Which Tweeter preferred- dome natural material, Beryllium/Metal or Planar Ribbon? Why?


This is bugging me. Just as I think I have the

right answer it slips through my fingers. 

 

Let's not consider cost in this opinion poll.

 

For example-

Pick one of the types of tweeters

Choice- Planar Ribbon

Reason-Low moving mass and larger surface area vs domes.

 

Everyone should have an opinion here unless they are relatively new to the game.

Lets see if we all learn something new!

chorus

Y’all could do so much better if you’d try....Really.

*kicks soapbox into the corner...

Do this simple exercise.  Disconnect the mid and bass drivers leaving only the tweeter.  Play some music.  It's impossible to tell if the tweeter is good or not.  Meaning one can only tell how good a tweeter is once it is integrated to the rest of the speakers.

@asvjerry 

Sounds doable but Heil only go down to 800Hrz  the Apollo go down to 125Hrz to cover most of the vocal range.  They custom built them which why I suspect the price. 

As soon as my baffles get built (waiting on my cousin but the labor is cheap... beer mostly)  I'm planning a OB two way using the big Heil and a 15 inch woofer. 

I'd bet Apollo has an open house that you could listen too without the rent a blonde but then  again you don't get to rent a blonde.

Designer and manufacture of Arion Apollo speakers.

Hey asvjerry, I applaud your enthusiasm for AMT drivers.

The Apollos are dipoles. The $30K includes two towers, two woofer modules, woofer amplification and a Trinnov ST2 processor. We build our own AMT drivers in house. We do need to make a few dollars to keep the lights on :-)

The Apollo all AMT towers are high passed at 120Hz and can be driven by 2 watt SET amps or any other amps to very high SPLs. Don't try that with a stack of ESS Heil divers, or any other AMT for that matter. They are very good drivers though.

Please stop by in your most comfortable form. No blond or fancy car required. We are proud of our accomplishments and like to share, whether you are a buyer or not.

Mike

You wouldn’t happen to have a pair in the Northwest would ya. I wouldn’t have to rent a blonde I married one.