I’m with @audiokinesis on this one. Listen to a small jazz combo from up close (well ... wait until after the apocalypse). Pay attention to the cymbals and then go back to your hi-fi system.
99% of the tweeters out there (many of them in "aspirational" speaker designs) make a cymbal sound like uncorrelated noise.
It’s not only about triangles and cymbals however. These upper frequencies build the harmonic structure in other instruments, by (a) being low in distortion and (b) integrating well with the midrange. When you hear a gorgeous cello, it’s because of the upper frequencies being done right.
... Thom @ Galibier Design
99% of the tweeters out there (many of them in "aspirational" speaker designs) make a cymbal sound like uncorrelated noise.
It’s not only about triangles and cymbals however. These upper frequencies build the harmonic structure in other instruments, by (a) being low in distortion and (b) integrating well with the midrange. When you hear a gorgeous cello, it’s because of the upper frequencies being done right.
... Thom @ Galibier Design