Let's talk Tweeters!


Another thread which talked about specific speaker brands was taken over, so I’d like to start a new one.

Mind you, I do not believe in a "best" type of tweeter, nor do I believe in a best brand of speaker, so lets keep that type of conversation out, and use this instead to focus on learning about choices speaker designers make and what that may mean to the end user.

There is no such thing as a speaker driver without trade offs. Some choices must be forsworn in exchange for another.

In the end, the materials used, magnet and motor structure, and crossover choices as well as the listening room come together to make a great speaker, of which there are many. In addition, we all listen for different things. Imaging, sweetness, warmth, detail, dance-ability and even efficiency so there is no single way to measure a driver and rate it against all others.

Also, please keep ads for your 4th dimensional sound or whatever off this thread. Thanks.
erik_squires

Showing 1 response by georgehifi

Best tweeter in the world!!!!

Plasma, Plasma, Plasma.

There is no diaphragm mass, it’s the ionized air around the Plasma flame that makes the sound.
And once you’ve heard it, it will stay with you forever as a wow!!! moment. The highs are so pristine and crystalline they seem to dance across the sound-stage in front of you. I use them from 10kHz up on my ESL’s
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/V5sAAOSwCJxZ6PXy/s-l1600.jpg

Cheers George