Good points Ed. Unfortunately the 2030's are much too large for my living space, and I have always felt that the 1530's were a better speaker. I purcased my speakers new after auditioning both. The woofers tend to color the midrange on both speakers due to a rather high crossover point. I have always felt that the 1530's were less colored in the midrange because of the smaller and faster woofers. I have alway's felt though that the 1530's could benefit from the ability to move more air in the midrange. The 2030 aux. mid's are the same mid's used in 810's and some 710's and are easy to find used. You may be right about my technical skills though ( that's why I am trying to get as much help as possible. My plan is to build a separate baffle for the midrange tweeter setup to audition the results before doing any irreversible modifications to the cabinet. You might be correct about it being a bad idea though (it scares me to think that I could lose the qualities that have always made this such a great speaker).
Upgrade A/D/S L1530 midrange to L2030?
I am looking for help adding auxiliary mid's from L2030 into my L1530's. I need to know how the aux. mid's are wired in the 2030's (parallel, series or?). In operation are the mid's switched in all at once?. Does the main mid still operate when the aux. mid's are switched in? Can anybody help with a schematic, parts list, or pictures of L2030 crossover? Since both speakers use the same midrange and tweeter, and the crossover points are the same I should be able to emulate the crossover taking in to consideration the different woofer impedance and output.? Any help with any of these issues would be appreciated.
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