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Sonus Faber EA II

Hi Folks-

I have a pair of SF Electa Amator II that I bought new about 12 or 13 years ago.  I have read here and elsewhere that the original EA's (not the II's that I have) had a better Dynaudio Esotar tweeter than the (I think) ScanSpeak that came with mine.

Question:  can I easily replace my tweeters with the Esotar?  I'd like to experience the difference, if I am to believe lots of discussions around this topic. 

Anyone who's ever owned the EA's or EA II's know or have experience with the difference in these tweeters?

Reason I am interested is because while I love these speakers (size, looks, mid's, especially on female voices; and I matched these with a REL sub for the missing lows), I wish the highs didn't roll off as much.

Thanks for listening!

mbiondo
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daveyf
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If you find your speakers lacking in the very high end, this is something that would in the long run be frustrating. For some time, I listened to titanium domes, which i thought were good, but only when I replaced my speakers ( coincidentally with a speaker that actually uses an Esotar) did I realize what i was missing. If you want to keep your EA's, i would suggest looking into an add on super tweeter. This would seem to me to be a great solution, as the highs would now not be the weak link. The Enigma Acoustics Soprnino would be an excellent option, all IMHO.
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charles1dad
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There is wisdom in recognition and appreciation of what you have.
Charles 
mbiondo OP
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Thanks to all.  I am perhaps well misinformed.  That’s what happens when one reads too much on the web.  It’s opinions.  

In in all honesty, I find my EAII’s absolutely fabulous on most what I listen to: jazz.  On female vocals these speaker really shine.  Where they come short is when I occasionally play some large ensemble orchestra.  That would require a large speaker system.  Not practical in my room.  

Perhaps I should just shut up and enjoy what I have.  Which is more than what an average sap could ever dream of.  
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charles1dad
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Roxy54,
I understand,  I have this same tweeter in my Coincident Total Eclipse II speakers and it's superb.  That's my point the  Revelator and Esotar are each capable of stellar sound quality in the right hands. 
Charles 
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roxy54
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I had a Revelator tweeter in a pair of Focus Audio speakers, and it was just beautiful soundwise. One of the very best I ever owned.
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charles1dad
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If you’re referring to the Scanspeak Revelator tweeter some feel it was better than the Esotar. There’s no consensus favoring either. Unquestionably it is  a matter of how each is implemented, matched with the other speaker drivers,crossover considerations and of course listener taste. Each of these highly regarded tweeters could each individually vary their sound in different brands/models of speakers.
Charles
chrshanl37
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Might be able to find a pair of used extremas but they rarely come up for sale.
mbiondo OP
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I had not thought of that.  Thank you. 

I can imagine that a better tweeter may not mean better sound, if both drivers were designed and integrated to go with each other.  I suppose I could end up with an overly bright sound.

Anyhow, thanks for your feedback. 

I probably should have asked what speaker in the 5k to 10k range be considered a decent upgrade to what I currently have. 

Listen to a lot of Jazz and some classical.  looking for smoother highs on the first, and a bigger sound (not louder, mind you) on the latter.  Not a big room, so probably limited to small full range or good monitors. 

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roxy54
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 The crossover in your speakers was designed for the tweeter that is in them, and you can't just change the tweeter unfortunately. 
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