Would Smaller Advent tweeters work in KLH Model 6?

[Moonwatcher]

So I blew a tweeter in one of my KLH Model Six speakers. I have two Smaller Advent fried egg tweeters that I have been meaning to sell. Would one of them work in the KLH Six? Looks like both are 4 ohm. Thanks!

 

[dr*audio]

I think the originals are 8 ohms. I replaced mine with Philips 8 Ohm domes and they sounded great.

 

[alteclipsch]

I've measured a couple of KLH tweeters at about 4.1 to 4.3 ohms, out of the circuit. Not sure what reading the Advents would show.

Also what are the crossover points of each?

 

[Nat]

There is a relatively easy way to find out, which is to try it. I wouldn't suggest sawing and screwing to mount the Advent tweeter - tons of masking tape would do for a quick check, and would leave no tell tale marks if you decide to stick with a replacement correct tweeter (which aren't expensive). At the same time, it would rule out a dead capacitor, which is often the real culprit when a KLH tweeter seems to have given up the ghost.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Thanks, all, for the invaluable advice! I will try one out to see how it sounds and determine whether it could be a capacitor. If it sounds good, I would probably want to replace both tweeters with the SA versions.

 

[Dswankey]

... a dead capacitor, which is often the real culprit when a KLH tweeter seems to have given up the ghost.

^This was my thought too, definitely check the capacitor

 

[alteclipsch]

I'd stick in new capacitors first, it may save you some work, and they're cheap, too. I'd say that's the issue much more often than a blown tweeter.