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tweeter issues again...no idea what driver to go with
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<blockquote data-quote="thylantyr" data-source="post: 2450851" data-attributes="member: 560358"><p>Ribbon, planar, ESL are all different technologies.</p><p></p><p>Ribbons - There are some good choices on the market from under $100</p><p></p><p>to a few thousand bucks. Usually the more expensive ones have lower frequency</p><p></p><p>response. I think the lower frequency response is over-rated as there is no</p><p></p><p>guarantee that you will prefer a very low tweeter crossover *unless* you</p><p></p><p>auditioned one, therefore I would limit the choice to no higher than $300 each.</p><p></p><p>Planars - The ones you see are Dayton, Hi-Vi, BG and some other clones, nothing</p><p></p><p>special really unless you line array the smaller ones and wire them for lower</p><p></p><p>impedance if you want to boost performance. In a line array, the $25 planars</p><p></p><p>can dish out some crazy punishment if you make a large stack.</p><p></p><p>Pro-Planar - I can think of only three proaudio companies that use them, of</p><p></p><p>those three only one will sell the raw driver to DIY'ers for about $700 each.</p><p></p><p>This is my all time favorite tweeter that I've been slowly collecting for years</p><p></p><p>to a future build. A line source of these is SPL punishment and death at</p><p></p><p>audiophile sound quality.</p><p></p><p>ESL {panels} - Some people build their own, the store bought brands are pretty</p><p></p><p>nice, but they have SPL limitations, not cheap. You might want to look into</p><p></p><p>this DIY style since you don't want higher SPL levels and you want nice SQ.</p><p></p><p>***************************************************************</p><p></p><p>The only way to find peace of mind on tweeter selection is to buy one of each</p><p></p><p>tweeter technologies to sample. Buy one quality dome, buy one Fountek $118</p><p></p><p>ribbon, buy one LCY ribbon as they are very good and may surprise you, and</p><p></p><p>don't bother buying the non-pro planars as they aren't really worth it in a solo</p><p></p><p>application. If you want to do a line array, then your choices are ribbon, planar and maybe one or two dome tweeter candidates.</p><p></p><p>Right now you should be doing some listening tests on those Dayton 15's</p><p></p><p>using the Crown amp to see what is the tolerable upper crossover point,</p><p></p><p>this will help you choose a midrange. What if that woofer doesn't sound good</p><p></p><p>at the higher low pass? You need to verify this now, make a cheap test box</p><p></p><p>or just play the woofer free air on the test bench.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thylantyr, post: 2450851, member: 560358"] Ribbon, planar, ESL are all different technologies. Ribbons - There are some good choices on the market from under $100 to a few thousand bucks. Usually the more expensive ones have lower frequency response. I think the lower frequency response is over-rated as there is no guarantee that you will prefer a very low tweeter crossover *unless* you auditioned one, therefore I would limit the choice to no higher than $300 each. Planars - The ones you see are Dayton, Hi-Vi, BG and some other clones, nothing special really unless you line array the smaller ones and wire them for lower impedance if you want to boost performance. In a line array, the $25 planars can dish out some crazy punishment if you make a large stack. Pro-Planar - I can think of only three proaudio companies that use them, of those three only one will sell the raw driver to DIY'ers for about $700 each. This is my all time favorite tweeter that I've been slowly collecting for years to a future build. A line source of these is SPL punishment and death at audiophile sound quality. ESL {panels} - Some people build their own, the store bought brands are pretty nice, but they have SPL limitations, not cheap. You might want to look into this DIY style since you don't want higher SPL levels and you want nice SQ. *************************************************************** The only way to find peace of mind on tweeter selection is to buy one of each tweeter technologies to sample. Buy one quality dome, buy one Fountek $118 ribbon, buy one LCY ribbon as they are very good and may surprise you, and don't bother buying the non-pro planars as they aren't really worth it in a solo application. If you want to do a line array, then your choices are ribbon, planar and maybe one or two dome tweeter candidates. Right now you should be doing some listening tests on those Dayton 15's using the Crown amp to see what is the tolerable upper crossover point, this will help you choose a midrange. What if that woofer doesn't sound good at the higher low pass? You need to verify this now, make a cheap test box or just play the woofer free air on the test bench. [/QUOTE]
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