I chickened out and ordered the original tweeter.

Thanks Barataria for the generous offer.

I don't think Meridian tunes the electronics that much for the given tweeter. However I'm sure they chose an appropriate crossover.

My guess is that these tweeters were one of the best available when they first started using them and they want as many speakers in their line to have a similar sound so they stick with them. But SEAS has made progress on tweeters as well and they have a similar metal dome as the silk dome in the Millenium line.

It's interesting SEAS removes the steel mess grill when doing tests.

Anyone know what the 7000, 8000 use?

- Fiddler (IMHO)

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