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Beryllium Tweeters - Your Opinions & Comments ??

I notice the Beryllium tweeters cost about $500 each!  Focusing mostly on SB Acoustics (Satori) but you are welcome to comment if you have heard any brand.

Can you hear the difference?  Are they an obvious Upgrade, or do some people find them to be TOO detailed or TOO bright?

I am mostly used to the Dynaudio D28af textile soft domes (back in the 90's when af didn't mean AF, hahahaha!)

I kind of want the best sound i can get at any price but not if it produces listening fatigue and such like that.  Thank you for reading...

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fiesta75
1,378 posts
 

Generally speaking I do like beryllium tweeters. Listen before you buy!

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twoleftears
5,313 posts
 

Besides Fritz, Salk implements BE well, unlike some other companies.

sandstone
358 posts
 

Audio from properly implemented Be speakers is anything but  "metallic" and bright.

 

ejr1953
899 posts
 

I have enjoyed one of the first pair of Focal Sopra No2 speakers that arrived stateside, driven by a smooth-sounding McIntosh power amp, the BE tweeters don't sound too bright at all.  I can and do listen to that pairing for hours at a time.

Having said that, I've auditioned the same model speakers driven by a "more contemporary"..."fast" amp and didn't find the sound as pleasing.  When I audition speakers I typically spend some "quality time" with the audition and felt that I probably couldn't listen to this "fast amp/Focal" pairing for as long as I can with the setup I have at home.

jundaku
27 posts
 

Like others have said, it really depends on the implementation.  Focal makes excellent Be tweeters that sound great, once they are broken in.  The first 300 hours are rough, extremely bright and metallic sounding but after that they gain a sweetness, while still being detailed.  

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