Are there any current production great speakers using AMT tweeters?
Back in the day, I had fallen in love with the ESS Heil AMT speakers, which were always too large and too expensive. Now that I am looking for a new speaker, I am wondering if there are any current high end monitors that use these tweeters? Or have good ribbons made the AMT tweeters less desirable?
My budget is in the $5k to $15k range, new or used, so don’t tell me about some of the $1k speakers that I know are out there, no matter how good they might be.
Stand mount is preferable, but a floor standing with a small footprint might be workable in my smallish room.
I was thinking about the Legacy Signature SE, and someday I may buy them. I decided to drop down in price and bought the Ascend Acoustics ELX Tower with the RAAL ribbon tweeter and I am very pleased with them. https://www.ascendacoustics.com/collections/elx-series
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I just rebuilt some e s.S. PS5 SPEAKERS WITH MODERN ALUMINUM DRIVERS utilizing the stock small a m t tweeters. . The sound is absolutely great for rock and classic rock. I'm thinking if you match your type of music to the speaker older technology.Like the a m t tweeters they were way ahead of their time.Doesn't matter when the technology came out depends on how it sounds.If you want a clinical boring sound, go with something new, if you want something with some soul, listen to your ears |
I went to the website you suggest for the tweeters- weird site. Absolutely no Contact Us information, no address, no "About Us", no email contact info. Also, the pair of "new AMT Tweeters" they promote for "250 a pair" are qualified with a note about be prepared for delays in shipping. And the photo they use is of a well worn, dog eared package of a tweeter and they don't show the tweeter itself. Additionally there are zero specs listed- nothing about impedance, freq. response, efficiency, no response curves- nada. Clicking to the related site gets you the same. All of it looks ameteurish and or bogus (to me). I was going to call or email them for the specs.... |
They have a "social media" site listed. I suggest you try there. The specs on Heil AMTs are fairly well documented if you search the net, though you may find some conflicting statements. Efficiency is very high (>97 dB) and the impedance is just under 4 ohms and very flat across the band. They are current hungry and not crazy about tubes. They always sell out on their sales and waiting is common, but eventually they do deliver. |
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