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I'm Dave.
It's a well known fact that you can't hear much above 15Khz but you can certainly hear a super tweeter in operation - it adds air and space and is difficult to do without once you have heard it.
Back in the early 80's I used to have a pair of cheapo Piezo super-tweets on flying leads with croc clips on the end. I used to tack them on to any and every speaker I got my hands on and most agreed that it was an improvement. I don't think it cost more than 8 quid to do....
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I should just add that I'm open minded about it, just extremely sceptical. . . .
Don McCorleone
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I'm inthescottishmafia.
So was I till I heard it for myself.
Mesmer
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I find this a sane attitude Kris, I'm the same as you. But when I see some hardcore objectivists use them, my logic gets alerted.Originally Posted by Kris
Myself I postponed buying supertweeters because I had more severe problems to address with my system.
Dimitri.
In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
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Yeah, I know the feeling. Lack of speaker terminals on the Dansette . . .
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I'm NotSoPissedOffNowCosMyHiFisUnpacked.
Anyone got any comments on these
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-Tannoy-Pre...item4cecd621b2
The look nice but thats normally enough for me!!!
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I'm David.
The Coles super tweeters in my BC2's do still work, although they're wired out of phase with the HF1300 in an attempt to reduce the 14KHz resonance in the Celestions.. To be honest, they just help hf dispersion a tad, but little else..
I read and saw measurements on the Tannoy super-tweeter pods, which actually came in at a perfectly audible 8 - 10KHz and only went out to 28KHz or so before rolling out. I suspect their main function is to smooth out the wayward pepperpots in the main drivers or, bearing in mind the prestige series sound so mellow, to liven things up a little..
I can't go on and I can't go back, I don't feel so matter of fact,
I tried and tried to make good sense, What's the good to try it all again?
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Ali
Have you heard Colin's ESL63's with the Fostex supertweeter ?
The combination took a fair bit of tweaking to get right, but they sound absolutely stunning.
I last heard them being driven by Nick's 211 amp, and the combination was just awesome.
Chris
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I'm David.
63's don't need a supertweeter, not if they're angled back and raised off the floor a foot or two...
I can't go on and I can't go back, I don't feel so matter of fact,
I tried and tried to make good sense, What's the good to try it all again?
Don McCorleone
Location: Galashiels
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I'm inthescottishmafia.
Chris,no I haven't.Perhaps he'll bring them to Owston.
Dave,have you tried supertweeters with 63's?
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