Please help me select a tweeter

DonoMan · 8th July 2005, 02:21 AM

After a long hiatus of DIY speaker research, I once again have a job and can consider building a decent set of speakers to ditch these horrible KLH speakers I have.

I'm going for a two-way design, either TM or TMM, depending on what drivers I end up with. Either way, for the M, I want to use a Peerless 830883, which Speaker City told me they'd have in within a week or two.

For the tweeter, I was thinking XT25 or Hiquphon, but I'm worried about the power they can take. I play things LOUD, and the louder I want it, the higher I have to cross the mid, but it's hard to go very high with 830883. I know I can get a mid that goes higher, but price is somewhat of a concern.

Another thing is that I'm EXTREMELY sensitive to even the SLIGHTEST brightness in a speaker. Even a little brightness is PAINFUL to me. I have yet to hear a metal tweeter I like, though I'm not well-versed in different speaker brands to know for sure I'd dislike ALL of them.

Any suggestions? Price preferably < $100/driver, can go a little over if need be

Can I do Hiquphon OWI-fs (ferrofluid) and cross at like 2.8kHz or so second-order? If so, where can I order that? Zalytron doesn't seem to have it.

Oh, and this will be for both music (pretty much everything but rap) and HT about 60 music / 40 HT

ScottG · 8th July 2005, 03:22 AM

http://www.zaphaudio.com/tweetermishmash/

rather than "going-it-alone" you might consider his 2-way..

http://www.zaphaudio.com/audio-speaker17.html

DonoMan · 8th July 2005, 03:44 AM

I'm still not sure if I can trust an Al tweeter, though.

morbo · 8th July 2005, 03:48 AM

Use the Dayton RS 28, or if you really are that scared of a metal tweeter, Seas 27TDFC. Both can crossover low and are considered best in price class.

BassAwdyO · 8th July 2005, 03:59 AM

I'm using a Vifa DX something or other. It was only like $30 per tweeter at parts express and is a textile dome tweeter. It plays pretty loud... 92db efficient and 140watts RMS. I've got mine crossed at 2khz and it works nicely. Pretty smooth sounding.

DonoMan · 8th July 2005, 04:28 AM

Oh, also, I'm looking for something as detailed/revealing as possible for a decent price (without being bright, as I mentioned before). Are the ones you guys mentioned pretty good in that area? I'll take a look at them in the afternoon, need to get to bed now.

Thanks for the suggestions

8th July 2005, 02:21 AM	#1
DonoMan diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Massachusetts	Please help me select a tweeter After a long hiatus of DIY speaker research, I once again have a job and can consider building a decent set of speakers to ditch these horrible KLH speakers I have. I'm going for a two-way design, either TM or TMM, depending on what drivers I end up with. Either way, for the M, I want to use a Peerless 830883, which Speaker City told me they'd have in within a week or two. For the tweeter, I was thinking XT25 or Hiquphon, but I'm worried about the power they can take. I play things LOUD, and the louder I want it, the higher I have to cross the mid, but it's hard to go very high with 830883. I know I can get a mid that goes higher, but price is somewhat of a concern. Another thing is that I'm EXTREMELY sensitive to even the SLIGHTEST brightness in a speaker. Even a little brightness is PAINFUL to me. I have yet to hear a metal tweeter I like, though I'm not well-versed in different speaker brands to know for sure I'd dislike ALL of them. Any suggestions? Price preferably < $100/driver, can go a little over if need be Can I do Hiquphon OWI-fs (ferrofluid) and cross at like 2.8kHz or so second-order? If so, where can I order that? Zalytron doesn't seem to have it. Oh, and this will be for both music (pretty much everything but rap) and HT about 60 music / 40 HT

8th July 2005, 03:22 AM	#2
ScottG diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: US	http://www.zaphaudio.com/tweetermishmash/ rather than "going-it-alone" you might consider his 2-way.. http://www.zaphaudio.com/audio-speaker17.html __________________ perspective is everything

8th July 2005, 03:59 AM	#5
BassAwdyO diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Illinois	I'm using a Vifa DX something or other. It was only like $30 per tweeter at parts express and is a textile dome tweeter. It plays pretty loud... 92db efficient and 140watts RMS. I've got mine crossed at 2khz and it works nicely. Pretty smooth sounding. __________________ The golden rule of DIY: Build nice, or build twice!

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8th July 2005, 03:44 AM	#3
DonoMan diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Massachusetts	I'm still not sure if I can trust an Al tweeter, though.

8th July 2005, 03:48 AM	#4
morbo diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Guelph, Ontario	Use the Dayton RS 28, or if you really are that scared of a metal tweeter, Seas 27TDFC. Both can crossover low and are considered best in price class.

8th July 2005, 04:28 AM	#6
DonoMan diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Massachusetts	Oh, also, I'm looking for something as detailed/revealing as possible for a decent price (without being bright, as I mentioned before). Are the ones you guys mentioned pretty good in that area? I'll take a look at them in the afternoon, need to get to bed now. Thanks for the suggestions

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