MB Quart tweeter question

[John Matlock]

I posted here a few weeks ago re: my v-e-r-r-r-r-y bright MB Quart
components. I eventually had a set of MBQ MusiComp crossovers to try and
alleviate the brightness of the tweeters another 6 db's. Well, that didn't
help.

so, what I ended up doing was stuffing a wad of tissue paper into the tweeter
enclosures between the tweeter and the speaker grille. The result is that I
now have the sound I desire. My question is : will this harm the tweeter in
any way? By this I mean, excessive heat, dissipation, etc...

JJM

[Eddie Runner]

its fairly common practice in PRO AUDIO and STUDIOS to get
the desired tweeter attenuation with tissue paper... I dont think it should
actually touch the tweeter diaphram though...

Eddie Runner
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John Matlock wrote:

> I posted here a few weeks ago re: my v-e-r-r-r-r-y bright MB Quart
> components. I eventually had a set of MBQ MusiComp crossovers to try and
> alleviate the brightness of the tweeters another 6 db's. Well, that didn't
> help.
>
> so, what I ended up doing was stuffing a wad of tissue paper into the tweeter
> enclosures between the tweeter and the speaker grille. The result is that I
> now have the sound I desire. My question is : will this harm the tweeter in
> any way? By this I mean, excessive heat, dissipation, etc...
>
> JJM

[Paul Vina]

Yes it will damage it! Ever put your hand on a sub while it was playing?
That's basically what you just did to your tweeter. If it isn't dead yet,
it will be shortly. Did you try reversing the leads on the passive
crossover input on the passenger side? Also make sure you don't have the
loudness or any other treble boosts turned on.


Paul Vina


"John Matlock" > wrote in message
y.com...
> I posted here a few weeks ago re: my v-e-r-r-r-r-y bright MB Quart
> components. I eventually had a set of MBQ MusiComp crossovers to try and
> alleviate the brightness of the tweeters another 6 db's. Well, that
didn't
> help.
>
> so, what I ended up doing was stuffing a wad of tissue paper into the
tweeter
> enclosures between the tweeter and the speaker grille. The result is that
I
> now have the sound I desire. My question is : will this harm the tweeter
in
> any way? By this I mean, excessive heat, dissipation, etc...
>
> JJM

[John Matlock]

It's not touching the actual diaphragm of the tweeter. It sits atop the
tweeter between the diaphragm and the grille.

JJM


In article <3Ujeb.471129$cF.152706@rwcrnsc53>, "Paul Vina"
> wrote:
>Yes it will damage it! Ever put your hand on a sub while it was playing?
>That's basically what you just did to your tweeter. If it isn't dead yet,
>it will be shortly. Did you try reversing the leads on the passive
>crossover input on the passenger side? Also make sure you don't have the
>loudness or any other treble boosts turned on.
>
>
>Paul Vina
>
>
>"John Matlock" > wrote in message
y.com...
>> I posted here a few weeks ago re: my v-e-r-r-r-r-y bright MB Quart
>> components. I eventually had a set of MBQ MusiComp crossovers to try and
>> alleviate the brightness of the tweeters another 6 db's. Well, that
>didn't
>> help.
>>
>> so, what I ended up doing was stuffing a wad of tissue paper into the
>tweeter
>> enclosures between the tweeter and the speaker grille. The result is that
>I
>> now have the sound I desire. My question is : will this harm the tweeter
>in
>> any way? By this I mean, excessive heat, dissipation, etc...
>>
>> JJM
>
>

[Paul Vina]

That is worded SO differently than "so, what I ended up doing was stuffing a
wad of tissue paper into the
> >tweeter
> >> enclosures between the tweeter and the speaker grille.".

It should work fine.


