Infinity Alpha speakers

Content:

1. Introduction, why these old speakers?
2. Overview of the Infinity Alpha System
3. Infinity Alpha 50, main speakers
4. Infinity Alpha 20, rear speakers
5. Infinity Alpha Center, center speaker
6. The crossovers and update of components
7. How to replace bad tweeters
8. The new tweeters

Note:
I take no responsibility or liability for what are written here, you use the information at your own risk!

3: Infinity Alpha 50, main speakers

The Infinity Alpha 50 main speakers are the biggest in the Alpha family. They have twin 8" bass range speaker elements. A 5" mid range and a 1" tweeter. They all have the special ceramic speaker elements which is a very stiff material.

Infinity Alpha 50 specifications:
Manufacturer: Harman
Year: 2002
Power rating: 200 watts
Nominal Impedance: 8 ohms
Bass reflex: vented box
Crossover: 3-way, bi-amp
Crossover Frequencies: 500 Hz and 3,000 Hz
Sensitivity: 91dB / 1W / 1m
Frequency response: 35 Hz - 22 kHz

Drivers,
Tweeter, part number A1201B-H, 9747202:
25 mm ceramic dome

Midrange, part number A1205A-M, 9747204:
130mm ceramic

Bass, part number A1208, 9747218:
2 x 200mm ceramic

Dimensions W x D x H: 250 x 360 x 1000 mm
Weight: 23.5 kg each speaker

Crossover drawing:

Above list of inductors I found from a Russian page, there is a link at the end, but must be more then one version of Alpha 50 because the capacitors has different capacitance.

15 year old speakers could had the membrane rubber edge broken. These ones looks to be good. The ceramic domes are very sensitive and one tweeter has a dent.

Note:
I'm not sure to 100% that it's a 1 ohm resistor to the tweeter.
According to a Russian drawing it should be 0.47 ohm, see link at page 7.
According to Michael (who I come in contact with through an email) his resistor is 0.68 ohm.

There must be more than one version of this speakers. Check the values of your components before they are burned!