The direct radiator version looks pretty decent above 2.5khz at high levels. The waveguide should give some gain down low allowing a lower crossover point.
This isn't entirely new - it's been coming for a while. Jeff Bagby used this with the WO24p in a 2-way in the Helios - one of his last designs. It does look very promising - I"m tempted but still balk at the price.
The bulk of the price is still the tweeter itself and not the wg, it's only 40$ more than the non-waveguided version. This is reasonable imo (if works good), especially in the view that they don't have much competition in the market. You don't need to print/cnc/modify like in most cases.
Anyone knows it's made from alu or plastic? I bet for the former.
Anyone knows it's made from alu or plastic? I bet for the former.
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Yeah, a thin mesh or something in front of the dome would be nice. Without that, it looks like a compromise DIY product.
That sounds like a serious product liability issue for Madisound. There’s a reason every Be driver diaphragm is protected.
That's quite a product liability you have in the US -here in the UK, if you damage a product, that's your problem. 
At that price it would have to better Beyma's TPL 150/200 in every respect: higher sensitivity, higher power handling, higher max SPL, lower distortion, lower possible crossover frequency, more linear FR.
If they had posted the spec sheet already, we might be having a different conversation... 😉
I have both the TPL150 and Satori be tweet without waveguide and the satori be is absolutely a class beyond the Beyma.
There's no comparison fidelity wise and i'd work with satori be's limitations.
SB's standard be tweet in Jeff Bagby's Revolution Be trounced the Raal tweeter in Ascend Acoustics Sierra-2 also.
There's no comparison fidelity wise and i'd work with satori be's limitations.
SB's standard be tweet in Jeff Bagby's Revolution Be trounced the Raal tweeter in Ascend Acoustics Sierra-2 also.
That's quite a product liability you have in the US -here in the UK, if you damage a product, that's your problem.
It’s not a matter of damaging the product. It’s a matter of leaving toxic material exposed knowing that damage is likely (and often caused by children).
If it were an aluminum or silk or ceramic dome, that would be different.
Interesting reading. Have a pair of TPL75 but havent used them yet- familiar with both viawaves - curious and hope to read a comparison between SB and Bliesma Be tweeters at some point