Boston pro's or ID oem

[blackmax 10+ year member]

What is better the Boston Pro60 or the Id oem seas combo?

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[mcsoul 10+ year member]

both active?

 

[blackmax 10+ year member]

I have 2 sets of pro's in my doors (passive) now. I was just thinking of getting the id's and going active with a pioneer860 and planet audio hvt754. fyi this setup is not in the g35. it is in a 2dr tahoe with 4 15" re se's and 2 aq1200d's

 

[mcsoul 10+ year member]

Try the pros active, cross over at about 3.5k

The ID mids are good, but require a 2.5k crossover,

and really want about a 2k. To my ear, higher active

crossover points on a mid that can keep up sound better.

The more of the vocal range that you can keep on the mid

the better to my ears.

IMO the ID mids would be best in a 3 way setup, but by the time

you start dropping the money required to do 3-way right, your options

open up a bit.

 

[blackmax 10+ year member]

Thanks mcsoul! How much "better" are the pro's active (as opposed to passive?

 

[mcsoul 10+ year member]

Thanks mcsoul! How much "better" are the pro's active (as opposed to passive?

uh...3 times better //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

jk, considerably better.

 

[duece212 5,000+ posts]

My problem with the pro's is I have to cross the woofers high if I pour the power to them //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[mcsoul 10+ year member]

My problem with the pro's is I have to cross the woofers high if I pour the power to them //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

tweets break up (get harsh)?

 

[duece212 5,000+ posts]

tweets break up (get harsh)?

I'm talkin about the highpass on the mids. I'm running them on a kicker 550.2 and if I cross them below 90hz they ****. I deadened/sealed the crap outta my doors and sealed the mids good...not sure whats up.

 

[mcsoul 10+ year member]

I'm talkin about the highpass on the mids. I'm running them on a kicker 550.2 and if I cross them below 90hz they ****. I deadened/sealed the crap outta my doors and sealed the mids good...not sure whats up.

Ohh! I see.

 

[blackmax 10+ year member]

I will go active then. The pros sound great in my g but my custom panels in the ho sound like shat. I think I went a little on the weak side with the glass. I can't cut the sheet metal to enclose the pros because of the window motor. I am experiencing a lot of 200hz distortion (thats what it sounds like). and i just cannot eq it out. any suggestions?

 

[req 5,000+ posts]

how do you know its '200hz' distortion?

 

[AndyInOC 10+ year member]

im running my oem's at 3500 with a 24 db slope and they are awesome. amazing what happens with a little eq work

 

[blackmax 10+ year member]

It just sounds like an excessively high 200hz spike. when I decrease 200hz on the eq it "quiets" but will not go away. My guess is a flex in the fiberglass which is the mounting side of the drivers.

 

[tcguy85 10+ year member]

The ID mids are good, but require a 2.5k crossover,

and really want about a 2k.

IMO the ID mids would be best in a 3 way setup

why do you say that? many people run them higher than 2k or 2.5k.