Focal Shape Alu Tweeter Upgrade to Monacor DT-28N Silk Dome

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I was tired by default aluminium magnesium tweeters sound of my FOCAL SHAPE 65, because I like much more silk domes tweeters that are, imho, more delicate and defined. So I searched for a silk tweeter that could be dimensionally compatible without modifying or damaging the MDF cabinet. It's was not easy to find a good compromise, because the helliptical holes already present on the box are really small, so there were not so many decent tweeters that could be minimslly compatible. I therefore found Monacor DT-28N tweeters, they have the right response and the right gain that will not make you regret the originals with alu-mag inverted dome. Furthermore they can work until 50W rms and they have the biggest neodimium magnet available for a tweeter of that dimensions. Therefore I excluded the mass of chinese bulk tweeters that could not warrant any decent results. Now the treble sound of my loudspeakers is crystal clear as I wanted ! As they are linear starting from 2Khz, also the low portion of treble could be well aligned with original speaker specifications but, as I don't have anything than my ears to test it, I cannot give any warranty about loudspeaker linearity, after modifyng them. However, this modify is non disruptive so you can restore original setup at anytime you want with a simple screwdriver. Print it at 0,2mm Quality or better, for my print I have chosen orange but a dark brown or black could give better aesthetical results. Enjoy it ! DT-28N specifications Neodymium hi-fi tweeter, 50 W, 8 Ω Outstanding sound characteristics Very linear reproduction, even of lower frequencies High efficiency 28 mm extra efficient silk cone Perfectly small front plate for high-performance speaker systems of the smallest size possible Mounting into perfect D'Appolito arrangements also in lying centres due to low magnetic dispersion