rdo-194 or 198???

tonyr1
tonyr1 Posts: 103
edited March 2010 in DIY, Mods & Tweaks
what tweeter should I use for monitor 10"s? rdo-194 or rdo-198? thanks!
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited February 2010
    What tweeter is installed? Pop it out and look on the back. Hopefully we're not talking about a Peerless era tweeter.
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  • tonyr1
    tonyr1 Posts: 103
    edited February 2010
    sl2000
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited February 2010
    rdo 194 is the replacement for your model tweeter.
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited February 2010
    george daniel wrote: »
    rdo 194 is the replacement for your model tweeter.

    Yes. Mention you are a Club Polk member to get the discount.
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  • tonyr1
    tonyr1 Posts: 103
    edited February 2010
    48 dollars instead of 60....sweeeeeet!:D

    now I need to know what size poly switches to use. there is no markings on mine, but there are a bunch of different ones listed at parts express. when I called polk they said they did'nt have any.
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  • tonyr1
    tonyr1 Posts: 103
    edited February 2010
    after reading about the poly switches on here I think I will just put a .5 ohm resistor in there. I recently bought an Adcom 555 to run the 10's but I'm using an old harman kardon pm665 as a pre until I can afford the Adcom 750 pre-amp. I think that should provide enough clean power to forget about the poly swithches.

    Please tell me if I'm wrong! I do tend to crank the volume sometimes
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,197
    edited February 2010
    You should be fine. I ran a 545 for years and even when the distortion lights flickered a tiny bit, I never tripped a poly. As long as you don't get stupid you should be fine.

    H9
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,303
    edited February 2010
    in my best Forest Gump: Stupid is as Stupid does.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited February 2010
    tonyr1 wrote: »
    after reading about the poly switches on here I think I will just put a .5 ohm resistor in there.

    Why are you putting a .5 ohm resistor there? Just wondering.
    madmax
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited February 2010
    madmax wrote: »
    Why are you putting a .5 ohm resistor there? Just wondering.
    madmax
    To compensate from the resistance lost from removing the polyswitch.
    "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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  • ranczar
    ranczar Posts: 3
    edited March 2010
    dorokusai wrote: »
    What tweeter is installed? Pop it out and look on the back. Hopefully we're not talking about a Peerless era tweeter.

    My Model 10's are from 1977. How are the various models identified? Would those be "Peerless era tweeters?" If so, what is the correct model replacement for them?
    -;-)
    Model 10 since 1977
    Mini Monitor II since 1981
    Model 5 since 2010
    PSW50 since 2008 (Just what the Mini Monitors needed!)
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