Ribbon tweeters in SDA speakers??!!

[Lightstar1]

Hey Guys...as I am preparing to send my crossovers to Ben to make them better than ever, a question came to mind....have any of you thought about putting ribbon tweeters (the smaller rectangular ones) in place of the tweeters in the SDA speakers? I was wondering if ribbons would sound better and smoother than the 2000 or 3000 tweeters or if it is possible and what would have to be done to make it work correctly.

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[ben62670]

Way to many variables to get it right. Stick with RDO's.

[TNRabbit]

Way to many variables to get it right. Stick with RDO's.

x2...

[Mike Reeter]

[QUOTE I was wondering if ribbons would sound better and smoother than the 2000 or 3000 tweeters or if it is possible and what would have to be done to make it work correctly.


The RDO's are better and smoother than the 2000 and 3000 tweeters.

[heiney9]

Nope. Stick with the RD0's. If you want ribbon tweets...........then buy a speaker with ribbon tweets. The SDA's are designed to work as they are and the RD0 replacement tweeters, which were developed and engineered by POLK, are the ones to stick with.

You will be amazed at how much your SDA's are transformed by a simple cap upgrade and new RD0194-1 (for sl2000) or RD0198-1 (for sl3000).

Give that a try and if you are still unhappy in 6 mos to a year then move onto to something else completely.

Good luck and keep us posted

H9

[Lightstar1]

Hey Thanks guys for the advise. The only reason why I asked is that I had always liked the sound of my Carver Amazings and they "seem" to be more detailed than the big SRS SDAs I have. Ben will be doing a rebuild on the crossovers because I am a dummy when it comes to that kind of thing so I am assuming this will help a bunch. Now for the next dumb question...what are the RD0 speakers?? Is there a picture I can look at and finally, do they improve the sound of the high end so that it is comparable to ribbons?? How much do they cost??
Thanks for you help!
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[heiney9]

I apologize as I assume (incorrectly) most people know what the RD0's are. They are updated silk dome replacement tweeters for all vintage Polk speakers using the original sl2000 or sl3000 tweeter.

They are much smoother sounding getting rid of the +6dB spike and much of the harshness the sl's can exhibit. They are the preferred upgrade for many here on CP. They are $48 each shipped mention you are Club Polk member.

No probably won't sound like ribbons..............but they are IMO, a huge improvement and they are plug-n-play.

[4406bbl]

rdos are the new replacement tweeter,they are $48 each for club members. I nave never heard them next to carvers so can't help there.