big power 6.5in mid driver recomendations

[riddla 10+ year member]

If you actually want to use all that power, look into some Morel mids...big VC's that can handle a ton of power.

cool, where could I source these ?

 

[tcguy85 10+ year member]

ok, I might try the id oem's. Im pulling my hair out here trying to find some that can take a beating

the ID's will take a beating. so will the rsd's though. i had them on the same amp that the ID's are on right now. they handled it fine as well.

i'd actually say i pushed the rsd's harder because the ID's are more sensitive, so i have the volume turned down a little lower to get the same volume out of them. i used to use 48-50 on my HU quite a bit, now i never go over 45 and i never touched my gains.

 

[riddla 10+ year member]

the ID's will take a beating. so will the rsd's though. i had them on the same amp that the ID's are on right now. they handled it fine as well.
i'd actually say i pushed the rsd's harder because the ID's are more sensitive, so i have the volume turned down a little lower to get the same volume out of them. i used to use 48-50 on my HU quite a bit, now i never go over 45 and i never touched my gains.

How do the id's sound compared to the rsd's. My rsd's sound nice and I used to have some infinity kappa mids which I personally thought sounded warmer than the rsd'd but had not mid bass at all. I to usally never go above 46 on my headunit, usally 40 tops. The ids look a bit beefier than the rsd's tho ?

 

[tcguy85 10+ year member]

How do the id's sound compared to the rsd's. My rsd's sound nice and I used to have some infinity kappa mids which I personally thought sounded warmer than the rsd'd but had not mid bass at all. I to usally never go above 46 on my headunit, usally 40 tops. The ids look a bit beefier than the rsd's tho ?

the ID's have slightly more mid-bass once broken in, but sound a lot tighter and punchier. what i was really after was more mid-range clarity, and the ID's do it for me. i always thought the rsd mids lacked clarity up top, thats the reason i upgraded.

 

[riddla 10+ year member]

the ID's have slightly more mid-bass once broken in, but sound a lot tighter and punchier. what i was really after was more mid-range clarity, and the ID's do it for me. i always thought the rsd mids lacked clarity up top, thats the reason i upgraded.

Ok thanx for the little review. ima give them a go and see how it goes, where did u get urs from

 

[tcguy85 10+ year member]

Ok thanx for the little review. ima give them a go and see how it goes, where did u get urs from

hessdawg. he has a thread in the classifieds.

 

[riddla 10+ year member]

ok thanx again man

 

[Etac 10+ year member]

just a warning tho, this isnt directed to anyone in this thread

but i've been told many times that X speaker takes X power.. and when it comes down to it, it doesnt..

an example would be my cmx kicks.. i was told 250-300 watts easy... and no, they dont.. sorry.. they could take about 200 crossed at 80 but even then you could smell their coil every once in awhile.. and once you hit 250+ depending where they were crossed, they would bottom out

some people set their gains with 0 db test tones at level 25 say... then play their music at level 25.. and guess what.. most music is about -6db (with exceptions) so they arent using the power they think they are.. and 6dbs the higher you go.. adds up

but like i said in my previous post.. power handling in doors is over rated... since they're basically an IB setup.. power isnt the problem.. their mechanical limits is usually the problem...

 

[UCF52 10+ year member]

Just set your gains by ear. I set them using pink noise and then also go back over them with a well-recorded CD. Set your tweets, mids, and sub(s) individually. Then go through an do a level adjustment.

 

[FoxPro5 5,000+ posts]

jbut i've been told many times that X speaker takes X power.. and when it comes down to it, it doesnt..

Well, X amp makes X power.....and when it comes down to it, it doesn't. RMS power is not average power. His amp doesn't put out 284 watts all the time. It might be for a fraction of a second.

Buy a mid that fits your application and budget and ignore all those relatively useless ratings. 95% of the power or more is wasted as heat in a speaker. And your amp might only be 50% efficient at delivering power. Buy as much power as you can afford.

 

[tcguy85 10+ year member]

music is dynamic so you won't be using that much power all the time but on peaks it's nice to have the headroom.

 

[riddla 10+ year member]

yer, thanx for all the info, im gonner have to source a pair of mids now, might be hard. my budget is about 200 usd

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

if you want an awesome set of 6.5 midbass the Earthquake shallow mount 6.5 will give it to you...plus they take a lot of power...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[riddla 10+ year member]

if you want an awesome set of 6.5 midbass the Earthquake shallow mount 6.5 will give it to you...plus they take a lot of power...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

how do they sound and where can i source them ?

oops, Are these the ones your refering to

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Earthquake-SWS-6-5-6-5-Shallow-Mount-Woofer-System_W0QQitemZ360091966957QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item360091966957&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1299%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

 

[riddla 10+ year member]

What about these ones ?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-PAIR-MPYRE-65M-CARBON-FIBER-MIDS-AND-CROSSOVERS_W0QQitemZ140279126591QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item140279126591&_trksid=p3286.m63.l1177