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<blockquote data-quote="Buck" data-source="post: 8791823" data-attributes="member: 591582">The dome material and lack of enclosure type or type of tweeter enclosure (like a horn variant) are the 2 biggest factors to the fundamental raw-sound differences between tweeters, IMO.&nbsp; With non-horn tweeters, the dome material directly affects the type of sound.&nbsp; Typically harder materials = harsher sounds, maybe like how Infinity and Kicker speakers can be excessively bright.&nbsp; But, some people like that, and that&#039;s ok.&nbsp; It&#039;s all about what you want for your sound.Horn-type tweeters, depending on type of horn and quality of design, are typically more peaky, but have a wider angle of dispersion.&nbsp; Horns are technically just tweeter enclosures, just like a sub can be put in a horn or transmission line.&nbsp; High frequency horns are difficult to design, due to the natural angles of high frequency sound and how short the wavelengths are (small mistakes can make a big differences in resonant peaks). In a vehicle, I would prefer multiple silk-dome tweeters to create more sound or a wider angle instead of a full horn.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Buck, post: 8791823, member: 591582"] The dome material and lack of enclosure type or type of tweeter enclosure (like a horn variant) are the 2 biggest factors to the fundamental raw-sound differences between tweeters, IMO. With non-horn tweeters, the dome material directly affects the type of sound. Typically harder materials = harsher sounds, maybe like how Infinity and Kicker speakers can be excessively bright. But, some people like that, and that's ok. It's all about what you want for your sound. Horn-type tweeters, depending on type of horn and quality of design, are typically more peaky, but have a wider angle of dispersion. Horns are technically just tweeter enclosures, just like a sub can be put in a horn or transmission line. High frequency horns are difficult to design, due to the natural angles of high frequency sound and how short the wavelengths are (small mistakes can make a big differences in resonant peaks). In a vehicle, I would prefer multiple silk-dome tweeters to create more sound or a wider angle instead of a full horn. [/QUOTE]

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