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What is your favorite type of tweeter?

It seems to me that 98% of speakers under $1000/pr use dome tweeters, 95% of speakers under $5000/pr use domes, 92% of speakers under $10000/pr use domes, and 90% of speakers over $10000/pr use domes. Do those stats seem reasonable?

If a manufacturer were designing a new loudspeaker at a $5K or $10K price point, would there be a bias in favor of domes, in order to stick with a known, familiar entity, or a bias away from domes, in order to create interest and set oneself apart from the competition?

This forum does not have a "Poll" function, so I can't ask everyone to vote for their favorite type of tweeter. But I will be grateful for any comments.
javachip
ojgalli
165 posts
 
There's something enticing about ribbons, as long as they aren't pushed below about 3-5 kHz, or too long, or too wide, or too delicate. (Would love to hear a plasma tweeter.)

All things considered, it's hard to beat a well made soft dome. They might be ordinary, common, ubiquitous, inexpensive, and unimpressive, but impressive tweeters alway get tiresome.
johnnyb53
3,490 posts
 
I like the Mirage titanium dome with cloth surround--the Pure Titanium Hybrid, or PTH tweeter. It may not challenge the outer performance edge of the really expensive exotics using diamonds or ceramic, but it's a very nice tweeter--very natural sounding, fast, yet not etched or tipped up. The cloth surround mitigates the ringing common to metal dome tweeters, and the titanium brings a superior stiffness-to-weight ratio.
bobbyapalkovic
729 posts
 
javachip, a great tweeter is still only as good as the circuit design and components that precede it.
best,
bobby@merlin
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viridian
4,184 posts
 
Bobby, don't you mean only as good as the designer?
bobbyapalkovic
729 posts
 
v, my point was centered around the fact that even the very best of the best can sound poorly if used improperly or with poor parts in the circuit. i am sure you have heard a few of these yourself.
i know many diyers that would surprize you. they have me.
best, b
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