I finally found a metal dome tweeter that equals or beats the metal dome tweeter in my Avalon Avatars, the Berrylium tweeter in my new Usher BE 718s.
These speakers both sound great, to me.
Neither speaker can re-create the thunderstorm at the beginning of Wings "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey", as convincingly as my Apogee Mini Grands could. This is my reference track for any new speaker I get, as far as dynamics go.
You just need to understand no point source tweeter (like a dome) can deliver the energy a line source (like a ribbon) is capable of reproducing. Ribbons can range from an inch to 6 feet, or more.
You'll see some manufacturers using many point source tweeters to try to increase hi frequency output. This is complicated & expensive, because all the tweeters should be matched in output as closely as possible.
I'd say it all comes down to personal preference. Some listeners just get spoiled by large ribbon speakers.
Unfortunately, the best ones need room to breathe & are very sensative to the quality of all components upstream of the speakers...
These speakers both sound great, to me.
Neither speaker can re-create the thunderstorm at the beginning of Wings "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey", as convincingly as my Apogee Mini Grands could. This is my reference track for any new speaker I get, as far as dynamics go.
You just need to understand no point source tweeter (like a dome) can deliver the energy a line source (like a ribbon) is capable of reproducing. Ribbons can range from an inch to 6 feet, or more.
You'll see some manufacturers using many point source tweeters to try to increase hi frequency output. This is complicated & expensive, because all the tweeters should be matched in output as closely as possible.
I'd say it all comes down to personal preference. Some listeners just get spoiled by large ribbon speakers.
Unfortunately, the best ones need room to breathe & are very sensative to the quality of all components upstream of the speakers...