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What speaker has the best tweeter?

I love the AMT tweeters in my speakers. They are definitely different from other tweeters I have heard. I enjoy their openness and air. But there are qualities of other tweeters that excel in other ways. Some v pricy speakers use beryllium or diamond or diamond coated beryllium. I see that the price of, Seas I think, diamond tweeter is like $6K a pair. Then ribbons offer used. Not to mention plasma, etc.
mglik
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georgehifi
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As for just the tweeters themselves
Magnat MP-02 Plasma is the ultimate tweeter, I have a pair nothing else approaches them, the surrounding burning gas becomes the 360 degree diaphragm. (and is as light as air)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/272894087984?hash=item3f89c15330:g:nR4AAOSwKhBe298j
followed by horn loaded Plasmas, then ESL’s, then Ribbon/Planer then domes.

Cheers George
mglik OP
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I’m not in the market for another speaker. Have my destination system including my speakers. Just wondering about the performance of different tweeters. 
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fuzztone
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+1 Gorgeous George
mglik OP
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Those plasmas look excellent. Then there is the v important issue of the crossover. And already $4500 why $600 for shipping?I guess a/the major thing is how light the moving elements are.
So, nothing compares with light as air.
gmercer
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I have never heard better than whatever it is that Stenheim is doing/using.

With that said, my Focals keep me very satisfied.
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