Why disable tweeters when upgrading component speakers?
08-21-2003, 08:36 PM
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Why disable tweeters when upgrading component speakers?
I've noticed that a lot of people are disable their factory tweeters when upgrading their component speakers. Why disable and why not upgrade tweeters also?
08-21-2003, 08:45 PM
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well some disable (including me) them because install speakers with tweeters on it. A few replace the stock tweeters. If you don't disable them it don't sound right, its alot of treble.
08-22-2003, 06:50 AM
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Tweeters?
The problem is more of control of the tweeter, than anything else. When you get a set of AM speakers they will be designed to give you the sound that you hear in the store, with the basic hook up.
If you take power from the speaker wire with no addiiional control, then you in essense pump up the treble. Along with the placement of the tweeter, very close to ear level, it will make a the treble to much. Anytime you get a spike in the treble, like a David Lee Roth howl or a frantic guitar solo, the tweeter will just load up a lot of treble, and cut right thru the rest of the mix.
It is just better to unhook them,and leave them in place, and let the AM speakers do what they do.
I rode with my tweeters on for about a month after my install.
Finally decided to get them turned off last Satuday. It made a world of difference. Before I was always fiddling with the treble, or getting ear aches. Now much better. I should have done it before.
Have a nice day, and enjoy.
If you take power from the speaker wire with no addiiional control, then you in essense pump up the treble. Along with the placement of the tweeter, very close to ear level, it will make a the treble to much. Anytime you get a spike in the treble, like a David Lee Roth howl or a frantic guitar solo, the tweeter will just load up a lot of treble, and cut right thru the rest of the mix.
It is just better to unhook them,and leave them in place, and let the AM speakers do what they do.
I rode with my tweeters on for about a month after my install.
Finally decided to get them turned off last Satuday. It made a world of difference. Before I was always fiddling with the treble, or getting ear aches. Now much better. I should have done it before.
Have a nice day, and enjoy.
08-22-2003, 06:56 PM
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I just had a new system put in recently and told the installer to keep my stock tweeters. I usually like a bright sound but this was too much. i had the guy unhook them and it made a world of difference. I replaced the stock door speakers with coaxials so essentially, I had 4 tweeters. Too much...
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