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In the Thread: Tweeter for Vitavox S2. High-sensitively ribbons?
Post Subject: ...Unless you (re)consider a higher sensitivity bog-standard tweetPosted by Gregm on: 10/25/2006
...say like a Supravox at around 99dB: http://www.supravox.fr/mesures/mestg11.htm for some measurements and http://www.supravox.fr/haut_parleurs/tg1.htm for data. They rate it for 98dB but when I heard it, it measured a bit more at over 11kH or so.
It has reasonable horizontal dispersion & phase characteristics. I listened to it coupled to their 8" wide-band electromagnet driver (215) crossed s/where hi up -- not sure but ~10k I assume. Interestingly, it was perceptible when playing alone, but inoffensive and barely perceptible when playing together with the 215. It sort of "enhanced" the 215 rathre than added to it... the sound without it (i.e. only the 215 playing, the tweet disconnected) had a slightly harsher flavour to it.
OTOH, playing by itself it was perceptible -- maybe it's that titanium dome -- but not at teeth-cleaning levels. Maybe that gold coating offers more than just aesthetics...Rerurn to Romy the Cat's Site