Home Speaker Asylum

General speaker questions for audio and home theater.

RE: You're going to glue this found, beryllium diaphragm to your driver?

Did I miss some intended joke or sarcasm?

He just wants to replace an existing blown diaphragm with it maybe?

Apparently beryllium, when used for both dome material and surround, is a bit brittle in the surround department and not as robust as other materials. As such, distortion, too much power, or a whoops with an interconnect or perhaps a turn-on transient could result in a dead driver. This is why some replace the original diaphragm with a Radian "Substitute" (I would not call it an equivalent in this case. Some even prefer the sound of the Radian diaphragm saying it is less laid back than the beryllium, but I have no idea why someone would pay the money for a TAD driver then use an aftermarket diaphragm...


Cheers,
Presto


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