Stand alone tweeters


Has/does anyone use these or anything like it? If I was going to purchase and hook them up I assume I would have to use a separate amp? They are 8 ohms and my Tylers are 4 ohms. I am tapped to the 4 ohm output of my Mcintosh now. The only way I think I could do it is to run the tweeters with the rear L&R of my Harmon Kardon, run it in full stereo mode and adjust the channel outputs accordingly. ( I use the Harmon Kardon as a pre and am not concerned about home theater). What do you guys/gals think?
nuguy

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As much as I am fascinated with an add on supertweeter,I cannot get away from the fact that if you have a tweeter coming in about fifteen to twenty khz or higher,the addition essentially doubles the response,above that point.I don't think that's too good,and don't want to add any false sense of air,which may be reinforcement,rather than "info"!Yet I have heard the Townshend(on a speaker limited to 17khz,and mine go out to 25khz,so I'm a bit paranoid about screwing up a really good presentation)and it shocked me as to how effective they were,in a good way.
I initiated a similar question some months ago,and got back very negative comments from an audio industry person who sort of convinced me to give up the thought.

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I,too have been,and still am fascinated with these.I have a speaker that is ruler flat to 25khz,but feel that the Murata has the capability(?)of keeping my speaker competitive with the newer technology in tweets.The ceramic driver/wide dispersion factor seems fabulous.This is purely speculation,by me,and I am truly hesitant to make this move without more than just some good product reviews,as it can also backfire(the Murata comes in at 15khz,which is a bit low,for me).The Townshend Super Tweeter is another alternative(I have heard it with very good results,but the speaker rolled off at 17khz),and does not come in until 20,000khz.It has adjustable gain too,yet I have the sneaky suspician that the Murata is the higher quality design,and a "Diamond Killer",to boot.

I hope you do get some meaningful feedback here!

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