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whats6x7
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| Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 6:02 pm Post subject: Super Tweeter recommenrdations |
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Does anyone know if they still make Super Tweeters like the old Radio Shack ones? The 1980s variety that just sets on top of your speaker. I can't seem to find them anywhere.
The main problem I have discovered with these 701s is that the front tweeter is crossed over so it doesn't put out any high sounds. Only the angles ones do and I don't like it. Rather than re-engineer the speaker I though I'd just throw a couple of super tweeters on top.
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Curt Palme
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| Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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Just about any dome tweeter will do it. Put a 5 uf nonpolarized capacitor in series with the hot lead, and connect it to the main input terminals.
Those speakers would be a good candidate for those 'improve your center channel speaker' tweets that we gave a hard time to back a few months ago.
Or.. get some dome tweeters for a car stereo installation. Those usually come with the crossover cap built right in. I've got some cheap Pyramid ones in my Rav, they do the job just fine. Should be $25-50 per pair.
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whats6x7
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| Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 8:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Curt Palme wrote: | | Those usually come with the crossover cap built right in. I've got some cheap Pyramid ones in my Rav, they do the job just fine. Should be $25-50 per pair. |
I'll look into those. Makes more sense than tearing the speaker up. Can I just wire them parallel with my speakers? I think the Bose are 6ohm. Weird how the Bose are crossed-over so the high frequencies don't come out the front
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greg_mitch
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| whats6x7 wrote: | | Curt Palme wrote: | | Those usually come with the crossover cap built right in. I've got some cheap Pyramid ones in my Rav, they do the job just fine. Should be $25-50 per pair. |
I'll look into those. Makes more sense than tearing the speaker up. Can I just wire them parallel with my speakers? I think the Bose are 6ohm. Weird how the Bose are crossed-over so the high frequencies don't come out the front |
Bose isn't interested in accurately portraying the entire recording...ah nvm... 
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Curt Palme
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Yep, an extra load at the top end doesn't load the amp down any.
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