTsTunes Posts: 751
    edited January 2010
    mjg wrote: »
    I read about that this morning. I am going to let that go for now as I am trying to save for a center channel speaker for my LSI 15's.
    Thanks, Maurice

    I have a CS350 that I'll part with. :) It should be a good match I believe.

    Upgrading the Monitor 5's crossovers will just be the icing on the cake.

    Here's a good link for you.

    Monitor 5b's x-over upgrade w/pics
    "Make a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day. Light
    a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."

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  • mjg
    mjg Posts: 86
    edited January 2010
    TNTsTunes,

    PM sent

    Thanks, Maurice
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