I listened to, and greatly enjoyed the soft dome Esotar II tweeter on a pair of Dynaudio Sapphires from 2011 to 2016. They were not fatiguing like I find many metal domes to be. I did have Excite X-12s a few years but they offered far less of course.
Lately the Dyns at trade shows (RMAF for me) seem punchier than what I knew from before (my impression). The sound, although not offensive, did not appeal to me.
I did buy Scansonic MB2.5s in '14 and Borresen's sealed tweeter bested the Esotar II. It was more detailed without being trebly at all. Nothing ever hurt coming out of it. Later with the Raidho D2's better ribbon I heard new things on 20yr CDs the Sapphires never played. Truly stunning to have a CD collection take on a new, more-vibrant life.
Take your time figuring it all out. Good advice to check/work on the room if possible. Many eschew good DSP equalization or bass correction but personally I'd never live without it now. You will not recognize your speakers. If done properly I feel that, dollar for dollar, it will trounce anything else you can spend your money on.
Lately the Dyns at trade shows (RMAF for me) seem punchier than what I knew from before (my impression). The sound, although not offensive, did not appeal to me.
I did buy Scansonic MB2.5s in '14 and Borresen's sealed tweeter bested the Esotar II. It was more detailed without being trebly at all. Nothing ever hurt coming out of it. Later with the Raidho D2's better ribbon I heard new things on 20yr CDs the Sapphires never played. Truly stunning to have a CD collection take on a new, more-vibrant life.
Take your time figuring it all out. Good advice to check/work on the room if possible. Many eschew good DSP equalization or bass correction but personally I'd never live without it now. You will not recognize your speakers. If done properly I feel that, dollar for dollar, it will trounce anything else you can spend your money on.