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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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yyzsantabarbara
4,962 posts
 
I was impressed by the Zylon material used on the Yamaha NS5000 tweeter. However, my impression could be a product of the complete speaker package because the mid-range and the 12 inch woofer are also made from Zylon.

I am also a big fan of the driver in the RAAL SR1a "earspeakers". I do not consider them headphones because they do not sound like headphones but 2 channel speakers. The detail out of that driver is incredible.
pr
50 posts
 
The best of the tweeter is magnat ionique plasma, 360° sound !!!
larryi
4,116 posts
 
Speakermaster,

The t 35 is a nice tweeter. A local builder finds those and uses them in current project.  Another vintage tweeter that he uses is the Jensen RP302.  I particularly liked an open baffle system he built with a Jensen M10 fieldcoil fullrange driver and an RP 302 tweeter.  But, I am sure the field coil Western Electric 597 tweeter would be a substantial, albeit very expensive, upgrade.  This is sort of a dream system for me, although I do not like the inconvenience of having to turn on and adjust power supplies to speakers.  
shiftsweden
7 posts
 
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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