Not wanting to repeat myself but at high frequencies diffraction can give resonance a run for its money.
No mention of Dynaudio Esotar's?
Sounded lovely when I heard them a few years back. Not sure about the latest rendition.
Sounded lovely when I heard them a few years back. Not sure about the latest rendition.
@ jcga (and others)
If you feel the RAAL 70-20XR is unusable below 4khz even with 24db/oct slope, you really should contact Aleksandar Radisavljevic about it.
If you feel the RAAL 70-20XR is unusable below 4khz even with 24db/oct slope, you really should contact Aleksandar Radisavljevic about it.
Why?
The distortion curve is pretty much what one would expect from any ribbon tweeter and is echoed in the THD curve of the 70-10 I found elsewhere on the webs.
No, i mean you should contact Aleks from RAAL so he knows what people are thinking, and also that his website information could be considered misleading.
What about testing the Scanspeak D2608/913000 (Peerless 81.0921) ?
"Also known as the new HDS tweeter. Peerless finally creates a world class tweeter to compete with the best from Seas and Scan-Speak" Zaph audio.
"Also known as the new HDS tweeter. Peerless finally creates a world class tweeter to compete with the best from Seas and Scan-Speak" Zaph audio.
Updated list:
Beyma TPL-150 (air motion)
RAAL 70-20XR (ribbon)
Airborne RT-4001 (air motion)
Visaton TL16H (compression horn)
RAAL 64-10 (ribbon)
Tlab N26CFR-A (dome)
Can we all agree this dome is a good start?
http://solen.ca/wp-content/uploads/n26cfra.pdf
i heard they are as good as the Scan-speak if not better, but cheaper...
Beyma TPL-150 (air motion)
RAAL 70-20XR (ribbon)
Airborne RT-4001 (air motion)
Visaton TL16H (compression horn)
RAAL 64-10 (ribbon)
Tlab N26CFR-A (dome)
Can we all agree this dome is a good start?
http://solen.ca/wp-content/uploads/n26cfra.pdf
i heard they are as good as the Scan-speak if not better, but cheaper...
Nah,
It's not sure woden carbon has any advantage in rigidity and weight at these low Sd !
Btw, despite the above discussion about where treble start in relation to the planar drivers (ribon, etc,), I believe a good test is the Triangle : it starts at 2000 Hz and stop around 17 000 Hz! (Frankly, the only serious reason to start a tweeter at 4K is to leave the piano which can have fundamental up to 4k Hz...if only you're a piano lover! For human voices it's a lost cause if you want to go Full Range !
Because the competitors, why not taking if you can the small Be from ScanSpeak ? or a Satori from SB ? And yes why not the Peerless (if it can live with a XO as low as 2000 Hz)!
It's not sure woden carbon has any advantage in rigidity and weight at these low Sd !
Btw, despite the above discussion about where treble start in relation to the planar drivers (ribon, etc,), I believe a good test is the Triangle : it starts at 2000 Hz and stop around 17 000 Hz! (Frankly, the only serious reason to start a tweeter at 4K is to leave the piano which can have fundamental up to 4k Hz...if only you're a piano lover! For human voices it's a lost cause if you want to go Full Range !
Because the competitors, why not taking if you can the small Be from ScanSpeak ? or a Satori from SB ? And yes why not the Peerless (if it can live with a XO as low as 2000 Hz)!
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If i were to choose a low-cost dome, that is among the best recognized value... Any suggestions ?
XT25BG60 will be on the list.
Speaking of threshold... i think we need some backup, you know in case the midrange story repeats itself ?
how 'bout that one:
GRS 1TM-4 1" Mylar Tweeter 4 Ohm
Speaking of threshold... i think we need some backup, you know in case the midrange story repeats itself ?
how 'bout that one:
GRS 1TM-4 1" Mylar Tweeter 4 Ohm
This tweeter has an interesting diffraction horn to control directivity and is used by Bruno Putzeys in his Kii speaker.
https://www.madisoundspeakerstore.com/horn-tweeters/seas-prestige-27tbcd/gb-dxt-h1499-tweeter/
So it should be pretty good. Can't be used without FR-compensation by design.
https://www.madisoundspeakerstore.com/horn-tweeters/seas-prestige-27tbcd/gb-dxt-h1499-tweeter/
So it should be pretty good. Can't be used without FR-compensation by design.
Got a decent DAC for the blind test.
Now, about the threshold, is the 3fe22 would be acceptable ? Or even a PS95 ?
Now, about the threshold, is the 3fe22 would be acceptable ? Or even a PS95 ?
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