Hello Everyone,
I am new to the forum but not to B&W speakers My first set of B&Ws was a set of CDM1's, and then I upgraded to a pair of Matrix 802 S3s, and now I have a set of N802's which I've had for ~7 years.
A few years ago I purchased a HTM3S as I purchased my N802s used and never found a used center channel. The HTM3S is a great center speaker for use with the N802s, however I keep blowing the tweeter. For example, tonight I was giving a demo to a friend and we were watching Avatar -- granted I had the volume up (not ear piercing loud, but it was up there) and the tweeter in the HTM3S blew. I could tell because the tweeter housing was hot and I've had this happen twice before...of course there no sound too :B This is the third time it's happened!
I know, I know....turn the volume down. However, the N802 tweeters are just fine. I realize the parts are physically different, but is the tweeter really that bad on the HTM3S?
My question is this: Is it possible to replace the tweeter (which I understand just screws out of its housing) with a HTM1 tweeter, or better yet, a N802 tweeter? I'm trying to figure out what the scoop is here. If heat is an issue, would an aluminum enclosure from a higher model Nautilus speaker help?
I'm at a losss...the tweeters are not too expensive at $120 U.S., but if I can prevent this from happening in the future that would be nice.
Thanks for listening and your help.
Chris
I am new to the forum but not to B&W speakers My first set of B&Ws was a set of CDM1's, and then I upgraded to a pair of Matrix 802 S3s, and now I have a set of N802's which I've had for ~7 years.
A few years ago I purchased a HTM3S as I purchased my N802s used and never found a used center channel. The HTM3S is a great center speaker for use with the N802s, however I keep blowing the tweeter. For example, tonight I was giving a demo to a friend and we were watching Avatar -- granted I had the volume up (not ear piercing loud, but it was up there) and the tweeter in the HTM3S blew. I could tell because the tweeter housing was hot and I've had this happen twice before...of course there no sound too :B This is the third time it's happened!
I know, I know....turn the volume down. However, the N802 tweeters are just fine. I realize the parts are physically different, but is the tweeter really that bad on the HTM3S?
My question is this: Is it possible to replace the tweeter (which I understand just screws out of its housing) with a HTM1 tweeter, or better yet, a N802 tweeter? I'm trying to figure out what the scoop is here. If heat is an issue, would an aluminum enclosure from a higher model Nautilus speaker help?
I'm at a losss...the tweeters are not too expensive at $120 U.S., but if I can prevent this from happening in the future that would be nice.
Thanks for listening and your help.
Chris
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