Stand alone tweeters

I,too have been,and still am fascinated with these.I have a speaker that is ruler flat to 25khz,but feel that the Murata has the capability(?)of keeping my speaker competitive with the newer technology in tweets.The ceramic driver/wide dispersion factor seems fabulous.This is purely speculation,by me,and I am truly hesitant to make this move without more than just some good product reviews,as it can also backfire(the Murata comes in at 15khz,which is a bit low,for me).The Townshend Super Tweeter is another alternative(I have heard it with very good results,but the speaker rolled off at 17khz),and does not come in until 20,000khz.It has adjustable gain too,yet I have the sneaky suspician that the Murata is the higher quality design,and a "Diamond Killer",to boot.

I hope you do get some meaningful feedback here!

Best!

They work. I use Aurum Cantus ribbons with custom foils, but I use an active crossover and a separate amp. I think the issues are speed, dispersion and harmonics. Even if your speakers have response past 20Khz, are they really really fast above 10KhZ, and do they project that spectrum with extremely high energy and dispersion? Most diaphragms just are not fast enough, and you can hear the speed limitations.
The supertweeters add illumination and detail to the imaging.
You may not be aware of it until your turn them off and notice some of the light go out of the stage. Of course, the source matters, vinyl benefits most, but Redbook and digital can also benefit.

Ribbon tweeters can add air and even timing to your system.I use a Fountek JP2 with a 0.5 mF cap.This is an affordable and effective way of doing this.If your speakers are not sensitive some attenuation might be needed.

JT

Thanks guys, I gotta see about a trial. I should have mentioned I have the Tyler pd80s (with horns) and feel I could use a little air.
Jax2 has a good point, it would be a bummer if the only one that could hear them is my dog.

o.k. here's another thing.. what happens when you add the Walker high definition links into the picture??
First we have the theory that even if I can't hear way way up there, the supertweeter makes a difference in the sound...
Then we have Walker's filter to filter out all that super high information. any comments??
I would like to own both products but the prices!