Hey mrphilco,
Hearing, listening to loudspeakers and what you're psyche wants to hear is so bloody objective. Without having the 200Y's to directly compare to, you simply won't know. I spend all my time here in the Speakers Forum looking at posts that focus on older speakers. From what I've gathered here and in personal observation, so many people enjoy rolled off highs. In fact, your B200X tweeters were born when Rudy Bozak felt that the music back in the 50's simply didn't have any frequencies worth listening to above 10k. I too listen to music that was mostly made back then and into the 60's, but the same genres. I feel that I'm missing some of the presence of the recordings when I compare the rolled off highs to the more modern 200Y tweeter. And even then, for me the Y tweeter is still on the light side. My psyche enjoys a more modern tweeter solution. This is why with my Bozak Symphony project I will be integrating a pair of modern SEAS tweeters to the mix. I've got a crossover that cuts the B200Y's off by 9k, and brings up the SEAS at 8k on up and then caps them at 19k.
As time goes by and you put more and more material through your rigs, you may or may not find the limitations of the X tweeter. When and if you come to the decision that you'd like to replace the X's, the solution is available. The Y's are plentiful and affordable, the crossover to integrate them into your system is available at the touch of a few keys.
Ain't those B199's an amazing driver?
Biggles
Hearing, listening to loudspeakers and what you're psyche wants to hear is so bloody objective. Without having the 200Y's to directly compare to, you simply won't know. I spend all my time here in the Speakers Forum looking at posts that focus on older speakers. From what I've gathered here and in personal observation, so many people enjoy rolled off highs. In fact, your B200X tweeters were born when Rudy Bozak felt that the music back in the 50's simply didn't have any frequencies worth listening to above 10k. I too listen to music that was mostly made back then and into the 60's, but the same genres. I feel that I'm missing some of the presence of the recordings when I compare the rolled off highs to the more modern 200Y tweeter. And even then, for me the Y tweeter is still on the light side. My psyche enjoys a more modern tweeter solution. This is why with my Bozak Symphony project I will be integrating a pair of modern SEAS tweeters to the mix. I've got a crossover that cuts the B200Y's off by 9k, and brings up the SEAS at 8k on up and then caps them at 19k.
As time goes by and you put more and more material through your rigs, you may or may not find the limitations of the X tweeter. When and if you come to the decision that you'd like to replace the X's, the solution is available. The Y's are plentiful and affordable, the crossover to integrate them into your system is available at the touch of a few keys.
Ain't those B199's an amazing driver?
Biggles
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