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Modding the Zu Omen MKII

Hi all

I am a bit courious as to if anyone else went down the DIY mod path with their Omens?

What are your experiences?

On my mod list (so far)
- New Double xover capacitators
- Adding a parallell resistor to the tweeter
- Stiffening of the cabinet
- Painting the insides with noise-x
- New internal cabeling
- New bolts and fastenings for main elements.

They now sound fantastic! And play in a different league!

And probably more mods to come! ;-)
zuangbro

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eyrepm
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Hey zuangbro, 

Could you be a real pal and give me some specific links to the parts you've used? I'm really interested in these mods! And the things I'm wondering about: 
- resistor
- capacitors

I had trouble finding the correct ones. 

AND: have you done any more mods? I've also considered changing out the full range drivers.
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eyrepm
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Hahahaha I love it 

thanks for the awesome tips! I’ve been thinking of switching tweeters. Why did you pick those over the radian 850s?

and what’s an Lpad?
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eyrepm
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What did you use for the L-pad and how do you set it up? 
I'm thinking your reasoning on the 475s is very good. 
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eyrepm
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Alright. Thank you very much!

lastly, this bracket to make the tweeters fit, where can I get some?

did you explore switching out the full range driver?
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eyrepm
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hm. I see your point! Thank you.

I had a look at the ASD 1001 Eminence drivers. They come in a B-version with that bracket off... So yeah. That would be the same thing.

Thanks, man! :)
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eyrepm
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Hey man,

I spoke with radian and zu. They were skeptical. How does this work with the throat being deeper on that lens? Opposed to more flush like the larger zu lens. 

Basically not figuring this thing out over here :) 
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eyrepm
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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51dd8a95e4b0ff2f7c9874ae/1375402017818-HWRZ34HQIH0E405...

Do you set up the L-pad like this? 1+1 resistor, and 1 capacitor for each?

Sorry for all the questions, man, I don’t know jack ... I at least know basic soldering.
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eyrepm
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Thank you!

spoke again with radian. They said it would be fine if you’d make it fit. And they said performance would hardly if at all be affected. 

Also. Zu said the 850s would be hard to fit in there even with making a bigger hole. If at all possible. They said no. 
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eyrepm
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https://www.dropbox.com/s/ci5w928gf7i7l7o/Skjermbilde%202019-08-30%20kl.%2016.54.17.png?dl=0

Like this? 

Question: 
- Do the Mills go in this order, or switched around? OR in parallel?
- Are there any other errors?

I also ordered ClarityCaps before I read this. 
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eyrepm
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Great! I was waiting to buy the Duelunds. Thanks, man!!
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eyrepm
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@zuangbro Did you experience needing any burn in? It sounds kinda muffled now. The whole speaker. I guess especially the FRD.

Or maybe I've messed something up.
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