EV T35 Tweeter, repair or replace

[bigcaddy64]

I’m in the middle of repairing a pair of Esquire 200s and have hit a bit of a snag.

The speaker sounded terrible at first listen so I chalked it up to bad caps and impacted dust since they spent many years laying on their backs

After the recap, I did more listening and it seems that the tweeter is dead. I pulled it out and haven’t been able to get a reading on my meter or produce any sound. Does it look like a T35 or some early variant? Absolutely no markings or badges were found, not even an ink stamp.

I read that Klipsch can perform the repairs on 16ohm t35s but they don’t post a price.

Is this worth doing or does the repair exceed the overall value of the speakers. I wasn’t planning on keeping them but rather get them into the hands of an EV collector who would appreciate them.

my only regret is not being able to hear them with my newly acquired Sherwood tube amp

 

[Nyjblbob]

They look like regular T35's sprayed black. I believe replacement diaphragms are available.
i did also remember there is something tricky about installing them correctly though.
maybe one of the speaker pro's can clarify that.

 

[bigcaddy64]

They look like regular T35's sprayed black. I believe replacement diaphragms are available.
i did also remember there is something tricky about installing them correctly though.
maybe one of the speaker pro's can clarify that.

I was about to just pop them open to clean out the dust but read that it wasn’t that simple. Somewhere I read about a guy having a tech perform the repairs and required the screw tension to be adjusted just right for it to work properly.


I’ve repaired small tinsel leads before but I’m not about to pop this one open. Maybe Klipsch can use the original diaphragm and repair a broken lead if that’s possible.

 

[grindstone]

Well it's not one of the very early ones, but that's little help. Good discipline not opening it up. Interested to see what others have to say about this. Thank you for trying to save one more EV.

 

[bigcaddy64]

Well it's not one of the very early ones, but that's little help. Good discipline not opening it up. Interested to see what others have to say about this. Thank you for trying to save one more EV.

I do what i can to preserve them as i find them. There are a pair of Interface D's sitting in my garage awaiting repairs when i can find the parts. I refuse to give up on them.

These Esquires have some serious potential to really clean up nice but the tweeter issue has to be addressed. Parting out the speakers now would be the same as junking a restored hot rod for getting a door ding.

 

[macyjrm]

Ebay is your friend here. Several T35s are available now. Or you could subscribe to Audiokarma ($25) and place a WTB add in Barter Town, our own buy/sell forum. You should be able to scratch one up there. T35s are plentiful having been used in many applications. You will like those Esquires once up to speed. They are very similar to Klipsch Heresy.

 

[bigcaddy64]

Ebay is your friend here. Several T35s are available now. Or you could subscribe to Audiokarma ($25) and place a WTB add in Barter Town, our own buy/sell forum. You should be able to scratch one up there. T35s are plentiful having been used in many applications. You will like those Esquires once up to speed. They are very similar to Klipsch Heresy.

That was my next stop. I've used bartertown in the past for items but haven't had any luck finding what i need. As for the Esquire sound, i hope they are a bit better then my Heresy's. I put mine into storage but it was more of a size issue. If these sound good, with better bottom end, ill be pleasantly surprised.


Does anybody know of a source for reproduction EV speaker badges? I have 1 of the stamped aluminum medallion badges that can be rotated any direction, depending on how the speaker is placed. The speaker with the missing badge has the post/rotating backer plate, just no stamped EV disc.

 

[kevintomb]

https://www.simplyspeakers.com/ev-replacement-speaker-diaphragm-89486a.html