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Tweeter life

My guess is after 10 yrs, best to buy new ones.
I have some 17 yr old Millennial tweeters, 1 has gone bad, the other on the way out.
I got some good years out that tweet. My suggestion/advice is this< If the tweeter is over 10 yrs and has served well, do not buy replacement voice coils for $50 each,,Go ahead and buy brand new tweeters. 
The Excel midwoofers are working as new.
Its the tweeters which take a  beating, as the components are delicate and sensitive.
This is my advice, 
mozartfan

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elliottbnewcombjr
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New, I agree, same exact model available? any technical changes?

My son burnt out my JSE Model 2 Infinite Slope Tweeters (Dynaudio I seem to remember) EVERY party he had. His friends would have the wrong input, keep turning the volume up to max, then randomly find the correct input, WHAM!

Cost him $60./party way back when.

I finally chose a Focal model, they never burnt out.

Speaker crossover remains unchanged.

If different, make sure all aspects of the tweeter are similar enough, especially SPL.
elliottbnewcombjr
5,711 posts
 
this one?

https://www.madisoundspeakerstore.com/seas-soft-dome-tweeters/seas-excel-t25cf-002-e0011-millennium-tweeter/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw1qL6BRCmARIsADV9Jtb3LV5tzck5ZGy4hoktbabo5NS8aNdE2QZ_HdjTcJbyahoVUVVClEEaAhrxEALw_wcB

madisound is a great source, you might call them.

replacing tweeters is easy, IF you can get at them. surface screws very easy, careful separation from enclosure, there is probably a sealing material you want to avoid damaging if possible.

proper sound proof seal at their perimeter when re-installing is important, ask madisound about that. you can buy sheets of gasket material at auto supply stores, cut your own circle. if they can block air and oil getting out of valve covers, they can block air around drivers.
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