tweeters- metal or soft dome?


This is a somewhat broad question. What are the particular differences between a metal, or hard dome tweeter and a soft one? If comparing the two using the same electronics and cables what differences can be expected?
With hard domes- aluminum, gold, etc what sound diferences are there. Are there various materials used for soft domes? If so what are they and what are their peculiarities?
I looked in my Guide to Home Audio by Robert Harley but could not find this addressed.
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These days alot of makers are using ribbon tweeters these days. You should hear some speakers with ribbon tweeters also. You may find dome tweeters don't cut it for you.
You need to listen to the speakers to get an idea. There's alot of people who don't care for most metal domes but you need to hear the speakers. Just like anything there's good and bad of every example.