Best VFM tweeters?

kvish · 29th January 2006, 21:59

Folks,
I am looking at purchasing good tweeters for my car. I am not very happy with the high freq response with my front speakers. I have a very basic low-end system, which is doing alright, but for the high freq.

I am looking for tweeters for personal use and not for outsiders! In other words I dont want powerful tweeters (the ones that people blast off ... sometimes can be heard a mile distance!...wonder how they manage to sit in the car!

).I am also not looking at those useless tweeters that autodrivers use...

Just simple tweeters for that extra bit of clarity..! I am on a tight budget too!
Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Sam Kapasi · 30th January 2006, 11:19

Well there are a few options. Pioneer has the famous TS20s but i frankly dont like them.
Sweet sounding are Infinity tweeters but they cos an arm and a leg.
Blaupunkt has an decent tweeter for about 16 or 1700. JBL GTO16Te tweeters are at 2500/-
Why dont you chuck your front speakers and buy a set of components? What car do you drive?

navin · 30th January 2006, 14:26

I have heard the TS20 and would not recoomend them without serious modifications. Some simple ones....
1. The rear chamber has to be vented into a larger chamber to drop Fs
2. The grill should be covered by a silk cloth to reduce the glare
3. use a 12db XO at 4K instead of the single cap XO they supply

there are other mods but those are not for the faint hearted.

kvish · 30th January 2006, 18:09

I drive an 800. I have a JVC head unit and connect my mp3 player to it.

I guess buying components is one option. The other option that I am also looking at is DIY! With decent crossovers ckts and tweeters available, it should be a feasible option I guess.

Thanks!
Kvish

nitrous · 31st January 2006, 00:06

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Sweet sounding are Infinity tweeters but they cos an arm and a leg.

LOL! Nice sense of humour,bro.

Quote:

I have heard the TS20 and would not recoomend them without serious modifications. Some simple ones....
1. The rear chamber has to be vented into a larger chamber to drop Fs
2. The grill should be covered by a silk cloth to reduce the glare
3. use a 12db XO at 4K instead of the single cap XO they supply

there are other mods but those are not for the faint hearted.

I've heard about engine mods, about suspension mods, ...I'm just amazed to see speaker mods.U got my respect,man.

navin · 31st January 2006, 10:14

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Originally Posted by nitrous

I've heard about engine mods, about suspension mods, ...I'm just amazed to see speaker mods.U got my respect,man.

Then you gotta see what Sam does to cars. His latest project is a Swift.

mithun · 8th March 2007, 06:01

The tweeters of my friend's Alto has gone kaput and since he is not an audiophile he wants to get it replaced with a bare-basic branded tweeter.

Which brand is the best option & what will be the price ?

maxbhp · 8th March 2007, 08:47

I Have an Alpine Tweeter, not bad atleast its better than the Pioneer which sounds really harsh to me though some prefer it.

manveet · 8th March 2007, 08:55

OT: I am planning to sell my TS20's for a grand - about 1.5 years old.

Any Buyers ? - you can PM me .

p.s.
please excuse for not posting on the Sale/Purchase section

speedzak · 8th March 2007, 11:55

Buy the JBL GTO series of tweeters. They have good build quality, inline filters and very attractive price tag.

esteem_lover · 8th March 2007, 12:28

Or get Sony. Costs about Rs.1,100. VFM.

navin · 8th March 2007, 13:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by mithun

The tweeters of my friend's Alto has gone kaput ?[/b]

which tweeters did he have originally?
which woofer does he have?
were the orignal tweeters part of a compoent pair?

mithun · 9th March 2007, 05:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by navin

which tweeters did he have originally?
which woofer does he have?
were the orignal tweeters part of a compoent pair?

He is having some unbranded stuffs in his car except a Sony HU & speakers. And for the tweeters, his maximum budget is Rs.1500.

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedzak

Buy the JBL GTO series of tweeters. They have good build quality, inline filters and very attractive price tag.

What will be the price of JBL ?

hydrashok · 9th March 2007, 08:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sam Kapasi

... JBL GTO16Te tweeters are at 2500/-...

Quote:

Originally Posted by mithun

What will be the price of JBL ?

2500/-, as Sam's mentioned above.

navin · 9th March 2007, 09:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by mithun

He is having some unbranded stuffs in his car except a Sony HU & speakers. And for the tweeters, his maximum budget is Rs.1500.

1500 is a rather small budget for good tweeters. The TS20s sell for about 1K per pair but they are tizzy and ugh. Maybe the Blaupunkt tweeter might fit this budget. JBL is over 2K.

29th January 2006, 21:59	#1
kvish BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 627 Thanked: 195 Times	Best VFM tweeters? Folks, I am looking at purchasing good tweeters for my car. I am not very happy with the high freq response with my front speakers. I have a very basic low-end system, which is doing alright, but for the high freq. I am looking for tweeters for personal use and not for outsiders! In other words I dont want powerful tweeters (the ones that people blast off ... sometimes can be heard a mile distance!...wonder how they manage to sit in the car! ).I am also not looking at those useless tweeters that autodrivers use... Just simple tweeters for that extra bit of clarity..! I am on a tight budget too! Any suggestions? Thanks! Last edited by kvish : 29th January 2006 at 22:01.
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30th January 2006, 11:19	#2
Sam Kapasi Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai (but wat Posts: 6,997 Thanked: 2,378 Times View My Garage	Well there are a few options. Pioneer has the famous TS20s but i frankly dont like them. Sweet sounding are Infinity tweeters but they cos an arm and a leg. Blaupunkt has an decent tweeter for about 16 or 1700. JBL GTO16Te tweeters are at 2500/- Why dont you chuck your front speakers and buy a set of components? What car do you drive?
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30th January 2006, 14:26	#3
navin Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 25,198 Thanked: 9,301 Times	I have heard the TS20 and would not recoomend them without serious modifications. Some simple ones.... 1. The rear chamber has to be vented into a larger chamber to drop Fs 2. The grill should be covered by a silk cloth to reduce the glare 3. use a 12db XO at 4K instead of the single cap XO they supply there are other mods but those are not for the faint hearted.
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30th January 2006, 18:09	#4
kvish BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 627 Thanked: 195 Times	I drive an 800. I have a JVC head unit and connect my mp3 player to it. I guess buying components is one option. The other option that I am also looking at is DIY! With decent crossovers ckts and tweeters available, it should be a feasible option I guess. Thanks! Kvish
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8th March 2007, 06:01	#7
mithun BANNED Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cochin Posts: 2,195 Thanked: 268 Times	The tweeters of my friend's Alto has gone kaput and since he is not an audiophile he wants to get it replaced with a bare-basic branded tweeter. Which brand is the best option & what will be the price ?
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8th March 2007, 08:47	#8
maxbhp Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: C C K Posts: 1,382 Thanked: 89 Times View My Garage	I Have an Alpine Tweeter, not bad atleast its better than the Pioneer which sounds really harsh to me though some prefer it.
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8th March 2007, 08:55	#9
manveet Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 1,094 Thanked: 732 Times View My Garage	OT: I am planning to sell my TS20's for a grand - about 1.5 years old. Any Buyers ? - you can PM me . p.s. please excuse for not posting on the Sale/Purchase section
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8th March 2007, 11:55	#10
speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,347 Thanked: 27 Times	Buy the JBL GTO series of tweeters. They have good build quality, inline filters and very attractive price tag.
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8th March 2007, 12:28	#11
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 502 Times View My Garage	Or get Sony. Costs about Rs.1,100. VFM.
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