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<blockquote data-quote="hispls" data-source="post: 7857736" data-attributes="member: 614752">[quote name=&#039;quackhead&#039;]alright, allright...you win and yes the drivers are the weakest spot in the chain, most of the time. And yes. parts express/Madisound store would be good options for running active. Having said that, could you direct op to the drivers you would choose for a front 3 way active set up on the LeviathanIII? And possibly build him a&nbsp; sub that would take the full brunt of a MinotaurII (if that were in the cards too), thus ending up with a far superior design than original for less than the original design cost? Perhaps send the ts data to someone more local like&nbsp;&nbsp; [USER=591582]@Buck[/USER]; for a box?any reputable installers in the Memphis area?Am I going too far out on a limb here?</blockquote><a href="http://www.diycable.com/main/product_info.php?cPath=24&amp;products_id=538" target="_blank">DIYCable.com : Intro » Home » Exodus Anarchy »</a>OK.&nbsp; Start with deadening the hell out of the doors and drop in a pair of these.&nbsp; If you&amp;#39;re not afraid to do a little cutting of door panels, go for a couple of these:<a href="http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?partnumber=264-713" target="_blank">http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?partnumber=264-713</a>Cross @ 2-3Khz&nbsp;&nbsp; Later when/if you get dedicated sub amp you can use them as dedicated midrange and get a smaller tweeter keeping the Anarchy as midbass only crossing it @ 100hzI used these in my last car to replace the 4&quot; mids in my old Boston Pro 3 ways with great results.&nbsp;&nbsp; Caveat being you&amp;#39;ll need to hook them up and get some sticky tape and really play around with location/aiming before cutting.&nbsp; If you can get them close to on-axis the planars are phenominal.&nbsp; It doesn&amp;#39;t take much power to get them screaming loud.TC sounds at one point prototyped a monster midbass that would cross over very low (1200hz or so IIRC) paired with this planar.&nbsp;&nbsp; I think they went under before they brought it to market, but the principal is sound.&nbsp; &nbsp; Really the only benefit of going 3 way and adding a small dome tweeter would be to put the tweet even higher to bring soundstage up even more.&nbsp;&nbsp; If you aren&amp;#39;t afraid to cut panels or make mounting pods, and have the space, the planars are quite impressive.If you&amp;#39;re not bold enough to do planar just pick a big large-format tweeter that holds a lot of power and has good reviews and stuff it wherever you like.ANY good 3&quot; coil driver will hold Minotaur.&nbsp;&nbsp; Not knowing OP&amp;#39;s goals I really don&amp;#39;t have a suggestion, but if you buy XBL^2 or any TC sounds woofer you probably won&amp;#39;t be disappionted.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE="hispls, post: 7857736, member: 614752"] [quote name='quackhead']alright, allright...you win and yes the drivers are the weakest spot in the chain, most of the time. And yes. parts express/Madisound store would be good options for running active. Having said that, could you direct op to the drivers you would choose for a front 3 way active set up on the LeviathanIII? And possibly build him a sub that would take the full brunt of a MinotaurII (if that were in the cards too), thus ending up with a far superior design than original for less than the original design cost? Perhaps send the ts data to someone more local like [USER=591582]@Buck[/USER]; for a box? any reputable installers in the Memphis area? Am I going too far out on a limb here?[/QUOTE] [url=http://www.diycable.com/main/product_info.php?cPath=24&products_id=538]DIYCable.com : Intro » Home » Exodus Anarchy »[/url] OK. Start with deadening the hell out of the doors and drop in a pair of these. If you're not afraid to do a little cutting of door panels, go for a couple of these: [url]http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?partnumber=264-713[/url] Cross @ 2-3Khz Later when/if you get dedicated sub amp you can use them as dedicated midrange and get a smaller tweeter keeping the Anarchy as midbass only crossing it @ 100hz I used these in my last car to replace the 4" mids in my old Boston Pro 3 ways with great results. Caveat being you'll need to hook them up and get some sticky tape and really play around with location/aiming before cutting. If you can get them close to on-axis the planars are phenominal. It doesn't take much power to get them screaming loud. TC sounds at one point prototyped a monster midbass that would cross over very low (1200hz or so IIRC) paired with this planar. I think they went under before they brought it to market, but the principal is sound. Really the only benefit of going 3 way and adding a small dome tweeter would be to put the tweet even higher to bring soundstage up even more. If you aren't afraid to cut panels or make mounting pods, and have the space, the planars are quite impressive. If you're not bold enough to do planar just pick a big large-format tweeter that holds a lot of power and has good reviews and stuff it wherever you like. ANY good 3" coil driver will hold Minotaur. Not knowing OP's goals I really don't have a suggestion, but if you buy XBL^2 or any TC sounds woofer you probably won't be disappionted. [/QUOTE]

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