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    Brian gave me a try of his supertweeters had a wee play about positioning wise. firing vertically velcroed to the 57s they seem to do the business.

    he never got them back-57s are singing....

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    Excellent Tony

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    Quote Originally Posted by Firebottle View Post
    The L pads go from zero to max (straight through) so no problem.

    I have been turning the level down as I have been listening to get a good compromise.
    Which ones did you use?

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    batpure i think. Brian housed them in a wee wooden box.
    They come from japan and were about 50 quid but Brian got stung for import duty this time round to replace my ones so mid 60s.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bumpy View Post
    Which ones did you use?
    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Monacor-S...sAAOSwiYlaDRag

    Note that these are 8 ohm so some resistive padding may be required if the tweeter used isn't 8 ohms, as in my case.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Firebottle View Post
    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Monacor-S...sAAOSwiYlaDRag

    Note that these are 8 ohm so some resistive padding may be required if the tweeter used isn't 8 ohms, as in my case.
    Thanks

    Is there some trick whereby you can adjust it to give the right level for the driver, then take some measurement of the volume control and replace it with two quality resistors. You can probably tell I am no expert at electronics.

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    Misterdog (PFM) had a set of small ribbons on his, he's recently swapped them for a set of ADAM's AMT ribbons. Both had the effect of lifting the height of the speakers. Call it a broader sweetspot, more diffuse, less focussed. I doubt it's more accurate in terms of lobing, defraction, timing etc, just an easier listen in terms of accommodation.
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    Anyone??

    "Is there some trick whereby you can adjust the L Pad volume control to give the right level for the driver, then take some measurement of the volume control and replace it with two quality resistors. You can probably tell I am no expert at electronics."

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    This shows how to calculate for an entered value of required attenuation

    http://www.sengpielaudio.com/calculator-Lpad.htm

    With a constant impedance L pad 'volume control' it is impossible to measure the resistance to ascertain the attenuation, as the impedance is designed to stay constant.

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    Thanks Alan

    Looks like a case of laying in a few cheap resistors to experiment with.

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