Ok all - can anyone answer as to which tweeters are exactly the same as the Wharfedale Glendale 3XP Tweeter. Not the early one twisted in the cabinet but the one fitted squarely.
I ask because I need one should anyone hear of one for sale.
Many thanks,
Geoff.
I ask because I need one should anyone hear of one for sale.
Many thanks,
Geoff.
Photos of the Glendale 3XP tweeter are shown in post #48, sports fans!
It looks identical to the tweeter in the Linton 3XP, but neither designation of tweeter is currently available at auction.
Information on this tweeter is proving hard to come by, but we do know that under its protective cover lies a cone manufactured from Wharfedale's 'purple plastic'.
It looks identical to the tweeter in the Linton 3XP, but neither designation of tweeter is currently available at auction.
Information on this tweeter is proving hard to come by, but we do know that under its protective cover lies a cone manufactured from Wharfedale's 'purple plastic'.
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Hi, so it looks as if the Glendale 3XP, the Denton 2XP and the Linton 3XP all have the same tweeter - might be a bit easier to get hold of one then. If anyone come up with more of the same please let me know. E bay here I come, again, again, again!!!
All the best,
Geoff.
All the best,
Geoff.
I think Leak used a similar tweeter too.
Just sat listening to a pair of Wharfedale Laser 60 I got for £16. They sound very good!
Just sat listening to a pair of Wharfedale Laser 60 I got for £16. They sound very good!
Leak - will look. There is another make as well that I have seen adverts saying that it is a Wharfedale under another name - can't remember the company though.
£16 sounds like bit of a bargain!
Geoff.
£16 sounds like bit of a bargain!
Geoff.
Indeed Geoff.!
Maybe Solavox?
Solavox PR25 Speakers Set (Tested and working) - See Condition Description | eBay
Maybe Solavox?
Solavox PR25 Speakers Set (Tested and working) - See Condition Description | eBay
I have a pair of Wharfedale Denton 2 since my childhood, my dad bought them for me second hand, with a Standard transistor amp with 10w power. I had at that time a Lenco turntable as well. That must have triggered my quest for audio....
They are still doing service as PC speakers with a Sony amplifier, still sounding good with the stock crossover.
They are still doing service as PC speakers with a Sony amplifier, still sounding good with the stock crossover.
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At a buy it now price of £35 + £7 delivery, this seems a good way to acquire two working Glendale 3XP type tweeters!
I had a pair of those. I really liked them. The tweeter crosses over at 1.4k as far as I remember. That wide band Wharfedale cone tweeter suits my sound wishes really well. I nearly started a thread to see if there is a modern equivalent open back tweeter.
Yes, these speakers can still be found in households or oldskool cafe's, quite rugged I think. At one time, I had the LintonXP and also DentonXP too but to me, they where the lesser speakers compared to the D2. The Linton came with a dome tweeter, if I recall correctly.
Agreed - not very far from me and could collect but for £7 delivery probably not worth it - best to get them delivered.
Geoff.
Geoff.
I can supply some extra information.
Wharfedale described the Denton 2 tweeter as a "mid-range treble unit". It has a plastic rear housing described as an "integral loading cavity for minimum distortion in the mid-range" - see attachment.
The purple cone is made of Cellulose Acetate Butyrate (CAB) which "combines great strength with light weight".
Wharfedale Denton 2
P.S. To avoid any confusion, the 3XP/2XP tweeter is a closed back unit.
P.P.S. I have a pair of Denton 2 in my collection. Recently I replaced the ageing ELCAP electrolytic capacitors in the crossovers. I also experimented running the 8" bass driver unfiltered and just having a 4uF capacitor in series with the mid/tweeter. You know, midrange, against the perceived wisdom, I think they actually sound better that way!
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Just ordered a pair of Solarvox SP25 speakers for £35 plus delivery. I can take the tweeters out of them for use and bin the rest.
Will now have to put some cones up for sale and crossovers all for the Glendale XP2 - 2x tweeters, 1 x mid, 2x woofers and 4x crossovers (2 without new capacitors and two with but needing 2x22uf to complete).
Geoff.
Will now have to put some cones up for sale and crossovers all for the Glendale XP2 - 2x tweeters, 1 x mid, 2x woofers and 4x crossovers (2 without new capacitors and two with but needing 2x22uf to complete).
Geoff.
The SP25 is a re-badged Denton 2XP, so you could sell the bass drivers, crossovers and terminal plates as suitable replacement units for the Denton 2XP.
I've done it the other way around recently. Bought nice old speakers to use the cabinet and gutted the inards! Maybe I was all wrong!
Most of the manufacturing cost of a speaker lies with the cabinet, so a solid, wood veneered enclosure is well worthy of 're-drivering'.
You haven't necessarily got it wrong! 😎