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Old Feb 13, 2005 | 07:40 AM
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Smile what is the best tweeter

i want to add tweeter but i don't know which tweeter to choose from for my bose system ?!!?
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Old Feb 13, 2005 | 07:56 AM
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You will get many different answers to that question.....

Heres my tweeter. Infinity Kappa. Very bright sound, and it has an "eyeball" socket flush mounting hardware.


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Old Feb 13, 2005 | 08:00 AM
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yea i i know i will get lot of deffrent anwser but i just want to see what gets used the most
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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 06:29 AM
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AVI uses silk rather than titanium... my preference since i dont like the metall 'ting' sound.. the sil gives a more 'tsss' 'tsss' sound...

if you like the ting.. then go for MB.Quartz..
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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 06:33 AM
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ok thakns for your information
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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 10:45 AM
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Can you just replace the Bose tweeter as opposed to adding another tweeter? I have read about impedance issues with the Bose system and have have seen posts with it done both ways and I prefer the look of the single tweeter.
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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 02:25 PM
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The Bose tweeters are 4 ohms, so you should have not problem swapping those out. I'm going to try it soon. (someone might want to double check this)
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Old Feb 21, 2005 | 06:29 AM
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Originally Posted by yushinrt
i want to add tweeter but i don't know which tweeter to choose from for my bose system ?!!?
One of the best tweeters out there is made by Focal.It cost $500us each(that's internet prices,retail is more)!Tha's 1k for a pair.Changing your tweeter won't give you much better results.A better amp would make your system sound better because it will give you cleaner power than your stock bose amp(this amp is punny & can't deliver much clean power)
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Old Feb 21, 2005 | 08:41 AM
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TN52's are NOT $500 each...you're referring to the internet price for like the 165 K2P...i have a pair of the TN52's for the sail panel and i did not pay anywhere close to $500 for BOTH...
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Old Feb 21, 2005 | 10:58 AM
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I'd say that Focals are probably some of the more popular speakers on this board. Advocated by several very experienced from Pro-audio installers (national compeition winning installs).
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Old Feb 21, 2005 | 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by XeRo
TN52's are NOT $500 each...you're referring to the internet price for like the 165 K2P...i have a pair of the TN52's for the sail panel and i did not pay anywhere close to $500 for BOTH...
You're mistakened.I'm referring to the Focal Audiom TLR( Sound Quality Competition tweeters).They are on sale for $500 each & again retail is much more!
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Old Feb 21, 2005 | 06:48 PM
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i see
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Old Feb 22, 2005 | 03:40 AM
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tweets are mostly a user opinion option.. the focals are the best marketed tweets and great for SQL...

but for 500$ .. i dont think anyone gonna pay that much for 2-4 inches of magnet and tit or silk..

yes amps make the biggest diff in SQL as well.. but i suggested AVIs as cost-friendly and the best sounding IMHO for that price range...

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Old Feb 22, 2005 | 03:45 AM
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ytea you got a good point
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Old Feb 22, 2005 | 01:28 PM
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i like the infinities. sup toight
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Old Feb 22, 2005 | 08:18 PM
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You're mistakened.I'm referring to the Focal Audiom TLR( Sound Quality Competition tweeters).They are on sale for $500 each & again retail is much more!
dude didn't say he was doing competitions...the TN52 is a perfect replacement for the Bose tweeter...

and you can spend as much as you want on speakers...it doesn't matter horse **** unless you know placement and acoustics...I think for yushinrt's purpose of finding an adequate replacement the TN52's will satiate his palate...i worked magic with TN51's in the past and Focal has done an outstanding job on the 52's to totally outdo their work on the 51's...

so i'm not mistaken...i'm just pointing him to a more logical and cost efficient option...
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Old Feb 22, 2005 | 08:51 PM
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dude didn't say he was doing competitions...the TN52 is a perfect replacement for the Bose tweeter...

and you can spend as much as you want on speakers...it doesn't matter horse **** unless you know placement and acoustics...I think for yushinrt's purpose of finding an adequate replacement the TN52's will satiate his palate...i worked magic with TN51's in the past and Focal has done an outstanding job on the 52's to totally outdo their work on the 51's...

so i'm not mistaken...i'm just pointing him to a more logical and cost efficient option...
Well you did mistaken.First of all I just answered his question,"What's the best tweeter" & that's the Focal Audiom TLR.You try to correct me by saying I got my prices wrong and thought I was reffering to your tn52 so you are wrong.His question was not "what's the most cost efficient option tweeter"
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Old Feb 23, 2005 | 05:47 AM
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oh yes.. placement and acoustics also add up to good SQL... thats y high end decks.. offer time alignment...
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Old Feb 23, 2005 | 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by TRU681
so you are wrong
...never....
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