Tweeters are relatively small speakers that emit the “upper” range of sounds used for reproducing music and speech called “trebles.” Woofers and subwoofers cannot produce the same sounds that tweeters can due to their construction and cone sizes.

Do speakers need tweeters?

Tweeters are used to create the higher frequency sounds we can hear and feel in music. The upper frequency range of sound is referred to as treble; this sound cannot be produced by any other type of speaker. Tweeters are also essential for proper sound staging and stereo separation.

Is a tweeter a speaker driver or a bird?

Think of a tweeter as the high-pitched tweeting of a bird. The tweeter is the smallest driver unit in a speaker design and is responsible for reproducing the highest range of frequencies. This range is often within 2 kHz to 20 kHz though some specialty tweeters can produce sound waves as high as 100 kHz.