Blown Speakers Options?

Serendipity
Serendipity Posts: 6,975
edited March 2010 in The Clubhouse
So it seems like the tweeters in the Sony KD-34XBR960 have blown. Not sure what caused this, but now both tweeters make an awful crackling sound whenever you use the TV.

Is it worth it to purchase the expensive replacement part from Sony or just replace the drivers with ones from Parts Express? The problem is if I go with generic drivers from PE, I doubt they will fit. I took apart the TV and it has a large woofer, two tweeters on each side and mids. Impressive audio setup for just a TV - this thing can actually shake the room :)

Pictures of the set can be found HERE: http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=93312
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited March 2010
    If you have a surround sound setup, why are you using your TV's internal speakers? I don't even know if my TV's speakers work.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited March 2010
    You obviously don't have anyone else using your system then.
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    polkaudio DSWPro550WI
    polkaudio XRT12 XM Tuner
    polkaudio RM6750 5.1

    Front projection, 2 channel, car audio... life is good!
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited March 2010
    I forgot that was your parent's rig.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited March 2010
    How about just extending and fishing the leads out of the set, and using some mini speakers instead ?
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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited March 2010
    might be able to find a similar TV (Sony ?) and yank the parts that you need.
    perhaps the speaker part was used in several different models.
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