Hi Chaps...

I'm looking for a relatively cheap pair of tweeters to mate up to my 8inch Morel Hybrids that will be going into the kicks. Tweeters will more then likely be mounted in the sail area, so I'm not too boethered about thier size, howevere smaller tweeters make for obviously easier moutnings.

I'll probably be looking at running the crossover around 2k-3.5k depending on the combo and will be driving them from a bridged Eclipse EA3422 amp.

Budget would be around $200 max, so I've been looking at the likes of:-

Arvus 1.25dome tweet
Morel MT23
Peerless
Vifa

I'm not a fan of metal dome tweeters, prefering the laid back sound of silk domes.

What are your thoughts on these selections and possibly some I haven't considered?

Thanks muchly in advance.

Ben

You can get Total Recoil tweets - very very nice sounding silk domes
were approx $180 last I remember


... oh their site seems to have dissapeared ?

Cheers mate.. will investigate

hi,
among yer list i only tried vifa ones be4.very natural sound n detialed too. Very hard to be beaten for the price i reckon. other than that u can maybe try some Seas excels or Dayton ones.

http://www.partsexpress.com/webpage.cfm?&D...114#dometweeter

or if u can spare a bit more money ......get

http://www.zalytron.com/hiquphon.htm

good luck

Supremo's

Arvus - but i may be inclined to be biased

Vifa XT25's
awesome tweeter i must say

made my car come alive!

Thanks for the links fellas

kinocrapa:- I'll check the parts express one when it's back up later on. The hiquphon tweeters look interesting

ICACHA:- Supremo's for $200 ish??

Dee-Cee:- Already looking at them

Bobby_Digital:- XT25TG30-04 this driver from http://www.tymphany.com/prodvifa.php

I have used D19's before and didn't mind them, but that was back a while's ago when I had different tastes

thats the one

I'll get onto WES and see if they stock them As far as i know they are the only Vifa dealers in Aust now?

hmm - i found the XT25's slightly brittle at the top end.. they are excellent tweeters for the price, though installation can be a hassle for those not inclined. Still suggesting the Arvus.. they are awesome for the price and have been compared to supremos

I agree with DeeCee - havign also owned the Vifa's and curently own the Arvus and Supremo's I take the Arvus's any day of the week for SQ and ease of install.

Looking like I'm leaning more towards the Arvus' now It's just a shame I can't find a whole lot of info about them on the net

Just stumbled across an image, they look just like those Jaycar Super tweeters? ie much more like a 'normal' component styled tweeter then home audio...

What is the OD and depth of them?

Very tempting...

hmm - you can't find much info on them because there is hardly any info on them.. and the fact that Arvus have only released a car audio range this year whereas previously the equipment was custom made on demand..

I on't have any specs as of yet.. but i'm getting some new stuff soon. I can probably get dimensions if the new stuff is anything like the 2k4 range which i recently sold to a friend.

did i mention that arvus have a 10 year warrenty?

im going arvus possibly as well

A 10year Warranty sounds very tempting Burnt coils covered??

I priced the Vifa Xt25 at around $70/side. I think the Arvus are around $200NZ dollars? So probably $50 aust?? hehehe

What did you mean by Brittle DeeCee?

to my ears, some of the top end of the xt25 was brittle/dry in sound.. not smooth as you would expect of the highs around 15k.. it didn't feel that lively in a sense.. it was detailed, but wasn't as nice as i expected.

hey DeeCee,
r u dealer for arvus products....ive heard a few things bout them....would love to try them out.is it ok if i ask u pm me the specs for the drivers they have avaible. DANKE.

btw BMWturbo, hiququon r very very good tweets man...very detailed even in the high fq range yet no harsh. typcal danish sound if u know wat i mean. u should really check them out.

I am representing Arvus.. but as a sponsored car that carries Arvus product, not as a dealer or official representative.

BlackRazor who sometimes comes on to the CAA boards is the dealer for Arvus and I am sponsored by him. As he doesn't come onto these boards much and because I really do love these speakers, I thought it might be a good time to talk about them a bit more.

