53-5160

Mzisserson

Mcm 53-5160 3/4" paper cone tweeter. Thoughts? I am tossing a monkey coffin around and am thinking this may have potential.... 

http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/53-5160

Ge_off_me

It's a pretty cool tweeter. I've got the original sample at my desk, and tossed around the idea of doing an ultra budget build with it.

Mzisserson

Thanks Geoff. Ever think of rounding over the face a little more? The cone looks countersunk quite a bit into the faceplate. The response looks good, but I am sure it dives pretty quick off axis. I could he wrong. Just looking at pics. 

I may need to pick up a pair to tinker with. They are very unique. Paper cones are scoffed at, but used well they can be pretty damn good. 

Ge_off_me

I looked into this a bit, but with being a very budget oriented driver, I tried to keep the design fairly simple, and they had this flange already available and ready for production. If we do well with these tweeters, I will probably do a revision 2 with a slightly different faceplate.

As long as they are used within their limitations, I think they can sound awesome!

Mzisserson

That is great news. They would be crossed around 3-3.5K to a 4" mid so they should sit pretty.