Blown tweeters


I have a pair of talon khorus speakers with upgraded crossovers. I was listening to music and the larger tweeter on both speakers went at the same time both seem to be dead any ideas on what may have caused this I want to order new tweeters but worried it may happen again

bill1957

Mike Farnsworth the owner of talon did my crossovers and I played speakers for about a year before the tweeters went

   If you know that it is only the tweeters that have blown—meaning both channels sound fine except for the lack of top end—chances are good that the amp is fine and not the cause of the tweeters blowing.  To be extra cautious, you could try very cheap speakers on the amp.  
   Do you recall how loudly the speakers were being played at the time the blew?  It generally takes pretty extreme conditions to blow a tweeter.  If they went following a short but extreme burst of energy, like a loud blast when switching inputs, there is less of a chance of other parts also being damaged.  If they were being played loudly for some time and went following sustained strain, other parts, such as crossover components should be inspected.  If you can get to the insides of your speaker, inspect the crossover board (‘I’ve seen plastic inductor spools melted into a pool of plastic), disconnect the tweeters and check for continuity with an ohm meter.  I hope it is just the tweeters that need replacement and that there are drop in parts that will work well enough.

I know the amp is fine I also have a pair of Joseph audio pulsar speakers and they sound great. When tweeters went on my talons I was playing music loud as I always do 

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I thought Talon has been out of business for many years.  Am I wrong?  Best of luck in finding a fix!  Love Pulsars BTW!