You are happy with your system and love your speakers, so yes get the tweeters replaced.
An Endless Journey.
I've been pursuing, listening, looking, toying, buying, selling 2 speakers stereo system since I was 11-12yrs old as my hobby. It's an endless journey with a lot lot enjoyments. Bottomless money-pit as well, I would said.
Then when I was 34, tired, broke and still no satisfaction, no end on the sight, I bought a Rega Planar 3, a Rotel RCD-855, a Naim Nait 1, a Rega Ela and I called it quit.
So happy I am for the next 30yrs, so much I enjoy the Music, the Instruments, the Soundstage, Clarity and whatever comes out from the system.
Now the Rega Ela lost their Tweeters.
Should I spend $2-300 and find the Replacement or just get rid of them?
Note: I still enjoy and love the sound of Rega Ela very much.
Then when I was 34, tired, broke and still no satisfaction, no end on the sight, I bought a Rega Planar 3, a Rotel RCD-855, a Naim Nait 1, a Rega Ela and I called it quit.
So happy I am for the next 30yrs, so much I enjoy the Music, the Instruments, the Soundstage, Clarity and whatever comes out from the system.
Now the Rega Ela lost their Tweeters.
Should I spend $2-300 and find the Replacement or just get rid of them?
Note: I still enjoy and love the sound of Rega Ela very much.
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Check with Madisound to see if they have suitable replacement tweeters. I think something like this might work... https://www.madisoundspeakerstore.com/soft-dome-tweeters-scanspeak/scanspeak-d2008/8511-3/4-textile-... But, best to check with them. The original Rega tweeters were custom from Scanspeak which is not to say that Scanspeak did not eventually incorporate some of the design changes into a standard model. DeKay |
Samadhana, a lot more than $1500. Try $4000. Unless you are game for a total rebuild without any assurance of what they will sound like in the end I think you are best served with a new set. They served you well. The Tweeter is a Scan Speak unit, the woofer I am not sure about. It is a transmission line enclosure which effectively doubles the size of the woofer. So, you are looking essentially at a two way speaker with a 12" woofer. Transmission line speakers are rare. They are difficult to design and expensive to built. The only one available now that I know of is the Sander's Model 10 which is not going to be your cup of tea. I think you have a lot of listening to do! |
What I am trying to ask is do you think a Rega Ela from 80ish can be sounded as good as a Speaker modern days? Technology, Material, Tooling and so on...., of course both Speakers got to be in the same Price-range ( $1500 - $1750 maybe? ). The 5,25" Woofers still sound ok after 30some years, only the Tweeters are loosing their Highs. Any idea why? The Voice-coil breaking, the magnet loosing strength, the suspension dry and in-flexible? Anyway, I think I will spend $200ish and get a pair of Tweeters from Scan-speak and use them in my Studio-room. What a warm replies and suggestions on this Forum, Thank you all. |
Well, gotta investigate how to get to the Crossover first, then to look, check and identify what and which that I am not sure how. Now its gonna be a project instead of just a pair of Tweeters replacement. Wondering how much I could get for a pair of Rega Ela1 with weak, low or dead High frequency? Dunno what to do now. |
I pull both Tweeters out, open, take apart, check the Voice coil, the gap in the Magnet is very clean and no trace of Ferro-fluid. Put everything back together and test, those Tweeters are sounded fine. They are very much exactly sound like before I open them up. I open them up suspecting they they are using Ferro-fluid, they are not. My Rega Ela is Mk1 and I bought it Brand-new from a Dealer. The Bass/Mids Drivers are fine also, only Crossover that left. Any suggestion to What, where, how or else to check, upgrade, replace or whatnot to those Rega Ela Crossover? |