Goldenear Tweeter & Martin Logan tweeter 

So you have probably heard this numerous times in the 2 years since this video was posted, but to say that one tweeter you posted is an 'AMT' and the other is a 'ribbon' is incorrect. Both are Air Motion Transformer drivers originating in China, and both of them use similar materials and the same sound-producing principle. One of them comes from Shenzhen Tekzone, and the other comes from Ningbo Soundtouch, sometimes called AudioPur. ESS still owns a trademark on the name Air Motion Transformer, so while they cannot assert their patent any longer, they can continue to assert their trademark on the name, and they occasionally send threatening letters to people who are marketing an Air Motion Transformer by name, so major manufacturers usually sell their AMT drivers or speakers with AMT tweeters under a different name, such as Folded Motion, Airmotiv Folded Ribbon, etcetera. Around ten years ago, I once stood in an elevator at a trade show with a person from ESS who, upon seeing my badge, began threatening my employer with legal action over selling a product which was represented as an "Air Motion Transformer" because of this trademark issue, but nothing ever came of it to my knowledge. Still, when you're a big manufacturer (which we were not), you can become a big target for legal action.

Had the ess bookshelf 9’s back in the day. Big Sansui receiver. Really nice high end. Got them over the JBL L 100’s. Loved them for many years. 🎼

Bad recording of Scarborogh Fair. Harsh with sibilants on both tweeters.

Great testing I always heard that the tube's were better!😂

Keep up the good work on your channel!

I have a pair of Martin Logan 60xti towers, 50xti center channel, and sorrounds they sound amazing. For my subs I am using 2 Golden Ear super sub XXL's. Love your channel

I am a big fan of ELAC JET Tweeters. Very detailed but never harsh. And yes,both tweeters compared here are also AMTs which does not mean they sound the same.

Have you ever heard or tested this one, the Panasonic Technics Legacy Audio LEAF Tweeter EAS-10TH400A that was used in early Legacy Audio speakers. I had a pair of Legacy Classic's from the 1980's that had them.

How do these speakers handle sibilants? I have only ever experienced one ribbon tweeter design before on some Quad s2 speakers and initially they sounded great but became really irritating with voices. There was so much sibilants on T’s and S’s With female voice’s.

I'd love more videos like this one. Comparing driver units. I'm personally struggling making a choice of tweeter in my diy speakers. Currently I run a set of monacor ribbons, but I need to upgrade. I kinda knew from the beginning, but I had to start somewhere. I feel like the amt's has taken over in a hype kind of way. I see the advantage with parring though. As I see them, they tend to have a advantage in the hrz working area. Anyway, thanks for showing this comparison.

I'm a horn guy but liked your comparison. imho thought the Goldenear had a bit more semblance.

Holy SYBILANCE Batman!

Interesting, I have had GoldenEar Triton 3 speakers for about 10 years (still love them) but for a change I just bought Martin Logan Motion 60XTi speakers. It will be interesting to compare the two.

sorry if heard it correctly, is that 20? or martin logan motion 2i? or 4i?

Hi, I read that you had the SuperSat 3 on the ceiling as ATMOS but that were planning on swapping them for the 50 or possible 60. My room is about 13x13x9. Do you think they don’t work that good to deliver ATMOS effects? The others I was considering the Kef T101 and Polk OMW 3 as they are fairly versatile like the Super Sat3. The Sat 3 is in the middle depth wise. At what setting do you had your for ATMOS 90Hz crossover? Thanks!

Would love to hear more of your overall comparison of the SuperSat vs. the ML

Can you list the songs you used for your testing?

Polk R400 Radiator tweeter is good or Golden ear super center? ??

High-Velocity Folded Ribbon AMT Tweeter From the goldenear Homepage Both are amt’s And a AMT is not only a bullshit terrible sounding tweeter, it is almost exactly the opposite to a ribbon

Sorry dude, both use an AMT tweeter (period, end of discussion). Of course when you ask a manufacturer they're going to try to sell their's as better... but an AMT they both are.

Mic at that distance will not sound the same as 1- 3 meters, especially when the distance is needed to blend with other drivers. A lot of ribbons won't play low enough to cross over to a dynamic midrange without a canyon between mid and treble. . An AMT OTOH, can be crossed over well into the mids.

What is golden ear definitive technology and what exactly is definitive technology?

But these two speakers have different crossovers, right? The crossover will affect the sound.

I just got the Kanto TUK and the SuperSubX Powered Subwoofer! still trying to save money for a bigger set up! lol keep up the great job bro! ;-)

Hi, I love my Airmotiv’s from Emotiva super crisp and wide sound stage I use the C2 for my center and C1’s for my left and right I flipped the C1’s on there side and have the tweeters facing each towards the C2 and in listening to music without the C2 on and on pure direct mode it sounds like the C2 is on but it’s not everything feels center and artist is playing right in front of me I use a Denon X45H and a Upa5 amp from Emotiva I stream my music from Spotify

What about Heil AMT's?

Bruh both are AMT, true ribbon is completely different

Bro, they both are AMTs. Even the name "High-Velocity Folded Ribbon" describes what an AMT is. Just because they both tweeters are of the same category doesn't mean they are the exact same drivers or will sound/perform the same.

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Martin Logan - птичьки естественнее, низ более детальный и играет ниже, чем Goldenear. Автору видео хорошо бы знать, что: 1. при такой установке стол приподнимает АЧХ в районе 300-500 герц горбом. 2. 1. микрофон надо направлять с 1,5-2 метров 2.2. между ВЧ и НЧ , а не на ВЧ. Вывод: поэтому ВЧ здесь избыток.

Ya folded ribbon tweeters have a quicker response to the signal than amt i got a pair of martin logans

The Golden Ear's tweeters are indeed an AMT design. They refer to it as a HVFR (High Velocity Folded Ribbon), which in their own material they admit is a "air-motion" tweeter. Please get your facts straight before you pass them off as such.

There is little less bass on martin logan thats why martin souds little tweeter

I have never heard a planar, ribbon or amt that I have liked. They all have way to much distortion and mostly 3rd order. That's what people call "detail".😂😂😂😂

I’m sorry but I don’t have any confidence in your findings. If you want to do a study on tweeters why don’t you only play frequencies that tweeters are able to reproduce? And set your play back for the tweeters to the flat setting? And remove the other drivers out of the play back so you can do a accurate study. Otherwise, your study is tanted with contaminations from the other drivers and artificial settings on your tweeters. This is the reason why you discovered problems with the second set of speakers. I hope this helps you in future experiments and studies.

whats the point ? the cabinets are soooo small ribbon tweeters or not all those speakers sound crap compared to a £300 pair of active studio monitors. 95% of consumer hi fi is shit smh..

Both are harsh