Diamond vs Aluminum tweeters for B&W 800 series

Anyone swapped their Diamond tweeter for the Aluminum?

I want to know if anyone heard both to tell us the real difference.

I have a shattered tweeter on my 803 D2 and having difficulty on buying new ones.

Diamond is rated aprox. 900usd each. Aluminum you can find around 450usd the pair.

gfguimaraes05-12-2025 12:39pm

roxy54 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 8,180 posts 05-13-2025 at 01:25am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete They probably are an exact fit, but the crossover won't be calibrated specifically for them
boostedis Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 120 posts 05-13-2025 at 12:26pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete My experience with speaker design has shown me that tweeter material isn’t nearly as important as the designers choice of crossover values. A bright commercial speaker isn’t bright because of the tweeter material, it’s bright because they wanted it that way for a Wow-factor! They could easily pad down the high frequency response without changing the tweeter material. BTW, @roxy54 is correct! You can’t simply swap in and out drivers without reworking the crossover. It doesn’t work like that…..
gfguimaraes OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 13 posts 05-13-2025 at 01:24pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I had 1 tweeter shattered. If I buy only 1 new, would the sound be very different from the old one (other speaker)? Tks.
ditusa Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,063 posts 05-13-2025 at 01:42pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @boostedis +2 Mike
roxy54 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 8,180 posts 05-13-2025 at 04:06pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @gfguimaraes I'm sure that it would be fine.