KLIPSCH TWEETERS, WHICH STOCK TWEETERS ARE THE BEST

I have the less expensive Crites replacement in the pair of 1974 Cornwalls
not sure about SQ but Bob seems to know a bit...
i use them as garage rockers so critical listening is done with beer and power tools....

Mechans, as per my last post, the Electro Voice T35 is exactly the same tweeter. EV are the ones that supplied Klipsh these tweeters through the whole production run. No difference at all, and not particularly expensive either.

I have an old EV S12-S cabinet that may have a bad tweeter. It's the ST350A which has the round magnet like the older Klipsch K77. I replaced it once before.  I emailed Bob Crites about it and he told me there are NO good replacement diaphragms for these at all. He said the one's on eBay are not very good.

The Horn measures 5" X 6" and I don't really want to cut into the cabinet to fit a replacement horn/driver. I want to use the cab for electric and acoustic guitar so it may not be as critical but I'd prefer to rebuild the original if I can with something that will last.

Has anyone heard a good replacement diaphragm?

Simply Speakers has a replacement diaphragm 89486A but other than the reviews on their site I have seen much info on it so I don't know if it's just another supposedly inferior China import part.

I believe that virtually all of the diaphragms out there for sale are the Asian sourced parts. I have installed quite a few in T-35s and I am very happy with the results.

in one way, reliability, they are far superior to the originals. The original leads were super thin, like a human hair. The replacements have thick leads that don't burn out when conducting power. When you pull the old ones, it is inevitably the lead which is toast, not the diaphragm.

Installing them is not that easy, but if you have DIY soldering experience it is quite doable. Let's be honest, the EV tweeters are peaky no matter what diaphragm is in them, which gives them their characteristic sound which I, for one, like. I know, I'm deaf.