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Stand alone tweeter?

Dear all,
I think my speaker’s HF sounds too harsh, I have tried all possible acoustics treatment that I can afford and repositioning it, however it still sounds harsh.

I am not good in DIYing, and the dealer said that the tweeter is ok, and for now my budget doesn’t allow me to buy new speakers.

I understand that there are stand alone super tweeter, but is there any stand alone tweeter?

What is considered best to produce smooth HF?

Thanks alot in advance for any advice
gondo101
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audioman58
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 if your tweeter is too sharp your crossover maybe is not to good , to save money and not break the bank Foste X great Capacitor from Japan but limited in sizes, 
Madisound carries them.
A Audyn Copper , or  clarity CSA, Obbiggato Gold   try the capacitors first 
And resistors buy a mills resistor 12watt just find out the specs 250v is more then enough voltage.start there  that is where more then 1/2 problems arrive from 
In Loudspeakers.
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dekay
2,959 posts
 
Ghosthouse:

I WAS referring to TP/Kleenex, but just a single layer small/coin sized piece to start.

DeKay
steakster
720 posts
 
James1969 nailed it. The cause is dirty power. Been there and fixed it. Research the Audiogon archives for multiple solutions. A temporary fix is to toe the speakers out a little more so that the HF doesn’t beam at your listening chair.  When the power is cleaned up, you can toe them back in.
roberjerman
2,086 posts
 
Metal dome tweeters are excessively "bright" sounding! Replace yours with a pair of SEAS silk-dome tweeters. These are used in my Snell A's, E's and J's - with excellent results!
gondo101 OP
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Wow, so many “tricks” that I was not aware of :)
Except cartridges, tone arm, and music server, all were bought as second hand (half of it is demo unit from stores whose owner I know in person).

Maybe it’s time to get new speakers, but buying speakers is a bit scary, because if I find it’s not what I expect, it’s difficult to sell.

thanks again for all advices
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