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Beryllium Tweeters

I've only heard Paradigms Beryllium Tweeters but I absolutely loved them! What other "affordable" (>$2k new or used) speakers use them and what are your experiences with Beryllium tweeters? What other Tweeters rival the extension, air and sweetness that I was hearing with my Paradigm Sig 2's? DeCappo? Usher? ...?
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bifwynne
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I own Paradigm Signature 8s (v3). Yes ... they can sound bright, but I wonder how much is the fault of the source material. I say this because my new "tweak," a DEQX PreMATE tamed my S8s. They are now more time coherent and room EQ'd. Even still, some source material is "bright'ish" to me. I attribute this more to the source material than the Be tweeters. Presumably, as a result of the DEQX adjustments, my speakers should have a pretty flat FR.
bifwynne
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@Tubegroover ... I agree and said pretty much the same above. Some of the source material is simply horrible and a good system may reveal those deficiencies as tonal harshness.

As I said above, I'm pretty sure my rig is capable of generating a reasonably flat, reasonably time coherent FR with low distortion, as corrected by my DEQX PreMATE. So ... by process of elimination, I think it is a fair inference that any perceived tonal harshness is not caused by my speakers' BE tweeters but is attributable to the source material.
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