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<blockquote data-quote="MiniVanMan" data-source="post: 3104071" data-attributes="member: 573252"><p>The RF 3Sixty.2 is very limited when doing a 3-way. The sub channel is mono, not stereo, so you'd have to be willing to lose stereo capability on your midbass. Maybe not a horrible thing, but is something that has been debated heatedly, so take it for what it's worth.</p><p></p><p>The PPI DCX-730 is a great unit, but availability at a reasonable price is limited. Also, PPI no longer supports the product, so that's a concern.</p><p></p><p>The Audiocontrol DQXS is a great unit, but lacks the time alignment capability of the RF and PPI units. For the money, that's a deal breaker for me, as the unit is quite expensive.</p><p></p><p>The Clarion DRZ9255 head unit is an all in one unit. Will give 3-way + sub (4-way) crossover capability, time alignment and individual channel eq'ing. Guess what though? It's quite expensive.</p><p></p><p>Next, buying a prepackaged component set to run active is many times a waste of money. I'm not saying the equipment is junk, I'm saying that for the money top end sets cost, you can get REALLY good raw drivers.</p><p></p><p>And another thing. A 3-way front stage can be very difficult to get right. They take a ton of work. If you're not willing to install the drivers in a way that complements them, then you're just as good going with a 2-way front stage. In other words, using stock locations for midranges (which many vehicles have) is often not a good idea. I personally have stock 5 1/4" midrange locations on my dash and still run a 2-way because those locations sound horrible.</p><p></p><p>Time alignment is fairly critical in a 3-way as the drivers are often separated by varying distances. You run into phase issues, which can be quite troublesome, especially at the crossover points. A 3-way has many advantages, as long as you don't introduce the disadvantages that make a 3-way more or less, useless.</p><p></p><p>There are many, many things to consider when going active, let alone going active 3-way right off the bat. You might be better served looking at designing a good 2-way and starting there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MiniVanMan, post: 3104071, member: 573252"] The RF 3Sixty.2 is very limited when doing a 3-way. The sub channel is mono, not stereo, so you'd have to be willing to lose stereo capability on your midbass. Maybe not a horrible thing, but is something that has been debated heatedly, so take it for what it's worth. The PPI DCX-730 is a great unit, but availability at a reasonable price is limited. Also, PPI no longer supports the product, so that's a concern. The Audiocontrol DQXS is a great unit, but lacks the time alignment capability of the RF and PPI units. For the money, that's a deal breaker for me, as the unit is quite expensive. The Clarion DRZ9255 head unit is an all in one unit. Will give 3-way + sub (4-way) crossover capability, time alignment and individual channel eq'ing. Guess what though? It's quite expensive. Next, buying a prepackaged component set to run active is many times a waste of money. I'm not saying the equipment is junk, I'm saying that for the money top end sets cost, you can get REALLY good raw drivers. And another thing. A 3-way front stage can be very difficult to get right. They take a ton of work. If you're not willing to install the drivers in a way that complements them, then you're just as good going with a 2-way front stage. In other words, using stock locations for midranges (which many vehicles have) is often not a good idea. I personally have stock 5 1/4" midrange locations on my dash and still run a 2-way because those locations sound horrible. Time alignment is fairly critical in a 3-way as the drivers are often separated by varying distances. You run into phase issues, which can be quite troublesome, especially at the crossover points. A 3-way has many advantages, as long as you don't introduce the disadvantages that make a 3-way more or less, useless. There are many, many things to consider when going active, let alone going active 3-way right off the bat. You might be better served looking at designing a good 2-way and starting there. [/QUOTE]
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