by Jonathan » Tue Apr 24, 2007 8:12 pm
Those SEAS neos are pretty smooth, metal or silk version. I prefer the metal actually.
Metal tweets mainly have their bad rep due to poor design/implementation of the past. Even "high end" ones. There are plenty of bad silk and other types of tweeters out there as well. Some of the worst tweeters I can remember were the old Focal inverted kevlar dome tweeters, ugh. Advances in metallurgy as well as motor design have really helped in that area over the last few years, assuming you're choosing quality equipment of course. It's easier to make a bad sounding metal dome than it is to make a bad sounding silk, the characteristics of the material aren't forgiving.
Those SEAS neos are pretty smooth, metal or silk version. I prefer the metal actually.
Metal tweets mainly have their bad rep due to poor design/implementation of the past. Even "high end" ones. There are plenty of bad silk and other types of tweeters out there as well. Some of the worst tweeters I can remember were the old Focal inverted kevlar dome tweeters, ugh. Advances in metallurgy as well as motor design have really helped in that area over the last few years, assuming you're choosing quality equipment of course. It's easier to make a bad sounding metal dome than it is to make a bad sounding silk, the characteristics of the material aren't forgiving.