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Tweeters for my speakers

DanielT said:
Good @dualazmak but in this case it's mostly about popping in a replacement tweeter that fits in the baffle hole, a tweeter with the same Ohm/sensitivity as the original tweeter.
TS has received a tweeter replacement suggestion, and why not but I would have preferred a tweeter from a recognized good manufacturer. Although the supply for a pair of such tweeters for around $30-50 is quite limited.
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OK, thank you for your point and suggestions in this case; I understood well and agree with you.
Hopefully my above post #19 would be just a reference for OP @kevinsonic for future further addition of outer tweeters and/or super-tweeters.
 
dualazmak said:
OK, thank you for your point and suggestions in this case; I understood well and agree with you.
Hopefully my above post #19 would be just a reference for OP @kevinsonic for future further addition of outer tweeters and/or super-tweeters.
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I also complicated the whole thing with a bunch of DIY related projects that don't seem like TS's thing to tinker with, @Mart68 made it more down to earth practical for a non-DIY person with his suggestions.:)
 
DanielT said:
I also complicated the whole thing with a bunch of DIY related projects that don't seem like TS's thing to tinker with, @Mart68 made it more down to earth practical for a non-DIY person with his suggesti
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DanielT said:
I also complicated the whole thing with a bunch of DIY related projects that don't seem like TS's thing to tinker with, @Mart68 made it more down to earth practical for a non-DIY person with his suggestions.:)
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Your suggestions is brilliant, and i will be reading through this and learning with great interest thanks. But i need to replace.
 
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Ok here is the reading i take that its 8 ohm tweeters:
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Sorry for the big pictures it looks like 8 ohms 0.007 ? I measured the working tweeter, but working and broken one is displayed.

Is there a way to measure the sensitivity with a multimeter or should i know preferably go with an 8 ohm tweeter between 20-200 watts ?
 
Please put your meter in the 200 Ohm setting, it will give a much more accurate reading.
 
voodooless said:
How about these:

2pcs 3 inch 4 ohm 10w tweeter speakers component audio - Temu South Africa

Shop 2pcs lot 3 inch 4 ohm 10w tweeter speakers component audio interface 74mm titanium portable louderspeaker treble sound diy speaker at the lowest price at Temu. Check reviews and See of electronics. .
www.temu.com www.temu.com

Look like a perfect replacement.
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Thank you.

I have looked at the link from the pics from your link it looks almost identical to what i have, but the specs say they are rated at 4 ohms, from my last post the tweeters shows to be 8 ohms (i understand measuring the impedance always shows a fraction less of what it actually is) in any case its closer to 8 ohms.


Would the one from Temu in your link be best (which is rated only at 10 watts ( 4 ohms)

2pcs 3 inch 4 ohm 10w tweeter speakers component audio - Temu South Africa

Shop 2pcs lot 3 inch 4 ohm 10w tweeter speakers component audio interface 74mm titanium portable louderspeaker treble sound diy speaker at the lowest price at Temu. Check reviews and See of electronics. .
www.temu.com www.temu.com

or this one be best: rated at 20 watts
 
kevinsonic said:
Thanks but that is completely over my head and what i can afford extra, i just want to replace the current tweeters, even if they are not 100% the same.
I just received an email from this company telling me that the tweeter i shown him cant be more than 20 watts.

He suggested to replace it with these:
pqsound.co.za

Tweeter 20W Dome Pair

3 inch magnetic tweeter Frequency Response: 20KHZ-3DB Sensitivity: 89dB / W Rated power: 20W Impedance: 4 ohms
pqsound.co.za pqsound.co.za
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Based on the measurements you've provided these look like a perfect fit.

52mm across screw holes matches with your given dimensions above.

Just check the overall diameter (given as 74mm in those suggested replacements) and they should be fine.

They're probably using mylar diaphragms which I believe your original tweeters are, so will likely even sound very similar.

By the way, your meter is measuring DC resistance and not impedance. So your existing tweeters may well be 4 ohms (or close to 4 ohms).

In those particular speakers, I very much doubt a couple of ohms is going to make a huge difference to the sound anyway.
 
Mart68 said:
In the circumstances that's really not an issue worth worrying about. Probably the original tweeter is 4 ohm anyway but that's only a nominal value since impedance varies with frequency.
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If by nominally you imply unpowered, mine shows 6.9, so closer to an 8 ohm specked tweeter.
 
audio_tony said:
Based on the measurements you've provided these look like a perfect fit.

52mm across screw holes matches with your given dimensions above.

Just check the overall diameter (given as 74mm in those suggested replacements) and they should be fine.

They're probably using mylar diaphragms which I believe your original tweeters are, so will likely even sound very similar.

By the way, your meter is measuring DC resistance and not impedance. So your existing tweeters may well be 4 ohms (or close to 4 ohms).

In those particular speakers, I very much doubt a couple of ohms is going to make a huge difference to the sound anyway.
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I understand thanks. So dc resistance can be off by 3 ohms ?

Ok so based on your opinion which will be best between these 2:

2pcs 3 inch 4 ohm 10w tweeter speakers component audio - Temu South Africa

Shop 2pcs lot 3 inch 4 ohm 10w tweeter speakers component audio interface 74mm titanium portable louderspeaker treble sound diy speaker at the lowest price at Temu. Check reviews and See of electronics. .
www.temu.com www.temu.com

pqsound.co.za

Tweeter 20W Dome Pair

3 inch magnetic tweeter Frequency Response: 20KHZ-3DB Sensitivity: 89dB / W Rated power: 20W Impedance: 4 ohms
pqsound.co.za pqsound.co.za
 
It is an 8-ohm tweeter. 5-10 ohms is considered an 8-ohm IF you're measuring just a static load. At least it has been for the 50 years I've been measuring.

I've never replaced that particular driver, but I have replaced at least 200 pairs of tweeters through the years and never had a problem as long as the XO was in good order.

I always replace in pairs, and I match the pair if I can with a static check and a fresh pair of batteries in a DMM.

You'll be fine as long as the XO is in good order.

If they have L-Pads, turn the L-Pads up and down a few times to clean the winding/paddle. A little WD40 and a blast of air never hurts either.

Enjoy.
 
NotInYourHead said:
One question @kevinsonic, can you see a crossover network inside the cabinet? Or is it just a capacitor on the tweeter/woofer?
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I see no capacitors on the tweeters (i've seen caps on car audio 2/3way speakers) but not on these floorstanders. I haven't taken out the woofers but i would expect pioneer to at least have a crossover in there. I really don't want to take it apart as the woofers are pristine, but might do so just to peek once i receive my tweeters and install them.
 
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