2way SeasU16RCY/P + Ceramic/Ring Radiator/Ribbon?

[analyze_it]

Hello everyone,
after experimenting with Electrostatic/Magnetostatic full-range planar speakers, i am planning to build a 2-way standmount with conventional drivers.
I bought a pair of Seas U16RCY/P as midwoofers for the project and planning to cross them @2.5-3KHz 2nd order. Now i am looking for a pair of tweeters with flat extended upper frequency responce, low distortion and looks (yes, i want my tweeters to look a bit different than fabric dome tweeters )

Please do not comment on the above (for example midwoofer driver selection, crossover frequency etc) because this is not the point of my question and i have already bought them.


Reason i am writing this topic:
I am planning to buy a pair of the tweeters listed below:

A. Visaton Ceramic KE25sc
B. Scanspeak Illuminator R3004/602000
C. Fountek Neo X3.0
D. Gradient GRT175A


I would love to read your opinions for the ones listed above and/or recommendations for other tweeters! (price range: 250euros per pair max)


Thanks for your time and please try to stay on-topic

 

[analyze_it]

i would like to add :

E. Accuton C25-6-012 (streching the budget a bit! )

F. Eton 26HD1

 

[Zvu]

Transducer Lab

 

[analyze_it]

Transducer Lab

many thanks

 

[andy2]

Transducer Lab

The problem with TLab is that they don't have the low end response vs. other tweeters although it may not be a problem on higher order xover.

 

[Zvu]

Can you elaborate because i see no such problem on measurements ?

 

[andy2]

Can you elaborate because i see no such problem on measurements ?

I was simply looking at the freq. response. Relatively they roll off sooner below 2KHz vs. similar price tweeters from ScanS, Accuton, Eton ...

 

[ernperkins]

You could also look at the Scanspeak Illuminator R3004/602010. It has a lower Fs and less of a response hump at Fs which may make its crossover easier to design.

I found Troel's write up of designing a low pass filter for the U16RCY/P informative. LINK

I also have a pair of of the Seas U16RCY/P and decided on the the Seas DXT tweeter. I like the controlled directivity of the DXT and there are several designs (Seas IDUNN, Goran's Prestigious Two – Monitor DXT, Mark K's ER18DXT) based on it.

 

[analyze_it]

Zvu , Andy2, ernperkins thank you !