ribbon tweets

smoker · Post by **smoker** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 4:44 pm

been a while since i heard a set of ribbon tweets....anybody got any feedback on these

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/pshowdet ... er=275-085

William from NOLA · Post by **William from NOLA** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 5:31 pm

If ribbon tweets are anything like ribbon mics, they would be very delicate.

smoker · Post by **smoker** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 5:58 pm

but they sound so pretty

Post by **GlassWolf** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 6:05 pm

ribbon tweeters are fantastic if you install them right and have the crossovers built right for them.
They do tend to be costly though.

I've considered a set as an alternative to a set of Esotars.

geolemon · Post by **geolemon** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 7:36 am

Mostly they are physically massive...
Also, generally they sound so fabulous because they work in a dipole manner - something that's generally not even possible in a car - where's the rear sound energy going to go, in a positive manner?

I shouldn't say "impossible" - but most often, very impractical.

Post by **GlassWolf** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 11:56 am

a lot like electrostatic panels in a sense.

I just have the advantage of having a massively huge interior to work with.

smoker · Post by **smoker** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 2:00 pm

KikiTheCat wrote:a lot like electrostatic panels in a sense.
I just have the advantage of having a massively huge interior to work with.

mine is massively huge too.........................

JeremyC · Post by **JeremyC** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 7:18 pm

smoker wrote:mine is massively huge too.........................

I soooooooo saw that comming :help:

smoker · Post by **smoker** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 5:10 am

JeremyC wrote:I soooooooo saw that comming :help:

yea......it had to be said

Post by **GlassWolf** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 6:32 am

you. back to the trailer park!