I have a pair of Energy Connoiseur C-6 front speakers which I love. One of the tweeters is broke (the metal dome is cracked) and can't be repaired. There are no replacements available anywhere. I thought of getting a pair of the same tweeters that they use in my Energy AC-300 center but those are hard to find and 6 ohms instead of 8 ohms. So, that's out too.
I have contacted Parts Express and they said they don't have anything that would work and would suggest only finding a used direct replacement. There are no new/used replacements out there from the maker or the normal suppliers. I have searched multiple times and have come up with zip. I have been watching ebay for a while and have never seen one yet. I am still always looking though. I am also checking craigslist in case there happens to be somebody getting rid of a C6 or C8 (although it is possible the c2 and c4 use this tweeter as well) and I can harvest the drivers from it but no luck yet.
Simply Speakers said, "If you send in both stock tweeters (so they will match) we can rebuild them completely and just use the grill. We'd probably have to use soft domes. It will cost $75 per speaker. You might consider sending us the tweeter from your Center to rebuild as well for better voice imaging in your three front speakers." So, I don't know what they'd be using, except that it won't be anything like the stock speakers. With shipping both ways, tax and such I am looking at well over $200, maybe closer to 3 bills and will say goodbye to any chance of ever being able to have stock tweeters in there since they require me to send them in... So, I am going to be stuck once I commit to this. This is why I am rather concerned of doing it this way and would be more comfortable getting something close that I can read reviews about and make an informed choice. Then, if I don't like it, I can always keeping looking for another used stock tweeter.
Does anybody have any suggestions of what tweeters I should get? They will be crossed over @ 1.8k in 8ohm speakers and will need to handle higher power. The sound of the stock drivers is just awesome and I'd like the replacements to be as close as possible. I would be willing to modify to fit the new ones if needed but this may be difficult to accomplish in these speakers (you can see why in the pic). As far as other specs on them I am not sure other than they are rear mounted and the model number of the tweeters is 5DR53063. But here is what Energy said about these tweeters:
1" Aluminum Hybrid Dome Tweeter (Aluminum Done, Cloth Suspension) - this light rigid dome offers unparalleled dispersion and extremely low distortion with exceptional detail.
Thanks in advance for any help.
