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Swapping Paradigm studio 100 tweeter to Beryllium

I own paradigm studio 100 v5 for a couple of years, and wondered whether it is possible to swap the original G-Pal tweeter with the signature P-Be Beryllium tweeter.

Tweeter sizes apear to be the same.

I read only about one person who actually performed this swap, which, according to his testimony, made wonders to the speaker. Since he was banned from that forum, a complete feedback could not be achieved..

Due to the signature overpricing, I'm considering this option.

I would love to have feedback whether anyone else performed this swap, and their feedback: compatebility, final performance, P-Be pricing, crossover issues..

Thanks in advance for your responses!
tivanlasik
bifwynne
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Dunno, but I'll tell ya that I own the S8 v2 which has Be tweeters. The Paradigm Be tweeter is one of the best on the market today. Other high end brands that use Be tweeters include Magico and Usher.

Btw, just read somewhere that the cost of neodynium super magnets has sky-rocketed. Guess what Paradigm uses in its mid-range and tweeter driver motor assemblies??

Bottom line: call Paradigm and see if there is a Be tweeter that you can "drop" into your speakers. Main issue is whether the Be tweeter is a simple drop in. There may be other compatibility issues, e.g., cross-over, driver matching, time and phase coherence, etc.

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b_limo
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I'm guessing that the beryllium tweets are expensive. I'm interested in what you find out as I just got some studio 20's two days ago after owning studio 10's for three months. On a side note, how long did you play your speaker at moderate levels before really cranking them? I think I played my 10's too loud too soon. About day number 2, I turned them up, too loud obviously, and heard a slight pop from one speaker. After that, my mid and tweeter, from that one speaker, made a popping / distorted noise whenever I played them loud. By contrast, the speaker that didn't pop, could be played three, four, even five db's loder. What do you think?
tivanlasik OP
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Hi there,

Thank you for your responses.
Further search of prior swaps retrieved few actual tweeter swapping.
http://www.avsforum.com/t/559431/paradigm-owners-thread/20070

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?cspkr&1223579018

Paradigm technical support feedback is that the current (v3) Signature tweeter is different from the v2 due to different voice coil, and crossover. He also added that the v2 and v3 signature tweeters aren't swappable, and that both do not match the Studio 100.

Nevertheless, I would like to receive actual feedback from this forum members, due to past positive feedback.
bifwynne
2,206 posts
 
My understanding is that the tweeter did NOT change in the S8 v3 model. Instead, the v3 modified the midrange and bass drivers to make the overall speakers 3db more efficient. Paradigm says that the changes result in the v3 being more "dynamic" than the v2, whatever that means.
tivanlasik OP
4 posts
 
It seems that my local authorized distributor is already aware of the option to swap studio tweeters to Beryllium.

My request to buy locally signature tweeters was replied that Paradigm tweeters are sold to end customers, only when the customer has Signature speaker, which I clearly don't.

Any feedback?
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