Recent content by Straegen

I have a similar problem and after hearing Rainbows decided that was the way to go. A few guys on the boards sell them and they are very reasonable in cost. There are others to consider and some are known for good midbass (many already posted), but I doubt you will have complaints with a pair...

I agree with the DynAudio comments above. I haven't heard every speaker, but of all the ones I have if you like midbass their 3way with the 7" is hard to beat. Looking at the 7s curve anything below 40-50hz looks like it is just wasted energy. Yes the 6w0 is subwoofer but I have seen it used...

Agreed with the gain comment. I personally wouldn't use rear speakers in the way you are using them. They tend to mess up the front stage. Some people can't live without them though. I would start with fronts only and then move up to rears if you don't like what you are hearing. Keep in...

I simply misunderstood your point then. I read that to mean it is based on several factors excluding xref. My point is that xref is as important if not more so than most other factors with the possible exception of power handling. I wasn't trying to restate your arguement. I am not adverse to...

My post is in reponse to matching the sonic qualities of the speakers. A lot of people just rattle off Focal this, Dynaudio that because they are top of the line and they are incredible when properly used. However, throwing a Dynaudio speaker in the middle of XYZ isn't necessarily going to fix...

How long is very subjective and often depends on the speaker design. You can usually tell where a speaker was meant to run by looking at the frequency curve. In my example the Dynaudio will play below 100hz without an issue, but the curve starts to drop off at around 100hz which means you get...

One of the coolest installs I have seen for a "no sub" setup was a guy who put JL Audio 6w0 in the rear doors. They didn't hit real hard and you have to fab some boxes, but they did sound quite impressive for being little and very stealth. I was highly impressed and from a strictly listening...

Where are you going to cross this over? If it is low, you can pretty choose anything and some of the suggestions above are good. If you are beefing up your midbass with some overlap or going into the higher midbass sections, it is usually best to find a driver that is sonically very close to...

Thanks, I learn more each time and each successive install gets less expensive. I want to get this one done for under 2k and keep a quaility to the sound which is challenging. It would be easier if the Ridgeline had room as I could recycle a lot of equipment, but it requires 65mm in the doors...

I am moving out of GTO to a Ridgeline and everything in a Ridgeline requires shallow speakers. I currently run Adire Koda, Image Dynamics Midbass and JL Audio 10w6s. None of it will fit in my new car. I am older now and don't want to get crazy with the stereo like in previous installs, but I...

Your PM box was full sorry to post publicly. Looking for a good priced set of components from Rainbow. Want something under $500 and would like 2 midbass for the rear and a two way for the front. The mounting depth cannot be greater than 65mm on the woofers, but I think most of the rainbow...