Padding crct for 'helper tweeter'?

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Hi,

I want to ask if padding down a 1dB more efficient horn tweeter is 'critical' when used with a dynamic cone wideband driver… The bullet horn tweeter would act as a helper tweeter from ~8-10 kHz. Does it really need to be padded down?

I could either mount both LF and HF drivers on the same plane/baffle and maybe in this context I really need to use an L-pad circuit, OR I could put the tweeter on a separate module to play around w/ the fore and aft positioning on top of the main enclosure and so the atten. circuit would be less of an issue(?). What do you guys think???

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Either way, if the HF needs attenuation... The R2 above is the one that I would need to get the nearest value of ~65 Ohms (for -1dB of attenuation). The value nearest value is pretty hard to find. The largest value I could find is 100 ohms and 82 Ohms, and then below that is already 47 Ohms. The lower the value of R2, the higher attenuation attained. So which value should I choose for best compromise? Is R2 = 82 ohms an ‘okay’ tolerance for slightly < 1dB attenuation?

I have no datasheet for the vintage Fostex cast alumunum bullet horn tweeter (FT-20H) I have and plan to use, and that it is 98dB/1m/1W @ 8 Ohms. The partnering wideband driver would be the Supravox 215 RTF64 (non-bicone). Thanks.

Regards,
fred
 
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