You have PM with specs kinocrapa

will the 10 year warrenty still apply in aust being that NZ is still 10 years behind us?

the vifa's can get a little bit harsh up the top end, i got it eq'ed out and now it aint a problem..

Man - you asking q's i can't keep up with as i'm unsure of all the info on.
I'll check with Dan.. geez - with this much info, i may have to set up something in australia for you all to match the interest

As for keeping up with australians.. i'll reserve comment as you've probably heard all your dingo and sheep jokes along with the ones with about pronounciation of anything with a "y" at the end of it

Will keep you all informed.. will make some enquiries tonight for you all

whats the freq response of the arvus?

and how much better v's how much more $$$ is it?

do i get 5 times the sound quality for 5 times the price that the morels are compared to the vifa's?

Bobby I believe the Arvus tweeters retail at $200/pr. I'm not sure on postage conversion rates etc, but I wouldn't expect too much more then that landed.

The Vifa's from what I can see are around $140/pr + postage from Syd or Melb?

As for quality increase, I have no idea

Considering that everyone hears different and that in some respects its like comparing red delicious apples with granny smith apples, its hard to commit a statement that says that the one tweeter is better than another..

do you get 5 times the performance out of a supremo than a vifa XT or DC series??
what doyou define as performance? do you have a quantifier as such

price point wise.. the Arvus is competative, considering that Gooki has the supremos and has done listening tests with the Arvus, Supremos and whatever else he has in his cupboard of car audio goodness, i'd take his word over mine as I haven't had the chance to listen to the supremos whereas he has and i can only compare the arvus to tweeters i have listened to.

here are the specs that i have been provided:

NXMC85C4PB
NZ$200 is not to bad, 16ohm eh

would like to have a listen though..

tell em to send some over (and the mids) and we will put a review up (soon as the review section is done...)

hmm.. i'll check back with the boss
PM me some details on listening and review criteria and also who will be doing the reviews

cheers

Dave

If someone buy's my supremo's for $750 I'll include a new pair of Arvus tweets free of charge (no i'm not a dealer, the arvus's will be out of my own pocket).

Can't complain about that - two of the worlds best tweeters for the price of one. Test compare and then sell the ones you won't be installing. My money is you'll be selling the supremo's like i'm tryign to do.

By the way these are my current one 2003 model:




They're the older mini Arvus tweets, newer ones are larger but nowhere near as big as the xt25's or the supremo's. I know they;re small, but the sound that comes out of such a tiny tweeter is simply superb.

i thought the supremos were going in the SPL lada?? though the supremos would cost more than the car

i WILL be the first in aus with arvus components ( have to start small..... expensive hobby.....) so im only getting the tweeters first

Yep, 10 year warranty will still apply in Aus, i'd get a bit shifty about supporting them in Malaysia etc as its a bit too far away, but Aus is just across the ditch.

If theres enough interest, i'd be happy to organise a bulk buy for Arvus tweeters etc, so long as someone responsible on the Australian side is happy to take the shipment and organise delivery

The 2005 Arvus tweeters dont look anything like Gooki's ones, they are in an open dome mount now... i'll post a pic tonight

Pricing update :

If you can find 5 or more people who are interested in them, i can do them for $175AUD per pair, plus whatever it costs to deliver them, but they're small and i'd ship to someone in bulk who could then post them locally, so i cant imagine the total cost to you going over $200AUD

oi none of that!

CAA forbids "group buys"


get em to set up a dealer in aust!

Ah, ok, fair enough, your loss not mine

We may have plans in the works in that regard anyway

rules are rules sorry, if way say yes to one we have to say yes to em all...

geez - i tell the boss and then theres moves into aus.. haha
dealers in aus?? watch that price go up and up!!

No moves Dave, i've just been approached by someone in Aus interested in on-selling them on a small scale basis

i'll let you sort that out then.. save me some time
*fires a couple of PMs off pointing everyone to Dan*

im waiting patiently for pics of the 2k5 tweeters blackrazor

Heres a pic for you I'll get some better ones when i get a chance

cheers mate