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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
texas42
98 posts
 
My favorite tweeters are the Gallo CDT, the Digital Phase Titanium Dome and the various kapton ribbon tweeters out there.
jb8312
247 posts
 
I really like soft domes and try to stay well away from any "metal" dome tweeters, however with that said, the best tweeters I have listened to are the ribbon tweeters of the Verity Audio Sarastro and Lohengrin! There are others that are good too, such as the Dalis and some really bad such as the Legacy Focus HD.

Remember, the above is IMO!!

Thanks folks, John
tobias
1,534 posts
 
I have always had a soft spot for the Heil tweeter. It hasn't made its way into many commercial designs, I suspect because it's very hard to make a crossover to match it well to a cone woofer. The Oskar speakers are exceptional for their highs IMHO.
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mapman
21,830 posts
 
I'd lean towards Walsh tweeters though there are not many speakers arounf today using it.

My first good speakers had heil tweeters. Damn things seemed to fry easily.

Otherwise, I like tweets with good dispersion in general, like a good soft dome.
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