In Search Of a Tweeter

[Lazarus Short]

I'm making a try at finishing the restoration/modding of the Fisher 104 speakers. The tweeter hole in the front baffle is ragged, having been hogged out for a succession of tweeters. I need something with a maximum flange diameter of 3.5 to 4.0 inches, and I don't care if it's cone or dome.

 

[K-5BLAZER]

how about this https://www.parts-express.com/morel-cat-378-1-1-8-soft-dome-horn-tweeter--277-084
do not know if it would work cause you did not post the xover points and the other drivers you are using

 

[AngrySailor]

I put some “misco” domes in my fathers Starks. They were all mangled also from years of tweeter swaps. They seem to sound good and have held up to his Sansui AU-7900

 

[Lazarus Short]

how about this https://www.parts-express.com/morel-cat-378-1-1-8-soft-dome-horn-tweeter--277-084
do not know if it would work cause you did not post the xover points and the other drivers you are using

Yikes! Too expen$ive.

 

[Lazarus Short]

I put some “misco” domes in my fathers Starks. They were all mangled also from years of tweeter swaps. They seem to sound good and have held up to his Sansui AU-7900

I like how those are mounted - on masonite? I could do that with a pair of tweeters I have on hand. Time coherence is hardly an issue with these speakers.

 

[AngrySailor]

Was some scrap MDF. i think the tweeters were under 30 maple syrups each. I got them from qcomponents.

 

[mr_rye89]

I put these in a pair of Cerwin Vega RE-25s I have in my grandad's shop, had to mount in bits of 1/4 plywood rattle canned black, they're 4 ohm tho....

https://www.parts-express.com/dayto...-transformer-automotive-tweeter-pair--275-195

Build thread on TH:

http://www.tapeheads.net/showthread.php?t=60441

 

[AngrySailor]

Here’s what I used.

https://qcomponents.ca/McBride-MTW025B0.html

 

[AngrySailor]

Using these in the three way speakers for my house. They’ve held up to to Tim (700/1) full blast and even my MX3000 hasn’t melted them yet. 3.5” square flange mount, replaceable compression driver with any 1” thread on driver. They’re very efficient and bright but also not harsh. You won’t need any highs EQ’d in though!


https://qcomponents.ca/Eminence-APT80.html

 

[Lazarus Short]

Here’s what I used.

https://qcomponents.ca/McBride-MTW025B0.html

Again, too pricey.

 

[Lazarus Short]

Using these in the three way speakers for my house. They’ve held up to to Tim (700/1) full blast and even my MX3000 hasn’t melted them yet. 3.5” square flange mount, replaceable compression driver with any 1” thread on driver. They’re very efficient and bright but also not harsh. You won’t need any highs EQ’d in though!


https://qcomponents.ca/Eminence-APT80.html

Yup, too pricey. I think I'm going to use the cone tweeters I have on hand, mounted on thin sub-baffles per your post #3. I don't care to sink a gob of money into this project, since I have main speakers taken care of. This whole problem came up because the Genesis tweeters I intended to use went off the table when I realized I had woofers that fit, so the Genesis are singing again.

 

[Lazarus Short]

I have a pair of dome tweeters from a junky pair of VMPS Tower II speakers. One had continuity, and the other did not - the terminal strip was loose. As a last resort, I made tiny wedges out of wood, and used them to tighten the strip - continuity! It looks like I have my tweeters, and they're a better fit than the cones I was considering.