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Old Jan 27, 2006 | 04:19 PM
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defro can you elaborate what you mean by on / off axis?
Old Jan 28, 2006 | 02:55 PM
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Originally posted by platinum300m:
My favourite car tweeter is the one from the Canton QS set. Currently have it installed. Smooth as silk and like Dukk said "frequency response out to infrared " My only complaint is that you can't cross them any lower than 3khz. I'm replacing those tweeters with DLS Iridiums.
Nice! I have a Canton QS 2.16 component set in my own vehicle as well and no one who listens to my car can believe how smooth those tweets are! I love em!
Old Jan 28, 2006 | 07:37 PM
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Just installing some TN52 tweets right now...
Old Jan 31, 2006 | 07:58 PM
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I also must agree that the DLS Iridium is one of the best tweeters I have ever heard. Super smooth, never harsh, and the more power you give it, the more it performs. A buddy of mine has a set powered by 2 channels of an Alpine MRV F540!!! They love it
Old Feb 1, 2006 | 07:24 AM
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Originally posted by Perfect Tones- Chris:
I also must agree that the DLS Iridium is one of the best tweeters I have ever heard. Super smooth, never harsh, and the more power you give it, the more it performs. A buddy of mine has a set powered by 2 channels of an Alpine MRV F540!!! They love it
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Old Feb 8, 2006 | 02:51 PM
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I have found the #1 best SQ Tweets to be the Q series mbquart, and the runner up are the AVI hf-30b.

To my ears and a few others that were in the store at the time, we agreed that these 2 have the cleanest sound out of all the others on the sound board.
Old Feb 8, 2006 | 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Buzz
I have found the #1 best SQ Tweets to be the Q series mbquart, and the runner up are the AVI hf-30b.

To my ears and a few others that were in the store at the time, we agreed that these 2 have the cleanest sound out of all the others on the sound board.
x2 i love my quarts. can be harsh if you don't tune them
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 08:32 PM
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Ok, some feedback on the TN52's....

Overall the build quality is excellent, very powerful magnet on this tweeter, don't get a screwdriver stuck on the magnet, you'll have a hard time separating the two!!!

Overall, they do everything well. I couln't bring them down to less than approx 3400-3600 Hz @ 18dB/Oct, without some anomalies appearing at higher power levels (They're getting 75 WRMS each), which is not surprising given the Fs is around 1800 Hz or an octave down.

Very smooth for a metal dome, detailed even at low levels (so great linearity) but they are quite directional. Not as easy to listen to at high volumes for extended periods Vs. a silk AVI tweet, but the extension in the frequency response makes up for some of that. I expect that with a little fine tuning they will be even better, and they are a moon and sun better that my old TN45's.

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