I have a pair of old VMPS RM30 speakers that I am thinking of converting to all active - It has Aurum Cantus GS2i tweeters. I was looking at alternatives and I found this warning about a Fountek Ribbon "Ribbon tweeters should always be used with a passive crossover! The ribbon is a dead short to your amp."
Is this true?
If so, what can I do to prevent this?
Is this true?
If so, what can I do to prevent this?
If you're going active, put a capacitor in series with each tweeter - it'll protect both the tweeter and the amp. Use a fairly large value, and it shouldn't affect the crossover (too much) - although the larger it is, the less protection there is for the tweeter. Maybe 20 to 50 uF in most situations?
