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I gre out of Be Tweeters

I was at a bar the other day (well probably yesterday .... hahahah)


In any event, I was discussing how much my taste in beer has changed. I started with lagers, especially Mexican brands. Then I became a Guiness snob, and then I went over to IPAs and Belgian Abbey-style ales. Now while I can tolerate a lager, I can't stand a Belgian white at all. 


What makes me think of this here is tweeters. There was a short period of time when I thought I loved Be tweeters. I've grown completely out of them. I don't particularly like the "affordable" diamond tweeters either. I'm done.


What about you? Is there a technology you liked  earlier in this hobby and now have turned completely against?
erik_squires
gyoungblood
14 posts
 
Hopefully your examples of "beryllium" and "affordable diamond" aren't Usher drivers because those are actually titanium/ceramic lol.

That said I really like the SB TW29BN beryllium. Ever have any experience with that driver?
erik_squires OP
16,412 posts
 
I thought Usher fixed their faux Be tweeter issues??


The SB Be tweets sure measure amazingly well!! No, I haven't had the pleasure. :(
erik_squires OP
16,412 posts
 
By "affordable diamond" I meant the glued diamond dust domes. Not the amazingly expensive Seas, Jensen or Accutons.


gyoungblood
14 posts
 
I used to avoid coaxials because everyone talked about so-called "doppler distortion" but I learned from Andrew Jones it's basically non-existent in a 3-way and I prefer the way coaxs image over the traditional vertical driver alignment.
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verdantaudio
1,507 posts
 
Agree!!!!   Initially I was in love with a couple speakers that had BE tweeters and was chomping at the bit to get my hands on a particular brands.  Then I spent more time with them.  

With a couple exceptions/implementations I find beryllium tweeters to be a bit forward and by extension, radically limiting in terms of amp choice.  They offer a ton of detail but at the price of being fatiguing.  With one exception, I doubt I could live with them long term.  I know a lot of folks really like them but they are not for me.

This resulted in me opting for a ceramic/magnesium composite tweeter for my higher end speaker.  Assuming a rigid enough cabinet, it delivers all the detail of a beryllium without being fatiguing.  


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