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Stingrae
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 Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 6:18 am Post subject: Replacing Tweeters - Help please!!! |
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I have just noticed that my one of my old Sony speakers's tweeter has
stopped working. I have isolated the fact that it is the tweeter itself and
not the internal wiring. I have looked online and see that I can buy
replacement tweeters, but since the speakers are so old there are no
details on them, therfore I was wondering if anyone could help me on
deciding the wattage of the tweeters that I should buy.
The speaker is "100w nominal & 200watt music" (from the back of the speaker)
does the tweeter need to be 100w or 200w or can it be lower, IE 50w? I have
seen 50w tweeters at reasonable prices.
I thought that the wattage sent to the speaker might be split over the
woofer, mid and tweeter, and wondered if there was a way of knowing the
ratio and therefore working out how big the tweeter should be, in terms of
wattage. Or am I going about this all wrong?!!!
Regards & Thanks in advance.
Tim. |
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Karl Uppiano
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| Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 6:18 am Post subject: Re: Replacing Tweeters - Help please!!! |
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"Stingrae" <rae_design@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I have just noticed that my one of my old Sony speakers's tweeter has
stopped working. I have isolated the fact that it is the tweeter itself and
not the internal wiring. I have looked online and see that I can buy
replacement tweeters, but since the speakers are so old there are no
details on them, therfore I was wondering if anyone could help me on
deciding the wattage of the tweeters that I should buy.
The speaker is "100w nominal & 200watt music" (from the back of the
speaker) does the tweeter need to be 100w or 200w or can it be lower, IE
50w? I have seen 50w tweeters at reasonable prices.
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Speaker power ratings are extremely vague. Tweeters are typically rated for
much lower power than the speaker system as a whole. For example, my woofers
are rated at 60 watts RMS. Midrange, 60 watts RMS. Tweeters, 20 watts RMS. I
drive them with an amplifier rated at 100 watts RMS per channel. However,
the tweeter documentation recommends not to test with tones exceeding 5
watts continuous RMS.
| Quote: | I thought that the wattage sent to the speaker might be split over the
woofer, mid and tweeter, and wondered if there was a way of knowing the
ratio and therefore working out how big the tweeter should be, in terms of
wattage. Or am I going about this all wrong?!!!
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Your best bet would be to find OEM tweeters exactly like the originals. Even
then, you should replace them in pairs, IMHO. If you cannot find exact
replacements, my personal inclination would be simply to replace the
speakers unless you have a lot of cash invested, or a strong emotional
attachment to them. It could be difficult to find non-OEM tweeters that
match the original dispersion, frequency response, sensitivity and so on.
But it depends on how big of a project you are up for. If you don't mind a
lot of tinkering and tweaking, then start collecting tweeters and let the
fun begin!
This is just my opinion. I am sure others will post second opinions. |
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Arny Krueger
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| Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 6:51 pm Post subject: Re: Replacing Tweeters - Help please!!! |
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"jakdedert" <jakdedert@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Arny Krueger wrote:
"Stingrae" <rae_design@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1fmdndFqVKYYfvXYRVnyvg@bt.com
I have just noticed that my one of my old Sony
speakers's tweeter has stopped working. I have isolated
the fact that it is the tweeter itself and not the
internal wiring. I have looked online and see that I
can buy replacement tweeters, but since the speakers
are so old there are no details on them, therfore I
was wondering if anyone could help me on deciding the
wattage of the tweeters that I should buy.
My car's engine just died, it's a V-6. I've seen online
that I can buy a wide variety of V-6 engines, so I want
to buy an engine and do all the work myself. I've
decided not to try to get an exact replacment from the
company that built my car, which I could do. Which
engine should I buy? Oh, and by the way I've never, ever
worked on cars, never even changed the oil.
Oh gee...is that done by unscrewing four screws and
undoing two wires? (then reversing the process)?
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Oh come on. You know very well that properly changing a job is not a matter
of simple mechanics.
| Quote: | If so, go right ahead and good luck. Otherwise, it's not
even remotely the same issue.
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Aside from the mechanics of swapping components, it is a very similar issue.
One key mistake that the OP made - not checking with Sony to see if an exact
replacement was available. That would reduce the question to one of simple
mechanics.
| Quote: | I'd put it more at the
skill level of changing a guitar string.
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Wrong, guitar strings are designed to be user-replacable, and to a great
degree they are sold as generic items. Tweeter drivers fail both tests.
| Quote: | I know lots of guys who can change a guitar string. Most of them don't
even know how to change their oil.
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Guitar strings aren't put inside the instrument. Oil filters are in the
engine compartment, not on the hood. |
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Arny Krueger
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| Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 6:52 pm Post subject: Re: Replacing Tweeters - Help please!!! |
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"Arny Krueger" <arnyk@hotpop.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | "jakdedert" <jakdedert@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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Arny Krueger wrote:
"Stingrae" <rae_design@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1fmdndFqVKYYfvXYRVnyvg@bt.com
I have just noticed that my one of my old Sony
speakers's tweeter has stopped working. I have isolated
the fact that it is the tweeter itself and not the
internal wiring. I have looked online and see that I
can buy replacement tweeters, but since the speakers
are so old there are no details on them, therfore I
was wondering if anyone could help me on deciding the
wattage of the tweeters that I should buy.
My car's engine just died, it's a V-6. I've seen online
that I can buy a wide variety of V-6 engines, so I want
to buy an engine and do all the work myself. I've
decided not to try to get an exact replacment from the
company that built my car, which I could do. Which
engine should I buy? Oh, and by the way I've never, ever
worked on cars, never even changed the oil.
Oh gee...is that done by unscrewing four screws and
undoing two wires? (then reversing the process)?
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Correction:
| Quote: | Oh come on. You know very well that properly changing a
tweeter is not a matter of simple mechanics. |
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jakdedert
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| Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 12:08 am Post subject: Re: Replacing Tweeters - Help please!!! |
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Arny Krueger wrote:
| Quote: | "Arny Krueger" <arnyk@hotpop.com> wrote in message
news:abKdnSMSQPZSH_DYnZ2dnUVZ_vSdnZ2d@comcast.com
"jakdedert" <jakdedert@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:L76bh.31474$K9.18392@bignews4.bellsouth.net
Arny Krueger wrote:
"Stingrae" <rae_design@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1fmdndFqVKYYfvXYRVnyvg@bt.com
I have just noticed that my one of my old Sony
speakers's tweeter has stopped working. I have isolated
the fact that it is the tweeter itself and not the
internal wiring. I have looked online and see that I
can buy replacement tweeters, but since the speakers
are so old there are no details on them, therfore I
was wondering if anyone could help me on deciding the
wattage of the tweeters that I should buy.
My car's engine just died, it's a V-6. I've seen online
that I can buy a wide variety of V-6 engines, so I want
to buy an engine and do all the work myself. I've
decided not to try to get an exact replacment from the
company that built my car, which I could do. Which
engine should I buy? Oh, and by the way I've never, ever
worked on cars, never even changed the oil.
Oh gee...is that done by unscrewing four screws and
undoing two wires? (then reversing the process)?
Correction:
Oh come on. You know very well that properly changing a
tweeter is not a matter of simple mechanics.
At that level, it certainly is. |
Comparing it to swapping an engine (even a swapping an identical engine)
is just ridiculous...but you knew that. You just like to read what
you've written and imagine yourself as clever.
jak |
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