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What is your favorite type of tweeter?

It seems to me that 98% of speakers under $1000/pr use dome tweeters, 95% of speakers under $5000/pr use domes, 92% of speakers under $10000/pr use domes, and 90% of speakers over $10000/pr use domes. Do those stats seem reasonable?

If a manufacturer were designing a new loudspeaker at a $5K or $10K price point, would there be a bias in favor of domes, in order to stick with a known, familiar entity, or a bias away from domes, in order to create interest and set oneself apart from the competition?

This forum does not have a "Poll" function, so I can't ask everyone to vote for their favorite type of tweeter. But I will be grateful for any comments.
javachip
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mapman
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I'd lean towards Walsh tweeters though there are not many speakers arounf today using it.

My first good speakers had heil tweeters. Damn things seemed to fry easily.

Otherwise, I like tweets with good dispersion in general, like a good soft dome.
face
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Vifa's XT series and Tannoy's pepperpot.
macrojack
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Compression drivers through horns.
sirspeedy
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Got to admit the ribbons used on the BIG Nola speakers blew me away.Unbelievable sense of air,and detail.Of course there were like a million of them on each panel -:)

I've always thought my Titanium tweets used in my Avalon Ascents were still amazingly viable,in lieu of supposed progress,but the tweeters used in the Magico Mini's are devastatingly dynamic and clean,even at high volume levels.

Yes,the Esotar is a nice meaty tweet,in the best sense,but not the last word in air.Certainly not a weakness.

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