Hales T5's Vifa's $ ohm or 6 ohm?

I took the plunge an installed the Seas Millenium about 20 hours ago. It is a nice improvement as far as I can hear. I don't know how it would read on a test but it sounds awesome. I'm excited and am not putting back the origional tweeters. These tweeters are beautiful. I cannot find any fault to them sonically or physically. They look cool too. They match my midrange drivers.

Mitch forwarded me some test results that Madisound ran for him. They did this with the actual tweeters in use with the specific crossover values that the Hales use. From what i can see, the Millennium and the Hales appear to be a very nice match and pretty much of a "drop in" upgrade / replacement. With all of the crossover parts upgraded and the tweeter replacement, i have no doubt in my mind that the speakers probably sound quite a bit better than stock. Probably by a long-shot. Sean
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Having also seen the graphs from Madisound, Sean and I are in agreement once again.

Despite Mitch's initial trepidation and warnings from some here on Audiogon, this was a classic no brainer. In fact, I feel so STRONGLY about this, I would have dropped the tweeter in before doing the crossover mods.

What a lot of people do not realize is that one of the BIGGEST things that separates the good speakers from the great speakers is taking care of the treble. Outside of the cabinet and crossovers, I feel the next thing that a budget chops from a speaker is a reference level tweeter. A $10 tweeter will give you detail, which can initially impress. A $100 tweeter will give you that detail combined with a relaxed sound that puts into the audiophile's mind that they are listening to a very polished product. The effects on listenability that removing a harsh treble does cannot be understimated, the speaker itself becomes so much more relaxed that one often underestimates it.

Mitchb - This sounds encouraging, indeed.

So to recap... you've upgraded the XO and replaced the Vifa tweeter with a Seas Millenium. Did Magisound do the work for you or did you do it yourself? Ball park what are we looking at in terms of cost.

What would you say is the most notable characteristic of the Seas tweeter in comparison to the Vifa? I run my Hales with a Mirage 15" 400 watt sub and I think it sounds pretty sweet. I think the Hales could be a little more transparent and halographic, but I'm 100% sure this is due to the fact the Hales require significant juice to maximize their potential and I'm currently under powering them by at least 100 SS watts.

Dawgbyte, The Vifa tended toards a little harsh or brilliant sounding and the Seas is more mellow and airy without loss of detail.It's quite obvious the Millenium are far superior. My speakers are more sophisticated sounding.I'm happy and excited. the tweeters were $155 each and the crossover mods were $800 but you could do nice things with your crossovers for alot less money.