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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!

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mozartfan
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But, for instance, this Mundorf AMT tweeter (8 Ohms, 1,8Kg, and...$1145/piece!!) will need much less current, has a sensitivity of 100 dB ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I'm sure its a fine tweeter, BUt really my 92db sens tweeters, will perform as good as this AMT. again you do not need to spend a lot of cash to get super high fidelity. I run both tweeters witha single Mundorf EVO SG 8uf cap , which allows both tweeters to go down to 5khz. PERFECT match for my dual Full Range, Seamless intergration, just incredible. again repeating what I said above, now that I have dual tweeters in my system, I could never ever go back to a single tweeter design. Philips AD163 cerca 1978 at about 91 db. and a DavidLouis clone($100 pair) of a Seas T35($300+ EACH!!), at 92 db. Looking at a 6 ohm tweeter, again davidLouis clone of a veryyyyy expensive tweeter.
mozartfan
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100db sens in a  tweeter is wayyyyy too high for my preferences. 

91-93 is my ideal. 94 ok perhaps. But not 95db. 

I can not work in dual tweeters with a  sens higher than 94db,,so actually , back to my 93 db as limit sens. 

Below 91 db is too low.

91,92,93

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orfeo_monteverdi
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The price is totally pointless here.

I just wished to suggest that there are various specifications, that could explain the contradictory feedbacks.

cd318
2,636 posts
 

@orfeo_monteverdi 

The price is totally pointless here.

I just wished to suggest that there are various specifications, that could explain the contradictory feedbacks.

 

 

You're not the only one.

Unfortunately it seems to be true that although it's often nice to simplify things as far as possible, when it comes to tweeters the application is all important.

 

Perhaps building loudspeakers can be likened to cooking.

Even the finest ingredients in the world may lead to disatisfaction if placed on the wrong hands, whilst others can seemingly concoct worldly delights with very modest means.

 

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toddalin
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I modified my AMTs to take the peak out of the high end (~10kHz) using a diffraction lens I designed/developed, and to boost the lower end by extending the flair.

 

I also remove the back wave because I don’t want the reflections, which can be unpredictible.

 

I also designed and made the stands out of 3/8" smoked acrylic cut on the laser table.  I also have a pair in clear if anyone is interested in them.

 

 

 

 

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