New SDA-1C's Best Tweeter?

[Zen Dragon]

Hi All. I have been absent from the forum for a while, but I am a new member of the SDA club!!
After tooling around with my LSi-9's for many months I finally after 15 years of wanting a pair found a pair of SDA's for sale locally. I had the cash and the seller wasn't far away. I am the proud daddy of a pair of studio SDA-1C's.
The seller had been a polk fan for some time, also owning the 3.2's, and he had a box of tweeters he said he might as well give me as well. There are 3 loose, beat up SL 2000's, 3 good looking boxed SL 2000's and 4 good looking boxed SL 3000's. I have not verified the operational status of any of them yet.
The SDA-1C's appear to have SL 2000's in them now. My question is would the SL 3000's be an upgrade, assuming the 4 boxed ones all work, or should I stick with the 2000's?
Alas I am also shopping for a new amp, as the SDA's laugh at my Hafler HD220, and the tweets cut out with the volume at 10:00. I am nursing the volume till I can get a hold of a vintage Carver to save the tweets.
Appreciate any advice on the 2000 vrs 3000 tweets.

[F1nut]

Congrats on your find.

No, you can not use the SL3000's. The crossovers are different and it won't sound right.

[RuSsMaN]

Sell them all (including the ones in your SDA's), and buy the RD0194-1 silk replacement jobbies - then put the remainder towards your amp upgrade and beer.

Cheers,
Russ

[Zen Dragon]

Russ
Hadn't heard of the RD0194-1 before. Are you running them in your SDA's? Is that some kinda modern hybrid, like they crossed an SL series with some plant genes or something :-)
How do they sound?

Got nothing against beer money

[Vr3MxStyler2k3]

The newer replacement of the older tweeters are flat out awesome.

Nuff Said!

Call Ken and he will hook ya up!

[RuSsMaN]

Yes, I use them in my SRS 2's, and have used them in a pair of CRS+ and used the RD0198-1 (SL2500/3000 replacement) in a pair of 15tl's.

They are lovely woven silk domes, no plastic and no freq 'spike' ala SL2000. Night and day difference, for the better.

You could EASILY move the 4 boxed SL3000's for the price of the replacements. All the rest is cash in your pocket.

Cheers,
Russ

[trubluluc]

Russ-

I don't see this model, (RD0194-1) listed in the tweeter parts section, where do you find it?

-Luc



Originally posted by RuSsMaN [/i]
[B]Sell them all (including the ones in your SDA's), and buy the RD0194-1 silk replacement jobbies

Cheers,
Russ

[RuSsMaN]

Call Ken, it's what everyone keeps referring to as the 2000T I believe.

I don't even bother with the parts listing, if I need something, I go straight to 'the man'.

Cheers,
Russ

[Zen Dragon]

By the way..the guy I purchased these from did not have the manual. By chance do any of you SDA gurus have the manual in a PDF file?

By the way Russ, you'll be pleased to know I found some real amplification for these babies and should have my new TFM-45 in about a week. I've noticed that you have used one with your SDA's, so I'm confident I've got a suitable audio marriage there.

[HBombToo]

Originally posted by RuSsMaN
Yes, I use them in my SRS 2's, and have used them in a pair of CRS+ and used the RD0198-1 (SL2500/3000 replacement) in a pair of 15tl's.

They are lovely woven silk domes, no plastic and no freq 'spike' ala SL2000. Night and day difference, for the better.

You could EASILY move the 4 boxed SL3000's for the price of the replacements. All the rest is cash in your pocket.

Cheers,
Russ

YES to the CRS+, 15TL and my 8T's and they are outstanding.

HBomb

[DarqueKnight]

Originally posted by Zen Dragon
By chance do any of you SDA gurus have the manual in a PDF file?


Polk Customer Service will send you a manual free of charge.

[Zen Dragon]

Originally posted by raife1
Polk Customer Service will send you a manual free of charge.

Awesome. Love the speakers love the customer service.