vifa xt25sc-30

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ricmon

vifa xt25sc-30
« on: 8 Aug 2008, 03:30 pm »
Anybody know where I can get a couple of Vifa XT25SC-30 tweeters.  Need 1 but want 2.

thnkx

Ric

*Scotty*

Re: vifa xt25sc-30
« Reply #1 on: 8 Aug 2008, 03:48 pm »
Apparently the shielded version of the Vifa ring radiator tweeter is no longer available. I did find it here http://www.riviera-acoustics.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=262&language=en  A small steel food can glued to the back of the tweeter over the magnet will shield the tweeters mag field.
Scotty

ricmon

Re: vifa xt25sc-30
« Reply #2 on: 8 Aug 2008, 04:23 pm »
I really don't care if it's spieled or not.  Is the Vifa XT25TG30-04 a direct non-shielded version of the same tweeter?

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=264-555

*Scotty*

Re: vifa xt25sc-30
« Reply #3 on: 8 Aug 2008, 04:25 pm »
I would think so, but you could always call Parts Express and ask them.
Scotty

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Re: vifa xt25sc-30
« Reply #4 on: 8 Aug 2008, 05:53 pm »
Apparently the shielded version of the Vifa ring radiator tweeter is no longer available. I did find it here http://www.riviera-acoustics.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=262&language=en  A small steel food can glued to the back of the tweeter over the magnet will shield the tweeters mag field.
Scotty

Food can?  Interesting.  Is this something you've tried?  And if so, I'm curious what does it do to the sound?  Thanks.

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Re: vifa xt25sc-30
« Reply #5 on: 8 Aug 2008, 09:25 pm »
Assuming that the driver is not vented and most tweeters aren't,all you need to do is give the magnetic field a low impedance path to travel through. A magnetic field would rather be in a piece of iron or mild steel than air. When you place a steel can over the magnet most of the magnetic field flows through the metal and not through the surrounding air. If you examine a shielded speaker you will find a cheap steel pot covering the magnetic assembly. In the old days horse shoe magnets had a bar of mild steel called a keeper which was kept on the poles of the magnet, this completed the magnetic circuit and helped the magnet retain it's strength as well as reducing the stray field. There should be no adverse effects from gluing a steel can over the magnet for the purpose of reducing the stray magnetic field,as this is what the factory does. If you are worried about the can resonating you can put a piece of Dynamat or No-Rez on it in addition to using silcone bath tub sealant for attaching it to the speaker.
Scotty