Y2KMaxGXE-R

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Guys, I checked www.millionbuy.com. They have Bose tweeters from 12.95! What do I need to look for in tweeters-want to mount in my 5th gen w/Clarion ADX5655z headunit. Will mount on the door panels just above speakers.
There are plenty of other tweeters under $30 on that site. Which one would you recommend in that range?

jiaxima96

I took a look and found they are not "BOSE" but "BOSS".
I used to choose tweeters based on their frequency range, for example the $12.95 pair's frequency range is 5k-20k Hz. The other one is 2k-25k Hz for $19.95. Other specs are peak power handling, etc. I always keep my music sound low so I pay more attention to frequency not the loadness.

Y2KMaxGXE-R

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yeah, sorry, it is Boss.., what kind of brand is that, are these any good? Tweeters are for highs so I look for upper frequency limit, right? But what about the RMS/power stuff I no nothing about...can I hook 'em up to my door speakers only?

jiaxima96

I'm not familar with BOSS, and I'm not an audio guy except knowing some basics. If everything else is the same then the higher the upper frequency limit the better. For example, big drum usually has so low frequency that it dos NOT matter what tweeter is used; wheras tearing a fresh, new paper will give a much higher frequency, especially its harmonics, that tweeter DOES matter.
I think RMS is a measure of the continuous power the tweeter can handle without damage if it's specified "max RMS". Sometimes it is specified under a certain distortion. RMS stands for "root mean square" that is for a complicated signal other than a pure sinewave.
RMS is unusally much lower than the "peak power" that is not a continuous power.

jiaxima96

I forgot to say that you can probably connect tweeters to your door speakers, not sure. I bought tweeters from JC Witney.com, cheapest one, about $12.99(?) + shipping, total is about $20(? too lazy to check). According to my Haynes nanual my 96 GXE's tweeters are in parallel with the front door speakers. My tweeter has a built in "crossover" network that is nothing but a cap of some uF in series with the tweeter. The lower the frequency the more the cap will reject. Together with the tweeter's 4 Ohm it forms up a "crossover" frequency point.