Where can I buy tweeters for Celestion Ditton 442?

[SamiK]

I am about to inherit a pair of Celestion Ditton 442 speakers.
They look great and judging from the quality of 5.25" 2-way speakers I have, I believe these would be good too.
But the tweeters are dead. I checked the fuses, and they are good. So, it must be the tweeters.
I can't seem to find a website where I can buy the tweeters. I need both of them. I expect them to be expensive.
I am really curious how good these would sound with new tweeters.
Please help me!

Thank you.

 

[mech986]

Welcome to AK! The tweeter on the Ditton 442 is a variant of the classic Celestion HF2000 3/4" soft dome tweeter/supertweeter. Take out your tweeters and check their DC resistance with a digital multimeter, it can be anywhere from 4 to 15 ohms, but if it reads infinity or zero, its voice coil is probably blown. Also, check the markings on the back if there are any.

At that point, you have a few options - you can try to find a similar HF2000 (with possibly different mounting plate) used on Ebay (caution, may be expensive), check with Falcon Acoustics in the UK (https://www.falconacoustics.co.uk/) and check out possible replacements, the SEAS 19TFF1 (I don't know of a source here in the US but there might be.
http://www.falconacoustics.co.uk/dr...19tff-1-h0737-08-tweeter-prestige-series.html

Ah, available also from Madisound, you'd have to determine which source is less expensive for you depending on where you reside.
https://www.madisoundspeakerstore.c...estige-19tff1-h0737-3/4-textile-dome-tweeter/

I would certainly contact Falcon or Madisound to discuss with them your particular application and which ohm version should work for you.

or you can search Ebay for some French sourced aftermarket replacement domes/voice coil assemblies that some have reported to work fairly well.

 

[mech986]

Pics of the 442

 

[SamiK]

Thank you very much! I will check them out.

 

[BilboBaggins]

You could also try to get them repaired. There are people who are skilled at replacing burnt out voice coils. We have one here.

 

[goodolpg]

Have you checked the fuses with a volt meter?
I've had fuses that looked fine but when checked for continuity were blown.
If you don't have a meter you could replace the fuses with known good ones, auto parts stores are good sources for glass 1-1/4 fuses.
Also are the fuse holders themselves clean and securely contacted with the fuses?
Either of those could cause the problem you have and as mentioned you should also check the tweeters themselves for continuity/resistance.