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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.

 

meiatflask
speedthrills
221 posts
 

@toddalin

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....

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toddalin
686 posts
 

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. 

funnychap
32 posts
 

GoldenEar BRX
https://youtu.be/0bjhvlRMmq8

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dishman442
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What would a thread like this be without some numbnuts with a contrary comment?  AMT tweeters can drive nails for a side hustle. Nasty hard and (at least the ones I’ve heard) overly bright. Fatigue city. 

meiatflask OP
190 posts
 

OP here. kind of repeating what I posted a few days ago:

I appreciate all the suggestions.  Many are floor standers, which won’t really work in my smallish room.  And several are (pardon my shallowness) well, quite ugly such that I could not live with them, let alone the WAF.  
 

But this does leave me with a handful of candidates.  So I need to attempt to find dealers and/or trade shows to listen to them.  Unfortunately, this eliminates some of the International brands without a US presence, making them difficult to audition. And yes, many do offer ship to your home trials, but, when making a list, they fall below the ones I can actually hear at a store/show.

Thanks to everyone. 

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