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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.
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shiftsweden
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The AirBlade from Arya Audio Labs are truely amazing in terms of speed, music and bandwidth
lucky_doggg7
130 posts
 
Focal (JM Lab) - Their inverted dome tweeter.  

I have a pair of JM Lab Mezzo Utopia speakers, which uses a single front firing inverted dome tweeter, and the extension, detail, and smooth sound is very catching.  I also have a pair of Von Schweikert VR-6 speakers, and these use a pair of these Focal inverted dome tweeters, one firing forward, and another in a dipole configuration that fires to the rear to create an ambient affect.  My VR-6 speakers are heavenly.  Their airyness, extension, smooth non-fatiguing sound, and large soundstage is simply fantastic.  

Beside my Mezzo's are a set of VR-4 SR Mk III using the Dynaudio silk dome tweeter, I think.  Oh Lordy!  These silk domes, while not as detailed and fine sounding as the Focal inverted domes, they are also very smooth, non-fatiguing, and have such a great airy and expansive soundstage - love these a great deal.  
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clearthinker
1,582 posts
 
Electrostatic for sure.   Better, full range.
ronboco
867 posts
 
+1 for inverted dome beryllium tweeter ! 
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verdantaudio
1,502 posts
 
I love Eton's HD tweeters that are a ceramic and magnesium composite.  They are surprisingly natural sounding given the hard material.  My feeling is they give me the detail of beryllium but without a metallic edge that needs to be dealt with. I use them in my Blackthorn speaker.  

Mundorfs AMTs are brilliant. I have been experimenting with these and detail an imaging is wonderful.  

For lower priced, high mass, you have to love Peerless corundum tweeters.   
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