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OK - an interface came loose and max level hash and noise blew my tweeters in my Aerial 10T's

 

Was not cheap to replace

 

So - wondering how I can protect them going forwards?

 

Any detailed suggestions would be greatly appreciated :)

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"So - wondering how I can protect them going forwards?"

 

You might as well just fix the problem. Find out why the connection came loose and make sure it doesn't happen again. Manufacturers spend a great deal of time voicing components to achieve whatever goals they set. Putting electronics in the signal path that goes to your tweeters will almost certainly have a noticeable effect on sound quality. At the very least, talk to Aerial and see what they think.

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Polyswitches are also useful in this application. You will need to work out the current trip level that you require.

They are self resettable. IIRC , years ago they often used devices from the RXE range at the speaker output of some amplifiers.

 

Alex

 

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Note that putting a capacitor in series with the tweeter will protect it from DC coming out of the amp, but would not stop the hash you had before killing the tweeter..for that you need a fuse (or polyswitch...not sure how good they sound)

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Note that putting a capacitor in series with the tweeter will protect it from DC coming out of the amp, but would not stop the hash you had before killing the tweeter..for that you need a fuse (or polyswitch...not sure how good they sound)

 

 

Ah good point, I misunderstood the problem.

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