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Super tweeters
Tell me about your super tweeters...
Any good?
No good?
Very trick?
Utter s*it?
I had some Townshends years ago when I had a pair of Martin Logan electrostats, they worked well with them albeit aside from a slight trade off in imaging.
What’s your experiences with them?
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Location: Seaton, Devon, UK
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I'm Adrian.
Super tweeters
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Analog Inputs: Pro-Ject Signature 10 TT & arm, Benz Micro LP-S, Michel Cusis MC, Goldring 2500 and Ortofon Rondo Blue cartridges, Hitachi FT5500 mk2 Tuner
Digital:- Marantz SA-KI Pearl CD player, RaspberryPi/HifiBerry Digi+ Pro, Buffalo NAS Drive
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Output: Wilson Benesch Vector speakers, KLH Ultimate One Headphones
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I'm inthescottishmafia.
Very speaker dependent, but I’ve found them very effective on some. I’ve had a set of Tannoys, currently have a set of Fostex T90A with L-pads which I’ve found very good, though I don’t need to use them with my current Bastanis OB’s.
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Location: Middlesex, UK
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I'm Alex.
If Coles 4001G in Spendor BC1 etc. and Celestion HF2000 in some related speakers can be considered supertweeters (above Celestion HF1300), I believe that they do add something positive.
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I'm Geoff.
I tried both in Supertweeter roles many years ago and thought the HF2000 vastly superior to the Coles.Originally Posted by spendorman
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!
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Location: Out on the wild and windy moors Lancs / Yorks Border
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I'm Andy.
System dependant and each to their own, but I have had Tannoy ST in my system for about 10 years and would not be without them.
Analogue
401 / PU7 / AT33ev
Longdog Audio Quartz turntable PSU
Longdog Audio MCJ1 - Prototype Phonostage
Digital
Innuos Zen Mini Mk 3
Topping D50s
Caiman Seg & Dorado
Cambridge CXC
Amps
Tron Seven Linestage
Bel Canto Set 40 or Nick Gorham built 300B Set Monoblocks
Speakers
Tannoy GRF Memory.
Tannoy ST100.
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Location: South Wales
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I'm NotTakingLifeTooSeriouslyTheseDays.
Still have a set of Townshend, as others have said though, they do make a diffrence [for the better ] on some speakers.
Not used them now for a while, just sitting there, so if anyone fancies a pair, PM me
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Location: Sheffield/Peak District. UK
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I'm Richard.
I have some BatPure super-tweeters that I'm soon to sell. They cost $58 (US) and then I had to pay extra import duty on them. I put then in small boxes. They will come with leads and plugs. I used them with my 'LivingVoice' speakers. Young people tell me they can hear a difference but, being 72 yrs old, I cannot.
Given the expense of our hobby they really do offer a cheapish experiment.
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PM me for objective graphs of frequency responses with and without the tweeters.
(I know I will need to provide pics at the same time as the advert. I'm trying to upload pics now to Flickr but along with my banking site - it seems to be down. Sunday!)
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Be very interested to see those. I’ve used some and the difference was marked, would be nice to see some in-room measurements.
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I'm Richard.
Hi, please pm me.
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