Any opinions on this Taiwanese made ceramic tweeter?

Eton · 9th October 2005, 04:15 PM

The frequency response and waterfall spectrum are perfect but since it wasn’t made in Germany like most of the VISATON line, is it worth 125.00?

http://www.visaton.de/english/artikel/art_605_1_8.html

Zaph · 9th October 2005, 04:23 PM

Integrated impedence comp with a built in LRC? Very, very cool. I would love to see other makers do that with their non-ferrofluid designs.

Sexy looking tweeter. It certainly looks like it's a quality dome. I wish Visaton was sold in the US. I also wish they were a little cheaper, then I'd snap a couple up to test.

Eton · 9th October 2005, 05:39 PM

Solen ships to USA and it's cheaper than buying locally.
Still can’t see paying 125 for a Taiwanese tweeter even if it is a German design. This cost could only be justified if it was made in Germany this tweeter probably cost them 2 dollars to make in Taiwan.

pinkmouse · 9th October 2005, 05:46 PM

I like the look of them as well. I've always been a sucker for new technology in tweeters, ever since I heard the Audax HD3Ps, and that waterfall looks quite impressive, (even assuming the marketing guys have been at it!).

Rudolf · 9th October 2005, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Eton
... but since it wasn’t made in Germany like most of the VISATON line, is it worth 125.00?

How do you come to know this driver is made in Taiwan? I didn´t find any hint to this on the Visaton website or in their literature. What did I miss?

Rudolf

AJinFLA · 9th October 2005, 06:54 PM

Rudolf,

the Solen price list indicates the country of manufacture
http://www.solen.ca/

Cheers,

AJ

Eton · 9th October 2005, 09:14 PM

I'd be real upset if I found out my Accuton C220-T6 Ceramic 8" 's were made in china or Taiwan no matter how good they sound.

454Casull · 9th October 2005, 09:19 PM

Why?

Eton · 9th October 2005, 09:28 PM

First, I would feel like a fool for paying that much and second, no china or Taiwan made drivers deserve a six months of sweat in box design and build and four months of crossover design and tweak.

Eton · 9th October 2005, 09:58 PM

I’ll put it this way.....
Imagine if you will, you paying 150-250K for a BMW or a Mercedes-Benz and then you find out that every piece of the car including all the materials used were manufactured and assembled in Taiwan or china. You would be getting an equivalent of Daewoo, Hyundai, Kia cars and the only thing German about that car would be the Design picture and specs that were done by a German guy and emailed to Taiwan.

The point is, if manufacturers want to build their stuff out there then they should have the balls to admit it and charge accordingly and not claim German built.

At least a German company like Behringer has the balls to say their products are made in china and that’s why they can sell it so cheap.

9th October 2005, 04:15 PM	#1
Eton diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Houston, TX	Any opinions on this Taiwanese made ceramic tweeter? The frequency response and waterfall spectrum are perfect but since it wasn’t made in Germany like most of the VISATON line, is it worth 125.00? http://www.visaton.de/english/artikel/art_605_1_8.html

9th October 2005, 04:23 PM	#2
Zaph diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Wisconsin	Integrated impedence comp with a built in LRC? Very, very cool. I would love to see other makers do that with their non-ferrofluid designs. Sexy looking tweeter. It certainly looks like it's a quality dome. I wish Visaton was sold in the US. I also wish they were a little cheaper, then I'd snap a couple up to test. __________________ -Zaph\|Audio-

9th October 2005, 05:46 PM	#4
pinkmouse diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chatham, England	I like the look of them as well. I've always been a sucker for new technology in tweeters, ever since I heard the Audax HD3Ps, and that waterfall looks quite impressive, (even assuming the marketing guys have been at it!). __________________ Al I conceive of nothing, in religion, science or philosophy, that is more than the proper thing to wear, for a while. Charles Fort

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9th October 2005, 05:39 PM	#3
Eton diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Houston, TX	Solen ships to USA and it's cheaper than buying locally. Still can’t see paying 125 for a Taiwanese tweeter even if it is a German design. This cost could only be justified if it was made in Germany this tweeter probably cost them 2 dollars to make in Taiwan.

9th October 2005, 06:54 PM	#6
AJinFLA Banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tampa	Rudolf, the Solen price list indicates the country of manufacture http://www.solen.ca/ Cheers, AJ

9th October 2005, 09:19 PM	#8
454Casull diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada	Why?

9th October 2005, 09:58 PM	#10
Eton diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Houston, TX	I’ll put it this way..... Imagine if you will, you paying 150-250K for a BMW or a Mercedes-Benz and then you find out that every piece of the car including all the materials used were manufactured and assembled in Taiwan or china. You would be getting an equivalent of Daewoo, Hyundai, Kia cars and the only thing German about that car would be the Design picture and specs that were done by a German guy and emailed to Taiwan. The point is, if manufacturers want to build their stuff out there then they should have the balls to admit it and charge accordingly and not claim German built. At least a German company like Behringer has the balls to say their products are made in china and that’s why they can sell it so cheap.

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