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Cerwin Vega DX9 Crossover

HoneyBadger9

New Member
I just recently got ahold of some CV DX9's and they are in need of some work. I am looking to completely rebuild the crossovers on them as there are some missing pieces on the board, alongside what looks like broken coils on them. I was curious as to if a full rebuild was possible or if I would have to buy a crossover on CL or eBay. If a rebuild is possible it would be very much appreciated if I could get some idea of what each part was and where I could purchase them from.
Thank you!
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That black tape wrapped thing in the upper right corner of the second picture...is that the missing piece from that same picture in the lower right corner?
And the missing piece in the first picture appears to be a ceramic resistor as shown in the 2nd picture?
 
Wow! I have never seen those? They are not the original factory crossovers that are on mine. So I cant recommend what to do with yours. But I had mine recapped by the guy on the bay who does speaker recapping from California. He recommends bypassing the fuses and level controls depending on what the customer wants to do. And now being unhindered they just flat out rock. I have to be careful not to crank to loud so I wont blow the original tweets and I am also trying to save my ears as well. So I will never over do it . The DX9s are sweet and the bass is great. I also have the D9s and had him do a completely new custom board with all new caps and coils with the addition of resistors to bypass the fuses and level controls. I agreed with his thinking on this mod since my fuse holders on the stock crossovers were always loose and the level controls can be noisy. So by removing this path there is nothing hindering but pure energy to bang your head with some good classic rock when the wife is out shopping. As with any speaker that comes that way. But again you have to be careful with the volume control if you do this. Most folks just keep everything OEM and install good quality caps and leave well enough alone. Just sharing what I did on mine. On a side note these are 4ohm speakers and are very efficient but they need an amp that will drive 4ohm loads. I played mine at first with my Pioneer SX-1010 and they sound great together but the receiver started to get to warm for my liking so I got an amp that will run a 4ohm load. Enjoy!
 
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