best 8" midbass drivers for a 3-way system

[gamecock guru]

Take a deep breath.
I'll start with INSTALL, INSTALL, INSTALL, INSTALL, and INSTALL. Again, if you haven't gotten it yet, INSTALL, INSTALL, INSTALL.

There are plenty of very high quality DIY setups that can be had in the $200-$250 range. That would leave $750-$800 for processing and install equipment, which is about right. Scans are nice, but not necessary when a driver like the Usher 8945P (http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=296-602) boasts very similar distortion numbers (which are top of the line) for almost 1/3 of the price.

Tweeters are the same, you can spend a ton on a set of Rainbow Cal2?s tweeters, or just go with a set of Seas Neos for again 1/3 of the price and more.

Properly installed a set of Usher 8945s coupled with a set of Seas Neo will sound better with $700.00 worth of processing and installation, than a set of Scans and comparable tweets costing 3 times as much and much less invested into install and processing.

So, the first question is, what kind of processing do you currently have?

Second is what kind of car do you have, and what are your options for installation locations?

2004 blazer X2. i currently own a audio control dqx( dual 30-band, 24 db cossover)

i can run comps in the kicks, in school now to learn fiberglassing

 

[theothermike 10+ year member]

if i did a 3 way diy and didnt buy these **** cdt, (regret doing) id prob buy a peerless sls 8, peerless exclusive 4, and a nice seas or peerless hds tweet.

 

[W8 a minute 10+ year member]

You can save a ton of money going DIY.

Here's an example:

This:

http://cgi.ebay.com/1-ES-01-CDT-Audio-EuroSport-ES01-competition-Tweeter_W0QQitemZ150149556267QQihZ005QQcategoryZ14943QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Versus this:

http://www.madisound.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=45_229_270_324&products_id=1078

 

[gamecock guru]

dang, i just found a sweet deal on some hertz mlk 165's!!! now, i got a hard decision to make. is there a difference between the mlk65's and mlk2?