I have been through three pairs or more. Just keep blowing them. I have a PPI 4800 powering Diamond Audio Hex serries componants, the tweeters are the only speakers burning up. After 2 hours of being on the phone with Diamond and PPI, we came to the conclusion that a button labled -12db should be pushed in due to my deck having an 8 volt pre-out????. Anybody have any other ideas why I cant keep these tweeters in my car? Just in case the above does not work.
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Tweeter Troubles
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MaddShadez
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RE: Tweeter Troubles
Hmm, I'm assuming you are using the passive crossovers that came with the comps? (hence the -12dB button) It looks like they are assuming you are sending too much power to the system, in which case the tweets take the brunt of the force since they can't handle the power like a woofer can. The -12 dB button will reduce the power your tweeter sees by a power of 4, therefore would help save the tweets. The downside is if you like the tweets nice and loud, that will be diminished.
The only reason your 8 volts preouts (sounds like an elcipse head unit?) would be the culprit is if you had your gains set too high. Higher volt outputs mean you can turn the gains farther down therefore reducing amp heat and distortion. Although if the Head unit puts out WAY more power than the amp can handle, no matter how low your gains are you can still distort easily. Sme amps can only handle 4 volts max (or 6 or whatever), which may be what your amp is doing. I can't say for sure, I've not had a lot of experience with PPI.
Try the -12dB button, and if you hate the way your set-up sounds, you may have to change something a little more drastic...
Hope this helps
Hmm, I'm assuming you are using the passive crossovers that came with the comps? (hence the -12dB button) It looks like they are assuming you are sending too much power to the system, in which case the tweets take the brunt of the force since they can't handle the power like a woofer can. The -12 dB button will reduce the power your tweeter sees by a power of 4, therefore would help save the tweets. The downside is if you like the tweets nice and loud, that will be diminished.
The only reason your 8 volts preouts (sounds like an elcipse head unit?) would be the culprit is if you had your gains set too high. Higher volt outputs mean you can turn the gains farther down therefore reducing amp heat and distortion. Although if the Head unit puts out WAY more power than the amp can handle, no matter how low your gains are you can still distort easily. Sme amps can only handle 4 volts max (or 6 or whatever), which may be what your amp is doing. I can't say for sure, I've not had a lot of experience with PPI.
Try the -12dB button, and if you hate the way your set-up sounds, you may have to change something a little more drastic...
Hope this helps
MaddShadez
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RE: Tweeter Troubles
That suprises me, I would assume the diamonds would have built in tweeter protection. Most higher end componant sets do. The older kicker resolutions used to have a light bulb that would glow with the extra energy to save the tweeter (cool idea IMHO)
That suprises me, I would assume the diamonds would have built in tweeter protection. Most higher end componant sets do. The older kicker resolutions used to have a light bulb that would glow with the extra energy to save the tweeter (cool idea IMHO)