Stabie, I understand now about your setup. I would suggest the possibility of a single capactior in line with the tweeter but a capacitor whose capacitiance value is large enough so that it is not affecting the high passed frequencies that you want to go to the tweeter.


But then again, you may not like that idea. Some people will argue that even one capacitor in the signal path, no matter how good it is, will adversely affect the sound quality. I would not agree or disagree with that arguement but recognize it as a valid arguemnt.

If the power amp is the source of the transient, then any protection would have to be between it and the speaker. If it were my setup, I would be reluctant to have a set of relay contacts inline with the tweeter. Instead of having the relay placing an open circuit for a set amount of time inline with the tweeter, how about making it a short circuit for a set amount of time. After the transient has passed, the relay opens and the contacts are effectively out of the signal path. Of course, timing is everything. Make certain that the relay is open (short is removed) before music is applied.

Just a thought.

Paul

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