Want to go active, what tweets?

[ItalynStylion 10+ year member]

seas neo's with the aluminum dome... http://www.madisound.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=45_229_250&products_id=633

Off axis response seems to hold up a little better past 10k on those vs the silks. Other than that, can you say what difference you have heard while owning the Alum domes? Have you heard the silks too? I'm just curious as far as timbre what the difference is between them.

I know on DIYM you said that they were a bit overpowering but you lowered them by 3db and then bolstered the 8k and 12k range and it worked out well for you.

Looking at both response graphs it looks like the silks have a smoother response overall and seem to be a little more efficient.

 

[bigbirney420 10+ year member]

I have to have silks, I dont dig metal response, so I think thats what I will go with

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

what I use: http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=264-834

Work pretty good off-axis, and you can cross them as low as 2khz with a 4th order if you don't blare your system to unreasonable levels, but can do a 4th order at 2.5khz and blast as loud as you want.

 

[photocrazy8 10+ year member]

xt 25 or xt19 > all

 

[tcguy85 10+ year member]

Off axis response seems to hold up a little better past 10k on those vs the silks. Other than that, can you say what difference you have heard while owning the Alum domes? Have you heard the silks too? I'm just curious as far as timbre what the difference is between them.
I know on DIYM you said that they were a bit overpowering but you lowered them by 3db and then bolstered the 8k and 12k range and it worked out well for you.

Looking at both response graphs it looks like the silks have a smoother response overall and seem to be a little more efficient.

i have never actually used these tweets or the silk ones. but the aluminum versions gets nothing but rave reviews. it seems people who have tried both end up preferring the aluminum.

the part with you reading about me cutting 3db and then boosting 8k and 12k and so on must have been about my RSD tweeters. not sure exactly where you read me saying that, but the rsd tweets are the only tweets i have used in the past couple years.

if i end up needing needing new tweeters anytime soon i will definitely be trying these out. they can play down to 2k with ease and are pretty inexpensive.

 

[ItalynStylion 10+ year member]

the part with you reading about me cutting 3db and then boosting 8k and 12k and so on must have been about my RSD tweeters. not sure exactly where you read me saying that, but the rsd tweets are the only tweets i have used in the past couple years.

if i end up needing needing new tweeters anytime soon i will definitely be trying these out. they can play down to 2k with ease and are pretty inexpensive.

My bad dude, I think your post on DIYMA was talking about how you remedied the harshness of your RSD's. In the thread most were talking about the Seas Neo Alum's and silks and I thought you were referring to them. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/banghead.gif.8606515f668c74f6de0281deb475b6fd.gif

 

[stuckinok 5,000+ posts]

I just sold Slammed a set of those Seas Alum tweets. I never had a chance to install them but he might be able to key in if he has used them yet.

 

[tcguy85 10+ year member]

I just sold Slammed a set of those Seas Alum tweets. I never had a chance to install them but he might be able to key in if he has used them yet.

just search them on diymobileaudio.com. there are tons and tons and tons and tons of reviews of those tweeters over there. i don't remember reading a single bad comment on them at all. if i was in the hunt for tweeters right now i'd be grabbing a set in a heartbeat. from the reviews they seem like a steal at $31 a piece.

 

[FoxPro5 5,000+ posts]

If anything, you might find the Neo Alum to be too "bright," particularly if you go A pillar or sail without a dash mat. I'm a dashmat believer, regardless of empirical testing...maybe it's psycho, I don't know. If you like more of "robust" sound, you might want to look elsewhere.

IME, Seas Sonotex fabric is nice and "airy" and can crank pretty good and maintain it's composure. Not sure if Seas uses it in the fabric on the Prestige series or not.

Must read for anyone looking at DIY car audio tweeters: http://www.zaphaudio.com/tweetermishmash

 

[Fast1one 10+ year member]

If anything, you might find the Neo Alum to be too "bright," particularly if you go A pillar or sail without a dash mat. I'm a dashmat believer, regardless of empirical testing...maybe it's psycho, I don't know. If you like more of "robust" sound, you might want to look elsewhere.
IME, Seas Sonotex fabric is nice and "airy" and can crank pretty good and maintain it's composure. Not sure if Seas uses it in the fabric on the Prestige series or not.

Must read for anyone looking at DIY car audio tweeters: http://www.zaphaudio.com/tweetermishmash

I tried a towel on the dash and it definitely made a difference to my ears... It could be something that is unmeasurable in a traditional RTA sense...