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please help diagnose tweeter problem

hello, i have a pair of meadowlark kestrel 2's and one of the tweeters recently stopped working after a move.. there's no hiss or static, it's just dead

i'm wondering if anyone knows what might have caused this, are any tests i can perform to confirm it's dead? could shipping/moving the speakers have caused a wire to come loose?

also, i've never replaced a tweeter before but if i order a replacement, how easy is it to replace the tweeter? do i just unscrew the original unit and solder in the new tweeter?

should i be replacing 2 tweeters at once so they have the same "burn-in"/time on them or does it not matter?

thanks
koven
ajackson1
156 posts
 
B/4 u order anything, swap the tweeters on the speakers, that is replacing the bad tweeter with the good. Now if the good works after replacing then it is the tweeter, if it does not work, it could be the crossover or loose wire. Swapping the tweeter is pretty easy to do on most speakers.
koven OP
94 posts
 
i swapped the tweeter and it's definitely dead, i'm going to order a replacement

should i be buying a "matched" pair? or can i just get one?
riley804
1,224 posts
 
get a matched pair just to be safe.
timrhu
2,779 posts
 
Are you sure it's not the crossover causing the problem? Just to make sure, I'd check that also before ordering the tweeter.
ajackson1
156 posts
 
I believe the x'overs were checked when he swapped the tweeters. That is if the good tweeter stills worked after swapping, that automatically rules out the x'overs.

If u ordering an exact replacement, I am not sure u need to waste money on ordering a pair when all u need is one.

On the flip side, there are those who will argue that the system my sound different given the fact that one tweeter is broken in whilst the other is not.

It it were me, I will get just one.
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