Does the width of the ribbon affect sound


I recently had my tweeter ribbons replaced in my Magnepan MG20's. The ribbons appear narrower than the originals. The tweeters sound more subdued than the originals.
Do they require a running in time? Does the width affect the sound?
johnstonc3ff

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The area of the ribbon can affect the optimum frequency range of that driver. But "subdued" is strange; sounds like it's not exactly the same impedance as the old one. It will change slightly with time, but it wouldn't jump say 5db in spl...