Budget DIY tweeter suggestions

[UMWDawg92 10+ year member]

Just looking for some good sounding DIY tweeters for under ~35 a piece so $70 a pair, I plan on pairing them with a set of peerless HDS 6.5s either these https://www.madisound.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=1613 or Peerless 831735 6-1/2" HDS Driver

Any suggestions for better mids for the ~ same price are welcome as well. Thanks

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[UMWDawg92 10+ year member]

oh and I generally don't prefer overly bright or harsh tweeters

 

[Bassin Buick]

i have these and they are great for the price. i run them on around 75-100 rms each @ 4k and they handle it with ease. https://www.madisound.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=45_229_324&products_id=8354

 

[Cruzer 10+ year member]

do u have any preference as to where u cross ur mids/tweets?

here is a poll of budget tweeters

DIYMA's Favorite Budget Tweeters #1 - DIYMA.com

i run the vifa xt25

i think there is a better 6.5 in that range but ill have to search. no chance of fitting a 7" huh?

 

[UMWDawg92 10+ year member]

i have these and they are great for the price. i run them on around 75-100 rms each @ 4k and they handle it with ease. https://www.madisound.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=45_229_324&products_id=8354

How do they sound?

 

[UMWDawg92 10+ year member]

do u have any preference as to where u cross ur mids/tweets?
i think there is a better 6.5 in that range but ill have to search. no chance of fitting a 7" huh?

I planned on working out the crossover after install so not really, I can fit 7"s in my mdf spacers just happen to be 6.5 right now but I can always remake them.

 

[Cruzer 10+ year member]

these get a lot of love over on DIYMA, but they are a little more, $61 each

https://www.madisound.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=45_228_256&products_id=1604

these are the ones that are leading the poll on DIYMA for budget tweeter, seas neo. there might be a silk one, not sure

https://www.madisound.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=45_229_250&products_id=633

the dayton rs180 7" driver is getting a lot of love, and to be honest unless i hear a better sounding driver at a meet up in 2 months, its what im going to grab. only problem is u have to cross low, which isnt per say a problem. it prevents the mid from beaming.

here are some threads u can look at as well

http://diymobileaudio.com/forum/system-design-help-me-choose-equipment-my-car/99515-driver-suggestions.html

http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum/system-design-help-me-choose-equipment-my-car/99537-looking-rs180-2-way-designs.html

 

[Bassin Buick]

How do they sound?

they sound pretty nice but can be a little overbearing at high volume but that could be due to the extra power and fairly low xover point i have them at.

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

LPG 26NA should fit your bill. From the reviews its a nice and airy aluminum dome tweeter, but stays very detailed.

 

[dragonrage 10+ year member]

The silk version of those Seas Neo: https://www.madisound.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=45_229_324&products_id=1466

I think the aluminum is generally preferred over the silk, but they are both very similar. I have a pair of the silk ones myself. Do NOT fall into the myth that the aluminums will be bright and the silks will not. They will be the same, and I personally don't find Seas Neo to be bright, but that's subjective.

Those Vifa BC25s sound okay but they are very directional. Only use them if you will be pretty on-axis.

 

[Bassin Buick]

The silk version of those Seas Neo: https://www.madisound.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=45_229_324&products_id=1466
I think the aluminum is generally preferred over the silk, but they are both very similar. I have a pair of the silk ones myself. Do NOT fall into the myth that the aluminums will be bright and the silks will not. They will be the same, and I personally don't find Seas Neo to be bright, but that's subjective.

Those Vifa BC25s sound okay but they are very directional. Only use them if you will be pretty on-axis.

yeah i forgot to mention that. they are great in my dash reflecting off the glass or right on axis at my a-pillars but they werent all that when they were low in my doors.

 

[UMWDawg92 10+ year member]

What do you guys think of these Morel MDT 12 1-1/8" Neodymium Tweeter or these Vifa XT25SC90-04 1" Dual Ring Radiator Tweeter

 

[82 cutlass 10+ year member]

they sound pretty nice but can be a little overbearing at high volume but that could be due to the extra power and fairly low xover point i have them at.

Yes they get loud...I just installed 4 of them with 4 peerless india 6.5's in my caddy . I have 2 in the dash firing off the glass and 1 with each set of 6.5's in the door . I also have about 75 watts on them and have em crossed over at 5000 . I think they sound great . Best tweeters I have had for the money .

 

[okiedokie 10+ year member]

https://www.madisound.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=9046

 

[okiedokie 10+ year member]

Reflection off of glass is a bad idea.