Hyper woofer ???

[Danem]

Now that I am losing the ability to hear music in the higher octaves I am wondering if there is such an arrangement/loudspeaker that is at the other end of the spectrum to a subwoofer; emphasising the high notes.

Thanks for any input. Cheers, Dan

 

[lovinthehd]

Uh, you mean a tweeter?

 

[tyhjaarpa]

Go try out different loudspeakers and you will find what you like.

 

[Danem]

Uh, you mean a tweeter?

Sure I mean a tweeter, and only a tweeter. A driver that includes nothing but a tweeter.

 

[Danem]

Go try out different loudspeakers and you will find what you like.

If that were only possible ...

 

[lovinthehd]

Sure I mean a tweeter, and only a tweeter. A driver that includes nothing but a tweeter.

Make your own supplemental tweeter is probably a better option than what, as far as I'm aware, doesn't exist.

 

[Danem]

That should be just loads of fun. No problem building decent cabinets or in finding a pair of tweeters, but I haven't rolled a Butterworth for the past 50-odd years.
Cheers, Dan

 

[Steve81]

You can always use EQ to add a modest (or not so modest) bump to the treble to achieve the balance you're looking for. As long as you're not blasting the volume, which would further degrade your hearing, it shouldn't be a big problem.

 

[herbu]

Now that I am losing the ability to hear music in the higher octaves I am wondering if there is such an arrangement/loudspeaker that is at the other end of the spectrum to a subwoofer; emphasising the high notes.

Thanks for any input. Cheers, Dan

Danem,
A number of us are in that boat... including me. Fortunately, the freq loss begins very high. Actually, higher than most instruments. While I don't know of any speakers intentionally focused on the highs, a couple things do come to mind.

First, speakers with high quality tweeters to give you the best and cleanest highs. Next, there are 2 ways to accentuate a range of frequencies: enhance that range, or decrease the other ranges. In that vein, have you tried using "Direct" with your music?

Your receiver likely adds some bass and mid brightening in Stereo or Surround modes. Direct bypasses this brightening, and the effect is a relatively louder treble... at least to my ears, and especially at lower volumes.

Finally, an equalizer is an option. It will let you adjust frequency bands to your liking.

 

[j_garcia]

Klipsch

 

[highfigh]

Be careful with excessive high frequency levels (or extremes at any frequency)- it speeds up the process of frequency-specific hearing loss.

 

[mtrycrafts]

Now that I am losing the ability to hear music in the higher octaves I am wondering if there is such an arrangement/loudspeaker that is at the other end of the spectrum to a subwoofer; emphasising the high notes.

Thanks for any input. Cheers, Dan

If you cannot hear the upper octaves, why are you looking to boost the tweeter?
Try using the treble tone control in the receiver and boost it and see if that helps before you experiment.
If you want a stand alone tweeter to boost it to hearing ability, I surmise you are the sole listener?

 

[herbu]

This...

 

[mtrycrafts]

This...
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I need one that is not so obvious when in place.

 

[j_garcia]

There's a redundancy there. "Wife" and "Off" are the same thing.

 

[-Jim-]

Great Thread.

 

[Danem]

Thanks to all who joined in. I see that there are references to EQ. I assume that means Equaliser, and another assumption is that that is the modern equivalent to the Compressor/Expanders that I used to build in the 1960's.
Having switched from electronics to photojournalism about 50 years ago, I am way behind the times.
I guess that I will have to bite the bullet, buy one of the cheaper AVR's, and fumble my way forward.
My thanks to you, Dan.

 

[lsiberian]

Thanks to all who joined in. I see that there are references to EQ. I assume that means Equaliser, and another assumption is that that is the modern equivalent to the Compressor/Expanders that I used to build in the 1960's.
Having switched from electronics to photojournalism about 50 years ago, I am way behind the times.
I guess that I will have to bite the bullet, buy one of the cheaper AVR's, and fumble my way forward.
My thanks to you, Dan.

These days we use a DSP to do EQ. The miniDSP is the most versatile board I know of for sell that can do as you wish. Just know that visitors may not appreciate overly emphasized highs.

 

[Mark of Cenla]

On one has mentioned the old Radio Shack add-on super tweeter. Peace and goodwill.

 

[markw]

On one has mentioned the old Radio Shack add-on super tweeter. Peace and goodwill.

These are good but they extend the top end response of a system, not add volume to what's already being reproduced.

Along those lines, when talking equalizers, keep in mind that tweeters aren't really made to play loud. If you feed them too power by applying too much boost, they may quietly go silent.