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    Posted: 10 April 2021 at 11:34am
I just won a pair of VOLT 165.1 (6.5" bass mid) on Ebay. Would appreciate any suggestions for a tweeter to go with them.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Andylaser Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 April 2021 at 11:48pm
I would probably go for a soft dome Morel.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote ceharden Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 April 2021 at 6:52pm
I'd second the Morel.

Although worth noting that some of the Monacor soft dome tweeters that look similar in style to the Morel are also pretty good value.


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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote markie Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 April 2021 at 9:21pm
I used Morel MDT30 (or 32) on a pair of 8" volt builds and they were superb.

I have decided to try the Monacor DT-300, mainly because Blue Aran have them and they seem to be a real bargain compared to other sellers. They're cheap enough to allow for a mistake.

They also have a low crossover point and only require 12dB slope........... good to keep things simple.
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Sounds like a good plan, should end up with something sounding pretty good out of that.
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I've been finding for my studio and HiFi builds sbacoustics have a lot of tweeters at a good price / performance ratio.

I have this one in a studio monitor paired with a 6" sbacoustics woofer:

https://sbacoustics.com/product/sb26adc-c000-4/

For non studio work a soft dome might be more more pleasing long term to listen to.

This is the on-axis freq response with psychoacoustic smoothing (after some minor EQ):



and without smoothing:




Acoustic crossover was somewhere between 1.8khz - 2.2khz from memory.




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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote markie Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 April 2021 at 11:59am
I actually bought the Monacor DT-300s.  Blue Aran had them at a really good price and as I said they were cheap enough that I could afford to make a mistake.

I haven't done any more on this project. As the weather is so good at the moment I am trying to sort out a piece of land I own over the road. Will get to the cabinets ASAP and report back.
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