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My Krell LAT-1 tweeters blew and guess how much they cost new?? 48.00. A 40,000 dollar speaker with 48 dollar tweeters. WOW
radrog
Radrog, you're not making sense. You complain that the driver costs so little, but you won't buy them from the manufacturer because they costs so much. The speakers "cheap" components, yet you like the sound. And that seems to make you unhappy. Finally, you didn't even buy them from Krell, but you think Krell should give you the replacements free. I guess there's no pleasing some people.
A pro driver will look beefy when you pop it out - Like these small 3 inch drivers, the one on the left with a 7" & 18 pound magnet . If you place the smaller pro 3 inch driver along side a tweeter you get the idea of "beef". Now if you think that 3 inch driver with a 7 inch 18 pound magnet is big then you need to look at pro woofers - now those are big and heavy (up to 40+ lbs each - I think TC sounds holds heavy weight record)!
Shadorne, pro drivers should be far more robust than the home audio versions. It's akin to a commercial lawn mower intended for use 8 hours a day five days a week versus a residential mower designed for 1or 2 hours once a week. In studio use a monitor has to deal with far more out and out abuse than a home oriented speaker would ever face.
It's akin to a commercial lawn mower intended for use 8 hours a day five days a week versus a residential mower designed for 1or 2 hours once a week.

Onhwy61,

Good analogy. "Horses for Courses" - each designed for a different job.