Paul Vina



"John Matlock" > wrote in message
y.com...
> It's not touching the actual diaphragm of the tweeter. It sits atop the
> tweeter between the diaphragm and the grille.
>
> JJM
>
>
> In article <3Ujeb.471129$cF.152706@rwcrnsc53>, "Paul Vina"
> > wrote:
> >Yes it will damage it! Ever put your hand on a sub while it was playing?
> >That's basically what you just did to your tweeter. If it isn't dead
yet,
> >it will be shortly. Did you try reversing the leads on the passive
> >crossover input on the passenger side? Also make sure you don't have the
> >loudness or any other treble boosts turned on.
> >
> >
> >Paul Vina
> >
> >
> >"John Matlock" > wrote in message
> y.com...
> >> I posted here a few weeks ago re: my v-e-r-r-r-r-y bright MB Quart
> >> components. I eventually had a set of MBQ MusiComp crossovers to try
and
> >> alleviate the brightness of the tweeters another 6 db's. Well, that
> >didn't
> >> help.
> >>
> >> so, what I ended up doing was stuffing a wad of tissue paper into the
> >tweeter
> >> enclosures between the tweeter and the speaker grille. The result is
that
> >I
> >> now have the sound I desire. My question is : will this harm the
tweeter
> >in
> >> any way? By this I mean, excessive heat, dissipation, etc...
> >>
> >> JJM
> >
> >

[John Matlock]

Yes - there is a lot of difference in the wording there... : ) sorry 'bout
that.

JJM


In article <1boeb.470894$Oz4.282537@rwcrnsc54>, "Paul Vina"
> wrote:
>That is worded SO differently than "so, what I ended up doing was stuffing a
>wad of tissue paper into the
>> >tweeter
>> >> enclosures between the tweeter and the speaker grille.".
>
>It should work fine.
>
>
>Paul Vina
>
>
>
>"John Matlock" > wrote in message
y.com...
>> It's not touching the actual diaphragm of the tweeter. It sits atop the
>> tweeter between the diaphragm and the grille.
>>
>> JJM
>>
>>
>> In article <3Ujeb.471129$cF.152706@rwcrnsc53>, "Paul Vina"
>> > wrote:
>> >Yes it will damage it! Ever put your hand on a sub while it was playing?
>> >That's basically what you just did to your tweeter. If it isn't dead
>yet,
>> >it will be shortly. Did you try reversing the leads on the passive
>> >crossover input on the passenger side? Also make sure you don't have the
>> >loudness or any other treble boosts turned on.
>> >
>> >
>> >Paul Vina
>> >
>> >
>> >"John Matlock" > wrote in message
>> y.com...
>> >> I posted here a few weeks ago re: my v-e-r-r-r-r-y bright MB Quart
>> >> components. I eventually had a set of MBQ MusiComp crossovers to try
>and
>> >> alleviate the brightness of the tweeters another 6 db's. Well, that
>> >didn't
>> >> help.
>> >>
>> >> so, what I ended up doing was stuffing a wad of tissue paper into the
>> >tweeter
>> >> enclosures between the tweeter and the speaker grille. The result is
>that
>> >I
>> >> now have the sound I desire. My question is : will this harm the
>tweeter
>> >in
>> >> any way? By this I mean, excessive heat, dissipation, etc...
>> >>
>> >> JJM
>> >
>> >
>
>

[Stephen Narayan]

I did something similar to this with a set of Boston Acoustics
aluminum 0.4 series tweeters once...but used a piece of grille cloth
and glued it to the tweeter grille from the outside....It gave it a
decent appearance as well rather than being able to see tissue through
the grille.

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 18:37:46 GMT, (John
Matlock) wrote:

>It's not touching the actual diaphragm of the tweeter. It sits atop the
>tweeter between the diaphragm and the grille.
>
>JJM
>
>
>In article <3Ujeb.471129$cF.152706@rwcrnsc53>, "Paul Vina"
> wrote:
>>Yes it will damage it! Ever put your hand on a sub while it was playing?
>>That's basically what you just did to your tweeter. If it isn't dead yet,
>>it will be shortly. Did you try reversing the leads on the passive
>>crossover input on the passenger side? Also make sure you don't have the
>>loudness or any other treble boosts turned on.
>>
>>
>>Paul Vina
>>
>>
>>"John Matlock" > wrote in message
y.com...
>>> I posted here a few weeks ago re: my v-e-r-r-r-r-y bright MB Quart
>>> components. I eventually had a set of MBQ MusiComp crossovers to try and
>>> alleviate the brightness of the tweeters another 6 db's. Well, that
>>didn't
>>> help.
>>>
>>> so, what I ended up doing was stuffing a wad of tissue paper into the
>>tweeter
>>> enclosures between the tweeter and the speaker grille. The result is that
>>I
>>> now have the sound I desire. My question is : will this harm the tweeter
>>in
>>> any way? By this I mean, excessive heat, dissipation, etc...
>>>
>>> JJM
>>
>>

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