Hi I wonder can someone help please. I have 2 ev Zx4 passive speakers. Am replacing the drivers. Because they have blow. Can I put different drivers in. With same wattage and oms. Or can I put more powerful woofers I them. Any help would be much appreciated
My first thought knowing that you have blown the woofers in a 15" PA speaker is that you need subwoofers. Do you have any subwoofers?
As for replacing the driver with something else... yes you could "upgrade" them but getting better sound/better performance out of them may not happen, the enclosure is small so they will never produce low bass with authority the way a dedicated sub would.
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- The OEM EV driver can be reconed which is usually less expensive than a replacement driver.
- Any replacement driver you find that costs less than the EV recone kit is cheap junk that will not even be as robust as the original EV.
As for replacing the driver with something else... yes you could "upgrade" them but getting better sound/better performance out of them may not happen, the enclosure is small so they will never produce low bass with authority the way a dedicated sub would.
P.S.
- The OEM EV driver can be reconed which is usually less expensive than a replacement driver.
- Any replacement driver you find that costs less than the EV recone kit is cheap junk that will not even be as robust as the original EV.
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Also make sure you are choosing a driver that is equally sensitive or else it may become unbalanced with the tweeter.
Going by the specs it needs to be 100db. Alternatively you would need to pad one of the drivers.
Going by the specs it needs to be 100db. Alternatively you would need to pad one of the drivers.
I would agree, don't bother trying to replace the existing driver with something else...rebuild the existing unit. BTW, just what happened?...did the unit just up & go zap one day & go silent as you were playing music too loud?, or, did the cone get damaged?
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