All items tagged with dome tweeter (46)

Test Bench: The 27TFC/T 1" Soft Dome Tweeter from the SEAS Prestige Titan Line

September 17, 2025 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: The 27TFC/T 1" Soft Dome Tweeter from the SEAS Prestige Titan Line

The 27TFC/T is a new 1" (25mm) tweeter featuring a one-piece centenary profile dome and wide surround fabricated from SEAS pre-coated lightweight Sonolex material, both integrated into an injection molded faceplate. The voice coil consists of a non-magnetically conducting titanium former wound with round copper wire. Driving the removable dome assembly is a ferrite magnet with a damped vented pole piece that is coupled to an injection molded rear cavity. This article was originally published in Voice Coil, May 2025.

Test Bench: The New TW 104.28 N/Ag 1.1" Soft Dome Tweeter from RS Speakers

September 9, 2025 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: The New TW 104.28 N/Ag 1.1" Soft Dome Tweeter from RS Speakers

RS Speakers is a new Italian brand recently introduced by SICA Altoparlanti, to enter the high-end home transducer market. The driver on this Test Bench is a 28mm soft dome tweeter that features a treated silk dome directly bonded to the voice coil, with a wide roll surround and an unusual wire screen to keep the damping in place beneath the dome.

Test Bench: Wavecor TW030TU03 30mm Graphene-Coated Soft Dome Tweeter

July 23, 2025 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: Wavecor TW030TU03 30mm Graphene-Coated Soft Dome Tweeter

This latest Wavecor soft dome tweeter is specifically intended for car audio applications. Like other models, the new 4Ω TW030TU03 includes a 30mm wide surround with a precision-coated graphene-reinforced cloth diaphragm optimized for high-frequency cutoff above 20kHz. The design also features internal chambers below the dome and surround edge, dual neodymium magnets vented into a damped rear chamber, copper-clad aluminum voice coil winding with a vented voice coil former, and flexible lead wires.

Test Bench: The D2908/716000 TPCD Metamodal 1” Dome Tweeter from Scan-Speak's Revelator Line

July 16, 2025 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: The D2908/716000 TPCD Metamodal 1” Dome Tweeter from Scan-Speak's Revelator Line

Scan-Speak has been working with Composite Sound to develop a generation of metamodal thin-ply carbon diaphragms (TPCDs), engineered to fully replace the almost impossible-to-source and extremely expensive beryllium domes. The Scan-Speak D2908/716000 1” Revelator TPCD tweeter, which replaced the Revelator D2908/714000, now includes a new 1" TPCD metamodal diaphragm, combined with the patented Scan-Speak Symmetrical Drive SD-2 neodymium motor structure.

Microspeakers to High-End Tweeters in Voice Coil May 2025

April 29, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

Microspeakers to High-End Tweeters in Voice Coil May 2025

Voice Coil May 2025 is now available and in this issue, Vance Dickason explores the popular miniDSP Flex HTx processor, while Mike Klasco dives into the world of microspeakers. For this issue's Test Bench, Vance Dickason characterizes his first driver from the new Italian brand RS Speakers, a new TW 104.28 N/Ag 1.1” tweeter, and next measures the 27TFC/T 1” Soft Dome Tweeter from the SEAS Prestige Titan Line.

Stratton Acoustics Launches the Element 12 Loudspeaker

March 22, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Stratton Acoustics Launches the Element 12 Loudspeaker

Stratton Acoustics, the UK-based manufacturer of the extremely original high-end Elypsis 1512 loudspeaker, inspired in the iconic, main studio monitors that shaped recording in the 1970s and 1980s, has now launched the Element 12, a smaller 2-way, reflex-loaded design with integral stand. The Stratton Acoustics Element 12 is a passive design that employs advanced driver technologies, crossover techniques, and enclosure construction, polished with a touch of artisanal refinement.

Q Acoustics Introduces 5050 Flagship Home Speaker Model

March 8, 2024 by Alfred Moody

Q Acoustics Introduces 5050 Flagship Home Speaker Model

British audio brand Q Acoustics announced an expansion of its popular 5000 loudspeaker series with the arrival of the 5050 – the flagship model. The largest speaker in this stereo and home cinema loudspeaker range, this two-way floorstanding design has the scale, power and poise to bring music vividly to life. Boasting two 6" woofers, the biggest mid/bass drivers, custom developed for the series, the 5050 will fill even the largest listening rooms.

Test Bench: The D2008/2010 Revised Classic Dome Tweeter from Scan-Speak

February 21, 2024 by Vance Dickason

Test Bench: The D2008/2010 Revised Classic Dome Tweeter from Scan-Speak

Vance Dickason measures the Scan-Speak D2008/2010, the revised version of the classic dome tweeter from the Danish brand. The D2010 and the D2008 are two revised classic Scan-Speak 19mm soft dome tweeters, originally launched more than 35 years ago. Scan-Speak basically discontinued production of the original 19mm ferrite magnet soft dome models and replaced them with these new 19mm textile dome neodymium motor versions.

A FINE Circle Speaker Design Tutorial. Part 2 — The Tweeter

December 13, 2023 by Peter Larsen

A FINE Circle Speaker Design Tutorial. Part 2 — The Tweeter

This is the second part of Peter Larsen's tutorial for the design of a complete loudspeaker from transducer to final product. The target design is a two-way speaker with a 6.5" woofer and a 1" dome tweeter. Having previously explained the woofer design, in this second article, Peter Larsen explains the process for a 1" silk dome tweeter.

Scan-Speak Launches Updated Illuminator R3004/602200 1” Ring Radiator Tweeter

November 2, 2023 by Joao Martins

Scan-Speak Launches Updated Illuminator R3004/602200 1” Ring Radiator Tweeter

In continuation of the recently updated D3004/602200 Illuminator dome tweeter, Scan-Speak is now releasing the similar updated ring radiator sibling R3004/602200 that replaces the R3004/602000 and R3004/602010 models. The compact size is one of the key elements of these Illuminator tweeters, which provide a high degree of flexibility within design options, and are fully comparable to the renowned full size Illuminator and Revelator tweeters.

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