Does anyone know of a good paper tweeter?

sardonx · 6th September 2004, 11:03 PM

I was wondering why there aren't more paper woofer + paper tweeter designs around. I heard such design not too long ago with cheap no name drivers in a real wood box and it surprized the hell out of me.
Also I read somewhere that in Japan, most audiophiles only listen to paper because they know it sounds the best. Hmmm.. I wonder if they're full of crap or not.
I was thinking something like the SS 8531 with a paper tweeter like a 2" TB or the Davis graphite one.

Does anyone know of one?

Sardonx

bhg41088 · 6th September 2004, 11:23 PM

http://www.d-s-t.com/peerless/data/801730.htm

mightyjimbo · 6th September 2004, 11:31 PM

partsexpress has the goldwood 4" gt-25 for cheap. They have the matching midrange driver as well. I have some bookshelf speakers with paper tweeters in my kitchen that I listen too more than anything else. They sound nice.

sardonx · 6th September 2004, 11:32 PM

looks good...

THOR · 7th September 2004, 12:33 AM

the peerless looks good! BUT if u need to cross lower then use the fostexFE87E. Its 200Hz to 30K!! =+/-~3Db. if you dont count a small narrow dip at 2.5K then its +/- 2 and yes it sounds like it goes out forever

its a great little speaker only 27.50 at MAD

sardonx · 7th September 2004, 01:01 AM

Ohh.. cool. I was thinking fostex or lowther too. Or tang band. Thank you Thor and Jimbo. I'll check it out.

Bill Fitzpatrick · 7th September 2004, 03:09 AM

According to the Fostex web site, the FE87 is discontinued.

Illusus · 7th September 2004, 04:18 AM

Madisound still has the FE87 on their sale page...$19.95.

sardonx · 7th September 2004, 12:49 PM

That's quite cheap: )

The FE87 has been replaced with the FE87E.

Paradise_Ice · 7th September 2004, 01:06 PM

Hang on ,paper is good i agree, i have paper cones but i can not discount the new materials as not all of the applications are equal.
There are so many grades of Kevlar and aluminium and so on, finding one that sounds good is just as hard as doping a paper cone with the right mixture or pressing the paper cone with the right force.

I dont use paper in my subwoofers as it does not fair well in harsh environments.

B&W do not use paper cones in there flag ship speakers, its all aluminium and magnesium.

Thats progress

6th September 2004, 11:03 PM	#1
sardonx diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada	Does anyone know of a good paper tweeter? I was wondering why there aren't more paper woofer + paper tweeter designs around. I heard such design not too long ago with cheap no name drivers in a real wood box and it surprized the hell out of me. Also I read somewhere that in Japan, most audiophiles only listen to paper because they know it sounds the best. Hmmm.. I wonder if they're full of crap or not. I was thinking something like the SS 8531 with a paper tweeter like a 2" TB or the Davis graphite one. Does anyone know of one? Sardonx __________________ The End

6th September 2004, 11:23 PM	#2
bhg41088 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Tennessee	http://www.d-s-t.com/peerless/data/801730.htm __________________ -

6th September 2004, 11:32 PM	#4
sardonx diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada	looks good... __________________ The End

7th September 2004, 12:33 AM	#5
THOR diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ca	paper tweeter the peerless looks good! BUT if u need to cross lower then use the fostexFE87E. Its 200Hz to 30K!! =+/-~3Db. if you dont count a small narrow dip at 2.5K then its +/- 2 and yes it sounds like it goes out forever its a great little speaker only 27.50 at MAD __________________ If it aint Baroque , fix it !

7th September 2004, 01:01 AM	#6
sardonx diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada	Ohh.. cool. I was thinking fostex or lowther too. Or tang band. Thank you Thor and Jimbo. I'll check it out. __________________ The End


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6th September 2004, 11:31 PM	#3
mightyjimbo diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Rhode Island	partsexpress has the goldwood 4" gt-25 for cheap. They have the matching midrange driver as well. I have some bookshelf speakers with paper tweeters in my kitchen that I listen too more than anything else. They sound nice.

7th September 2004, 03:09 AM	#7
Bill Fitzpatrick diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Eugene, OR	According to the Fostex web site, the FE87 is discontinued.

7th September 2004, 04:18 AM	#8
Illusus diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Prairie Wasteland, Canada	Madisound still has the FE87 on their sale page...$19.95. __________________ Fighting the program since 1976.

7th September 2004, 12:49 PM	#9
sardonx diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada	That's quite cheap: ) The FE87 has been replaced with the FE87E. __________________ The End

7th September 2004, 01:06 PM	#10
Paradise_Ice diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: cosmological consciousness	Hang on ,paper is good i agree, i have paper cones but i can not discount the new materials as not all of the applications are equal. There are so many grades of Kevlar and aluminium and so on, finding one that sounds good is just as hard as doping a paper cone with the right mixture or pressing the paper cone with the right force. I dont use paper in my subwoofers as it does not fair well in harsh environments. B&W do not use paper cones in there flag ship speakers, its all aluminium and magnesium. Thats progress

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