Wide dispersion tweeters


Which tweeters produce wide dispersion sound waves?
So far I found a scanspeak that has some what wide dispersion it is the 3004/6600 and d3004/602010,
It helps if it can play loud but clean, I will be using two per channel but they will not be facing the listener instead they will be firing up into a midrange/woofer driver.
Thanks
pedrillo

Showing 1 response by audiokinesis

In general, smaller diameter diaphragm = wider dispersion.

Note that the tweeter's faceplate (and the surrounding front baffle of the speaker) will act as a 180 degree horn, limiting the radiation pattern at the lower end of the tweeter's passband. So...

Small faceplate tweeter on a stalk-like mount = wider dispersion at lower end of tweeter passband.

Also, it's kosher to tip the tweeter towards the listening area a wee bit - in fact, this may be preferable to omnidirectional in the horizontal plane (note that a true omni is pretty rare - what we call an "omni" is typically fairly directional in the vertical plane).

Best of luck with your project. I admire your passion, Pedrillo.

Duke