"Be" would indicate Beryllium drivers, make sure they are disposed of properly Beryllium is a highly toxic material. This is where you can inquire about replacement drivers AudioPlus Services they also may be able to help you with the recycling of the old drivers. Best of Luck Peter |
Sorry to hear! Feel your pain. My not so little then 9 year old broke one of the Be tweeters from one of my 1037 Be's about 3 years ago. I contacted Audio Plus like Peter says and they referred me to the local dealer that could help me order it. Now the hard part.... Cost me @ $950.... Dealer offered to install for about another $60, which was fair but given the size of the 1037's and that they offered good instructions, I chose to install myself with excellent results. Requires good light and eyesight or glasses and a pretty steady pulse. Good luck, those are great speakers |
Dorado ... is that $950 for just one tweeter or a matched pair? Even if a matched pair, what does Focal do ... encase the tweets in gold, platinum and diamonds? Paradigm manufactures its own drivers, including beryllium tweeters for its Signature line. For some reason, I seem to recall that a Be tweet is half the price of a Focal. Another source of Be tweets is Scan-Speak. Not suggesting that the OP use anything other than a Focal tweeters. Just curious about pricing. |
This thread sparked my curiosity. Not sure where Scan-Speak drivers are made. Maybe Sweeden. Anyway, here's a link to the Scan-Speak on line store. I think the quoted price for their Beryllium tweeter is Kr 3,465.00 (inc tax). If the currency is Krona, the US dollar exchange equivalent is about $520, and that's retail. http://www.scan-speak-store.dk/en/tweeter/108-d2908714000.html I think Focal is gouging. |
Bif, One cannot just swap a SS tweeter for a Focal one, the cutout for one does not fit, but thats just the mechanical part of it, the crossover before that tweeter is optimized for the Focal driver, the SS would yield a completely different result. ScanSpeak drivers are made in Denmark, and their drivers are available through Madisound here in the US, not that this would help our unfortunate friend. The currency in Denmark is Kroner, current exchange rate is DKK 5.50 to one US$ Other than that I agree that $950 for one tweeter is expensive Good Listening Peter |
