front sail panel tweeter question

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  • der affe
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    Technical
    • Dec 2005
    • 8452

    #1

    front sail panel tweeter question

    i replaced my stock tweeters with a pair of Alpine silk dome tweeters yesterday. when i fired it up it was like i lost the highs in the fron to fthe car. i though crap they are blown, but when i put my ear to them i can hear the highs.

    i have always liked the sound of silk dome tweeters VS titainium or plastic, because it is a little mellower, but WTF happened. are the stock tweeters just louder because that have more surface area and less dome? the cross over is the same as before, just a different pair of tweeters.

    on the Alpines the dome is almost the size of the tweeter itself, but the magnet is alot smaller (although it is strongtium (sp) and they are ferro fluid cooled). i had the bass, trebble flat at zero before and i bumped it up a little, but when i tried to fade it to the front a little extra and it didn't really help becuase the drivers in the front just got louder too. should i just put the stock tweeters back?
    look for some with bigger magnets?
    get some with bigger magnets and a titianium dome?
    turn up the gains on the front channel of the amp to make up?
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  • Mtriple
    No R3VLimiter
    • Dec 2003
    • 3139

    #2
    How are you crossing them over? Sounds to me like an impedance issue.
    Originally posted by Simon S
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    • der affe
      Moderator
      Technical
      • Dec 2005
      • 8452

      #3
      using the "seperates" cross over network that i had installed with the stock tweeters. i believe it was a lanzar. i had 2 pairs of them laying around so i installed them for the front and rear channels.

      they could be out of phase..... is the pos. wire on the stock tweeters the small or large connector?
      i used the larger connector as the pos. when i wired them
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      • der affe
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        • Dec 2005
        • 8452

        #4
        luke or dashboard monkey????
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        • der affe
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          • Dec 2005
          • 8452

          #5
          bump for explaination
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          • netcsk
            E30 Mastermind
            • Apr 2004
            • 1609

            #6
            What is the impedance of your new tweeters?

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            • der affe
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              • Dec 2005
              • 8452

              #7
              8 ohm.
              are the stock tweeters 4 ohm?
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              • der affe
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                • Dec 2005
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                #8
                bump for help
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