sipuser
Well-Known Member
Here's a little update on my XP-10's.
Should have titled this thread "XP-10 restorations"
The Dayton tweeters and new Solen capacitors arrived last Thursday and I was able to finish cutting the baffles for the new tweeters.
First time I've used Solen caps, man are the 50uF caps hughed and expensive!
I've installed the new base which raised it up about 2.5" over the orginal base. Not sure I like the new height but will give it a chance for a while, maybe it will grow on me??
http://www.flickr.com/photos/81961710@N02/8075339321/
What I do like about adding a new bottom of 3/4" ply is that I can cut it so that it will now support the back cover that holds the Xover and supports the back part of the top case. The top over the years started sagging a little in the back, putting stain on the cover screws forcing everything down. I have to guess previous owners had something setting on top like a plant/light/pictures etc..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/81961710@N02/8075196465/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/81961710@N02/8075309455/
The cover now fits very tight and I replaced the older 1-1/2" screws for 2" and washers.
I made new mid/tweeter baffles and reused the orginal mid box's and added 4 extra screw points to really seal the baffle to the front.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/81961710@N02/8075196037/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/81961710@N02/8075195585/
The finished baffle with orginal Fisher mid and new Tweeter installed. Every edge was glued then sealed with Silicone sealer.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/81961710@N02/8075189670/
I tried to keep the new tweeters positioned the same as the old ones so the imaging wouldn't change to much.
I've only rebuilt one of the cross overs with the new caps to see if I can hear a difference from the $10 caps I had installed years ago.
Guess what??? I can't tell a difference in the caps, cheap versus not so cheap, nada, no difference to my ears!
The new Dayton Audio Silk Dome Tweeter's turn a good speaker in to a great speaker. Really glad I tried them.
The tweeters are 4 ohm's and the orginal I measured at 9.3 ohms so you can play around with the resistance you feed the upper end to make the tweeters stand out or have them melt in with the mids. I finally settled on a 3.9 ohm Xicon rated at 25 watt power resistor and to my ears this setup sounds close to the orginal while still giving me room to use the tweeter Lpad to adjust as necessary.
I still need to open both cabinets and seal around every corner which should help the bass, not that bass is lacking in any way.
I'm pretty happy with the out come having tried playing Rock, Jazz, Soul, Blues, Classical and Country. All music types sound really good and not tiring listening all day long.
Should have titled this thread "XP-10 restorations"
The Dayton tweeters and new Solen capacitors arrived last Thursday and I was able to finish cutting the baffles for the new tweeters.
First time I've used Solen caps, man are the 50uF caps hughed and expensive!
I've installed the new base which raised it up about 2.5" over the orginal base. Not sure I like the new height but will give it a chance for a while, maybe it will grow on me??
http://www.flickr.com/photos/81961710@N02/8075339321/
What I do like about adding a new bottom of 3/4" ply is that I can cut it so that it will now support the back cover that holds the Xover and supports the back part of the top case. The top over the years started sagging a little in the back, putting stain on the cover screws forcing everything down. I have to guess previous owners had something setting on top like a plant/light/pictures etc..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/81961710@N02/8075196465/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/81961710@N02/8075309455/
The cover now fits very tight and I replaced the older 1-1/2" screws for 2" and washers.
I made new mid/tweeter baffles and reused the orginal mid box's and added 4 extra screw points to really seal the baffle to the front.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/81961710@N02/8075196037/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/81961710@N02/8075195585/
The finished baffle with orginal Fisher mid and new Tweeter installed. Every edge was glued then sealed with Silicone sealer.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/81961710@N02/8075189670/
I tried to keep the new tweeters positioned the same as the old ones so the imaging wouldn't change to much.
I've only rebuilt one of the cross overs with the new caps to see if I can hear a difference from the $10 caps I had installed years ago.
Guess what??? I can't tell a difference in the caps, cheap versus not so cheap, nada, no difference to my ears!
The new Dayton Audio Silk Dome Tweeter's turn a good speaker in to a great speaker. Really glad I tried them.
The tweeters are 4 ohm's and the orginal I measured at 9.3 ohms so you can play around with the resistance you feed the upper end to make the tweeters stand out or have them melt in with the mids. I finally settled on a 3.9 ohm Xicon rated at 25 watt power resistor and to my ears this setup sounds close to the orginal while still giving me room to use the tweeter Lpad to adjust as necessary.
I still need to open both cabinets and seal around every corner which should help the bass, not that bass is lacking in any way.
I'm pretty happy with the out come having tried playing Rock, Jazz, Soul, Blues, Classical and Country. All music types sound really good and not tiring listening all day long.
