What a coincidence ...
I heard the Reference 3A deCapos at the show
that I went to and was impressed with their
midrange clarity and their ease of sound.
I loked at their literature and say that
they didn't use an inductor and
that is where I got the idea from.
Of course my Dynaudio D260 are much
better than their stock tweeters.
I don't remember what amp they were using
and the tweeter was not memorable.
KEF tweeters sure did rip my ears off.
I did research and found it is because
they use a flatter thab normal dome which
is prone to diaphragm break-up distortion.
So yes I agree that some soft dome tweeters
can sound harsh and have excessive bite.
I tried Audax(blow too easy), Morel(too soft),
Scan Speak(too aggressive) then I tried Dynaudio.
I had their cheap D28 which lacked refinement but
they were the closest to what I was looking for.
I then got the D260s and I knew I found the keeper.
I then stocked up on them and good thing too
as they don't sell them retail anymore.
If you cross them over above 4K they are awesome.
I am talking first order here of course.
Below that they have some 2nd harmonics problems.
Makes they sound less articulate more lush.
Aluminum diaphragms give me a headache because
of their HF ringing so I need soft domes.
Not everybody can hear that high so take that
as what it is - my opinion.
DanL
