Fashions constantly change.
What are the current views about metal dome tweeters?
And what are there supposed advantages and disadvantages?
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Metal Dome Tweeters
Fashions constantly change.
What are the current views about metal dome tweeters?
And what are there supposed advantages and disadvantages?
Brian
In Southampton: Raspberry Pi 4 running PiCorePlayer, Beresford Caiman SEG, Quad 77 Int Amp and CD Player, AVI Neutron 4, Sennheiser HD25 headphones.
In Nicosia: Small Format HTPC, Beresford 7520 ,Quad 405-2, Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers.
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Beryllium seems to be the latest fashion. It's very light but toxic ( I'm surprised EU regulations allow it ! )
I'm sure Wilson would like to use it instead of titanium but Focal won't sell it
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My 20 year old Quart 980s have titanium dome tweeters and aluminium domes the size of tennis balls as mid range units. Excentric?
Brian
In Southampton: Raspberry Pi 4 running PiCorePlayer, Beresford Caiman SEG, Quad 77 Int Amp and CD Player, AVI Neutron 4, Sennheiser HD25 headphones.
In Nicosia: Small Format HTPC, Beresford 7520 ,Quad 405-2, Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers.
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Metal domes are often assumed to screech. Some do, but some are as good or better than fabric etc domes imo. The metal domes in my AP Virgos, for example, are fast and detailed but smooth and never grating.
Not sure if all metal domes started off screechy and the technology has since improved. Any views?
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Latest fashion?... Maybe!Originally Posted by Togil
New?... Not at all, witness the 1970's Yamaha NS1000M.
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Was going to say the same thing but you beat me to it Mike! Yams can be ruthlessly revealing but I've heard them sound good with the right amp.
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These?Latest fashion?... Maybe!
New?... Not at all, witness the 1970's Yamaha NS1000M.
http://www.hi-fiworld.co.uk/hfw/olde...hans1000m.html
Do Yamaha currently make any domestic loudspeakers?
Brian
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In Nicosia: Small Format HTPC, Beresford 7520 ,Quad 405-2, Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers.
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Yes!
They make these:
http://www.soavo.com/
http://www.yamaha.com/yec/speakers/s...l?CTID=5040543
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Hi-Fi World gave a favourable review to one of the Soavo models fairly recently.
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I heard the Usher Dancer Be-20 really nice speaker. As everyone points out you need to be careful when partnering, but metal domes can be quite special in the right circumstances
A few years back I had some Jamo Concerts 8s with the Musical Fidelity xp100pre and
X200 power amp boy was that system tiring
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