A good tweeter to match 5" SB Acoustics Magnesium Woofers

[xmax]

[QUOTE=Jeff B.;n1357659]

Yeah, it's not really fair to small desktop speakers when we play them in big room on free standing stands. They certainly don't have much of a chance to sound then way they were designed to sound. One the other hand, speakers like the Kairos and Spiritwinds sound great in that environment because they were designed to be used that way. With the Sopranos there's only so much you can ask of a tiny speaker with a 4" woofer. Put it in an entertainment center and next to a TV and the vocals are excellent.[/QUOTE

A fair amount of baffle step, hence a drop in the 2kish region a quick dirty fix would be extreme output around 2K. Via the tweeter.

[dcibel]

Baffle step at 2kHz, yeah that sounds about right.

[r-carpenter]

If you guys want to have a blind level matched shootout and compare your speaker designing skills, I'd be more than happy to set it up on the next NY DIY.
As with previous blind listening sessions such as Iron Driver, I can guarantee unbiased scores.

[bill poster]

xmax, What will you be using them with? Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

[kendomusic]

I've brought the Polaris to a couple events, with the double magnet XT25 as a tweeter to the 7" SB magnesium. I've got good feedback overall. I can't imagine it would be hard to cross the 5" to the same tweeter given some XO work.

Hi Jason,
I do have a pair of the XT25BG on hand. I can certainly try that. What was the crossover point for the XT25BG, if you don't mind?

Thanks

[xmax]

xmax, What will you be using them with? Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

I'm not sure what I will be using the Viawave ribbons with yet, perhaps Volt 3" mids or something else that can easily extend to the 3-4k region.
I'm not with the current trend of pushing any tweeter too low, especially a ribbon even though this one seems to have some extraordinary
qualities.

[JasonP]

Hi Jason,
I do have a pair of the XT25BG on hand. I can certainly try that. What was the crossover point for the XT25BG, if you don't mind?

Thanks

LR4 acoustic, 2.2khz. I first tried a little higher, but the 7" SB magnesium has an audible dip starting about 2.5k.

[xmax]

Measurements of the SB26STCN-04
Will be posted tomorrow with various
filter topologies.
The Viawave 145 and SB coaxs to follow.

[donradick]

I'm not with the current trend of pushing any tweeter too low, especially a ribbon even though this one seems to have some extraordinary
qualities.

for once I agree with you!

[xmax]

I also have some SB21RDC-C000-4

I'm pretty excited about these and they will be included in the testing but I also got the Flu!
So I'm not going to get to it today I will just draw up the test baffles in Vcarve when this fever
comes down!

[xmax]

And the SB29RDNC-C000-4

since it has the same cut out...

[xmax]

I need to shake this Flu (please get Flu shot and or try to prevent it, this flu is terrible!) Good times ahead!

[dcibel]

I had the flu just before xmas, lasted only a couple days but was a bad time overall. A freind also got the flu that lasted more than a week, so I count myself as lucky.

[johnnyrichards]

I am now fighting pnuemonia after flu, always a pleasant way to spend the holidays.

[Mike220]

I was coughing and stuffed up for a month definitely the worst I've ever been sick. I never get flu shots so maybe i should start.