OPINIONS: INFINITY 1011T 1" SILK-DOME TWEETERS??

[MOSFET]

I just bought a new pair on flea-bay (as Howdy calls it) and I'm wondering
if anybody has any thoughts on these. I got a really good deal, which was
the MAIN reason I bought them (if they suck, I can always turn around and
resell them).

I recently bought a pair of new McIntosh soft dome tweeters (again, a good
flea-bay deal) that are really designed for home use but I was able to
squeeze them next to my JL midbass drivers in the doors, and the grill
covers everything up.

The McIntosh tweeters sound OK, but are a little TOO laid back for my taste
(the tweeters I ORIGINALLY started with, the MB Quart PTD25's were too
bright and up-front in my opinion and though they sounded VERY impressive at
first, they became fatiguing after about 15-20 minutes). I next bought a
pair of JL VR series soft dome tweeters (because of a recommendation) which
I fell in love with, but due to a careless X-over setting (WAY too low) on
my Coustic XM-3 which I use as the high-pass X-over before my tweeter amp (I
use NO passive x-overs in my system, every speaker has it's own dedicated
channel of amplification), I blew BOTH of the JL tweeters (actually my wife
did it, showing the system off to a friend at work). I have been hoping to
find a good deal on another set of JL VR Series tweets, but so far, no luck
(which is OK, I really enjoy experimenting with different tweeters and
evaluating the pros and cons).

Anyway, ever since blowing the JL's, I have been trying different tweeters.
I have tried a pair of Advent soft-domes, now I have the McIntosh tweets in
my car, and soon I will try the Infinity's.

Anybody have any experience with these tweets? Any advice about mounting
locations? Off vs. on axis? Any info or opinions would be appreciated.

Thanks,

MOSFET

[Tony F]

When are you just going to get some Dynaudios??? ;-)

Tony


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[KU40]

are those the ones that come in the Reference line? If so, I like them.


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[MOSFET]

> When are you just going to get some Dynaudios??? ;-)
>
> Tony
>
When I get my new M45. ;)

Sorry, couldn't resist. Yes, I have NO doubt the Dynaudio's would sound
GREAT.

The simple fact is that I have a family and I just don't have lot's of money
to spend on car audio gear.

Take care,

Nick

[MOSFET]

Yes, they are part of the Reference line. Thanks. That's good news. I
trust your judgement.

MOSFET

"KU40" > wrote in message
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>
> are those the ones that come in the Reference line? If so, I like them.
>
>
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> KU40

[MOSFET]

> I once owned a pair of Perfects that I thought really picked up the
> details. A little "in your face" though at higher volumes, easily
> fixed though with a little taming on the eq in the 3-6.5Khz range.

Thanks for the feedback! I really appreciate it!!
MOSFET

[Jamie Pruden]

That's the ticket... ;)

Once you've experienced Dynaudio tweets, you won't go back...

smiles,
Jamie
Dynaudio tweeter owner...

On 2006-09-14 09:06:34 -0700, "Tony F" > said:

> When are you just going to get some Dynaudios??? ;-)
>
> Tony

[MOSFET]

I just installed these new 1" Infinity Silk-Dome Tweeters and I am extremely
happy. They seem to be in every way the equal of the JL VR series tweeters
that I liked so much but blew shortly after I bought them due to an error on
my part in setting the X-over point.

I certainly WON'T make that same mistake with these Infinity tweets (I have
them crossed over at 3500 Hz with a slope of 12 dB per octave).

Anyway, I would recommend these tweets to anyone. The frequency response is
INCREDIBLE. Much higher than the McIntosh home speaker tweets I was using,
and, of course they require only a FRACTION of the space. In fact, though
it's hard to be sure, I think these are just a touch brighter than the JL's,
which is OK by me (but not as bright as most titanium or metal domes which I
find fatiguing after extended listening periods, like my old MB Quart
PTD25's tweets or the Boston Pro series I used before that) . I have them
mounted next to my midbass speakers in the front doors (a set of JL VR
Series 6.5" midbass drivers), but I am going to experiment (using the old
double sticky tape technique) with different mounting locations as I might
mount them in the sail-panels. These tweeters (like most tweeters) come
with a number of mounting options (and the hardware required), but these
have a really ingenious swivel feature for aiming (that I've never seen
before) and with a two-tone (grey and black) color scheme, they look pretty
cool. Plus, I have always had good results with sail panel mounting in the
past.

MOSFET

[Tony F]

Cool, Nick!! Glad you like 'em. I hope they fair better than the JLs.

Tony

[KU40]

glad to see you're happy with them


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KU40