Recent content by spentfromnz

Ok I just brought a RFW-10 sub from a parallel importer for $80 (RRP on them here is $240). I would have had to pay $140 for an R-type, essentially I have saved $60 on that, so here is what I'm going to do. I'm going to buy a mid-priced component set and try it out as stock and also with the PRS...

Alpine apparently doesn't think so though, here's how they describe the sub on their website... Alpine Type-R subwoofers play loud, clean, and long. The Type-R’s are designed from HAMR Engineering, Alpine's exclusive subwoofer solution for cooler operation, longer life, and tight, accurate...

"R-types are no good for SQ because they are designed for SPL" would have been all the explanation I needed. If only someone had said that from the get go. It was actually someone from on here that reccommended the R-Type in the first place. Ok how about the Soundstream Reference Series RFW-10...

Aside from it being way cheaper ($300 for a comp set vs $18 for the woofers off ebay), I just think setting the crossovers at 2k was a sketchy move on Pioneer's part. I have been looking at specs on a lot of passives, and the common mark seems to be 3 to 3.5k. My guess is Pioneer wanted to move...

Yeah, well put Jim. Not sure If I mentioned I wasn't building for comp so much as every day running about. Would definitely enter it in a comp if they have one near by, just to see how it places. Anyway I just won the auction for the PRS cones, only cost $18 delivered, so I'm stoked with that...

I could not possibly comment on why Pioneer went with the 2k point given the performance of the bundled tweeters, seems strange to me. No loud speaker is perfect in reality, but as far as cones go the PRS is pretty dam good. The Perfect cones start dropping off at 3k, not sure about the Kappa...

Bro you have to draw the line somewhere. If I built a system that sounded "as good as possible" it would cost thousands of dollars, thats why I'm building a system that's as good as possible on my budget. It's going to sound mint as compared to anything I have owned before or anything any of my...

Checked the specs... The crossover point on the passives that come the the PRS is set at 2k, but the cones actually have a flat response all the way up to 20k. However the tweeters that come with them are only really effective past 4k, so running stock setup there is a dip in response between...

That or I will get a simple 2 and a 4 kit, and a Lazar opti digtal fuse for my dash. It has current reading in addition to the volts, which would be very helpful. To test the response of the system to see if I am getting the right curves I will us a studio mic and freely available audio...

Wow man you have a very negative outlook on things. Have you heard a PRS cone and Infinity tweeter playing together? No you haven't, you may know a bit about car audio but you can't say with such certainty that it will sound crap. Plus as I said if it doesn't work I will sell them again, it's...

The advantage of buying cheap is that if it doesn't sound good you can sell it on again easy. But buying cheap doesn't have to mean cheap quality Chinese crap, it just means you have to scope for bargains. PRS cones are not cheap, they cost NZ$700 for a set of comps. If I was paying store...

The 4 tweeter issue aside, what is so crazy about the idea of marrying an infinity crossover and tweeter with a Pioneer premium reference series midwoofer. Sure it is not commonly done, but that is just because manufacturers don't sell their component cones separately.

Correct there would be no way to adjust the tweeters independant of the front mids other than the inline 3db boosts on them. Perhaps a 4-ch amp would be a better choice?? Would need to butcher the passive xovers though to isolate each circuit, and that could get messy. Or worst comes to worst...

"Turning the volume down when the voltage drops" is not going to be an option in say a competition setting, where the system will be pumping while the car is not running.

There is no power problem, I am planning out a system. I don't have a cap, and I know I don't really need a cap due to amps being mosfet an all. But if I get a cap that has a distro block and a volt meter built in then I will not need to buy those separately. And really I would like to have the...