Any advantage to an alloy cone?

[JoshC 10+ year member]

Looking for a new midbass set and i came across this eBay - New & used electronics, cars, apparel, collectibles, sporting goods & more at low prices

Is there any advantage to alloy cones? I know eclipse did alot of models both midbass and subs with alloy cones and ive seen alot of other brands with alloy models. Any advantage or does it just look cool lol

Click to read more...

 

[GavinVoy 10+ year member]

if u just broke the mid then why not just get new mids? ive always wanted to try the seleniums that everyone has or hit up madisound and find something in the price rage of what i want. would probably sound better than buying a $50 set of new speakers.

 

[trumpet 5,000+ posts]

Different cone composition and shapes lead to a different sound and different behavior close to the limits of the driver. It's subjective, just like choosing a silk dome tweeter when metal dome tweeters are available.

 

[Why So Cereal? 5,000+ posts]

Different cone composition and shapes lead to a different sound and different behavior close to the limits of the driver. It's subjective, just like choosing a silk dome tweeter when metal dome tweeters are available.

this

 

[JoshC 10+ year member]

ok, good to know. THanks guys

 

[duanebro 10+ year member]

It can be just for show also. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif There are trade offs with different cones. In general very stiff cones have a harsh break up that needs to be taken care of in the crossover. softer cones (paper and Poly) don't have that issue but suffer from lack of detail. On paper hard cones often look better, but paper can sound more natural. I think that it really comes down to personal preference. Of course this all goes out the window if the marketing department decided that metal cones look better.

 

[JoshC 10+ year member]

if u just broke the mid then why not just get new mids? ive always wanted to try the seleniums that everyone has or hit up madisound and find something in the price rage of what i want. would probably sound better than buying a $50 set of new speakers.

Because im not really finding anything that fits the bill, and im kinda worried about mixing and match mids w/ passive crossovers w/ tweeters.

But AQs 6.5 comp set is 100

and IAs comp set is 120

Just mad cuz now it will be forever till i get a new HU, wish someone just had a decent set of mids used for 50bucks lol

 

[njknittle 10+ year member]

I would not recommend these speakers. Bought a pair off amazon, new, and when they arrived, the one didnt have the tinsel lead soldered on. so i sent them back and when i got a new pair, both tinsel leads weren't connected

 

[JoshC 10+ year member]

I would not recommend these speakers. Bought a pair off amazon, new, and when they arrived, the one didnt have the tinsel lead soldered on. so i sent them back and when i got a new pair, both tinsel leads weren't connected

lol well did you atleaste solder them up the 2nd time and see how they sounded lol, but thanks for the heads up

Im kind of leaning towards AQ comp set of IA. Just dont want to spend that much $ lol

I found a temp speaker for my door, removed the tweeter from a fosgate 2 way lol

 

[njknittle 10+ year member]

lol well did you atleaste solder them up the 2nd time and see how they sounded lol, but thanks for the heads up
Im kind of leaning towards AQ comp set of IA. Just dont want to spend that much $ lol

I found a temp speaker for my door, removed the tweeter from a fosgate 2 way lol

There wasnt enough slack to solder them back into place, else i would have done that. lol

 

[JoshC 10+ year member]

There wasnt enough slack to solder them back into place, else i would have done that. lol

Wow ant that some ****, well now since i noticed my T2 tweets have a resistance of 3.1ohms, ima run the lanzar opti mids i think. Can get some local, they look pretty brutal Lanzar OPTI6PM 6-1/2" (6.5") Optidrive Mid-Bass Driver

On a Hertz crossover lol or you think i should just replace the entire set?

 

[pickup1 5,000+ posts]

Save your money and get a matched nice set,meaning all the same brand,plus better quality too.

 

[JoshC 10+ year member]

Save your money and get a matched nice set,meaning all the same brand,plus better quality too.

Like the IA set? Im wondering about it, also the AQ comp set