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tweeters- metal or soft dome?

This is a somewhat broad question. What are the particular differences between a metal, or hard dome tweeter and a soft one? If comparing the two using the same electronics and cables what differences can be expected?
With hard domes- aluminum, gold, etc what sound diferences are there. Are there various materials used for soft domes? If so what are they and what are their peculiarities?
I looked in my Guide to Home Audio by Robert Harley but could not find this addressed.
valinar
valinar OP
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Sean,
Thank you for weighing in on this. I had hoped you would. I am going to upgrade my speakers in the future, although not too soon. In the meantime I am trying to educate myself to the basics of the technology before I do some travelling to listen to various models, as I do not live close to high end dealers.
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jmcgrogan2
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Danlib1, good catch.
Are you another Van the Man fan?
Did Ye Get Healed?
danlib1
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Jmcgrogan2-

Yes Dan the man is a Van the man fan.

But after Enlightenment I kinda lost my feel for the newer stuff, tending to slip back into the mystic.
warnerwh
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These days alot of makers are using ribbon tweeters these days. You should hear some speakers with ribbon tweeters also. You may find dome tweeters don't cut it for you.
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