It seems I am in need of a replacement tweeter for my iLoud MTM. Sadly IK Multimedia (iLoud) do not sell a replacement. I purchased the speaker used so I do not expect warranty service, but it would be nice to be able to pay my hard earned money to get it working again instead of going to scrap!
I posted this on DIYAudio, I hope it's okay to do it here too.
I'm hoping someone on the interwebs can recognise this tweeter from an OEM catalogue or AliExpress etc?
Anybody know where to get a replacement tweeter for the iLoud MTM?
When I bought this it was working well. I measured the frequency response as below:
After some general use I measured it again and now it measures with some big dips in the response. I did not play it loud.
(Slightly different measurement setup, but dips confirmed to be from the speaker. Persistent with different conditions.)
I disconnected each driver and measured them separately. I also measured the Amp outputs directly to see if maybe the filters were messed up. I guess this is correct.
So I decided the tweeter was damaged. I thought maybe it used ferrofluid and needed a refresh.
I removed the glue around the tweeter and took it out.
Ahh.. looks like the front can not come off without a careful operation.
Bingo, we have ferroffluid!
Eww... it's somehow been mopped up by the sponge. What is ferrofluid doing out of the gap?!
But OH NO! I was trying to be so gentle but this happended.
I've managed to solder the tinsel lead back on, but I think it will never be as new again. So I'm not in a rush to get ferrofluid replaced.
The tweeter chamber is distinctive. Like a tiny Vifa NE25 or maybe Tangband... but not quite. Suggestions welcome!
Vifa ^
Tangband ^
I posted this on DIYAudio, I hope it's okay to do it here too.
I'm hoping someone on the interwebs can recognise this tweeter from an OEM catalogue or AliExpress etc?
Anybody know where to get a replacement tweeter for the iLoud MTM?
When I bought this it was working well. I measured the frequency response as below:
After some general use I measured it again and now it measures with some big dips in the response. I did not play it loud.
(Slightly different measurement setup, but dips confirmed to be from the speaker. Persistent with different conditions.)
I disconnected each driver and measured them separately. I also measured the Amp outputs directly to see if maybe the filters were messed up. I guess this is correct.
So I decided the tweeter was damaged. I thought maybe it used ferrofluid and needed a refresh.
I removed the glue around the tweeter and took it out.
Ahh.. looks like the front can not come off without a careful operation.
Bingo, we have ferroffluid!
Eww... it's somehow been mopped up by the sponge. What is ferrofluid doing out of the gap?!
But OH NO! I was trying to be so gentle but this happended.
I've managed to solder the tinsel lead back on, but I think it will never be as new again. So I'm not in a rush to get ferrofluid replaced.
The tweeter chamber is distinctive. Like a tiny Vifa NE25 or maybe Tangband... but not quite. Suggestions welcome!
Vifa ^
Tangband ^
