Kef Coda 7 - No sound from tweeter

Hello all,

My new (second hand & broken) Kef Coda 7's arrived today and whilst one works fine, the other which has been dropped on the floor is not producing any sound from the tweeter at all.

I have taken the speaker apart and the connectors all seem to be fitted ok and the tweeter itself does not show any obvious damage.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to what it might be?

Thanks

Andrew

 

tweeters probably blown. get a voltmeter and see what it reads

 

Sometimes there are 2 fines wires visible from the dome [coil] to the rear of the connectors. Is one visibly detached? Maybe just need resoldering. There aren't many parts to a tweeter.

 

I have had a look and one of the fine wires has snapped off and the previous owner has glued it all up. I have tried resoldering it but its beyond repair I'm afraid.

Does anyone know how much a new tweeter will be? I have emailed KEF but are there any other places to look?

Andrew

 

find out who supplies them and get a matching one from whoever, its probably inexpensive.

dont know if its vifa or scanspeak or whatever though, sorry.

 

The cost of a new tweeter will depend very much on

a) the quality of the tweeter
b) where you source the replacement


You can get tweeters from the likes of Vifa, SEAS etc from about £15 to £100+. KEF are likely to charge upwards of £30 for a replacement tweeter at a guess. They tend to charge like car manufacturers charge for replacement car parts. How much they charge depends not on the model of the part but on the cost of the speaker it is for, (after all who would like to find out that the tweeter for their £2000 speakers costs £10 to replace).

GTM

 

Thanks for the replies, I didn't realise all of these companies used other components.

I have emailed Wimslow Audio as they seem to know a lot about KEF speakers and will let you all know what happens

Andrew

 

I wouldn't rush into anything,I bought some Seas H519's from Whats Left.Com a few years ago for a Fiver each inc Vat and very reasonable shipping costs.

At that time the same Seas model was 20 pounds Plus at Wimslow plus Vat plus about £4.00 shipping costs.

 

I am more hoping to find out which tweeters I would need so that I can start looking for the best price from other companies.

At the moment I have no idea which tweeters it would need as they are an unusual design.

Not in any rush, they are for the home cinema setup which is sitting in a spare bedroom unplugged at the moment anyway

Andrew

 

The only place I would consider would be Kef themselves. I needed a new tweeter for my Q35's it cost me the grand total of £16 and arrived the next day. Look on their website the contact details are there. They will accept payment by card.

 

I have had an email from KEF and a new tweeter will be £16 so am going to order one later this afternoon

Andrew

 

Tweeter has been ordered, should be here in the next few days.

Definite thumbs up to Kef, excellent customer service, quick replies to my emails and a very cheap replacement!!!

 

I meant to ask, does anyone know where I can get the small spade connectors which connect to the tweeter? One of them was broken and I don't know how strong the solder will hold it

Andrew

 

How big are the spades? Maplin do some small spade crimp terminals, part no. JH64U. Don't know if these would be suitable. Though I would think that the solder joint should hold the connection fairly well, especially since the joint isn't going to be moving.

 

I have found the ones on Maplins I think: http://www.maplin.co.uk/products/module.asp?CartID=04080323415387&moduleno=34145

I will check the solder when the tweeter arrives and see how things look

Andrew

 

Tweeter arrived today and everything is now up and running, delighted.

Obviously not as good as the Ela's but they will do nicely for the home cinema setup!

Total cost including postage for everything: £30!!!