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Townshend or MuRata Supertweeters? Thoughts?

I do love the added air and dimension provided by the ultra-high frequencies that superb supertweeters offer. I owned a pair of Wilson-Benesch Trinity with integral MuRata supertweeters, which I enjoyed very much.

The outboard MuRata run $2k or so. I’ve read that the Townshend are fantastic as well, at half the price. Any thoughts?

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klipschking
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ozzy
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I have had both of these units at different times. I favor the Townshend but that was a quite a few years back.

I guess some speakers may need help to provide that additional "air". My current speakers have Beryllium tweeters, and I found the super tweeters no longer necessary.

ozzy

jmfinney
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I’ve been running the Townshends on setting 5 with Totem Forest Signatures that are on Townshend seismic podiums. Combination is truly sublime. Great little company thats been on forefront of innovative ideas for years. Build quality is top notch, as is their customer service.

antigrunge2
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I have been using Murata ES103As for 20 years and wouldn’t part with them for anything.

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russ69
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I put cheap super-tweeters on my LS-50s and it transformed them into a real audiophile speaker. I was just a test but it showed they can have a use.

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