Polk out of RD0194!?!???
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Joshwest90
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I called Polk today ready to bite the bullet on (4) RD0194 to finalize my upgrade for my sda-1a. The guy told me they are out of stock and referred me to Midwest speaker!!! This is terrible lol.
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I think they have been for awhile now. They pop up here for sale every so often but go FAST! Set up and save a search on ebay so you get notifications when some are listed. Probably your best bet.
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I think they have been for awhile now. They pop up here for sale every so often but go FAST! Set up and save a search on ebay so you get notifications when some are listed. Probably your best bet.
There are 2 on eBay, but more expensive than what you used to be able to get them from Polk
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Or you could drop in some aftermarket silks/domes on the cheap.Don't take experimental gene therapies from known eugenicists.
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Or you could drop in some aftermarket silks/domes on the cheap.
Don’t you have to modify the cabinets to run other tweeters? Has anyone done this with success? How do other tweeters work compared to the RD0194
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Do not drop in any other tweeter. There are very specific technical specifications that if not an exact match will result in less than ideal sound.
I believe Polk will no longer sell the RD0194 and RD0198 tweeters. Midwest has taken over selling them. They are exactly the same tweeters.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
I assumed you had the SL2000's and a few of us have modded them with aftermarket silks.
If you can hold out for a good set of RD0194's, then by all means. If Polk never manufactures another set of them, then you'll be back to installing aftermarket silks, but much easier to do them to 194's
And if you get them from Midwest, let us know if the plastic deforms and resonates like some of the originals do.Don't take experimental gene therapies from known eugenicists. -
Josh, you might also want to consider getting just two 194s and disconnecting the two SDA tweeters in your 1A’s. That seems to be preferred by those around here who have updated that model, IIRC.
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teekay0007 wrote: »Josh, you might also want to consider getting just two 194s and disconnecting the two SDA tweeters in your 1A’s. That seems to be preferred by those around here who have updated that model, IIRC.
So just disconnect the inner tweeter on both speakers? I have redone the crossovers with updated caps and resistors. Was just waiting on the tweeters and now they are gone haha my luck. -
Do not drop in any other tweeter. There are very specific technical specifications that if not an exact match will result in less than ideal sound.
I believe Polk will no longer sell the RD0194 and RD0198 tweeters. Midwest has taken over selling them. They are exactly the same tweeters.
I see Midwest has them, but they are 8-10.00 more than what I remember Polk selling them and doesn’t include free shipping. Do you agree with teekay to unplug the dimensional tweeter?
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The inner tweeter is the stereo tweeter. The outer tweeters are the dimensional tweeters. Do your SDA1 have fuses ? If yes take out the fuse, if not then unhook the tweeter leads and tape so they do not touch and cause a short.
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The list price has always been $60.00. Club Polk members got a discount from Polk. Those days seem to be over.
Yes, I agree. The dimensional tweeter(s) impart an unnatural phasey effect. You can try disconnecting them before ordering new ones to hear for yourself what it sounds like. Be sure to tape off and secure the leads.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
The inner tweeter is the stereo tweeter. The outer tweeters are the dimensional tweeters. Do your SDA1 have fuses ? If yes take out the fuse, if not then unhook the tweeter leads and tape so they do not touch and cause a short.
These SDAs do not have the fuse on the back. Once I pull them I’ll shrink tube the leads to prevent shorting.
Is this the case for the SDA-CRS as well
@F1nut @pitdogg2
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For the original CRS with 2 tweeters? Yes.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
For the original CRS with 2 tweeters? Yes.
Yea these have 2 tweeters. Well that’s good to know. Less RD0194 to buy haha
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If it were the single tweeter models he’d probably notice something missing in his music.For the original CRS with 2 tweeters? Yes.
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@F1nut are the SDA-2A the same as the SDA-1A and CRS in regards to disconnecting the dimensional tweeter?
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No, the 2A only has one tweeter.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
FWIW, I ordered MW6511's (the mid/woof's) a couple of months back. The guy on the phone said I got 4 of the last 5 in stock.
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Joshwest90 wrote: »I called Polk today ready to bite the bullet on (4) RD0194 to finalize my upgrade for my sda-1a. The guy told me they are out of stock and referred me to Midwest speaker!!! This is terrible lol.
Rd0194's just popped up on ebay.. but they are $60 each.. say there is more than 12 available -
$60.00 is the normal price and that's cheap compared to a lot of other tweeters out there.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
So very true when you think about it ....
Hard to believe they’re so inexpensive....
The Raal tweeters in my Salks are 5-6 times that price ....
Bk$60.00 is the normal price and that's cheap compared to a lot of other tweeters out there.
Dayens Ampino , Yamaha wxc-50 , Polk SDA 1c’s ( my first love .. ) , Kimber Kable 4TC, Sony 42” - BEDROOM
B&K EX-442 ( it will go in my casket when I die ... ) , PS Audio 4.6 preamp ( old school , but it still jams on ... ) , Eversolo DMP-A6 , Boston Acoustic voyager 7’s - POOL
Parasound A21, Eversolo DMP-A8 , Yamaha wxc-50 , Kimber Kable 4vs , Salk Supercharged Song towers ( difficult choice between these and my family if I had to choose ... 😩 ) , Sony XBR-A8F 65” OLED - DEN , MAIN RIG
PS Audio S300 - sitting in the closet for now …
Onkyo TX-nr609 , Polk atrium 7 , Boston acoustic sound ware (4) , Boston acoustic sub , B&W center , Sharp 65” TV - PATIO -
they're also about 5-6 times better tweeters
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Any word on if/when polk will start selling these again?Polk: / SDA-CRS / SDA-1C / M-10B / M-7B / M-5 / M-5jr / RTA-11T / LSIM703 / LSIM704 / LSIM706 / RTI8 / CSI3 / CSI5 / RTI4 / RTI-A5 / CSI-A6 / RC80i / RC85i / RC6s / PSW300 / Atrium6 / Atrium4 / About a dozen pair of Atrium45 lol.
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I would not be surprised to find out they are done supporting the vintage SDA line.The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
It's already been stated that Polk's support for vintage Polk speakers is over. MidWest is taking over offering the tweeters and a one model fits all type driver, which it is not.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
For anyone who is not sure what's being talked about, here is a link to Midwest Speaker Repair.
https://www.midwestspeakerrepair.com/
Here's the Polk Audio tweeter page:
https://www.midwestspeakerrepair.com/product-category/home-audio/tweeters/polk-audio-1-tweeters/Expert Moron Extraordinaire
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On June 3, I purchased four RD094's to have as backups from Polk . They came right away in 3-4 days. Got the discount and free shipping.
There was hardly any wait for the first person to answer to handle the sale; and put the invoice together. Then the sales person hands you off to a financial person to collect the money. I waited for about an hour to pay. No RD098's on that day.
The two people were really good at their job. Nice and knowledgeable.
Harry"Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"
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Just ordered 2 from The Speaker Exchange in Florida......arrived in 2 days.
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It's already been stated that Polk's support for vintage Polk speakers is over. MidWest is taking over offering the tweeters and a one model fits all type driver, which it is not.
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Better start researching which Peerless is closest to the original RDOs. I believe Polk used Peerless as the magnet/bezel have the exact same bolt patterns.Don't take experimental gene therapies from known eugenicists.
