I believe it is a proprietary driver. The web site shows:Forgive me if this has been asked and answered (I did search here and elsewhere), but what speaker (12” driver) does the CLR Neo use specifically? I have a non Neo version and wanted to see if I could make it lighter without changing the sound.
Is there a reason? just trying to understand why.Thanks all- really appreciated! Now I’d like to see a photo of the Neo speaker.
Curiosity mostly, but as stated in my original post, I have a non-Neo version, and I’d like to see if I could shave off some weight without changing the sound quality. Even if the speaker they used is “proprietary/custom”, perhaps there is a manufacturer listed on the speaker (as Eminence is on the original) so I could look into alternatives.Is there a reason? just trying to understand why.
It's irrelevant. Read on.Forgive me if this has been asked and answered (I did search here and elsewhere), but what speaker (12” driver) does the CLR Neo use specifically?
The neo versions - there were actually two different ones - have neodymium-magnet woofers and HF drivers. Upgrading a ferrite unit to neo requires different filtering, which means the DSP needs a reflash. Just replacing the transducers without a reflash will degrade the speaker's response.I have a non Neo version and wanted to see if I could make it lighter without changing the sound.
You used to able to send in your CLR in to Atomic and get it upgraded to a Neo version! Not sure if TK is doing that any longer but might be worth a try.Curiosity mostly, but as stated in my original post, I have a non-Neo version, and I’d like to see if I could shave off some weight without changing the sound quality. Even if the speaker they used is “proprietary/custom”, perhaps there is a manufacturer listed on the speaker (as Eminence is on the original) so I could look into alternatives.
But, curiosity mostly…
Yep. There is a still a webpage for it but it is "sold out".You used to able to send in your CLR in to Atomic and get it upgraded to a Neo version! Not sure if TK is doing that any longer but might be worth a try.
This was the first version of the neo. The woofer is an Eminence Deltalite 12 with the one modification you discovered. Normal production units were disassembled (in the US), the transducers replaced with neo versions, and the firmware reflashed. This is not the first report of the replacement dust cap being poorly glued in place.I actually had to reattach the dust caps on one of my neo clr speakers because it came loose and caused a high frequency buzzing sound. While I was working on it, I noticed that the neo speaker that they use looks to be modified. It was originally build with a much larger dust cap that would interfere with the HF driver. So the "surgical" cut it out and leave the glued edge on the cone. Then they glue in (not very well in my case) a much smaller dust cap.
The current woofer is an OEM product that is not available to a retail purchaser.So they is a bit of work to do if you want to swap in a neo LF driver.