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prsalsa

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Re: Upgrading my tower II se's
« Reply #1 on: 3 Dec 2007, 12:58 am »

I upgraded the 1.0 uf to trt caps and the cabinet damping to black hole.

What differences did you notice in sound quality after these upgrades were made?

You'll probably have to measure the crossover components yourself to ascertain the values of the caps and inductors. I'd suggest that if you really wanna upgrade the crossover, focus on the caps.

Also, why would you like to replace the tweeters? Is there a problem with the current ones?

BTW -- I wouldn't worry about upgrading the woofers. They seem to be built to last and should sound great for a few more years.

Vr3

Re: Upgrading my tower II se's
« Reply #2 on: 3 Dec 2007, 04:27 pm »
The tweeter (The Focal T120) has a drop in replacement now..

The old T120 used a foam suspension, and will eventually rot... so you might as well get a replacement if you can afford it... as its not garunteed to always be there -- lol

http://www.speakercity.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=SC&Product_Code=TC120TD5&Category_Code=FocalDriver - this is the current replacement for the Focal T120

I drew up a "schematic" in very basic terms of all the values I could figure out on my own, I couldnt figure out 4 or 5 of them..

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warnerwh

Re: Upgrading my tower II se's
« Reply #3 on: 4 Dec 2007, 11:11 pm »
I'm not sure where the super tweeter comes in but it is likely in the teens.  I can assure you it's a rare male that can hear anything up there.  I sure wouldn't worry about the super tweeters unless you have unusually good hearing still.

The Woven Carbon Fiber woofer doesn't need replacement. That's an excellent woofer with a rubber surround and should last at least a couple of more decades.

If you really wanted to upgrade I'd go with a Dynaribbon mid. This does mean you'd have to also mod the crossover, not to mention modding your cabinet. In my opinion the gain from this will be substantial. I know it's doable because Brian sold them that way so will know what it takes.