Ofcourse it is a matter of principle.
I sold mine for around 90 US a piece on ebay.. They were the TD120TXC or something like that though...apparently sounded better than the TD5. I had no guilty feelings though..because they were not being made anymore and I paid...80 euro's for them when I bought them.
Anyway good luck with your quest.
Regards,
Bas
I think you might be remembering the price on the older versions of that tweeter. I think I paid $84 a year and a half ago. Zalytron held that pricing for quite a while. With Focal's new strategy, Elliot likely has to buy even larger quantities. This means his inventory costs are higher, so a price increase is not necessarily just being greedy. I have no connection with Zalytron other than being a satisfied repeat customer.
I like this tweeter, but Zaph's measurements of other tweeters have got me wondering. I am about to buy some 27TBFC/G to try out.
FWIW, I built virtually identical systems using the T120TD5 and Fountek JP3 and noted very little difference. Both identical cabinets use the Focal 6W4254 actively crossed over at 2400 Hz, 4th order electrical LR. The XOs include phase correction and EQ for the lower response peak of each driver.
I am using a Pioneer DVL-919, Yamaha DSP-A1 as a DAC/preamp, protoboard XOs with NE5532s, a pair of Pass/Thagard A75s (using balanced inputs) and homebrew interconnects with Dayton and Neutrik parts, if that matters to you.
The Focal seems to do cymbals a hair more realistically, while the Fountek seems better on chimes and bells. Either one is perfectly acceptable.
On my to do list are EQ out the rise of the JP3's top octave and try out other op amps. Once I settle on a configuration I'll build it on my MOXLite boards.
I like this tweeter, but Zaph's measurements of other tweeters have got me wondering. I am about to buy some 27TBFC/G to try out.
FWIW, I built virtually identical systems using the T120TD5 and Fountek JP3 and noted very little difference. Both identical cabinets use the Focal 6W4254 actively crossed over at 2400 Hz, 4th order electrical LR. The XOs include phase correction and EQ for the lower response peak of each driver.
I am using a Pioneer DVL-919, Yamaha DSP-A1 as a DAC/preamp, protoboard XOs with NE5532s, a pair of Pass/Thagard A75s (using balanced inputs) and homebrew interconnects with Dayton and Neutrik parts, if that matters to you.
The Focal seems to do cymbals a hair more realistically, while the Fountek seems better on chimes and bells. Either one is perfectly acceptable.
On my to do list are EQ out the rise of the JP3's top octave and try out other op amps. Once I settle on a configuration I'll build it on my MOXLite boards.
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