Initial Impression: CDT ES-100s don't sound so stellar...

[pik 10+ year member]

no prob, only looking for shipping + a couple bucks, I believe its a 3200 @ 12db, has some tweet attenuation too. i feel for you, trying to do car audio work for a girlfreind is a non-winning situation in my experience.

 

[djdilliodon 10+ year member]

The proper filtering is what you need. A cdt 480 or 560i would do the trick. There is also the active route as well but tends to cost more in many cases. While the es-100 is an old design it is still a decent tweeter and should def give good results. Just give the drivers the proper filtering and install and i can promise you will be totally satisfied

 

[Thieroff 10+ year member]

Hey man, I'd honestly say do what Don says, CDT satnet 480 or 560, PM him for a price, I'm sure he can get you taken care of

CT

 

[KojiroTakenashi 10+ year member]

Got the impedance. 5.36 ohms.

Sorry it took so long.

 

[Thieroff 10+ year member]

Hey bro

I'd say your best bet would be to hit up DjDillioDon and get some Satnet 480s or SatNet560s

Talk to him, see if he can cut you a nice deal

CT

 

[KojiroTakenashi 10+ year member]

Ok...testing on the 480s that came with the EF-61s I bought and need to turn around and sell, they're actually not that bad, though not quite what I'd call satisfactory.

They are, however, several cuts above the TW-24. I suppose by the general standards around here, it's a pretty good tweeter...but not to me. I'm spoiled, see. My first entry-level bookshelves were Wharfedales, and the tweets on those things have me spoiled rotten. The only tweeters that satisfy me now are Ascend Acoustics, and that's the standard I'll hold anything else to...

So, once I get my digital camera, these ES tweeters are going on sale. The "quiet" part was the lack of a crossover, but these just aren't 'solid' enough, IMO.

They DO make an excellent match with the EFs I have, however.