20khz to 50khz upgrade?

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Posted by twhaase on July 27, 2002 at 08:45:03

Ok, I am in an interesting situation. I am looking to upgrade my CD player, and would like to get a SACD player. The thing is, my spearkers are only rated up to 20khz, the SACD's have a range up to 50khz. I am going to purchase new speakers in the long run, but in the short run I only have enough dough for one or the other. (New SACD, or new speakers, but not both) I realize, that if I get new speakers with a rating up to 50khz, I will not be using them to their full potential with redbook cd, and if I get a SACD player I will not be able to use it to its fullest potential with speakers with a rating of 20khz. Catch-22.

As such, I am wondering whether one can upgrade the frequency rating of their speakers by upgrading my old speaker's internal crossover(s), or does one need to replace the actual tweater, midrange, and woofer? (In other words, buy a new set of speakers) To be honest, I am looking for a short term fix, eight months to a year, but be able to enjoy the benefits (although not to the fullest) of SACD.

I understand this is an interesting proposal, but just wondering if it is possible to do cheaply without having to drop a pile of bones on new speakers. Any thoughts, or site locations to order the crossovers I would be looking for? I would love to hear from you. Thanks in advance.

twhaase

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Topic - 20khz to 50khz upgrade? - twhaase 08:45:03 07/27/02 (26)

I'm willing to bet... - BrassMonkey 10:58:35 07/30/02 (0)

This is silly... - JonB 17:03:09 07/28/02 (5)

Re: This is silly... - Pat D 05:30:41 07/29/02 (4)

Re: This is silly... - JonB 07:02:54 07/29/02 (3)

Re: This is silly... - Pat D 12:51:30 07/29/02 (2)

No it isn't - Ross 13:55:38 07/29/02 (1)

Re: No it isn't - Pat D 14:09:52 07/29/02 (0)

Re: 20khz to 50khz upgrade? - BTW 17:31:37 07/27/02 (0)

Re: 20khz to 50khz upgrade? - tomcat 16:28:08 07/27/02 (0)

Re: 20khz to 50khz upgrade? - Todd Krieger 13:29:55 07/27/02 (0)

Re: 20khz to 50khz upgrade? - twhaase 13:14:01 07/27/02 (2)

High quality tweeter - layman 14:42:44 07/27/02 (1)

Re: High quality tweeter - ka7niq 05:14:14 07/29/02 (0)

OK, My Dog Insists I Do this Upgrade Also, Will DVD-A ... - 2x6spds 12:43:48 07/27/02 (0)

Do yourself a favor... - R. Hertz 12:34:37 07/27/02 (0)

The beat goes on - Duke 10:52:06 07/27/02 (6)

Trumpets at 34khz? - airtime 14:58:31 07/27/02 (5)

With a Harmon mute, significant energy up to 100 kHz!! - Duke 15:31:44 07/27/02 (4)

Re: With a Harmon mute, significant energy up to 100 kHz!! - Pat D 17:37:56 07/29/02 (0)

Re: With a Harmon mute, significant energy up to 100 kHz!! - TOOL 02:32:12 07/28/02 (0)

BFD... - Bare 22:24:28 07/27/02 (1)

??? - Duke 01:52:39 07/28/02 (0)

And don't forget the degeneration of the low frequencies too - airtime 09:57:36 07/27/02 (1)

Re: And don't forget the degeneration of the low frequencies too - libor 11:35:43 07/27/02 (0)

Re: 20khz to 50khz upgrade? - 2x6spds 09:51:54 07/27/02 (0)

Re: 20khz to 50khz upgrade? - Bare 09:37:06 07/27/02 (0)

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