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Beryllium Tweeters
My mid 1980s Pioneer DSS9D speakers have current-driven Beryllium ribbon tweeters inherited from the PT-R series. A USA market re-style of the japanese S-1800DV, itself an evolution of the original S-180 from 1979. I think of them as the ultimate... 
How good are the Sony APM speakers ?
There are so many APM designs that it is hard to generalize. The ES line from SONY had a very controlled, detailed, unforgiving sound. The lower range APMs could be a bit too harsh and boxy. On the other hand, the 2-way APM-22ES which was bottom ... 
Carver TFM 55x
I used a 55x for several years. Plenty of power. Drove anything. Sounded neutral. Then switched to Dynaco Stereo 70. Completely different but lovely sound. Now have about a dozen amps including several tube, mid 20th Century, Class D, and others. ...