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DT-99
The Monacor DT-99 is a good value replacement for old 100mm tweeters such as the Audax HD100 series, Peerless DT-100 and LR-10-DT, as found in many 1970s/80s designs.
The DT 99 has an excellent radiation pattern with a smooth rising response curve and offers a level of performance that is is unparalleled at this price point.
Resonant frequency (fs) | 1500 Hz | Nominal impedance (Zn) | 8 Ω |
Effective diaphragm diameter | 25mm | DC resistance (Re) | 5.7 Ω |
Ferrofluid ? Y/N | Yes |
Max power handling | 80 W |
Recommended crossover | 2.5kHz/12dB | Faceplate diameter | 100 mm |
Sensitivity (2.83V/1m) | 93 dB | Cutout hole diameter | 70 mm |
Bought these tweeters for an upgrade project .. Wharfdale Denton XP2's .. what a transformation from the originals ..
Super service from Willy's .. delivered on time ! Good value tweeter this ..
Will play now a bit with crossover to make the speakers a little less bright ..
Thanks for the review James!
Will & Caroline
Be aware this may physically replace the DH100T ( 811815) and many other 100mm face plate tweeters but there the similarities stop. Electrically and acoustically they are worlds apart from the early Peerless offerings . The DT99 has a rising frequency from 3K up to 20K to a mind boggling 96 db . It is a 92db driver but at 3k so be warned if a direct swop for a DH100 is envisaged . A few tweaks to the cross over, mine at 3500hz ( at 12db/ octave ) , plus a gargantuan lpad of 5/ 10 ohm and measurement wise it all fell into place . Measurement wise its not too bad . Listening wise ,no smearing and captures trailing cymbols / highs nicely . The manufacturers FR is a bit choppy but baffled up it measures not to bad apart from the slight drop of 2db at 5k plus ish . This drop is not too wide and could you hear it ... I doubt it . Off axis ( which the manufacturer isnt keen on showing ) again is pretty good up to 45 degrees . it nose dives after that at 7 K plus . ) Perfect it aint . but at this money ..?.May be really well suited to a 2 way BBC smiley face FR monitor than 3 ways IMHO. Listening wise could you tell the difference , if unamended in the cross over definitely . Corrected ,,, the jury is out . Great value though and well put together . Thanks Will for pulling the stops out on this and continued top grade service .
Thankyou for your review !
Will & Caroline
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