GdnrBob Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 I have seen these being offered, but never considered them. So, after viewing a Steve Guttenberg video, he seems to find them offering a slightly more 'open' soundstage. My question, has anyone used them? Do they make a difference? Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrenter Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Not interested. Forward facing super-tweeters cause unpredictable lobing. They “help” about like stacking speakers back in the 70’s and 80’s improved sound. Now, if the super-tweeter is faced upwards or rear-facing, it could add a sense of air (recognizing their output is 100% distortion). My room isn’t large enough for the 5a’s (and the rear-facing tweeter) so the addition of a rear-facing super-tweeter is out of the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GdnrBob Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 @nrenter, I am inclined to concur. Guttengberg said he aligned the supertweeter with the speaker tweeters, but neglected to say how 'aligned' they were. BTW, he also said that when the supertweeters were set at a non-aligned position, everything sounded 'off'. If so, then the supertweeters should be 'perfectly' aligned with the speaker tweeters. Coming back to your mention of using them 22 hours ago, nrenter said: faced upwards or rear-facing I wonder if that would generate some of the sound qualities of an omni directional speaker? B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomicTime Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 aligning the voice coil or planer diagram would be a first step, however anything steeper than a first order filter…and well, you are on the Vandy forum….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomicTime Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 the rear facing tweeter on 5 and 7 are for overdamped rooms…..as i recall RV saying…and iparaphrase him and the manual, every now and then an overdamped room requires the 100% distortion of the rear tweeter….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stringreen Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Those rear firing tweeters on my 5A brings more high end but destroys the pin point imaging that the speaker can provide. I have them off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GdnrBob Posted September 30, 2021 Author Share Posted September 30, 2021 19 hours ago, Stringreen said: Those rear firing tweeters on my 5A brings more high end but destroys the pin point imaging that the speaker can provide. I have them off. I didn't know they could be switched off. How nice! B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctsooner Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 I've never heard the Steen's or anything else sound good with a super tweeter or even teh rear firing ones. That's just me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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