What beats the R2904/7000 ring radiator?

[smellygas]

Hi, just wondering - does anyone know of a tweeter (of any type) that sounds better than the SS R2904/7000? I'm curious if anyone has any first-hand experience with something better.

SG

[smellygas]

Welp. I guess nothing beats the R2904/7000. Good to know.

SG

[simon5]

Well it depends.

Seas 27TBFC/G can be considered even if it's cheap.

[andrew01]

Some people may argue that the top models from Seas , Morel , Dynaudio etc are just as good.............
Its rather subjective.......

[Shaun]

Originally posted by andrew01
Some people may argue that the top models from Seas , Morel , Dynaudio etc are just as good.............

Sooo... if you can't beat them on performance, perhaps you should beat them on looks...

(Never seen one in the flesh, but I think it looks classy).

[navin]

Originally posted by smellygas
Welp. I guess nothing beats the R2904/7000. Good to know.

SG

I assume by 2904/7000 you are talking of the Illuminator.

It really depends on the application. Under some conditions tweeters like the B&G Neo or RAAL or Seas Cresendo/Millenium, etc.. might fare just as well or even better.

[David Gatti]

Thiel & Partner's diamond tweeter looks pretty impressive, and the Hiquphon range are well regarded if you're after an 18mm solution.
My personal favourite is the Dynaudio d21/2 (18mm) or the Dynaudio Esotar t330d (for low crossover freq).

Thiel&P

Hiqu

Dynaudio archive

[inertial]

ok, maybe just a supertweeter and out of production too .
Audax HD-3P.

Cheers,
Paolo

[Mario Pankov]

A friend of mine who I trust on 100% about audio said that has compared the sound of the Esotar T330D with the 2904/7000 ( this is the older Revelator ring radiator, not a Illuminator ) and the SS has been better in all ways. the Vifa XT25TG which is based on the old SS top model Revelator is also a superb tweeter if you could use it properly When cut at 7Khz or more and with a few modifications, it can defeat almost any tweeter ( it is not worse than the 2904 but it has different sound, somehow darker and greasy and has a little less resolution than the 2904 ), if used too low it has high distortion. With a xover point of 4.4Khz the Vifa was superior to the T330D.

If you can cross the tweeter at 6-7Khz, the Raals are superb and by my opinion better than the 2904/7000. However it is not easy to find a midrange driver fast enough to match the Raal and this makes it quite a specific tweeter.

[Brett]

Originally posted by smellygas
Hi, just wondering - does anyone know of a tweeter (of any type) that sounds better than the SS R2904/7000? I'm curious if anyone has any first-hand experience with something better.

SG

I don't like domes at all.

Try a good compression driver and waveguide combination. Or a ribbon like the NeoPro5i or an AMT like the Mundorf or Beyma TPL-150. I've heard all but the Beyma (I will soon though) and fall heavily towards the CD/WG combo.