Oldhvymec “What does that mean?” Anyways, I LOVE ribbon speakers!!! Just have to mate them with a nice sub. They sound AWESOME! Except for the lack of bass response, those are full-range speakers, I was referring specifically to tweeters. I may be wrong, but I believe the Bowers and Wilkins Diamond tweeters, which I own, and LOVE, go beyond 30KHz. And are nautilus ported as well. I believe the best tweeter made so far, by any company.
I think ribbon tweeters are made as well, but cannot think of a speaker manufacturer using them, at the moment. No idea how efficient they might be. But I have listened to full-sized ribbon speakers, and they sounded AWESOME! Just need help in the low frequencies, which is no problem, with a good sub. They sound so warm, and natural. Love them! Should’ve bought them then! But I was 20, something, and didn’t appreciate “sound/music” as I do now! I just turned 53, and went for a hearing test, and they were surprised I could hear to 17 KHz! Men my age usually cannot. The tell was an app my school students were using to text to one another, it is a 15 KHz. ping noise, that adult teachers are not supposed to be able to hear, and I could. Students were surprised when I asked: “What the hell’s that noise??” Then I found out. Never heard of the app before. We teachers learn some strange stuff!! I doubt I have audiophile “Golden ears” but my hearing is pretty damn good for my age!!😀😀😀
I think ribbon tweeters are made as well, but cannot think of a speaker manufacturer using them, at the moment. No idea how efficient they might be. But I have listened to full-sized ribbon speakers, and they sounded AWESOME! Just need help in the low frequencies, which is no problem, with a good sub. They sound so warm, and natural. Love them! Should’ve bought them then! But I was 20, something, and didn’t appreciate “sound/music” as I do now! I just turned 53, and went for a hearing test, and they were surprised I could hear to 17 KHz! Men my age usually cannot. The tell was an app my school students were using to text to one another, it is a 15 KHz. ping noise, that adult teachers are not supposed to be able to hear, and I could. Students were surprised when I asked: “What the hell’s that noise??” Then I found out. Never heard of the app before. We teachers learn some strange stuff!! I doubt I have audiophile “Golden ears” but my hearing is pretty damn good for my age!!😀😀😀