Extra Tweeter

[Mdvic]

Hi All,

 

Need help in this area, what if i fix another tweeter at the front panel.

At the moment i am in ACTIVE SETUP

 

Q1: do i need to install a crossover for the 2 sets or tweeter?

 

Q2: at the moment 1 am using a 2 channel Amp... 1000watts just for the tweeter

 

Q3:what will the surround sound effect be?

 

Q4: have anyone done this?

 

Please advise tks........

 

Edited September 10, 2006 by Mdvic

[Ody_2004]

1000 watt for tweeter??? 100 is it?

 

Anyway what u trying to achieve? Better sound stage? U do need some form of crossover network. It is not so simple as just adding extra tweeter.

[Twnll]

For Question 3: You don't get surround sound with an extra tweeter! Or do you mean better soundstaging?

 

Why don't you just get a better tweeter in the first place, say a good Scanspeak, Dynaudio or Morels?

[Bosebani]

>>Why don't you just get a better tweeter in the first place, say a good Scanspeak, Dynaudio or Morels? >>

 

 

 

 

or Focal BE

[Kwongwing]

It depends what your purpose is to add the 2nd tweeter and the degree of control you wish to have over it.

If it is to just lighten the load on your current tweeter, then you can just split the signal that is being sent to your surrent tweeter - you would need an additional 2 channels of amplification. Not advisable to bridge and run from your current amp.

If you wish to have better high frequency extension - you can perhaps get a pair of ribbon tweeters or super tweeters

The tweeters by themselves are unlikely to "improve" any surround effect and would in fact diffuse your imaging.

 

FYI, There are people who have added an additional pair of super tweeters.

 

You should actually take the other advice into consideration and just change your current tweeters if you wish to improve your sound.

 

If you really wish to have "true" surround sound, then you should get a surround processor and re-wire your entire set-up for a 5.1 or 7.1 system.

[Prozac]

maybe a repositioning of the speakers would do the trick already.

[Headshok]

1000 watts for tweeters, they blow liao.. hahaha..

 

some sub woofers 1000 watts already screaming in pain liao..

[Seaman]

good information

[Headshok]

ok lah..

 

let me answer ur questions:

Q1)

if lets say, u have another 2 channel amp to power ur 2nd set of tweeters, get a Y cable and tap the signal from ur tweeter amp to ur new amp to drive ur tweeters. no matter wat, there must be a form of cross over, be it passive or active when u power ur tweeters. by usin the y cable, there will be a "split of signal' from ur HU to ur amp. so do take note of this.

 

Q2) i suggest u check the specs of ur amp again.

 

Q3)surround effect, depending on placement of ur tweeters. if u place ur tweeters behind, confirm will have surround effect.

 

4) anyone done this? i think there is another forum member by the nick of "firespitter" who has another set of tweeters aboce his current set of tweeters. maybe u can look him up and see wat he has to say.

 

cheers.

Edited September 10, 2006 by Headshok

[Mdvic]

my Amp is 1000watts..not 100watts lah.............

[Mdvic]

I think a extra tweeter will give you a different sound stage...... now i an using Infinity tweeter.............not bad the sound..

[Mdvic]

I have try the Focal, but dont like the sound its not sharp enough, maybe its the model, see if can find the K2 tweeter to listen first b4 decide

[Mdvic]

wah! very chiem,, but anyway thanks for the advise........hehehehe

[Mdvic]

maybe i want to have better sound staging,, imagine 4 tweeter maybe four different sound will come out from the tweeter,,when you play musical sound lah... i'm not sure but think maybe it could since i have 3 different Amp ... maybe i'm wrong, but if someone who have done it, i love to hear the setup

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[Mdvic]

ok! tks bro for the info.............

[Bosebani]

Focal k2p tweeters are TN51/52, in-case you need to find. But your infinity tweeters good enough la

 

 

If you like Surround sound, play 5.1 or 7.1 as bro KW advise lor

[Kwongwing]

Firespitter had a pair of super tweeters for a while - he has since taken them out!

BTW my AudioControl DQT is with him now for him to tame some offending frequencies

[Headshok]

yeah. 5.1.. then play lup sup movie in the car.. then can hear all round moaning.. hahahahaha...