3-way comp w/ midrange speaker vs 3-way w/ midrange horn

[BadmonBuilt 10+ year member]

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I have a 1993 civic si hatch back

i am doing a 3way front stage and thinking about getting horns for the mids

so far what i have decided for my system

is

pioneer double din avh-p4000dvd

kenwood 9 band 1/2 din eq

kenwood 1/2 din crossover kec-202

cx62 mids

nx30 tweeters

2 10" idmax subs

i have a set of cx52 comps sitting here if the midbass is not enough and the tweets are not loud enough if i decide to use horns

my question is will i get better sound quality or equal using a driver or will horns win hands down?

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[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

Please make sense.

 

[BadmonBuilt 10+ year member]

what didnt you understand................... please try to be helpful.....

maybe you didnt understand by the title but i would like to know which would be better for a 3 way setup using a driver or a horn i am lookinf or opinions and personal expirience

 

[its_bacon12 10+ year member]

The horn is completely unnecessary and will absolutely overpower everything. Why even consider it if you know exactly what you're doing?

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

i am using a nx30 as the tweeter and cx62 as mid woofer i will add a cx52 for the woofer if the cx62 isnt enough (space is a issues in a 93 civic hatch back) and also have another pair of nx30s if i go with horns and they over power the tweets
please let me know your opinions and ofcourse i will be active

If you're going to want some serious answers, please type out your question/problem in a serious manner. At least add some punctuation to help others decipher that secret message. More info would be nice, too. Active? how? With what equip?

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[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

If you go with horns, a 2-way front is all you'll need.

 

[BadmonBuilt 10+ year member]

edited first post

so you are saying i wont hear a difference with tweeters?

 

[BadmonBuilt 10+ year member]

also do you think i will need both woofers for enough midbass?

 

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

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I have a 1993 civic si hatch back

i am doing a 3way front stage and thinking about getting horns for the mids

so far what i have decided for my system

is

pioneer double din avh-p4000dvd

kenwood 9 band 1/2 din eq

kenwood 1/2 din crossover kec-202

cx62 mids

nx30 tweeters

2 10" idmax subs

i have a set of cx52 comps sitting here if the midbass is not enough and the tweets are not loud enough if i decide to use horns

my question is will i get better sound quality or equal using a driver or will horns win hands down?

also do you think i will need both woofers for enough midbass?

horns don't provide mids. as for the sound it depends on which horn you get and how much power your going to feed it. where are you putting the mids at? i'd recommend the cx62. what your power ratio? knowing what your using for power is very important when it comes to horns.

 

[BadmonBuilt 10+ year member]

I am using a rf150a2 for the horns and a rf360a2 for the cx62s should I add my cx52 to the doors since I can fit those no problem and have u heard a difference with tweets when using a horn

One more question is the sq gonna be better with horns or a pair of mid range drivers in my 3 way setup

 

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

you won't need the the cx52 just run the cx62. what about the power for the subs? if you plan on trying to use tweets with horns your gonna need a pair of 'real" supertweets. and they have to be more effiecent then the horns

 

[BadmonBuilt 10+ year member]

Would running 2 pairs of tweets like 2 nx30s help ? Or is the crossover point just to high for them

I have a rf 1100a2 should give each sub about 700-750w

 

[BadmonBuilt 10+ year member]

Noone?

 

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

i'm not understanding what your saying? you want to run tweets with horns?

 

[BadmonBuilt 10+ year member]

Yea for the extreme highs