Blew my RE component

[dak0ta_g33k 10+ year member]

i just realized that i blew one of my RE component midbasses. despite the tweeters being harsh, i just want to find a drop in replacement and keep the remainder of the set. i got this NIB off ebay last august, so i don't think i have a warranty. i dunno what the power rating on them were but i was giving them 75 watts.

i just installed XXX 6.5s in the doors and they just drown out the remaining midbass.

my first guess at a replacement are those surplus adire sf7s...

suggestions, recommendations flames are welcomed //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

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[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

SF7's.

I actually think they are RE mids. Adires name for them though is SF7s. Who knows?

 

[kuijo 10+ year member]

call up RE, i'm sure they'll sell you just the one.

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

those SF7's look identical to my RE mids. I wouldnt be surprised if they are the same thing.

 

[dak0ta_g33k 10+ year member]

i was thinking the same thing... did RE comps have XBL^2? bladeice.com says so but not at the REaudio page

 

[alteraudiousa 10+ year member]

the xxx 6.5s are xbl^2, not the other ones though.

 

[dak0ta_g33k 10+ year member]

again, that's what i thought. but if the sf7s have xbl^2 then they can't really be a clone of the RE mid?

figured out how i blew it, only 50w needed for RE comps... was feeding them 75

sf7s are also rated at 50w, hmmm...

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

IIRC, David made a post about the RE mids being XBL^2.

 

[LightningStryk7 10+ year member]

again, that's what i thought. but if the sf7s have xbl^2 then they can't really be a clone of the RE mid?
figured out how i blew it, only 50w needed for RE comps... was feeding them 75

sf7s are also rated at 50w, hmmm...

You sure its that? Or where u clipping the signal... I have the RE comps with a 100 x2 infinity amp powerin em, nothin happened to em yet.

 

[dak0ta_g33k 10+ year member]

not too sure really... i only noticed that it was dead when i took out the kick panel to run wire into the doors. by the multimeter i have it is an open circuit. tweet still hits harsh tho.

btw ignore my question in your thread, it was a page ahead of this in the new posts search //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[c0la 10+ year member]

you can get a RE mid directly from RE for a little over $50 shipped

My comps are also being powered with 75 wrms. I too had a problem with one of my mids. The surround came un-glued and was blown. I replaced with another RE mid and haven't had a problem since

 

[azazel 10+ year member]

dak0ta_g33k,

I blew one of my RE mids feeding it only 50W RMS (far far less, I never turn it up). I have one good mid and two good tweeters and two good crossovers.

 

[dak0ta_g33k 10+ year member]

^replied to PM

prolly did clip it, i had it cranked until i was getting nearly a foot massage from the kick panel.

 

[dak0ta_g33k 10+ year member]

waking up a dead post, but here is a pic of the RE mid with the sf7

left is the blown RE component mid, on the right is the adire sf7

my ears (with tinnitus) cant really tell the difference of the swap out

 

[bamaboy 5,000+ posts]

i didnt know the re mids looked like that, those look cool