Advantages of RDO-194's ?

[fomoco69]

What can I expect from changing my tweeters out with RDO-194's on my monitor 5's ?

[heiney9]

Have you done a search here. There are boat loads of info on the RD0194-1. Literally pages and pages of feedback.

[Face]

Assuming you have either SL1000's or SL2000's, replacing them with RD0-194 will result in a smoother and less fatiguing sound.

[skrol]

Which Monitor 5 do you have? If they have Peerless tweeters, the RDO-194 would be a downgrade. Not to mention they don't fit without modification.

[zarrdoss]

I have two pairs of mon 5 and don't know if I would want to spend $98 on tweets for them because I paid 45 for one pair and 15 on the other, but its your money and they will sound better than the sl2000's

[heiney9]

I have two pairs of mon 5 and don't know if I would want to spend $98 on tweets for them because I paid 45 for one pair and 15 on the other, but its your money and they will sound better than the sl2000's

I paid $35 for mine. Added RD0's and Clarity, Solen caps, Mills resistors, rewired, deleted fuses..........best damn $200 speakers I've ever heard!

It's well worth it!

H9

[zarrdoss]

Ive done the rdo in everything else, my 2.3, 2,3tl and rta 11t's and it was well worth it, but the monitor 5's are just surround and eventually a garage system.

[heiney9]

Ive done the rdo in everything else, my 2.3, 2,3tl and rta 11t's and it was well worth it, but the monitor 5's are just surround and eventually a garage system.

I hear ya. My 5B's are in a 2nd system (computer/office rig) and they get quite a bit of use for secondary system. To me it was worth it.

H9

[jimbo1421]

Assuming you have either SL1000's or SL2000's, replacing them with RD0-194 will result in a smoother and less fatiguing sound.

Is the RDO-194 a direct replacement for the SL1000 or do the crossovers need modification to work right?

Jim

[Face]

Yes and no. It is the replacement, but the crossover may not be exact.

Take a look at what you have in there now and compare it to this: http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/atta...3&d=1155784674

[stubby]

When I swapped out the 2000's on my old CRS+ speakers, the high end was much smoother AND the midrange had more clarity. I guess without all the high frequency peaks, it allowed the midrange to become more intelligible. Christ, is that even a word?

stubby

[Hamatym]

Totally agree...I just played two identical pairs of srs's and the one set I just picked had the RDO-194's....Big difference!!! Sounds awesome and more together, the old SL2000 are great but they tend to ring at higher volumes. The RDO's are a worth the upgrade if your like me and don't want to mess with the original speaker to much.

[inspiredsports]

Not that anyone else need to chime in as the point has been made, but I have experience moving from SL2000's to RDO's in both SDA-2B's and SDA SRS 2's.

It was truly impossible to listen to the SL2000's at moderate to high volumes for much more than 2 hours. With RDO's, I listen now about 8 hours per day.

[dane_peterson]

How on earth can you listen to music at home 8 hrs a day? I want YOUR job.

[woodsman10b]

8 hrs of work + 8 hrs of music + 8 hrs of sleep = 24 hrs in a day.... sounds simple enough to me :D

[inspiredsports]

How on earth can you listen to music at home 8 hrs a day? I want YOUR job.

Self-employed, home office, wife at work and the 4 kids at school. Life's Good :)

[george daniel]

My feeling/impressions of the RDO-194---somewhat laid back,, a tweeter with a much smoother,,almost "silk lined" pleasant to the ears sound,,a SL 2000 on xanax,,lol,,YMMV.

[StevieB]

Self-employed, home office, wife at work and the 4 kids at school. Life's Good :)

:) nodding