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Upgrading C-W D9 speakers!

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rockanroller

Hello.
Just bought a pair of Cerwin vega D9 for my "man cave", so I can play loud "rock and blues" music, while me and my buddies we wax our skis and drink beer!
Anyway, after listening to some CD`s the tweeter sound really "shrilly" and really needs upgraded/replaced.
What would be a better tweeter to purchase to replace the original one?
Speakers are powered by a Hafler DH 500 .
Thank you.
I know, its only rock and roll, but I like it!

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If it were me I'd look at the capacitor in the crossover and if it's an electrolytic I'd replace it. - Timbo in Oz 23:23:57 09/13/16 (1)
With a basic metallised-film poly-carbonate or polypropylene cap, same value. Is there a coil as well on the tweeter?

I'd consider padding the tweeter down a bit as well. 2-3db should do it.

Warmest

Tim Bailey

Skeptical Measurer & Audio Scrounger
- RE: If it were me I'd look at the capacitor in the crossover and if it's an electrolytic I'd replace it. - Crazy Dave 10:46:12 09/14/16 (0)
  That would definitely help. I am very familiar with the CV tweeter, and to my ears, it is one rough sounding tweeter. If the capacitor is not to big, a surplus Russian oil cap might be even a better choice.
  
  If there is a coil, another option might be to go to a Eminence APT-80 and an L-pad. They are not expensive ($25 each), sound decent and are a real compression driver. It should be a big improvement over the stock tweeter. My only concern would be the frequency of the crossover. I wouldn't cross lower that 3500Hz with a minimum of a 12db per octave slope.
  
  Dave
RE: Upgrading C-W D9 speakers! - Coner 21:20:50 09/12/16 (0)
Those used a Foster type tweeter...more of a PA tweeter than
a home speaker type. Diaphragm is phenolic, smallish magnet.

A good tweeter probably won't fit that space. You could try the
piezo horn tweeter...it will fit right in there nicely, but may
not be an improvement...they only cost $3.00 though!!.

A good cloth dome won't be as loud, but will sound better, and you'd
have to trim the faceplate and modify the hole probably.

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