What are Your Favorite Tweeters?


Hi All.  I would like to extend the survey that occurred back in 2008-2012 about favorite tweeter types.  During that survey, folks mentioned: Gallo CDT, various ribbon tweeters (RAAL, Kapton, Legacy), Fostex, Dynaudio Esotar, Heil, Seas Millenium, and various exotics (electrostatic, plasma, compression driver).  I am wondering about ring tweeters, such as the Satori TW29R or the Scanspeak Revelator. I am (personally) looking for something that can fit into a 104mm diameter lip.  But for the big picture, I'd like to know what tweeters you have loved!  I've got Accuton diamond tweeters in my Avalon Eidelons, and I think they are quite delicate and natural sounding.
peter_s

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The tweeter that impressed me the most was one that seemed to not be there at all--it was so smooth and unobtrusive and high frequencies were present without calling attention to their presence.  The tweeter is a G.I.P Laboratories reproduction of the Western Electric 597 tweeter (field coil compression tweeter with a horn).  It sounded at least as good as the original 597 tweeters that I've heard.  The big downside is that both original and G.I.P. reproductions are quite expensive.  I briefly heard the G.I.P. 9501 tweeter (original design, not a reproduction) that is based on the 597, but, it was in a custom built system that had not yet been properly tuned, so I cannot say if this tweeter is even better; it is certainly much more expensive at $60,000 for the pair.
I never heard the Boressen; now I am interested in hearing something with that tweeter.

Another tweeter that I've heard in a terrific sounding system is the Murata supertweeter. 
Speakermaster,

The t 35 is a nice tweeter. A local builder finds those and uses them in current project.  Another vintage tweeter that he uses is the Jensen RP302.  I particularly liked an open baffle system he built with a Jensen M10 fieldcoil fullrange driver and an RP 302 tweeter.  But, I am sure the field coil Western Electric 597 tweeter would be a substantial, albeit very expensive, upgrade.  This is sort of a dream system for me, although I do not like the inconvenience of having to turn on and adjust power supplies to speakers.